, 1881-12-27
NEW YORK CHILDREN SENT TO THE WEST.
lii IhA Edffnr nj 1n& Chfcdnn Hfdhtins4


NEW YonK, Dec. aI-Mueh prclulcu hns boon
excited axnEnst our effort Tor sending houclcas
children u thU West by 8Otnu recent alleged
criminal ottenses ot these children iii tho Stuto
OF fnwn. We think a plain slntcnlcMt OF tho
faets iii your widely circulating IournuE will re-
move this prejudice and 1cn1 u II nlorc correct
md impartial Judgment upon :his charity. Tho
articles which huyu appeared lit several t0uri,AfN
In Inwa u9alnst tho ''Ncw York orphans" Rro
bascd or two recuHt alleged crltncs, One is rho
wrccking Of II tra!n III lowu. which Is charged
upon twu boys-une named VrccGrubIrg sent
out by this suctety 10 Sit. Auburn. III. The ac-
cuser is young mill nAsnGd Phillips, alreut1y
charged with tho criina-resislent tn tho vlllAKu
who hntl emIYrntea thoro from Fcnnaylynnil.
With him we EAyc i1ntang to do. With rcKlrd
to VreudenburE, his employers, 10th muster and
mIs.ross, 6ulloys him inuucont, nud nre ready.
VIC understand. to ,swrRr TINT, 10 tho best or
their knowledge and belief. lu did not leave tho
house on tho night OIL which tho oEtenau
WIS committed. This boy rrcedenbulY
buro nn excellent churtcter In Now lutk
and LII bis new hnne 1le hnd nut ehungcd hs
pMce, wus beloved anu trustod by t11s employers,
nnd bud u sstur, Il girl Of excellent reputation,
living near him. Prominent citixtns from Mt.
Auburn huye written TO US stating thoir conil-
ilunce Il, bis unoconeG aud InttlilAtK that son1p
Of tho vnRabon1a VI tho .vtiuge wcre only too
realty to draw atscti:lon frou1 thnr own crimes
by Joining in tho cry sguiist tho "Now York
arphuns." We do not, Ut cnurse, attempt to
prcludgo tho casc Of this boy, but we think TINT
tito public will aiilIit that thore are many Ctr
culnstunoes looking toward hts iNnuuencc. Tho
courts Will decitIc unon ii In March next.
The pther ruse was tho murder OF u littlc boy
under very mysterious circumstances by II lnrHu
buy nnmeL Jnnles SteCli,s. Tho oceurrurcn IL
so singular and unoxp,uiunble thnt 1t may hnvo
bccn nn accident, but ut NIL ovunts tho boys
numo-MCCnba-d0os not appenr on any or nur
Isis or books. II lie wis onp oe our loys h!a
1,Amo must hAve becu changcd by hts employer.
Ths cnse, tt,o. VT suppose Will be dccfdcd soon
Now W havo ucnt to tho state Of Iowa fully
S@1 %hifen; pronorton q peE sent end ,
statc, thls is not larycr than woutd t'a trliu Ut
my u1ual numlpr Ut tic childrun Of residents.
have beei ioua.! .tnot'p these chll1rei, cainnit-
ting cEtn'lMnl otlGllses. Me Know only OF throo
well III the nallvvchlldrc,lo Of tho State It must
20 remembered that many q these children arc
Of t't tss @ et who havS SUN tStser ays. @ Il
good pcopo WIN bud bueta rcl.uced 10 poverty
by the chMnces OF u HreIt city. Iu Il recent
historical families VI Now Hark stute, whose
lnNhur hAd somehow cunlu Auwfl u hil unp1-
YORK oipiat,s havo Leon xuty Of i their MIs. as
fortune.
MNrO thhn tlta, wo 8Gut aOmC ilYB yDnrA lgO
our trusted susrnt Western NKu,lt, Ar. U. II. Fr
Il, ttiNkp H. thoruli9il !nresiltAtlnl Ut tho ns-
huuscs. JULY, prlsnos, and rclorrnntnrus " tho
we hnn plMccd nllt s'>iMe leGtO Children. All
whom Att. Fry tscuyer1d In tt,osu Institutions
whu had lcc,, sent uiit BY this suclety, amounted
nuiy to tiyu-n lhree uf lhusu wurt committed
merely for vasr!noy; Ihs cuFiAtuiy IL nut ii
bal showing lor lte Now York orphans. AYlhl,
during last year. Mr. Fry tln1u cnreruI lnvestl.
Entlon ntnol'K torty.nvo chlhlrGn tnkrn Mt ran.
| ituisuad, whn hut bcca sent nut twenty-five
| ytara ago. Eleven cOuld nut to founu-Urout-
| bly, belIg b0ys who Ind fought In tho Whr tnr
| thb!r GDliltrY and bud uieu unknown. u tho
thirty fur rrrlnll.iug. only nU hui committed
u criminal utfo,lsu-hc having cheated his enl-
ployUr Ut $ss,kM and tlsa to IexMs. Tit uthcra
had Ernwil zip To bu I.inu did women nr rgspcctA-
blu Guls1lclGr, RuUtl p0ston, aud orten with
| c0ufurlabu fortunes. They hntl bUcu slleccss-
| 1Al In their own pursuits, ard useful
| ~ thu blpte. surely thia IL nnt u bud ree,rd.
| MU hAv9 rcllsau to GetusD thAt, tn.nY u gen.
cnGr4i estlsnntD Ut Nnr children. ni,t = per cent
| ot tho small Unus turn nut buddy, anu ur tho
!nr9er uIss mt tnuru Than ur 9 i'er tsnt. w
Ars seHdlnK them Uut Rt the rntc OF ,tk0 yGar
] IL every pnrt IT tho unnl.. aud WI hnlieyb thut
they turn out III tho whulp III vol ~ nny equal
body Ut children from the wDrkIlx cInssys Hcn.
cralty. The HrlA ai,l in tho 'luMgstlu s9rycea Ut
Western fnmlltus md tho buys becull1o Sklllfut
faru1egs. manufacturers. wuskttH,nun, nnu huru
aud there ihemGers OF Tue {irOtcsslans. 1t Is not
working youths Gy tuo 9aw WIN turn out badly.
The prdvssiing them with huncs ts m !1credlbie
chMrlty III theke unfortunate chdIeu u1,d We
| believe hns been of advantages tU tho Western
| communities. Ynura with htHh resf,.ut,
| U. l.. lltACEt Secretary.