The New York herald., 1874-08-03
THE CHILDREN OF SIN.
A Visit to Baby Farming Est ablish.
ment In West Twenty-sixth street.
Twenty-Ffve Dollars the Prts g Of s.Au
Adopted Infant,-An Invest u.ttor NV

Adopted Infant''-An Invest CATION by
the Coroner.
Strange as the statement may appear II is
nevertheless true that hDndred OF children can
be purchased at the present loment for s25 and
less. Many people think thu since the abolition
OF the slave trade as drer ty conn ected with the
equipment OF slave ships in New York and the
hanging OF Gordon in U g harbor tnat the traffic
In human nesh had come to an end Those
who think so are laborlng under grievous
error, for at No. las West Twenty.sixth street
tsere Is aiwayS stock OF babies on hand,
who can be pug .hased for a consideration varying
from sl5 to s%J. They are advertised for ''adcp-
ton, genfrIlly in this wise :-"For adoption tne
male iniArt OF American parentage; warranted
OF good- heaiih and well born; total surrender by
paren S' Tue majority OF the children liz ques-
tion are children OF shame, whose birth is to the
mother shame and not JOY For the past year
the Ieusdllng Asylum at SiXty-eignth street. so
ably presided over by Sister lrene has refused
ce5ve ittie strangers their cradles near the doom
for rte simple reason that married women, who
wanted to get rid OF their children often brought
them there. No child is received at this insttu-
tioa except after satisfactory explanation Sister
Irene. This may explain, perhaps the formation
of private ]yingin institutions in different parts OF
uae city, whose proprtetors are willing to trade IN
human flesh or any other flesh as long as they can
see their way to make money In the enterprise
The mortality in some OF these Institutions is as
high as sixty TO seventy per cent annually and as
long as the city authorities fail to visit and inspect
them they Will always continue to be dens OF In
fanny, where child murder and the sale of infants
is carried with q fearless and enterprsinp
spirit.
THE LATEST CASE.
On Saturday evening Coroner Woltman, at the
request OF Or. Elisha Harris, Registrar Of Vital
Statistics proceeded to 500 West Nineteenth street
to investigate the cause OF death of child seven
teen days old. which had died at that place. The
little one was found by the Coroner in an enact
ated condition with sunken eyes and showing all
tue symptoms of cholera in iantum aud, according
TO the Doctors opinion, had met its death through
the means Of a medicine known as "winslows
soothing Syrup and which had brought about
congestion OF the b ain. Last evening HERALD
reporter called at the residence OF Mrs. Kate
kllorlde, which Is opposite a large gas retort
at the end OF Nineteenth street. Descending into
the basement, where young Cory lived his seven
teen days, before he was claimed as the property
OF the Commissioners OF Charities and Correction
Mrs. Kiibride was found. She is a stout, Duxom-
looking woman Of some forty summers, and did
not look like the fend he had imagined her to be-
and who is credited with the gratuitous sup
position that she has thrown several supernuous
babies into the North River. In the room were
two friends OF hers, who had known her for several
years, and said that there was no more
respectable woman IN the city than Mrs.
ior Kiibrde' 1 ,sr,,a or woman VINO worked harder
splendid looking child OF eight months Of age,
.n winch she had received like Young Cory from
No. 14s West Twenty sixth street, near Seventh
avenue Around the room was Playing little
girl OF MIS- kilbr1de, about five years OF age. and
IN a chjld's carriage with broken impelIIng power
was seen another healthy looking child OF
already described bright looking and intelligent |
old Irish woman was present. The reporter seated
himself and listened to the statement OF Mrs XII.
bride, who told the following story
MRS. KILBRIDE AND THE BABIES.
"My name Is Kate Kllbride and nv husband is a |
laborer, VINO is suffering from the effects OF sun
stroke Little Charlie Cory, who has Just been |
taken away in the dead wagon belonging to the
ago IN very weak condition. never saw a Daby
suIer ike little Charles it did nothing but cry day
preached me for keeping the child, saying that
there was enough to do with our own have got
conscience, as true as the Blessed Mother is above
u.s. and did all could for Charlie but he had no
constitution worth mentioning, and in addition to
tins he suffered from diarrhpa, and nothing could
save him. He was seventeen days old and my own
baby you see asleep there in the carriage eight
ANOTHER OF THE INSTITUTIONS BABIES
THIS chap here IN my arms Is named Joe owens,
from Mrs. Doran. have to look to the mother Tor M
payment, not Mrs. Doran. kept 1t for three
months ~ tins without cents payment, Tor the mother
my own one, and won't abandon 1t II have to beg
.oy, my bfead through the sereets The mother is in
Doran because she could not pay her board at the
ANOTHER CASE OF MORTALITY.
"ADont nve weeks ago j had child from Mrs.
Doran, placed In her Institution by a prominent
The child lived about three weeks. Dir. Giles Of
Ninth avenue and Eighteenth street. paid three
The Who ves INN M on
street, between seventh and Eighth avenues, who
Oured TN tne S cnila has not yet been paid All re-
ceived at his house. He told me not to call again.
but to go TO Mrs Dorans for my money. SOyo1 see
nave nothing but trouble with the babies. they
send them here TO die, think. II Mrs. Doran
offers me 500 month will never take another
child from her.
ONE MORE UNFoRTUNATE
~ nave had to pay s4 TO DR.. Nolan for medical
Charlie's death. He told me to give the child lime
wafer aud beef tea as it had The darrhea COM
plant; but II was too far gone. From tals day
have ANYTHING more to do with these kind OF chill
aren ar a. and IN have nobody else in the house but
REPokTER-Has Mrs. Doran other places where
sne places children out to board
Mrs. kfLBifDE-Yes, sir. She has a place in
Twentyseventh street, and lots OF others Tor all /
know she makes plenty OF money, think, and is
In half an hour. am going to leave this place TO-
morrow, and shall leave my address so that Cor.
)ner Woltman can find me when he wants me-
-. As the reporter left the subterranean abode
Mrs Kllhride remarked, NO more strange babies
or me, su."
VISIT TO THE INSTITUTE.
yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter paid
'isit to the little wooden house at No. las West
'wenty-sixth street over the door stands the
tDat "Mrs Doran, AccOucheur;'
wed there. The reporter was accompanied BY
detective Malloney, OF the Thirtieth street police
tati0n. The door was opened by Mr.. Doran,
v1o Is the executive ofhcer or the Institution He
aid IL would give him the greatest pleasure to
now the institution. lie must apologize, how ,
yer, Tor not being shaved He alluded to the
treatment he had experienced '
the hands OF Deputy Coroner Shine on Satur-
ay evening, VINO had struck him in the 2
ice, and II Coroner Woltman had not Il
ONE between him he would have Knocked him q
own. They adopted" children when they =
ould, and advertised In the paper to that a
hect he did not look upon his as a ''sae.r 4
e then led the way into his reception room and
allied his wife. She stated that size was not a =
uaek. but regular practitioner, and brought out q
eHera documents for Inspection. They were to A.