New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-11
A MODEL BROOKLYN JUSTICE.
APPEALS AND SUGGESTIONS.
co ON WITH TIE WORK OF REFORM

GO On WITH TIE WOhh VI
TO the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR AS you love humanity and hope for the
final success of Reform in NewYork. go on with your
exposures of New York Police Justices and their part
ners. Get the names of the hundreds Of thieves who
commit crime and so unpublished, by contract and the
Re1y in these courts Dol do go on, for justice sake
If you sincere, and wish to help your fellow man
Keo York, March T. 1873 VICTIM
POLICEMEN FOR POLICE JUSTICES.
TO the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR; DO you think it would be better to have the
Justices the Police Courts appointed from the higher
officers Of police force than have them elected by the
people or appointed by the Aldermen of the cty Their
long time of service must make them familiar with the
criminal laws, and they, doubt, have extensive
and thorough acquan with old offenders. Besides.
1t would be good 10 reward them for their faithful
services They might be appointed Tor certain length
of time or during good behavior. This plan would no
doubt the of obtaining competent men for the
and disadvanta ges attending the elections.
Nep York. March 0. 1873 NOSPARTIsAf
DEFENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.
TO the Edttor OF the Tribune.
SIR: In your issue of March 3, in an arti
Gle entitled Justice without Heart reference is made
to boys at the Court OF Special Sessions who give their
ages as 20 and a. preferrng to be sent to the Peniten
tiary. having already passed through that Infant
school Of crime the Refuge, and now desiring to be ma
circulated In higher institute"
What then the fsctsi 1t very true that serious
charges were made Spring In certain quarters that
the man ayers had grossly mismsnaged aud abused the
trust committed TO their care but in report made by
the State Commissioner Of Public Charities, was found
that such charges not only dsDroved by the entire
testimony In the case but were gross caumny upon
the character of the manager OF institution and the
officers connected Herewith. These charges were made
present and prospective interests Of the youth commit
ted institution. There no principle better es-
tabshed than that full and proper employ OF both
mind and body with suitable recreation Is the best ana
rhe could connected
with some OF labor that the children therein might
not only learn something but how to do something 1t
W"uId be great advance on the present system Here
lies the excellence OF the system IN the heIuSe. 10
SnaSs and were most successfully inaugurated
to give the boys an interest IN their WORK,
in addition 70 what was appropriated of their earn
support the institution But just as the pan was
being awakened among the inmates charges made
OF which had shadow Of foundation that par
ton. Boys who had been Backwes Island and Sing
Sing were sent here for purpose-so the boys say.
They created Disturbances, aud from what they saw In
certain that smugged into the nsiitu
ton for their special benefit supposed the whole com
munity was in sympathy with them They conducted
themselves IN a manner requiring discipline. quick,
sharp and decisive Here was Prstent for an attsek ol
than 200 children under l6 years OF age
sing sing Tho boys now see what they have lost and
are o. -nestly nqulring when the good Old tunes Will
Look into the shop see the spirit with which the boys
work; what they learning to do and the facility
work are likely to be found doing wrong than
when left idle Look into the scho0roo see the cheer.
full earnest spirit which charaoterzes the pupils wit
ness their Improvement and their general good order
and attention throughout and will convince the most
skepticai that Is not an infant school OF crime
Bows are found on Blackwelps Island and at
States Prison who have been inmates OF the Refuge but
this arises from two causes: -
F,rsf, There Is not always discretion used 10 sending
boys Refuge. Some are sent that an experienced
Justice ought 10 know could hardly be 10 reform
Second: IL Is not an argument that the aeiuge Is
SCHOOL OF crime because boys sometimes 70 ruin. Boys
IA. the hast inst
Moreover we maintain that though boy may be found
In prison he better for having been at the
Refuge DR. Wolfe, ply sican at Clinton Prison, N. T.,
said that lie could sways toll whether boy received at
that Institution had been at the Refuge, because he
would look man la the face when addressed, and say
Yes Sir aud No. SIR Finally. hundreds return yearly to
ysit the institution TO testify most emphatioally that
hut for received there, run must nave
been their doom for time aud otornty. A.
Neu. York March 10. 1878.