The New York herald., 1875-12-10
COMMITTEE ON CRIME.

ANOTHER VISIT TO THE CATHOLIC PRoTEc-
ToRY-AFTER THOROUGH INSPECTION THE
COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH THE INsT1TU-
TIoN's GOOD WORK.
The Assembly Committee on Crime continued their
investigations yesterday at the Catholic Protectory into
the manner in which the institution is conducted The
committee left the city by the 1920 train and arrived
at the institution about eleven o'clock, where they
were received by Brothers FELLOW and Clementian.
or the committee present were Mr. Jacob Hess and Mr.
Thomas Cooper Campbell accompanied by Mr.. Weed,
representing John D. Townsend, counsel to the com
mittee. Mr.. James r. Floyd, one of the trustees Of
the Protectory also present The party was
shown the extensive establishment comprising
the shoe mandatory, the tailoring department. the
composing rooms and machine and wheewright shops
and expressed themselves highly gratihed with the
admirable order and discipline maintained. In the
composing room alone 100 hands busly
employed in all branches OF the trade fulfilling large
contract for outside parties. After a thorough in
specton Of the premises the committee returned to
Of the reception rooms where the
TESTIMONY rELLIow
regarding the nods operdndi taken He stated that
there arc at the present time 400 boys in the nsttu
ton and that large number OF them were committed
from the Courts Of General Special Sessions for the
also many have been committed the instance oftheir
parents, who unableto support them. All boys
committed criminal charges are kept as much as
possible separate from those committed simply through
poverty, that they can have opportunity con-
taminate them The chief efforts Of the institution
and the degradation which such thoughts would bring
and TO inst into them desire TO work and learn
trade by which they good livelihood and be-
come worthy citizens on leaving the Protectory. Dur
ing the last three years l43 Of the boys were appren
neeq neober 1oa asr' sre s snSar Ss,rnc,ou
commitments require that boys shall remain
In the institution until they reach the age OF twenty
Apprentices, II well behaved, granted leave
o absence visit their home, friends Il they have
any. The parents Of inmates allowed 20 visit their
children at the institution provided they do not violate
II Is lawful in committed inmate should become
\ too violent and refractory 10 send him back to the
committing magistrate who will his removal TO
some penal institutions but there has been only
instance Of this Kind during the past four years
"ft would be well, Brother FELLOW said ~ we had ac-
commodatons in the Institution tor the reception of
THE HARDEST CLASS or BOYS
committed TO our care that we could keep them
entirely separate from the other inmates TIE results
of such measure would be beneficial alike TO the city
and the state In the summer the bows are taken reg
larly To the Sound and allowed 70 bathe To further
improve their physical condition they are allowed 10
organze base bal clubs and Inc existence Of several
debating societies In tile Protectory attest their tai
condition To their selfrespect boys of the
senior class can according TO industry and ability.
~ theif TRACES - W bio per month"; IUene
earnings are expended ior them ii the purchase Of
/ clothes, board, &C. and sometimes they are given 2
small sum when visiting their friends IN the city,
y Ia answer 10 Mr. Campbell Brother fellow stated
that tile food supplied 70 tho boys substantial,
nutritious aud wholesome and served in ample quant
II ties.
\ After leaving inc building devoted to male inmates
the committee made tour Of inspection OF the female
department, which under the charge Of the Sisters
or Charity They we're received by Sisters Helene and
Gabrielle, who showed them through the whole instt
luton They found hero over COO Young arls II