New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
CHARGES OF GROSS CRUELTY
WAS THE BOY ABUSED IN THE JUVENILE
ASYLUM?
HE SAYS so IN HIS -ANTE-MoRTEM sTATEMKa1
-DEMALs BY THE OFFICIALS

-DENIALS BY THE OFFICIALS
Frank Jones, colored man, living at No. 429 wcsS
Fifty ourthst, called the Coroners Office yesters
day, and requested that be to his home
to take the antemortem statement OF his tweveyear
old son. George who, the father says, Is dyfna
from the effects Of kick in the side which he received
last July, from Nelson II. Tubbs, the yaEdmaster oi
the New-York Juvenile Asylum, at One-hundred ands
seventy sixthst. and Tenth-ave. The boy, he says.
was struck number OF times by Tubbs, and
so badly injured by the kick that he
had to be taken TO ST. Luke's Hospital
for treatment. This was last september. Here the
by remained for some weeks and finally taken To
his fathers home He kicked for being party to
a tight in which he only witness. At the time
the assault made, he said, there were two witt
nesses, Washington Miller of No. 22G West Twenty>
ninth-st., and Richard Wilson. Of No. 230 West
Twenty -elgLtst. Both Of these witnesses were in<
mates of the asylum.
In his antemortem statement TO Coroner Schultze
the suffering boy said After he had kicked had
TO be carried 10 the house, and when came I
was carried out to the yard. had teacher at
that time, and attention was given to my condis
ton. 1t was several days before able to walk.
The undersuperlntendent, Mr.. Galvan. asked ques
tions to my injuries and the Of them. waa
sent to the hospital, but the lady In charge there
slapped my face and sent downstairs. / was
suffering all the time from the effects Of the yards
masters kicks but did not TO the hospital again&
Mr.. Tubbs said he would kill me told my father
Of my condition, and / did not say anything tn
him about it, l was afraid OF Mr. Tubbs. 1 often
kicked by the yardmaster and then I would be sent
to the yard to get better. At time he struck me-
the chin and knocked me down."
The boy very weak and told his story in
rambling disconnected sc d M 4, way He preents SAD
more than skeleton.
While at st. Lule's Hospital the boy was examined
hv nr Anon ii (ono nd \
house sergeOn They said that young Jones was
suffering from an abscess around the left
kidney which had resulted from a tuberculous
disease Of the spine. DR.. Warner declined TO saY
whether the absess the result Of blow bruse.
The charge against the officials at the Juvenile Asylum
were told Ezra NJ. Kingsley of the Union
Theological Seminary who made investigation a
short time ago. He says there grounds for the
fathers complaint Mr.. rubbs is not whd
would hurt any child, and he has been allowed
to beat any of them.
Tribune reporter called at the Juvenile Asylum
yesterday afternoon and Superintendent Z. ID.
Carpenter, who said: 81 have no faith whatever I'M
Joness story When the boy here he had absess
on his neck which at first thought TO be mumps.
He taken TO the hospital department here and
treated for mumps, until examination showed thai
he was suffering from an abscess While the boy was
in the hospital, the various principal teachers had
talked at different times with his father who said
except George. He said he wanted to save him, ii
he could, The boy brought here for truancy,
and has always been good boy, and never has giyer
any Of the teachers and attendants any trouble cer
tanly nothing that would warrant them In punishin1
him. We have thousand children and not ono
Of them has been struck received blow Of any
kind
4" Mr. Tubbs is not the kind Of man to beat child.
When he came here he said he had been a school
teacher, and Of the first questions he asked
was whether he should be expected to punish the
children If that was expected Of him, he said, ii
would be the objection TO his accepting the s-
nation he had never punished child in his lifa
and did not want to begin here His record in this
Institution has always been consistent with these
sentiments expressed at the beginning Of his work In
the asylum.
While the boy was inmate In. this asylum
neither the father the boy made any complaint
whatever and for hfty-nne weeks prior TO the boyd
departure. his conduct perfect. About two
months ago the boys father came to me with this COM
plant against Mr. Tubbs. l astonished and told
him that the story false and wholly unfOunded,
He said no more about 1t and went away
Mr.. TIbbs also by the reporter and he
denied the story. He said that il such thing would
not have bad effect upon the children in
the asylum, he would assemble them all in
one TO sit In judgment the charge
and he knew they would acquit him ot
the charge and testify of his kindness to them.