New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-26
THE INFANT ASrLUM MiSDANAGED.
REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION.
WHAT pn MfuAU AND CLARK DILL HAVE To BA'
me TnuAsuErR's ACCOUNTS.

-fuE 1HIAsuErH's ACCOUNTS.
The Chronicle. of Mount Vernon n. y, stated ys'.
terdsy that the result Of the ef'' ,,2,ni hsvimw
hy the Hpeciid committee appointed ny t4e ON,
missoners Of the state Board of Charities nus u'"i
10 sustain the charges 81 Fiosa i nG a., Of
mndc some time ngo ngalhHt thc plln' Wv VIZ. nf
that iuaiiIutinn Tho report Of tho r"n'al'l''' w
which extracts afo printed In Ihc Wonrt ~
signed hy William lthipe'nudef SlrWhI', 'u"'t"in
shaw Lowell aud john j, NJ ilhnu. Tho ni'l oI t"o
cAtfuctr prnicd IN Tho Chronicle IL IN i'1oW"'
one marked defect in the Internal mlnascmrn OF tho
Institution III, been shown by The nyratsslioa ~"
mnrai Instruction Of the inmates seems hinl2, Ma"g
neglected tonrdcrng me cih,- anu ~ =" nt work
THAR rriorma ION should be ~" mos lnppl'' 80
carried ON in the 10 iuOn. From the evidence prt,"o
rs II appears, however that lllio 81 10 49,, ndlvd
10 it, There Il no classification, ana inc Us W, ~ ia
uas are eapo,cd 10 the communicating influence oI ,l'
more dcpraysd. There f. no snsperv'lon 0. in
Iion conduct because even the women ~ Nam
most of the wards are selected from the inmates UDud
selves, and children old enough TO De nT tbe sane
vantagcousy are also left entirely I'D on'iEoo '1' '
class
1t is said, however that religious services are
conducted regularly In the mount S1iI"" ppt;,
tion Inv clqrqvmcn from the Methodist, BaPtl5t,
Dutch Reformed and Episcopal churche7 nc
chronicle states in it's own language me lhuils ~
the committee as to the manner IN when ,,lo iun''
of the institution cared Tor by !he ucd'uio,
! - NJ Rites saving that up TO the time of the IN
vcstigation the funds were kept by Mr.. b3tes WIN
the firm of winch he is member ~ hl"u s"IU -
to TEIBCNF reporter yesterday thai me report W
the committee on this point was SIMPLY hhdlnI VI
fact ard contained no reflection Whatever upon ING
1 -
On the contrary believe that to Mr Bates more lhan
TO any one man Is due the financial success %! me n.
lion Thrrr was nothing in the law 10 prevent c to-
urer Ecouing tie moneys In nschiI-e % ~ ..sd
TO- with the consent of tbs managers Jaw ""A P'''
nv the LEGISLATURE last wgtcr requiring Utt','ls
n1bc in.t uiious ia deposit the menc's which should
c-rue into heir hands I'm some bank or similar lhN.l
.bc i.~n,dyr,v Estional Bank / hcIrvc-heioGe the
law was enacted As to the chir-es ia ~ ".YYn" ~
pot c fa,,; of MIR BATES The fault. If there be any
rests with t,c Board Of Man1sers among Mhoin ~
/ ho AN.
7Ie LropilIc calls attention to the commttc m
vc.tieatIou of tha epidemic which ragged IN thrr
/ institution in the summer ana cary autumn VI
lSN3 and quotes from the report As l"ll'"s'
UNTO March lS43 Dr Edward T. Brush, resides OF
Mount Vernon. thc ATTENDING piJ stefan OF AI noun
Vernon llom" pclorm.ng dsIiy SER ,,'
| satisfactory" -, III 81
Ii ther .cts forth the removal of DIT: Brush ana
| the substitution OF Miss Caroline &. Mar a resi-
! dent ulr-trlau on NAV the breaking ont OF the
whoopIng cough in July of the "eaNIcS on AuE,i'l
3. aud tle'e becoming cpidelmc ny AHE'ot - ~
| continuance Of the epidemic both 0l Nh0oIns
| cough and measles INTO September, ana th' IdiIu'
| of me managers to change the medical manage
| meut: the appointment by the ENrCullNe, 'oH'-
| mite ON September %, of committee of doctors
/ to d" in, ltutc such measures as they mlghi C'ciH
| necessary to control and subdue Inc rpueihl' :
the Tcport of he committee recommending IRE EN-
| abatement of DR. Brush fer the time oi the tPl-
dcnic and the refusal Of Mrs. Mari to SURRENDER
! the charge Of the institution 10 Di. bIuNn' INC
Committee of Invest cation Is quoted aS say ing:
The arr,reeroc.t which the pr, sdcnt of tho Board oi
Maurgera Mr. clark Bel, made with Or I'lPry MAJ ne
sloud at as consultiu- physician only VIII" Hls Haln3
alrsrcd In the annual report visiting PIN 'ciap We
| cannot sufficiently condemn. ne ON'riH OF
," WS1i,ar BOARD are 10 blame for not keeping them
selves Informed rs 10 the manner In which The medical
scryicr was performed Had the Board acted m AUGUST
,, ne same energy and wisdom which they showed m
Oc'n the spread of M epidemic would doubt nave
| been prevented The Impression produced on
Vor tnupittee hy all the evidence taken IL regard Ia
lie ,pIruir il that Dr. Mari lolt to cope 1iHo,i
snelc-D,udcd with tlsk which would have prove 700
hard for "a much oder and more experienced phy,lc1
VIII - an
Managers Mr. clark Bell. respun'lpe TOT the ldtc ~
give her adequate medical assistance
The committee il quoted az concluding It's report
in the following language
The want NJ harmony IN The management ms csus'i
public lda and been rePIonrh lp,h Iu daet,y
| the usefulness of the Institution. loii rp'i, ,
promptly ended with due regard 10 ,ne ',f .i W t,F,
nanlgr's to recommend the Atohei gu ~ ~ II M
Meanwhile the Legislature may have enacted the la"
alluded tu which provides that In certain eases me GOV
iaut pf lattalr nlihuHs ~ th" state. rHer slrh h'
pre- appointed hv the G9vernoi ana '1nnln9in Wv I
,nit r,iittor win amply tu the uovtuor tr rraiuve n
ine pauae,s or tho Sew Yo's lnfrni As' LAM and '' ap
NM, o"itt,es ~ the opinion ra Nics't' 1beoioi'
o"fetrll egd ineodor he9e H,, ~ ,1'"s '"s
mont 1T nr Row t"'h iefaa' A. iiw h''s p''l"'Ne
puzzle duty
TnfarNf reporter oa ad en i.la,k He'll at hi
office ia liioadVa yeslnilhf, hhl SNOW hE mn d
rniy OF Tho tirunior ash 81 hitu II lac hdd ans a.
plt Ia mako, MI iinl saidi
ihr matter - Ia the hands ~ Inc state hatri ana vii
! he acted anon bt Ii ia October u would Doe premium
! Tor ine a. FAY anflhiag now. Mheu tho proper MA
coinf. and II II shall he necessary, the Board ui Manager
| viii show that they abuudsutl1 able 4" Nndru
themselves. have copy Of The committee report nu
cannot lei Won it, understood that the board vote
down 10 resolution to have II published, ana cannot So
how Iiic Chrpucic became possessed OF H.
DR. MIlhau SAID that copies of the report hat
been ziyen To Mr. Bell Mr. Kimball the secretary
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Gibbs. Ii is alleged thu
DIR. Brush has an interest IN The Chronicle