New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
THIS SOCNDS LIKE 4 RAT S7ORI.
A boy BRAVE ENOUGH TO THROW STONES At
HOSPITAL. FRIGHTENED IN AN A1RsnAff.

, nov DCAVE ENOUGH TO THROW STONES At \
HOSPITAL FRIGHTENED IN AN AIRsiAFi.
A story sufficiently terrible in It's exaggerated DC"
tails 20 f1ghtcn the worst OF bad boys from m'
deeds OF mischief Is told By an clevci-y'Hr-"d p'!
Francis Dwycr. a son OF Mitchell Dwycr. mechanic
living nj No. 43s West Fifiy-'ghth-s'. Young D"S"f
saws that he confined In IN arshaf In The Rc'~e
welt Hospital. where he was icscS'd AMI hcarN
frightened to death by rats.
H. appears that the boy WAS discovered throwing
stones ut the windows OF the hospital which Is oppo-
site his home ana being captured By Charles 'onkli
A fireman. and Joseph Parker. an orderly. In thr
institution WIS taken before superintendent Lntircp
IN be rrp.tn,anded. Superintendent LGthro2. whose
life IS mnde mi~cablc by the mIsdccds OF the small
hoys in the ncghbolh hood detcrmirei TO ighcn so
DIVER as a punishment, and 50 ordered The fireman
20 put him In the arshat In the enein'room nh'h
his parents could be Informed The superintendent
then sent the following message TO the mother Oh
the boy, who had given his mad" a> Kelly
Dear Madame This noon, the jannr OF our 0ut-"u'h'
and ordcries OF the same bu!i!h@
discovered two boys standing In the grounds Of The
hospital the greenhouse ana delibcrafey 'h'""E
stone, at glass Of that building The Two men "c'
out and tN some means secured one OF tic boys Ihe
otbe, ore escap.l The one whom they caugh, was
brought tn my and has Slice been confined ID me
hospital. He gave his ramc "a Charlie Rey ana Si'a
that lived the second moor OF NO 4tS west f"E
eighth.st.
The conduct Of the boys this ncshborhooi has be-
come Of much annoyance 10 this hospital mat
IL has seemed absolutely necessary TO secure ue
drres and conviction OF OF them In ordc' To top The
wiful destruction OF the property OF the hospital Inc
object Of this letter " inquire whether yon prefer %
pay for the damage done by the two boys or 70 have your
boy committed - the police authorities for prosecution ny
the hospital authorities. Yours re 'pecuuly.
JAMES n. LATIIROP. Supt
Mrs. Dwyer meantime, had been looking for her
bow who had failed to return from school and learn
Ing that he was confined ut the hospital called there
and demanded his release. superintendent Lathrop
being away this was refused Later, the mother
refusing to compy with the spcrintcndents request
the boy was turned over to the police authorities.
This was on March Is. The next day the case
came ND IN the Yorkville Police Court the boy was
held over one day In charge OF the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Children, and then dismissed
the object OF his arrest having been accomplished
The story Is revived by an action OF unlawful I'm
pr1sonment which the Dryers are bringing against
The orderly J. 1. Parker, who. by The order Of
Superintendent IntbrOp had the boy confined In The
airshaft.
SUPERINTENDENT Dwyer, who seen last evening
at the hospital said that the story Of the Dwycr boy
was ridiculous The letter which he had sent 10 the
mother Of the boy told the whole STORY.
The Dwyers had "retircd" when reporter called
at their home. To n question concerning the story.
the answer shouted back: It's all true about
Frankie and the rats