The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-04
ORPHANS BURIED ALIVE
Interesting 60 the Managers Of the Brooklyn
Home for Destitute ChiIdrcn-Bas Any
body Sold Mira. Mlller'r Childrcnt

Interesting 20 the Managers Of the Brooklyn
Home for Destitute ChiIdrcn-Has Any
body Sold MIr-. nIIllcr's Chiidrcnt
Mrs. Mary Miller, Of $50 Plymouth street.
Brooklyn, says On the 14h Of July. 1853, my hus-
band, James Miller, OF Co. D. Thirty. sixth Regiment
OF New York Volunteers, returned from the Army
OF the Potomac q confirmed invalid. and In a few
months died. AS he left me unprovi ded for, on his
deathbed he told me to send the three youngest of
our four children-a boy and two girls-to the Home
for Destitute Children in Butler street. noar Flatbush
avenue. l took them to the Institution, Alderman
Van Buren, since dead, going with me. thought
that they would keen the children there, and that
could get them back when things went better
went to them from tine TO time, but on call
Ing at tue Home one day learned that my little
ones bad been sent away. Furthermore, the msn-
agers OF the Institution refused to teil where they
had gone since then have repeatedly applied, but
always meet with the same answer. may write TO
them, but | must send to the Home, and the only
comfort got Is In the shape OF few letters, writ
children, but none OF them contuaing any clue to
where they living. Here Is the list letter which
got from one OF them two months ago'
ny pr,s MoT4sa, was sssInnIne e Thing i yss
oss Ss aes mae Ssaf s ra YOU % @ Sy
we'll tbs v rier iIst snnm.r and nj was SICK a.,
well. 1 went aid made Jennie and wnle Syri. was
We az aye sS9S h S iId IRE .cs s
evcry sabbath. have not been school This winter
Ss HsGR Win %
csse sG s. s so ma ssR nss w 1s
struck by LIGHTNING last summer and be was hart some
Rs.es and fs.nsr, IksSs:,sss yesrsrS taSea
ful day, and have not had such nice sleghing this
winter ;eS nr ss nsbGy to near 2 goS FILLER
Amer the sun reporter had read the letter, Mrs.
Muller continued:
You observe It is not dated from any place and II
does not read like letter that roor girl away
from her mother and family would write When |
read about my poor little Willie being injured by
Lightning, and far away from him, cannot tell you
NY agony, ana even now " knew where he was I
would hurry to him that might satisfy myself ne "
well" as the letter says. Here sre some edrtes
des Utstfes OF the chdrcn but see the Of the
town where they were tken has been scrsehed OF,
so that may not be able to ind on, by that means
| where trey are.
From appearance OF the likenesses, too should
say the chi dren not well treated, and my heart
Is ready TO break for my poor iatheress little ones
| l am well abo now TO support my family, and my
brother n-nv also Is ready TO help me " need be
but the Managers Of the Home say can't have them
/ back on any terms WY, what do you thinkt The
| were going to s~7d my children of, and WIS not
permitted Ia give them last kiss, and say eood.hy
To learn what the managers Of the Home had
20 say the subject the sun reporter called there
| about It. and erred him 20 the first directrcss
| Mrs. J. c. Smith, Of i13 Willow street. lie wen,
there but Mrs. Smith said that every child brought
TO the "HUme" surrendered by the parents, and
| that Mrs Miller knew this at tie time. Mrs. Smith
added that the children could not be allowed to give
| their directions TO tire mother because the latter
| would go after them and take them away. She con
tinned that all letters we're sent to her Mrs, SMITH
and that she enclosed them In other envelope ant
| sent them TO the parent. Mrs Smith also said tina
she would uol deliver tbs children up TO their upei'
| because he had not been appointed teeir guardian
and did not claim them before they enter the insti
| tutlon.