The New York herald., 1872-08-01
Continuation Of the State Commits
sioners' Investigation.
PUNISHMENT AND LABOR.
Story Of the Great Revolt Of Last Spring and
How It Was Subdued- What the Super
htendent Did The Regular Tasks"
Imposed -0verseers, Foremen
and Boys Examined.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
% rp Letter from the Catholic Chaplain Of
Randalps Island.


RandalpS Island.
Ihe Investigation by the State Commissioners Of
Public Charities as to the alleged Irregularities
garding the management Of the House OF. Refuge
was resumed yesterday morning Randall's Island.
Promptly at the hour named for business the large
a1ce In the front OF the main building and overlook
ing the pleasant approach to the institution filed
with the gentlemen interested in the finding out
n the atrocOus charges made against the Supern-
tenlent and certain other officials contain a par
ticle Of truth. Among these were Manager Il.
Randolph Robinson, who has been particularly &C.
tive In the matter; DR.. OrdroneuX Secretary of
the State Commissioners, who conducted much Of
The examination of yesterday; President Oliver 8.
Strong and Managers Ketchum, Herder and others.
while Chaplain Pierce, schoomaster Hallock and
assistant superintendent were on the alert. The
sfAce, with Its long tables piles Of books and
bundles of rcd-ribboned papers, had much the
appearance Of miniature court room.
Opening the days proceedings, Mr.. Robinson
advised for the benefit of those present, that DR..
erdroncuxs attention had been called to certain
articles that appeared In the journals of the city at
the time Of the Justus Dunn trial. and to aidavt
made by discharged boy at that period, detailing
alleged acts Of gross cruelties; and as the inmate
upon whom 1t was said they had been practised
day, 1t was DR.. Ordroneux's desire to have him re-
called. This was done, ana the rather dull face Of
LEOPOLD ROBoMOZIER
again before the Commssoners The oath being ad-
he a in I zee Of such boy as
shsscd inhaman Whipping Of this witness, but don't
IN sT 1i nSs HisS
last and M ndi Rnw 6os
%S5.S Gins Tim Na
ISe% asSt SSs,
iay i don't remember falling down during the Whipping;
was not led out of the room nor to the hospital.
Mat no wound sufficient to break the skin ever
healed without scar, and with the permission Of
tain if scars were visible on his back. Assent being
given Leopold was taken to o private room and ex-
kmined, but no scars were found, the witness say
ing that the discharges noticed at the time came
Rom blister, involving no blood.
Examination rcsnmed--Camc to the House ON the 2ah
5 and hsES s% any n tie Sn oa SSy
plenty to eat the tasks Of Work given the boys are got
@ sSsSs ss s0es ana many
the
E. H. HAILOCK
Principal Of the schools was then called and sworn. He
FnS aa charge
~ ed SSSk + SsDs
raise the ssa va. saaSsS asS
eeond time June 2O the boy had received repeated de-
s,t begins and had been mpudent to his teacher
ean 5 ne oa%
e sss ss Sss s;iHSss
ft
s Sna n ne ss sa nwna
there We're no boys present. the boys Of
he hard Casey and il Is 50; Previous % the revolt
Scers but that day noticed tic officers had clubs in their
By Dr. ordroneu2- x -Robomozicr was desperate deter
Sc ssass4s s aSS4 ns s sfs @ qs
think corporal punishment Is essary to que % such
noSier had dp not then 1S been Whppad
heir letters but have away well versed in arith
The records OF the institution were then referred
To- and 1t was found that RobomOzer was received
e the House 24th Of February, 1872, being sent sent
1arceny-stcaling gold watch.
PUNISHMENT.
Here the charge and specifications made by the
Managers regarding 'Punishments" was presented
"a folOws:-
Undcr the direction of the said Manager the punish
end excessive IN conseqaenee whereof the said inmates
sesn nd dsn @ S revolt t ayt the then Of @
Injury to the officers and with loss OF life
ens sead @ teE OF Of
0fPunishments" offered in evidence. From this it
was shown that from lst of January to 1st OF July
this year, 632 boys had been punished, the
ayerage number OF inmates being 700, which is
little less than one-half of one per cent per day.
when they enter. Humber Of times sent to the In,
stltution and their ages were also submitted,
when
President Of The Board Of ger s wSs sailed ns @ sa
was always present at the meetings Of the board officers
H% @ ss s
% cal s1sa OT az % Of tie s r1ns By
aS W
.'hssns SSs m T. ,ss
a i
might retained, which q al times has been policy
q applicants have never been determined, On
ne Dansnsns Dass % need or met p0ca y
had he impression that they were & excessive
s
5aEe4 M n s fss are M e SeS c
ocs and have visited the schools
1ssper SaiVsr @ Who was Killed By Dunn % was Catholic
''' '.''s j HISTORY i' % OF rur GREAT REVOLT,
Being auescned he ded 70 give an account Of the
ssea !" aoqs s s the
gecond division among the larger boys no trouble Lad
siy.ss Present. when pans%@eni pun admnis!erea h
Of scSoos ey ayaaby report to me- the
Nth Of May.
What was the causef
T0ntellglby answer must go back some tlme for
TWO years before everything in the institution had gone
on III great order; the discipline mild and obedience
cneeru 50 smoothly did everything glide along that
~ ,e , nun uied tue gate vas attended Oy boys
ana for long e by the smallest boy in the house the
anmatcs could so in and they pleased and there
no troubles during this time only hey away
N tne later & part oi last year noticed coming into the
past sixteen years o age after much reflection thought
refusing them but we such announcement for
while their behavior that this was not carried into
effect; but there were -
spfprrs