The New York herald., 1879-10-22

absence OF couple OF days were banded coone
plain, to make against him nor any reason to think he
against Board Of Managers until June on the 5tn OF
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myself 10 the boys and tho Hoass
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Now that sounds all very well to one not
quainted with the inner workings of the House of
IL passes for just what 1t Is WORTH Mr. Kechum
will bear i'll mind that the excellent officer" to
whom he refers did not complain much to the
Board until after he had resigned and completely
severed his connection with the House Refuge and
had left with character as nnimpeacha as when
he came. letter from 'Ex-Offcial'' in the
HERALD Of September 30, Also 1t seems to me. ex-
plains why Colonel Clay did not make charges until
he was clear of the Island This is the paragraph
refer to:-
After resgning my position aud Receiving from tho
pa Of the school Ss PRAISES f"r n .ns M
toacher and dsciplinarian entered solemn and
At the Island under tho and sanction Of tho supsrn
ana when requested president an interview with
the full Board of Management my request politely
managers who them selves we'll managed.
This eek Official. it seems. took good to keep
his complaints to himself until the Board had
honorably discharged him and given him evidence
OF their appreciation of his Efforts Mr. Sproll.
former officer in the first division, could perhaps
tell why these gentlemen preferred to resign before
entering complaints II they could not, almost any
officer who has served under Israel Joncs assign
o reason.
In reply to Captain Clay's seventh charge, '.That
the managers have violated the statutes III accept
ing children the legal age," Mr.. ketchum
Magistrates would sometimes commit boys
over sixteen, and the managers hoping to do some
thing toward their reformation (by using the strap
giving them salts). winked at their admission"
1 am not a lawyer, aud would like to inquire II Mr..
Ketchum does not admit something hereY During
my stay at the Refuge the managers must have kept
up terrible winking; for remember moro tnan
ono boy over the lawful age; named Agnew
about six feet high, comes to mind us / write. 1t
never occurred to me that the managers were wink
seemed to me that their eyes tightly closed.
Perhaps that is the way managers wink. l was
':pxcEpT1vE AppEAnANcEs."
The following paragraph closes MIR. Kcchum's re-
ply:-
About three weeks ago Colonel Clay called upon Mr..
Theodore Bronson member of the State Board OF Chari
ties and narrated to HIM some of his where
molly another member OF the Board tho
o% nT This s
within the previous also made thorough examina
tion of the institution.
That sounds even better and moro lubricating than
any previous remark made by the President When
Superintendent Jones takes sends visitors through
the institution verything is perfect and fair to
the inspector tho outside of rotten egg.
He does not show his method OF punish
ing; he does not exclaim, LET him die!''
he does not say of maggoty butter-as he did to
boys to eat, "It is good enough" and he does not
take them to the hospital (unless everything is
ranged) to the girls department. and tell what
at ALL Israel relates II the visitor how much inter-
ested he is in learning all he can about the reforma
ton Of Juvenile delinquents; he sghs as he thinks
OF the immense amount OF wickedness in the world,
and then calls some boy to converse with the WIS.,
itors. The boy is posted and tells how happy he Isl
how he likes Mr.. Jones, and how he breads the
time when he shall have to leave. The visitor
then, il he Is person OF influence fs invited to
good dinner, and the superintendent enlivens the
banquet with stories concerning his twenty yseven
years OF labor Nandalls Island With full
stomach the visitors leave for home well satisfied
that they ''unable to find any verihcation what
ever" of anybody complaint. The superintendent
watches the little ferryboat across the river, and
then when he sees his visitors safely landed in Har
lem expansive smile spreads across his face and
he liz happy.
All these things horrible and too cruel to be
true yet they facts. tho investigating commit
tee will fnd-if thoy wish-when they sift these
matters to the bottom. WITNESS.