New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-10
RAMSCAR PAROLED TILL TODAY.
A VISIT 10 HIS HOME AND sEMINARY-AOW THE
INSTITUTION Is SUPPORTED.


William Ramscar who in $50 kept The Old
Centielnens Unsectarian Home and Asylum Tor
Young Children and who, because OF the death OF
one OF the children, was arrested, trled ana &C
CuIttcd was in the Y0rkvc Police Court yeSter.
day. charged by The society for the prevention Of
Cruelty 10 Children with sending chudlen from ms
present institution, called the Home Tor Chudlen
and SEMINARY for Girls upon begging expeditions
through the city. The driver of his wagon,
John Buns and two children. Thomas HASKELL age
ten, and Florence Oliver. age thirteen were arrested
on Tuesday while gong ihcr rounds. Inc contents
OF the wagon consisted of stale bread ana tainted
meat, whOlly unit, sand superintendent L. T. e.
lows Jenkins " for use a. food for children" MI.
EamScar at his urgent request, was palQItd I'LL to
afternoon. ImHrNE reporter VISITED famSSaIS
and fifty third t., yesterday Children sNalned
everywhere and were cudcavoriuG 10 ma alnuSe-
Ineut IN many ways. The majority were p'aNmg
in the dirt, aud their general appearance lhuiedte4
the scarcity of water and lack OF attention. SoAGd
faces, hands and clothing, MohCn Shoes stock-
ings ont of place and heads uncombtd were nuneI-
GUS 4 few responded TO when spoken To, others
looked sullen ana red of life, two boys were quar-
rclliug and one sat on bench and leaned his pale,
thin face against tree. some OF the children
were lat and dirty and seemed 10 ENJOY LIE. An Old
gray-bcarded man sat amobg them ana seemed one
Of them. Mr.. RamscaT was not al nome, pt't ms
wife ,howcd the visitor over the premises In the
Office were barrels aud boxes of bread which looked
and fel! fairly good la the girls dng T? ., iouI
boys about ten years old were helping thG COOK
wash dishes Three apparently did not mind the
work; the othor laughed as If II were funny The
OdOrs that asSaIlcd the nOsJrlls were various ana
far from sweet The beds did not look uncomiort-
able; they arc small, and in some rooms 50 close
together that those who sleep IN the middle ones
have 10 crawl other sieepers or over the foot
OF the beds 60 get IN and out ia some OF tie bcds,
about jl2 feet lay 3, four children sleep Tue boys
occupy the garrett in which on hot day the tcm er-
allure must he extremely nigh;
4 brght-ookng young girl was washing up the
stars. ave find that ht,le work does not hurt
The Children said Mrs. Ramscar The ages Of the
inmates run from four To thirteen among the boys;
girls are taken az any age above four. Of them
beng nineteen These elder ones are taught
hV "A
whence seminary. Children pay - month
usually; # the mother Is poor widow they pay -
month. seminary glrls pay 81 week. and
the two 81 men pay the same;
How do you support the Home z Mrs. Rdmscar
was asked.
I'VE have many charitable friends who supply us
with proSIsionS' she said. =" We send To them AT
their own request and collect what they have to
give. Our driver aud the two children were ar
rested while merely doing this-no more. Haven't
we a night to send after what is given TO usi Read
''''' ~ "''' Ew-YoRK May 90
Ih.ye two hundred loayas OF bread You may have by
sopdiug for them. Respectfully. r. b. LEWIS
American Baking Company.
The reporter saw the American Baking Company
snd was told
Yet. we sent the note We didn't care 70 throw away
The bread. and VIC didst wish 10 see II mould away.
Tht Kamscars have sent here several times since Tor
stun
Thomas Haskell. father of the boy who was
arrested with the driver, said
sent my boy Home because his mother died and
b, had no one for him when away al work
agreed 10 pay well and wanted him well cared for
Ibey would accept only 81 week thought my boy
beng sent 20 school every DAY ne says Ne bas heen 10
scioO only four dbys IN eight weeks Ihey nave had
BIN begging all the time II ! could have found Rams
car th- morning would have been NJ need for pro-
tecuting aim.
Superintendent Jenkins said
Ny private opinion ia that the institution should not
exist In tse city and county OIL New IoK lhHo Any
law that will break II up.