New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-10
IN Old STORY RETITED.
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICIALS DENY THAT THEY
ARE SHIPPING PAUPERs TO NETWORK.

NASSNCUt SETS OFFICIALS DENY THAT THEY
ARE SHIPPING PAUPERs TO NETWORK.
Boston. Dec o CspcciaD -Rcfcrrng TO the charg"
preferred by II NrwYorI paper that Massachusetts Is
shipping Ter paupcrs to New-lork City, Charles +.
Donncly Of the Massachusetts Board OF Lunacy and
Charity, says: The charge that the state Board Of
Charities of Massachusetts has been In the habit Of
sending pauprrs OF this state 10 NcwYorS to be pro-
vlded FOR by that state is at least eighteen or twenty
years old. The origin Of all Is probably owing TO
the fact that the former Allen Commissioners OF
Massachusetts and the existing State Boards of Chair
ties had an agreement with the Emgrant Commits
,loners OF New York that all immigrants who landed
I'm NcwYork and who subsequently transferred them
selves 10 Massachusetts subject to BE- returned
10 the Immigrant Commissioners 0f New York If they fell
into want and became public charge In Massachusetts,
The parctcc, therefore, OF transferring emgnnt
paupers from Massachusetts to New York. originated
in that way and has been adhered t. 50 far as
II has continued with tho taclt understanding and
approval Of the local authorities Of NewYork far
rs / know. | have nothing to say In reference TO
the alleged nhumanIty of Agent Doanc. of the state
Board Of Lunacy and Charity in the treatment Of
paupcrs from Boston 10 Ncw-York All can say
Is that | cannot credit such statement but will
say that the matter will be investigated
superintendent OF Indoor Poor wnghtngton when
seen this afternoon m regard to the subject. said
never knew of any paupers being sent to Ncw-lork
where they were sent. There Is certainly no sys-
tematlc dumping of the poor OF this state on Tie
city OF New York. We furnish our paupcrs money
TO 20 to their homes Sometimes their homes are In
this state and sometimes they outside the Stale
limits. We furnish transportation to New York, TO
Canada and even TO countries across the water We
believe that that IS the most humane way to do We
do not undertake to say that we are not sometimes
deceived, but II we make any mistake are only
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long where send Them. When we send II paupcr
hack To New-Y we pay his fare on the beat and
give him - cents To buy something to eat on tic
boat"
Mr wrghtington went over the reports from
Tcwlsbury Aim house since tue first OF June Ihess
since that time only tirty-four were sent TO New
a0f course. that IS only one metitutlon' said the
Superintendent. but Of the entire 300 paupers dis
charged from all the public charity ipSiuonA during
that time this year, perhaps there were seventy OF
and whose fares were paid BY the state OF MasSa
chusetts to that point. l should think there might
be per cent Of the discharged paupers OF TINS state
who were s-nt 10 New-iork.'
H. H. Porter. president OF the Department OF
Public Charities and Corrections. said last night that
he did not think 1t likely that officials OF any state
would sanction the dumping Of paupcrs into another
State lie also said that the records Of his depart
mcnt showed that there were not many panpcrs G"
Insane from other states that were not sent back
at once New. York state sends back many panpers
TO Massachusetts, and Massachusetts sends back pau
p.rs that wander from Ncwlork. This has bcsn
going on for years. Thomas Doane. the agent Of
the state Board Of nnacy and Charity OF Massachn'
sets came 10 this city yesterday with number OF
such vagranis who had gone Ia Massachusetts from
New-York He also sent IA lunatic by train 10
SpringWatcr, whence he had straycd and an Insane
girl was put loard a steamship 10 be returned u
Europe. He laughed at the scare about importing
paupcrs.
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