New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-12
THE oHILDREYS AID SOCIE1YAGAIE.

MR.. BRACE TRANsFiXEs ANOTHER CRITIC.
sUNDEY LOOSE srATEMLNTs By MR. H. H. GILES
OF WISCONSIN, ANSWERED WITH PLAIN FACTS.
the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIN. Mr.. II. II. Giles has published in The
,frra,,e s,snne reply the statements of Mr. Fry,
Wa,erp Agent Of tie Chldrons AID Society, In regard
n the bows from this society In the Wankesha Reform
school in wisconsin The reply Is anything but stragh-
forward or Ingenious Mr. Giles ia the heat OF the de-
bate In the Conference OF Charities had made STATE
mept with some temper which could not be substan-
tated The manly and honest course would have been
:, acknowledge that he had greatly exaggerated
tho fact, IN regard to the homeless children from this
sooiety 10 be found the Wisconsin Reform School
Ills statements were that he had seen six boys In hat
Institution who from party OF hiiy sent ny tHe
society 10 Dane County Wis" Mr. E'more accompanied
this statement with the assertion that he had seen
s,ore of them ia the Waukesha ReforDatory" MI Fry
and another agent OF the society accordingly visited the
Reform school NJ wank esha and made careful nVesu-
on Of the records Of the school since It's foundation,
containing the histories OF 2.O22 Boys only TWO VI
these were found relate by any possibility 70 this
society," and both probably records OF children sent
ont from fourteen twenty years ago by other societies
Tia offence OF ono was "incorTigibiuty' ana OF the
other pety larceny" The records u each were given
!, r IN Mr Fry'soreport MI Giles now endcavors TO
tav.fse this straightforward statement by two obec
fns e that the s0ys In the school had ed In regard
IN their origin snd the other that some OF These street
Arabs were from New-York State and New England
Th. sudden widening Of the scope Of Inquiry from the
c,r.n sent out by this society to oil those who may
have eufae from New York and New-England seems
TO indicate on the part Of Mr Giles CONSEQUENCES OF
..toess as To his position. Mr. Fry does not propose
"a hold s society responsible for all the emigrant chill
dreu from "New-York ana New England who may
have landed IN Waukesha Reiormatory nor does he
propose to bring the discussion any other children
Il 1v fhA
honeess children sent out BY tho Ecw-York Chldrens
Aid Society.
Then I'm regard to the boys fHsiyng their histories
there would be In tho FIRST place motive for lad
rested in wisconsin who had been sent out by this so
c.ty representing himself az coming IRON any other
source The society Is 81 known as refusing to send
ont criminal or vciOns youth. and has enjoyed high
degree of respect for thirty years. that boy would he
very ready TO admit tie authorities that he had come
from such an association. Mr.. Fry. however, did not
RELY ON the statements OF the boys IT, for instance the
record showed lad had come from New York aud
was stated another part OF the page that he had
been returned his father IN Madison MI Fry justly
inferred that he could not possibly have been Of the
boys Of this society 30 IN other cases, whore NewYork
WINS the alleged residence OF the child the
previous history" often proved that no with
his own family or by this society SO far
as Mr. Fry observed, the Of the Childrens Aid
Society was mentioned only In the whole record
aud then IN regard 10 "a company probably sent by
another instituton Mr. Giles states that he has
n,ade further examination OF the records and Ends
report Of three boys" IN addition the referred
TO by Mr.. Fty he also finds that point East
ern societies" II will be observed that Mr. Giles Ia
exceedingly indefinite in these statements and does not
give particular while Mr.. Fry, the other hand has
given a copy Of the records.
On the QUESTION Of veracIy Mr. TrYs reputation here
is quite good as Mr. Glss'sin Wisconsin. Mr.. Giles
appears have entirely Misunderstood Mr. Fry in re
gard the children from this society In Wisconsin
being revisited by agents They have been reported
upon repeatedly by the local committees, tho local
agents the Western agents and through correspondence
with the employers All that Mr.. Fry stated was that
they had not been revisited by him with reference 10
any special charges Ur accusations.
Mr.. CHESS further statements are exceedingly vague
and 10 answered without the name OF the place
being given where the children said have turned
ont 80 badly. The only approach to definite statement
Ia In regard TO six children IN Dane County," Of
supposed company OF afty." OF this company which