The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-07

HOW COMMIT sioYEE cox ESDEAyoas TO COZ
RECT TIE IDIOT ASYLUM EVILS.

HOW coMMi sioNER cox ESDEAvoaS TO COZ
RECT TIE IDIOT ASYLUM EVILS.
Mr.. J. II. Baker, gentleman who. during the
past Eve years, visited the institutions RAM
dais island every sunday Tor the purpose Of giving
the inmates religious instruction, states that last
sunday he was refused passage the island o.
thc boat be.ou ging the Colnmissi Charities
aud corrcciloa. Mr.. Baker believes this was dons
with the object OF punishtng him tor the action b
took in exposing the abuses the island. as IL was
through his efforts that tho CONDITION OF the idiot
and the presence OF scurvy among tncm hrst
pubic, naying reported TACT TO The
State Charities Ard Association Mr.. Bakers account
OF the affair is As follows -
nrst commenced VISITING the island in Dcce mber.
1873, anu tlslt time nave oeen constant Wis.
uoT. | took charge the religious services OF the
Protestant Cnurcn. Wucn first commenced gong
there Uund otnsr parties tn ooscai students, do
lag tais work. Tor which they were PAID Ihey iei,
aud tue rrtigous The Protestant children
nnaly ieI mt. my haDds Rv. Mr.. Wiett, the req
uar chaplain, never ncia services ~ Randaifs Island
10 my Anpwesgc. he always pein. engaged AZ Harris
ls'ani. During al tnese years nave always made &
point 10 DC there Oh sundays. rain or shine
The beginning Of the uouuie between myself aud
The oihcias OF tbs department was last March,
wneu found mat toe children We're sick aud
dylne with scurvy. Previous TO THIS, ana through ns
win.er, tod that children were
getting very poor iood vegetables AS saw
that IN ny OF the chsidren we're dropping OF made
an x,mnasion aNd Questioned tae 'scs. and found
th9i they we're sunsrsu@ from scurvy Many ol tna
nurses Ike CONDITION OF tuiOta
kuown. The DAY ATTIC my VISIT nnk u was about
The 2UlD OF March, went 10 see Mr.. noguet al the
Emigrapt Int uslriai savings Bank lie referred mo
90 Commissioner y. u Donne!iy. oil the State Board
OF Charitic. 70 WHOM rote icttcr, and receiving
no answer went Miss Patterson, lhe state CAari-
ties Aid Visitor 10 Rsndars Island. Not hnding Ier
Mrs. oosou, the Wee President, promised nave the
matter looked into, wAiun Was hone.
OFFICIAL SPITE.
The sunday after the conalli the idiot children
became known TO tue pub.ie visited the sand and
was assailcd by he oilcias aud thcy demanded 10
hua done was Ieady TO account Tor aad tnat con-
81 cred ii Il matter duty iof me 10 DO wnat had
done l continued 90 island hoia
vices from sunday 10 SUNDAY untii Nav 26 when,
aler nolung exercises in the branch pen.tentiary
10 tho id.ot house, wucrs met Dr HOWARD who
ASKED me 20 step stars ani see Cola IN rSIoncr Cox
MI OK asked me .nas position ! occupied ON tns
Island aud u / Was sanitary Inspector, anu also by
wnai authority came there. jfie also sid lnat nad
gwen u gooa OF trSdols medded win
OF business, and INFORMED
that he would takc measures to prevent my coming
70 tue island. Alter tins .eut Gown and hn'shed
M service IN the chapel ,sa Went nome.
Las Sunuay juno =, went to boat
Harding AZ tnr iuot OF l22d street. Wncn tue boat
came over from the island was going 10 step os
board I'm friend. The captain oi tue DO Z asges
Il VA gong 10 the island, and said "certainy,
pass ~ said ~; you never asked M. ior u past
before" lie then informed me That lie had orderi
IRON Dr. Howard To demand pass from then
asked Inc captain II he wouu take trend
without pass, aad ne said Eyes, III take him over
ana he vent over; but before tnc boat lett SAID,
tho man said .Ye-.n My friend applied al
the PRISON hold service my place
bat told by the Keeper tnat he
haa orders to demand pass from any one that Wa
gmns to mold service. The consequence mat no
service was hclJ the Is in any OF Institu.
lions that day.
INQUIRY uSASswERED
believe that a IA asked OF ne for the 1r5t
time IN three Tor tue purpose OF furnishing
me Tor n. tho puoiic the true condition and
treatment OF tue idiot Cndren, aud that u - tue on.
J,ct oil tue authorities TO prevent me visiting the
island. during ala my time en- the island hnvo
never intcrercd with any oil tho oihclas until tho
trouble OF The scuryy came up, and considered IL
my duty make tho condition oi the IDIOT children
public. willing 10 let the public judge between
| myself anp the Commissioners.
Mr. Baker has the following letter to the Conn.,
| missIoners OF Charities and Correction
GFSrLEMsH--ro past five visited
dails Island SUNDAYS. holdn. prison
chapel nave always mad passage from
tho ls2s boat. and right to I'd
island mas been Questioned. Last
sunday Jane told Nv the captain OF the boat that
without which, OF course did
have then for the past three ihs
i nimay lie aHowed % friend oil mine tNr
George oaes without fail your right
In this You certainty cannot deny tho
conducting religious service ia the Island sunday
| without diving reasons, which A.
| only one nna char theac serv.css Sunda
tor he IL is right to why
thus oil esHng an carry reply. am. respectfully:
j.. a. BAKER.
The Comm ssoners have not seen 1T as yet to repi
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