The New York herald., 1872-09-15

marks are cuts ana bruises received either by
falling on the streets and piers before stumbling
SG p1nsine she nto the water Or course there are
stances OF undoubted murder, but they are much
more infrequent than people suppose" ,or,eo ,os,
residents OF the city or visit0rsf'
'By far the greater number are people nom out
on TO see the city, and people OF that sort. Some
times we have cases or emigrants reported lost,
and have one now which is
SOMEWHAT PECULIAR
An elderly woman, sixty years OF age, came out
from Germany, and arrived here on the 18th Of
in Utica She undoubtedly arrived SAFE and left
the emigrant depot at Castle Garden but has not
yet arrived among her friends. was notified OF 1t
that, that on the Goth Of june, three days vs. after ssS
her arrival, woman answering her general de-
as unknown and was buried in the Potters
Field. have set a man or 1t to work up the
case, and he Is on 1t now. Such q case as that Is
have hopes OF success eventually. And have still
another case OF almost a similar sort, in which
body answering the description Of another missing
person was found on that same Goth Of June.
have man at work on that case Also"
How do you 90 about determining such case,
''Oh, in various ways. BY comparing descrip-
tions accurately, examining clothing. which is
usually kept for Identification at the Morgue; by
the photographs taken at the MOrgue Of the dead
persons and by examining the people who find the
bodies in the water. 1t Is slow and frequently
ulnlCult prOCeSS"
THE LOST CHILDREN.
Lost, strayed and missing children are brought
into the Nursery at Police Headquarters every day
in numbers varying from one to a dozen, and are
carefully tended In portion OF the building as
signed to their use on the upper noors
They are under charge Of matron
and assistants, and are in nearly every
instance reclaimed. They are always when first
found taken to the precinct station In which they
discovered aud at six O'Clock p. NJ are removed
from the various stations to Headquarters. Here
they are accurately registered and are generally
reclaimed they are transferred to the custody OF
the Commissioners OF Charities and Correction, and
by them removed to the nurseries on Randall's or
Blackwens Island. OF course they can at any time
be reclaimed from those institutions Foundl1ngs
do not come under the head OF "l0st, as they are
generally lost with purpose and gladly missed by
their parents.
Of this description is very proper and neces
sary adjunct to our police system, and that In
spite Of the fact that SO many lost persons
such system Of surveillance would result in much
good. The public who are most interested IN this
subject however, do not lend the police any assist
ance, as 1t frequently happens that though they
recovery OF their friends, they seldom or never, IN
the event OF the voluntary return OF the missing
0nes report the fact to the authorities, and as q
many of those reported lost are eventually recOv-
cred.
The English police during 1870 were called upon
for assistance in the cases OF 6,763 lost persons
and Of these 3,734 were under ten years OF age
The police found and restored 26l9 children and
446 adults, SO adults committed suicide and at the
close of the year four children and 65 adults were
stu missing IT WIN De notced tt taat me ponce
adults, which leads to the suspicion that In
England, as in this country, good many Of the
latter were not particularly desirOus OF being
found, having their own reasons for remaining