, 1876-02-28
A DEN Of HORRORS.
a School OF Reform Turn cd Int
He'll on Earth.
The Recent Legislative Investigation 0
the Allegheny Refuge.
Its Inmates DeDauched by tho Officers and
lnhumanly Scourgcd.
Young Women md Boys Horsawhippod and
Imprisoned for Triaing 0fenBes,
A School for the Graduation of Prostl-
tutes md Thieves.

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trtes md Thieves.
spsefa' co1,sspandsnat ~ Tas cA'eacu Tribune.
Pir7snuRo, Feb. 25-Tho Legislature hAa
inst completed On Investigation Into tho affairs
OF tho Rafofm School OF Western Ponnsylvan'a,
located At this place. and thoy have sucooededin IN
laying bafo tho details Of system Of oruoltiea
unsurpassed for brnshl lnhumaulty, IN the an
hhts or sofoFnafory inAttsustone, not excluding
tne prominent claims OF Dothebog's HAli. The
ltofotm school IL Goyerned BY Doard Of
Managers, who tr1nanltt their executive powers
60 Superintendent. Tho present suporir,-
tondent Is tho Hoy. Il N. Avory, Clergyman Of
the Episcopal Church. Ho haa boen In oflico
during thirteen years, and for docadc OF that
time At leaat. he has ruled the Board al b1nna~
gera as ~ell 10 the unfortunate waits committed
to ats charge. ...
The history Of Tho institution teems With
cruelty dctalca1lon, and erimea Of blacker hues.
For yoa1s 1t has been Nh ulcer upon tho body
polite, but tho Reform School had becomo go
close corporation that Il wss tmpmBiblo Ia NJ.
nnaa ia ,nfam1e, .,,n,,f.,, tl,ar r.va 1onr booo
a,sn,otss h., t,a ,san1e o.na.s,,- ~ -. .;.
s"epootea " tne people Beneially' 80 thhs this
may bo thoroughly understood, = rapid glauce at
tho history OF tho institution ia nocoasary.
Moro than tyopty years AGO
n.,nnx sa,,oo, -. ,,,,o,.,
.. oa ss...,." eNAvra ~. tT. ',.. iiiisnoAo
oocsms necossns' 1he o!ae1 OF men astraosea
by the work Of tho hoa.mitls was Of tho rough.
cat, and aA It Increased tho number Of uncarod
for' vorac th,n ornhn,, ch,,aron s,,onoon,ad
,ntt, tho ..,oa,s srr.r,oa s.,.,, 49, ~,
u!'A wv 1ttoola 7maftnou VIA sheu, auo
crime WAS rampant. Then tho Common wcalth
was Avnrac to aaddlInR tho support Of
these waits upon itself. and. "a measure OF
solf-pro,octtop, a number of wealthy pant1eu,on
organized a CORPORATION and s ob,sined e ch,rter
permitting them TO erect and maintain School
Of lto!orm in tho City Of Allegheny, which ls
iust across the river from p;ttaburu. Tor tbn
Western n,strck ~ pennav,vsnta Aetor t,n,o
y . y. isnsssa -, .s alter so
!. waa arranged thas III eae counties having tho
right to contribute inmates should be hasossed
for tho living supplies Of tho inmates. The
governing power was rcposed in . Board Of
tho right OF Vota by contributing O.
annually, and by lifo-consfhuto,s who
procured their position and rights b7
ths payment ct e5o. Al tbe outaet tbs cons,set
systsni-thnt H. tno inasino ~ ths inmntes'
s;no ~ ss
hoon thu rnrac NJ The Tsf~" ci,anain1 ~ tan.
ienoy Of tho institution ftom reform 70 yiso rnd
Sinca III bepinoiuv thu no,,d n, y.,.oar.
hn1a hae, =. .treynniv n,fost,,n,sa i, tar ne;cs
Of exocutiyo ofiicsra Dnsing ,i,a ne1;nd % NJ il
e1ihtenca tho Refuge has had, on an average.
wv inmatea. 0f these about one'shlsd have boon
girls, under tho caro- OF Matron, Tho vas sub
ordinate 70 the buperintendaas. Tho llEse 6upor-
tntnndont-n llov. ltushertoEd-!oft hts posi-
ton at the serious call Of the D!arlot Court and
Vegetatod year in tue State Prison. During ha
felBn ho
nEHaCcHED THE FEMALE INMATES
On tue wholesale plan, and, when bis grimes
wero bronght hon1e 10 f,tu. eight young girls,
none Of them ovor II yoars Of nge. wero found
to be approaching maternity through his instr,-
mentality hntnoEford was aucceedod by QUO
intenaent, +. n. Avery, eutersd the Reform
School "a teacher aud Aseistant~su suportnteod-
Ont, %nd IN bis subordinato capacity ho WAS
fault!ess. sweeny Vas hard, cold man. Iepul-