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| Her story HAS LED 60 ~ Demand Tor a, T..
| veatiERuon OF the westchester T.u,o-
/ rnry Home-Cru-ity to Inuaates Aucr.a
WHITE PLAINS. Feb. 3.-Charges have been
| made against James w. Pearce. superintend.
| ent OF the Westchester Temporary Home AZ
| White Plains The purpose OF the institution
is to take care OF destitute children Il il
supported partly by the county and partly bV
| private subscriptions. The Board OF Mnnaqer.
| is composed Of well-known people. Among Its
members are Mrs. Whitelnw Reid Mrs. William
J. Cochran. wife OF the millionaire CARPET man.
ufacturer Of Yonkers Mr.. and MIRA Richard
NJ. Hoe OF IrvinGton. Mrs. James b. Colgate
wife Of the Newlork banker; ex.County Treas
urer David @. Cromwell. Mrs. Richard & En-.
NETT OF New Rochelle. and Mrs. Charles ?.
MncLean. wife Of Police Commissioner Mac
Lean. Charles Butler OF Scarsdale 10 Pres
ident Of the institution. Mr.. Hoe Is SecretarT,
and Mrs Hoe is Treasurer.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Pearce is unreasonabIy
severe in enforcing discipline among the 100
inmates Of the home. One specific case has
prompted some prominent White Plains peo-
pie to engage Lawyer stephen S. Marshall to
Insist upon an Investigation into the manage
ment. The case Is that OF Theresa See. a 1G-
year-old orphan. on Tuesday last the girl
who was thinly clad. enter Sd the house OF Mrs.
Lewis C. Plat. which is about half mile from
the home. and begged TO DO taken in and pro-
tected from the anger OF Mr.. Pearce. She ex-
hibited her shoulders which we're bruised.
She had waded through marsh and was in q
aorry plight after her flight through tho snow
storm that ragged on that day.
She said she had been beaten and that In her
fright ahe had escaped and sought refuge in
the Platt homestead. She supposed she had
Roneto tho residence Of District Attorney Platt-
MIR. Peatce arrived and took her back to the
home. She begged on her knees to be allowed
to remain. Mrs. Platt gave her up knowing
that MI Pcarco had the right legally to take
the girl.
demand was. not promptly complied with the
matter would be presented to the next Grand
Jury. The Board OF Managers engaged eK-
Senator William II. Robertson. and the two
lawyers met day to consider the questions
involved Mrs Hoe was in consultation with
LAWYER Robertson to-day.
Rumors have been current In White Plains
regarding MIR. Penrce's management II was
said that one OF tho boys who was inclined to
run away had n ball and chain attached to his
leg rs warning to the other inmates An
other case discussed was that OF q boy who
foot in the branches in such way that he was
held last and could not help himself He lie
said to have becn compelled to stay in the
trso crying with pain for two hours before he
was released. II is also stated that Mr. Pearce's
method OF punishment In to com pei the culnrit
to undress and get into bed. when he applies
cat 90 nine tails.
The charges will be fully Investigated.
Among the people who are Interested and have
to the support Of the homo are
Miss Helen Gould. Mrs. J. L. Mott, Mrs David
BOWS. and Mrs. W. I. Cochran.