The New York herald., 1874-11-25
ACTION OF THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS.

Arraignment of the Commi ssionexs Of
Charities and Correction and OF Dis
trict Attorney Phelps by mmiss1oneR
here Is the 6ecret3-Tho
Girl Dying from Poison.
At "a meeting Of the Emigration Commissioners,
hed yesterday afternoon, commissioner Lynch
drew the attention OF the Board to the terrible
treatment which the girl Eliza Collins had re.
celved while patient under the care OF the Com
mlssioners Of Charities and Correction on BIacE
Wells Island. The girl, he sald was SICK OF hives
and through the bundering Of the doctors belong.
ing to the Charities and Correction Department
she was sent to the island as a smallpox patient
After being two days IN tho smallpox hospital,
where she lay beside q woman dying OF the dls.
ease, the Observation-Disclosures. &c.-came to the
conclusion that the girl had NOT the dis.
ease and she was then removed to q place
called the Pavilion, q large open space used for
purifcatlon OF diseased persons, where she lay
alone. She had one female nurse VINO attended
her. and occasionally man, the Major" used a
come in and light the gas. &C. Twice or threS
times this man, seeing the girl alone, made inde.
cent advances toward her, whtch she rspulsed.
Tns girl was twenty-five years OF age and the VII.
lian forty-four, an OLD ibertine The sick girl mad
begged to be released from this place tne paviion),
but was reused. On the morning OF the 1st Of 90.
tober this libertine, whom jary has acquitted,
had, by force, intercourse with the young woman,
and she was that day discharged from the island.
she then went to the Duilding OF the Commission.
ers Of Charities and Correction and saw DR.. Day.
who examined her, and found that previous to the
villains assault she had been virgin. DR.. Day, &C
his own expense, sent the girl to the Presbyterian
Hospital, aud reported the case ~ the Commis.
brought down to the office or the department.
ana sne there made ariidavit In the presence OF
Mr. Kellock. setting forth the acts OF tne assault
his name Commissioner Lalmbeers friend, was
with anu the ne 0s ne no sS mao % =!
desired him. The Commissioners or Charities aud
Correction. instead OF handing over the aftidavls
weeks, IN tue meantime having told LsimDesrS era
friend, the 'Major.. to resume MS work. Dr. Day
lon WITH DR.. Chandler botn resolved to rsmon.
strats with the Commissioners OF Charities ana
place 'iss' " %saassy ss sa: :
Justice was not dons the Glri Tns
om aa e.
Lynch coulo not sny. The case of the prosecutors
Mns sea any pse 70 a aSe Ms
Kenealy, had supplied many points to the Districs
Attorney Tor cross.exsmlnatlon. but that otaclai
trict Attorney JAILED utterly TO do his duty. After
the case was proven tor the prosecution nurse
was Drouaat ou the stand. who testlIed gllbly .
lot OF stun as to the giris soliciting this orderly.
The District Attorney would not ASK any questions
as to tine character OF this witness. But the truth
WIS this witness was conyics-ior what ne knew
not. No question was asked as to the previous
history oil the villain VINO had committed tnt1
crime Tue District Attorney asked no material
questions The miserable little dried up libertine
himself, with some assurance OF conhdence, ad-
mitied the crime. DR.. Ketcnum, who had Known
TINS fellow Tor SIX weeks, vooched for MS cnarac-
ter, and DR.. Mcdonald, VINO did not know, after
three days. diagnosis, the 0inereDce Oetween
smallpox and hives did nearly as much. Mr.. Lain.
beer Was also IN court to give testimony IN h0
friends DenaiL
When Mr. Lynch had got through, Mr. stephen.
son tas matter OF coursel refused TO agree with
Mr.. Lynch. He had reason to know that thlnga
were alto ether dinerenJ aud that the Major" was
pretty nearly victim nero. M. Stephenson I'D.
vanced some ltile technical points Ia avor Of the
Major', wnIca were easily squelched by Mr.. Lynch,
on the ground that girls to wnon improper
advances had been made, provided the piris were
themselves virtuous, were not In the nAbit Of
pafadiny tue same. Mr.. stephenson did not quite
see 1t in that light, but he said nothing.
Mr.. Lynch further remarked what, nc said, he
had forgotten. that ir seemed 10 him very strange
the request OF the prosecution tAree OF yho
original twelve Jurors ut the trial should have
been withdrawn. He then stateo t0at when tno
girl heard that the verdict OF the jury had 40
quilted the prisoner she said In Court "Oh, that
makes me guilty" Next day the unfortunate wo-
man, having spent the nignt la . boarding house
In Bond street. visited the house OF the
Sisters or Mercy IN Houston street. where.
when one OF the Sisters came TO her IN the usual
way OF giving consolation, sne exclaimed, "a
woman swore falsely and Les acquitted Seeine
KIND OF stupor visible In the gris face, the Sseok
asked her II she had taken anything, and sne 70
plied, IL nave taken poison"
Mr.. stephenson here again made some lew "
marks rather against the girl than IN favor OF We
accuseu, but was queted BY the assurance IRON
Mr.. Lynch that the only one on the islano Wno
had done tha girl service was 'he fso'ss's"s
IA q result OF the discussion ccmmistss q
three was appointed, consisting o. Asss,s ~ LyneH
ssssSS ns IDq 70 sSs s5ara
nr. LyncH dnsily announced shst ~ 80 -