St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-30
Tbe Californian
Iohn-bury, Thursday, Oct. 80, 1890
NEW YORK NOTES.

The Metropolis as an Educational
|eenfre-Queer Police Court Business.
[From our Regular Correspondent
Fl When one stops to think of it, the
#1ur1ber of young men in this city,
Tho are studying in the colleges
zand seminaries which bestow the
egree of B. A., and higher degrees,
81 surprising There are in the neigh
Sorhood of ten thousand. They
klone would make a formidable
Rrmy Among the more important
5hstitutions of the city the students
&c divided, roughly, as follows ::
Columbia college, (Episcopalian)
300 students; College of the City Of
Eew York, free college, 400; Uni
Fersity of the City of New York,
Presbyterian 1900; Packard's
Business college, 600; New York
2oIycIinic, 500; Bellevue Medical
<pllege, 500; POSTGRADUATE Medical
<pIlege, $50; College of Pharmacy,
DO; St Francis Xavier's college,
Roman CathoIic) 300; Union Theo-
<ogical Seminary, Presbyterian
Do; the Homeopathic Medical col
&c, $50; the American Veterinary
*bIlege. / so; and the General TheO-
bgical Seminary. (Episcopalian)
#omen in the Normal college, and
bout 100 other young women study
ssg for the degree of b. A. in different
3as situations in the city. New York
~ is not often spoken of as an edu
sationaI centre but these figures
Sbeak for themselves.
An illustration Of the ease with
Which prisoners can make their
kcape from the workhouse on Black
&ell's Island, across the narrow
81 rip of water called the East river
Bud into New York city. came up in
5ihe of the city police courts a day or
kvo ago, when William Love, aged
-, and his brother. Robert, both of
his city, were arraigned before JUS
=ice TaintOr. William was charged
nth being an escaped prisoner, and
Us examination developed some Curl
Us facts in regard to the way III
@l1ich Justice is administered III the
5Dlice courts Love was arrested on
Bctober for being drunk and dis
Elderly, and Justice McMahon, who
#as the presiding justice, committed
I'm to the Island for three months,
III default of $500 bail Assembly
Ian Kerrigan gave bail, but the
*risOner was sent to the Island until
3he signature of one of the commits
3bners of charities was affixed to the
end
While the bond was waiting Love
81 wed off the bars on a window of
be prison, got on plank, padded
81 mself across the East river i'll the
u ly dawn of October 10, and went
=Dme Three other men made their
zscape at the same time. When the
Garden discovered this he sent q
Keeper over to Captain killilea, of
he fOrty-second police precinct, and
sOld him to look out for Love An
sfficer was detailed for the purpose,
I ut he could not find the prisoner.
Il he opportunity came on Saturday
Eight. Love and his brother Robert
here seen Oh the street near their
*pme, and Policeman George Dale
attempted to arrest William. Rob
Srt went to help his brother and was
Dubbed. Both were locked up.
Dale told this story in court, and
Robert was fined $40, William was
8eld for further examination.
During the examination several
burt officers testified that they were
<resent when Loves bond was made
hut, and Justice Taintor did not
<now what to do. If the prisoners
bond had been signed, how could he
be an escaped prisoner, and why was
! e sent to the Island? Mr.. Lynch,
HE warden of the Yorkville prison,
Has called. and from the evidence he
ave it appeared that the prisoner
lad made his escape two or three
Iours before the discharge had ar
5fved at the Island. No warden or
&eeper appeared to claim the pris-
Sner, and all that Officer Dale knew
about the case was that his captain
Had given him orders to pull in the
han William Love, and he had done
Id. Then, take him back to the
*tation-house until you can make a
&harge against him. ;" said the Justice,
for fail to find any evidence on
Fhich to send him back to prison. ="
The number of escapes i'll recent
zhonthS have been numerous, and
lem to point to serious neglect on
Die part of the authorities. The
commissioners of charities and cor
*kction are holding a thorough in
estigation into the matter.
T. B. PENFIELD.
New York city, Oct. %.