New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-20

RESCUED FROM "HELLS KITCHEN"
FOUR CHILDREN. WHOSE PARENTS ARE SERVING
CRIMINAL SENTENCES, SENT TO THE CATHOLIC
PRoIEcToRY. -.
iren named Mamie John, William and james; WI, WI
were sent to The NswYo Catholic irony by
place called Hell's Kitchen" day before yess ester
day by Officer j. D. FREDERICK on wal h pre rre
ton of Cruelty to Children TRIBUNE reporter
learned the childrcns story from NceT IRE Soc
ety. Their parents are Thomas and CathatIne WIZ
son, who July were arrested on cnarse o.
inc trial the children were left in the care OF
man named Morrison, living IN the nsighnorhood;;
cruelty to Children was called TO these children,
but It was thought best to await the result of the
parents trial before taking any steps IN the
matter. On August the mother was SEN
fenced to FIVE years in the ,penitSntiary,
and the father to three years and half in the state
Prison. The children we're given, together with
some property, into the hands of James Hackett,
another nsighbor by Mitten order signed by the
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children with the ad OF ocer o tSa dTe
were not under the care OF lawful guardians OF OF
proper persons to undertake. their edncaiiom ana
the children over to a Mrs. FITZPATRICK vlGlons
woman Lying in the e, .shanty called A." h Mes
in which this place is situated is considered one OF
the lowest and most dangerous localities IN New
YORK across stlcet iionh
Battle Row. and not far distant is " Sebastopol,
two notorious resorts for criminals. 1t Is made up
of miserable huts and shantles built among
the rocks. There have been seventy-three
arrests made in this one block within the
last Xix months, many OF them for highway
robbery. Nearly all of those arrested have been
sentenced TO from eighteen months to twelve years
imprisonment and there are four now unuer lhoAct-
ment for highway robbery.
There no doubt that II lett 10 grow up sur
rounded by such influences and under the care Oh
such guardians these four children. would soon
have been initiated into lives of crime aud wee;
Being convinced of this. the warrant was obtained
Wednesday. When he reached =" lelis ktcheh -
he found only the little girl there Two OF t,e boys
were uicking no coal on the wharvcS near ny, ana
the Youngest was playing in the dirt on the railway
track i'm Eleventh-ave. They were all baTe-ioOteo,
bare headed ragged and filthy. hrs. Fitzgerald
the parents giving her tie control OF the choIeI,
but she was unable TO produce it,, She knew II
would be better to have the dealS brought up IN a
institution because she couldn't max them mind,
not being their mother, but she dld nope the
'darlintS wouldn't be slnt way out west nlVer 10
see their fayther mither amy more" so she as
tonished them by washing their faces and trying TO
comb their hair. / his rather difficult under,
taking for their hair was hopelesSly matted
from long neglect. The little girl said that her lace
had not been washed her hair combcd tor
several months. The children were finally maze
decently clean. Yesterday morning when they were
sent TO the Catholic Protectory, Mrs f1tzpalriclI
looked far from pleased at the result She and
Hackett had hoped that the order from he parents
woud secure their control over the children, as tne
Wilson's had provided for The chidrens support ana
had promised further reward Tor Their care. me
little Wilson's greatly reoiced at being taken
from their guardians and sent to the Proteetory.