The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
cHARITABLE ABUSES.

Hmvvs<swaAfug the Wrongs or Potters
Vfeld-An Outrageous Case-A, Large
Manufactures Sent to the Ineba IA to
Asylum and Buried without. Notice,
to His Family, though His Name APP
pears In the Directory.
the action OF the Board OF Aldermen In appoint
lng committee. consisting OF Messrs ellison,
Koch and Cooper, to inquire into the manner in
which the employees OF the Commissioners OF Char
aties and Correction hustle persons into paupers'
graves without even notifying their friends, is
likely to result In much good. The case OF Grand
Master French, OF the West Indies, which led to
raising the committee, is very aggravated
one, but that OF the Bowery CONN man.
afacturer, mentioned In yesterdays HERALD, Is
still more discreditable to the discipline OF the new
commission. Areporrer yesterday called upon the
proshern-aw Of the deceased gentleman, and
learned thar being In the habit OF INDUCING In oc
casionai excuses, his wife applied to Justice
Bixby, OF the Yorkvie Court, to commit him to the
lnebriate Asylum ON wards Island for three
months in the hope that u wond enect re- reiorma
ment made ont Tor the asylum; but as IL was late
IN the day, hewas temporarily committed to the
NorkhOuse on Blackwell's Island for the night
During, the night he was taken III. and on the
morning OF the 80 was transferred TO the
Acute pneumonia Notwithstanding that the
authorities had his name It IS claimed no efforts
were made to nnd and notify his relatives, winch
could easily have been done BY tracing him back
to the committing Court Indeed, they need not
have taken even that trouble. All that was neces-
Hary was for the Official to open the city directory
where they would nave found his name and place
Of business Ia the Bewery there being but three
OF the same name In the directory. Nevertheless
the remains were sent with his name attached, TO
the dead house at Bellevue Hospital, where they
remained TWO days before they were conveyed to
POtters Field and inferred among the pauper
dead. Two days after his devoted vile went to the
asylum to see him. and, finding that he had not
In discovering the fate he met.
Yesterday Alderman CLAN was informed Dy one
Dennis $. Sullivan that the father OF the latter had
been picked up in the street SICK on January
next day he and three days after was Inferred
In the Potters Field, though the dead man pos
He6sed papers about his person which would nave
made Identification easy. The son mad iruitlessly
endeavOred to obtain his latner's remains SINCE.
The ONCE OF the commissioners WAS yesterday
visited to learn II they have taken any action look
anR to the prevention Oi any similar outfaEes, but
no one was present except the secretary, Mr..
Phillips, who stated that no action had been TAKEN
rs the Commission have messenger specially en-
Mr.. Phillips stated that frequently the relatives of
unfortunate persons treat them like dogs when
living, and when they reach POtters Field through
their neglect, they rOundiy abuse the. commits
eloners and their attaches. The committee OF the
Board OF Aldermen will meet at the office OF
the Commissioners at the corner OF Eleventh street
and Third avenue, to-day at two O'Clock. when 1t
IL expected that other comp ANTS from the friends
OF deceased persons hustled into the ground and
only found by q shovel and permit, will be made.
IN this investigation exclude the press, and thus
prevent the pubic learning at once all the facts in
regard to these indecent intefmentS in pauper
ground OF wealthy 5ut unfortunate persons.