The evening world., 1888-06-30
The Asylum Committee May Reverse
It's Action.
Some Of the Directors Acknowledge the
Terrible Injustice.
Supt. Carpenter Responsible for the
Miscarriage Of Charity.

of little Josie Sheppard, tho orphan boy
who was sent away to Illinois by the In
denturing Committee of the New York
Juvenile Asylum without the knowledge of
his friends and relatives in this city, who
are willing and anxious to support him, has
set the authorities of that institution think
ing, and not a few of them are ready to agree
that q terrible mistake has been made.
1t is evidently the result of hasty action
upon INSULT cient evidence, as several of the
directors, who are members of the Indentur-
ing Committee, now admit. That such mis-
take is very seldom made renders the injus-
tice to Josie Sheppard and his relatives all
the more lamentable. The committee de-
ponds upon Supt. Carpenter to present the
evidence in such matters, and the RESPONSE
bility for the inadequate p~resentment of this
case seems to rest entirely Upon his shoulders.
But the mistake can be rectitied by reopen
ing the case and bringing the facts which.
through official negligence were not in the
possession of the committee at the time the
first decision WINS made, before that body at
its next meeting. It Is suggested that the
case is so exceptional that a special meeting
should be Immediately called.
All the directors of the asylum who could
be found in town yesterday were visited by q
reporter of The EVENING WORLD with the
following result (:
THE CASE SHOULD BE REHEARD
crs+oy II sob,,oh 90 .ho Nor.h nouu.,
IIonJ S,oansb;n ;no "a nonh.s 20 al
ih AZ Tnpp n nie anu 20 m ! ~ tthhee
meetina on .Imna ~ yhsn Nps SbanhsrS
aud NJ Grant anneare5 He aa;d !. Th;s
Is tha 6rst I have inown that NJ cror+ ,ras
willing to adopt the boy, Joseph Sheppard, or
him up comfortably. There were no afi-
dayits brought before the COMMITTEES that
night, or anything that could BIZ regarded as
an application for the custody Of the child,
which was reported as abandoned. II was
known that the grandmother was Obliged 10
work out every day in order to support herself,
She admitted it, and we could not very we'll
send for the child and give it back to her un-
der those circumstance, with due regard for
the child's welfare, for which the asylum is
held responsible when it once becomes the
legal guardian. There is no reason, however.
under the circumstances why the case should
not have a rehearing and a favorable decision
be arrived at"
suor,n nm nvcr,r ,r ovr,
shooLu BE- hAIiifisn oSoE, -.
PRESIDENT william Dowd. OF the Bank OF
North America, q director, SAID; "A mistake
OF that kun ought to be rectified at once,
Joseph T. Coates, OF No.o 90 west Eleventh
49, Te &c ~ pdon5 s. y. o III 1o.ise L
wears. but i am sure that the ommitte will
do what is right in the case which seems to
be one. according to the facts Won present
where these people hive suffered q hardRhip.
The members of the committee are all con
scientious men, and would not do an inius-
tice knowingly to apy one. and a proper nre-
sentation of the facts to Mr.. adams. the
Chairman, ought to make everything ali
right.U
SHOULD RE pRouaHr RACK.
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mornhant ~ No AZ Rroadwe1 . dy;rsotNr
rnes snnnawbat ncip;ns1 ~ smrsty do u = th.
WINS shii;tv a. tSa a. y No. ~ ~. une
paist"La Inv hn - a a ,na'nhan" S q = suna au any
Mis,ahei u - .oa m mos nlinssn, u
anouEn ne a ndu mo. asI91 W. AZ tne Mee.,hg u
ME-" oho,'t H. nosa Sa .ho sa now my.
nresented' however, 7 am verv Sscidedlv oS
hacL 10 tbasa neonia ara abia aMd u;n;;n..c
support the boy, and as Is stated there has
been a MISUNDERSTANDING on their part a Ito
the Time wnun tney Highi claim tne cnilos
Mornay WtlIanns, the lawyer, whose once
ID IN we rark nanK DuIiaing, was one OF the
c1miht,tee WHO Was piesehu o IN Ihe night
Wheh MIS-. onepharu anu III. dranI np-
peared before them and demanded the
return OF Tue Snliu. ne recolIectea tne case
alsiincsty ar mu seWvn r muoh n9ipriseu "nsn
ne learned that MI uI5ant naa maze an am
uaNl. ina, nj wouiu auop' Tue chiioi III case
~ "aS ofousn' o"A'
THAT MEAdRE HEARING.
d'd not near any sueh statement made
" UT uIalt TUG esen.nei ~ said, ano
II ne had zone 30 u wouiu certainly lave
put ulnerent phase upon the 9uestIoh: Inc
ma!ority OF ,he commiItee nae come 10 the
conclusIon onccep' hoeApiana'.pn whateVer
that miRht % maue' pecauss on Ihe evidence
peIore them, wnlcn was eollectea py the ON
ce!s OF t5e ihs.itutloh, sppsaieu tnat the
cnaiu q oeen WIZ; 10 nne sS y .wo
" S anv % at W p cyon II hs fonnd and thas -
OF y OF mem GouiG DS iSunui anu enat u
mad been In another lnstltuiion before COM
iiaaisd nnnn III latter fact az shnw;n@ hat rtbe
| child had been deserted nv rs friends IL IL