New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-31
Nrw v0pK nIrt.V TRIBUNr THURSDAY, AUGUST st. 1871

parents Of her lover who came to and fro 70 n ner
iodgings al Pockham she had been confined, ana Wh5
very poor miserable little baby asked the ineact ~
man where it was but he said ne not at Liberty 70
irI me- hut if there were any reason for dong 30;
should know. Ultimately, he told me t htnI Tas
bc called in to bapize the child; n was dylhg;, We"
called in found the young lady there the child p.hg
few days old; n was with its mother ,ncn a
einaaoied as sad looking little thing as Ieyersaw ana
with about It, pltied the ehid' put SAN ~ aid
ia Thai the hottie II was on the hob OF the
fire; that enough 10 xii any cd-a dcath ~
bottle with sour milk That IL the source o th dcat W
many children that handled" Police eNidehCs T n
given a. 10 the collision which ~ snpose " 20 Tho
tween certain undertakers and baby farmers ~ 10
disposal of the bodies OF the helpless We
ago several collins found In the ROOF OF @ bbv
farms: but Il seems 10 have been c0hcluIeu ma o
somebody connected with the church put me eq, ,hc
with the intention OF surrepttlously lteIrht sini
though the matter still remains mystery. J., H.
lar discovery Of dozen bodies Of children III K III
burn was made little more tlan a., MIA I'd
satisfactory explanation OF the Ia',or ,ing
There IL generally as much nys'eIy r sur ,," iusti
the lyiugin houses as the baby aInr lc Ui' a., ,ho
tuition fosters and supports the Other seSecy ~ 70
former case being the great ann OF tnoc der false
them "The goes INTO lodging. uhder iui IL
name; she is regarded as Mrs smith an ne rd the
child is l. stered as Mrs. Smiths ehId the iodgine
house woman does not know her Ieal nam, ", birfb
would he no clue 10 the parentage of the child bat IL
when the child was deserted. They would know by
that certificate that the chld eiongea 10 Io psiie
W op onv ""s eSpehses Connected with it," Many
Illustrations furnished Of large profits r m aaSs
services they perform One case Is cited OF "a
lady having paid $500 with her baby To be taken care "
for ~ months only. In another instance woman III
answer 10 an advertisement received 80 letters asking
her If she could take baby from It's birth. Ia MaIy
bone witness said he knew house where they fegu-
arly received children from private lying ettdp
met which some years ago was eondaGteG Dy a i
better condition Of life, and paid on an IRON ,
up to $50 for the confinement WIN the au1pup % he
oIf A iigal of al
typical babyiarm in his district Inc MOUSE hc sH1 n
lis generally situated N back street. anu hanest
cellars the gaTres-inasmuch as they are chehPest
rented by the nurses taking the chldIe ~ IT. y "a
usual to hnd hve children uhdea SA d NV Inonihs three
four ranging ~ to six years OF age. AS rune tne
women who conduct these babyidIIns are persons VI
drunken habits.
TIE EVILS OF ADVERTISING BABY-FARMERS.
From The Pdu MAI Dasefe, Aag ID. ,
Not the least extraordinary part OF the cyl
dcnce taken before the select Committee on fiOecon
of Infant Life which has just been printed tha lsane
TO advertisements Of those establishments az when iieIe
lie LITTLE doubt hundreds OF children nave prG Den
directly or indirectly murdered Mr.. Gernon surerln,
tendent OF the Metropolitan Police is asked" Have you
sRments in London I" mot exactly he replies but
know that there are great number OF them" Ana
in connection with themP MI GeEn0n- Yes, they
advertise in The sunday Times and The Crtshan IeS
and Telegraph and in TACT IN gloucester papers anu
number Of country papers lheIe nust De id &c mum
Der, judging from The advertisements alone sergeant
the conviction OF Mrs. Waters and Mrs. Hall the
baby-faTming Establishments have been broken
up a great deal" is asked, Are the advertise
ments as they used 70 3" Sergeant Relf-"They are
not, but they ar inserted in different way and only
persons who ersand them know their meaning For
instance may read II, this Is one COndOltaDe nome
for a ady-Well-furnshed drawing room moor or Dtu-
room 10 be let, with attendance healthy SITUATION large
garden; near a statiOn.-Mrs. -, DC. / know that w0
personally, and the word attendance in that adj
other: Comfortable home offered superior residence,
long established receive invalid gentleman or lady re
curing kind care and attention; highest medical and
other Observation-Disclosures &C." "What paper asks the
Sergeant Ref-" The Daily Telegraph" The Chairman
81 think IL mentioned the other day that The Daty
telegraph had now and then whole string o advertise
meHts of that kind Have seen them III that paprF
Sergeant Re" Yes; but may say mat the press has
rendered the greatest assistance in this matter Previous
the conviction of those two women used TO be very
now it is not So" The Charman-"That
ia an impedlmeut in the Wy OF those
peOpeP Sergeant Relf-"Yes. the press
Is the great which these hoI1hs feed have
lishmeut, If you can get my adv tlnent IN LtOydS
newspaper Will give You 800 Their aim Is 10 Obtain
an advertisement inserted In new paper having large
circulation among he middle an lower classes MI
Kinnaird-" 90 Tho more respe able papers decline
putting in these advertisements Sergeant Relf-Ihey
do" Sergeant Refs assurance on THIS point Is graty
il to whole and not merely 20 the more re-
spectacle" portion OF ~ Adyertlseinena that would bS
in local. suburban. and yincal papers, and II Is not
pleasant reflection that until the conviction OF Waters
and Hall the mighty power Of the press OF this great
nation was openly lent too many instances for the
purpose Of fostering establishments where helpless
infants destroyed by the dozen and that the press
is even nOw TO the words of sergeant Relf, the
great which these houses feed OF course,
after Sergeant Refs evidence, The Ddty telegraph VIII
exercise greater caution than ever, and me ChTsdH
Times will shocked the mischief has unconsciOusy
done.