, 1881-07-10
ERRING WOMAN'S REFUGE.

A Voluntarily tEySterlcal Inmate Very
Properly Discharged for 2:reetlisxs .n-
subhrdi :luIiDu.
A case which. with only one side of 1t invcsti-
cared u,ny have lacked iiko ono involving TN
yarrantub!y hIrsh treatment If M unfortunate,
vas disposed of By Justice Wallace Friday
morning. 4 yuung girl, Is years Of uge. named
Theodor.i berry, aiils Ethel Brown, who hlsl
ln.en sent by tho Justice tn@ he ErrinR Woman's
Refuge the dag before. was rcnrruigued before
him the rcIt,rl bciug that tho officials there re-
fused 10 take her in. and sail that she cuu!J be
sent To the lIuu5c of Correction. Justice
EaItnce felt compelled to discharge tho girl,
and although the Refuge was mt on trial ut the
time be aisu felt compelled to critclse its mum
ageu1ent quite severely.
4 TKln,.SE reporter called ut the Refuge
Yesterday evening, End from tho Mutron and
some uf the Directors OF the institution who
rrre prrsctt, l,arlcal the facts In tho case,
vh;cb wert. us fulIn.vs:
For sune time past the institution, 1t was
allrycd had been under inefficient manage
meat, the rcsul, OF which w:ls thxt tho minutes,
soule thirty in number. obtained the upper
mind all discipline was ut an end. and the house
wus thoroughly de:nprAlixed ul1d tlisDrguuized
frntn cellar III ::arrtt. In this emergency The
Hoard ut DIRECTORS itnJ.lcd ar.,un,i and finally
euccccded In inducing Mrs Weeds, the Matron
of tho syracuse orohan Asylum. and II very
succtssfut .uHnu:er of such l7titutlons 10
Eve VI, hcr position ,:1t} accept that Of Matron
ii the Refuge. The lady arrived ten days ago.
enftre1 eo 1t!S ui'o % very % cut @ task. 6oeaience @
was !, thing never thought OF By the Inmates,
and when any astcsnpt III securing i sctpline
Nas ,..,luc the immediate subject would go OH
In u hys1e.icai ill.,
\ slEClES OF AMUSEMENT
into which the largcr number Of them can in
du!st. On the shortest possible notice and tho
s1..rhtesi pruvccutiou. After Il lew days iriat
lie the Refuge WAS 81 task which would Involve
u,t,rr wot K than Sue felt equal to. and shc In
however. persuaded her to remain and UNDER
take the TASK. Of an tho girls III the place.
Theo1ora Berry was the one I10st gifted with
thr tower If displaying. and Inducing i'll Others.
rhe nsu,urditAEon from which the institution
has been suffering. She was an expert IN
Eysterla, urd. on onc occn$l.''1, worked hcrself
which. nvwcvcr, the s:oc,or Of the Refuge, who
beppsIa b. pyce ~ Of Pp deeepsion. Tne day after
aHy. as: but returned aail the DAY Following aud
STATED that she ld passed the night III the lfoNe
Of the F:irsl'!less* Investigation showed Lha.
that she h.i eelAsi in one OF the luwcst dttls Of
tie city. She again escaped. the second tl1ne
taking with hera riri Younger than herself
When nEain arrested Mrs. Woods usd:. UP her
mind that. if Tiiculra was allowed to ren,in Ill
the Refuge. wi.erc her influence tor evil Epon
the other girls, ',''onS whom, she va II leading
eo;rit, WAS most disastrous il would be inpuSs-
bic 10 carry. OUT the reforms in its infringement
which she hopes 10 accomplish. II was. there
fure. decided not to readnt her. md this was
the reason why she wns n:;ain urraigncd before
the Justice. The institution Is intended
vas agreed that Theodurn berry
was of the kind who cannot he ref f3r1ned. ard,
for the benefit 0f the remainder, she was ex-
c;u.led from IL place where she cou'h receive 10
benefit and could not full tn do harm to others.
The Directors Of the Refuge huvc the bright
est hoprs that under Mrs.. Woods management
the nStiu tlou will he well disciplined, AMI they
say that already vast improvement Is appar-
ent The inmates are mostly YOUNG girls. aIad
niI Of the1n are obliged, before becUA!ng per-
r1anent occupants, u sign 81 pledge IiuutnK
themselves 10 remain IN il for year. Tho
pledge. however, Is not entered into unit! they
hare passed u week in the Refuge and see how
they like it.