New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-05
TIE FATE OF CHILDREN.
THE ALARMING INCREASE OF ABANDONMENT OF
INFANTS.

THE ALARMING INCREASE OF ABANDONMENT OF
INFANTS.
Coroner Woltmau has not yet determined
whether he Will make any arrests III the chdfdrmng
case. He called yesterday to consult with the District
Attorney regarding the penalty that could be awarded
to Mrs Kibrde Mrs Doran, but that official not
in The inquest is consequently postponed indefinitely
The books at the Coroner's office show since Octo-
Der last alarming Increase in the crime of in
fanticide and abandonment OF infants. IL Is
calculated that six times many OF dead bodies
Of infants found in the streets in ash barrels and in
alleys Railways have been reported TO the CorOners
for Investigation since that date than any correspond
Ing period for year two preceding, during which the
founding basket" hanging out at the branch of
the Founding Asylum Washing ton-square. and at
the main building in Sixtyeighhst near Third-ave.
During that period unfortunate mothers could dispose
of their infants by leaving them these baskets with
out being questioned and without their being
seen. So careful the Sisters OF Charity in
charge OF this institution to avoid subectng the
mother to the shame of discovery that they waited,
when the bell rang which announced the depositing Of
child IN the receptacle until the one depostng
could have a reasonable time TO get Of sight The
children thus received usually attended by hired
in the OF the Asylum. but it frequently
occur that the Asylum becomes overcrOwded, III
which event the surplus children farmed out to
nurses, who, however, required TO show good re-
common lalions ana are visited frequently by tie SIS
tiers in order TO that they pay every attention to
Their helpless charges III october last the Sisters were
compelled to the basket" because If the con
tinued increase in their population, which bad be-
come large that debt OF $4,000 incurred in its
maintenance. special act passed, and signed by
the Governor. authorizing an appropriation of that
amount for tue purpose of relieving the Institution of
| ts debt but some question OF constitutionaty has
since arisen. and the money has been ven into
the hands Of the Sisters and the basket has not been
restored The Founding ASYLUM was also the princ..
pal resort OF the keepers OF private lyDgin establish
mcnts, who found II more convenient 10 deposit the
children born in their houses with Sisters than To
pay $40 month for their the pro,e
baby farmer" Mrs. D0ran, the keeper OF the esinh.
shment III West Twenty -siXth.st., admitted tina, she
the basket was In operation with the additional All.
ntage that there was no investigation like the
| likely to grow out of such AFFAIRS.
| LOST CHILDREN FOUND.
The lost boy who was brought to Police
Headquarters from the Grand Central Depot where ne
had arrived by train from Springfield, Mass Monday
night, was claimed yesterday by his mother Mr.
Sculy OF No 60 James-st. She said that her friend,
| teegraphed 20 her that her Toy had boen nut uno,
train bound Tor this city but they ddnoi state tho t
| OF us arrival ana she missed the right one.
The little girl Annie Miller who was said IN IA. Va oo
abducted by four negroes taken 10 her home La
on Monday night Ivy Philip Human of F,tbnsh rsh ~
SAID tat he found her asleep the doorstep n, ms
house on the previous night The girl states that snc
became separated from her and that
| in every particular. She no negroes durin1 r.
| absence from her fathers house. NV