The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-04
THE CRUELTY MEMS VICTIMS.
VIOLET HAMILTON CRYING IN PRISON,
ROBBED OF HER BABY.

| called by the poor people OF New YORK, who
fear that It will take their children away from
them. will probably try to throw on the police
the odium for the arrest OF Mrs. Violet Hamll-
ton. widow Of DIR. Bailey Hamilton. whom they
accuse OF a technical violation OF the baby
farming law in giving a mothers care to an
eight months old baby rather than sending 1t
TO be brought UP as pauper child on Randall's
Island. They said yesterday that hers was
Just an ordinary case in which the society had
discovered that the law was being violated.
and reported 1t to the proper authorities. who
did the rest
The fact OF the matter is that they hunted
Mrs Hamilton out She told their agent that
she had adopted the child. and that she loved
It and would bring It up There was no charge
that the baby was not being we'll cared for. II
was clean and bright and was we'll dressed. In
response to tho demand OF the agent for adop-
tion papers. she said she had none but would
get them. A little later che was served with
summons She was taken to court. The baby
was taken from her. and she was locked up
among a lot OF thieves and harlots No friend
was told where she was. What had become OF
her baby che did not know. 1t was not until
yesterday that any OF her friends knew what
had become Of her and then It was through
THE SUN
1t was after court hours when one OF her
friends got to the Yorkville prison. and 1t was
100 lhto 10 GeL out on pail. Gno VIII %
bailed this morning and will return to her
home. but the baby will lot be returned to her
Mrs. Hamilton was seen yesterday in the
| Yorkville prison. She was locked In a cell
| with four other women. One was accused OF
| being common street walker. another was
| drunkard and jeered at the tears Mrs. Hamil
| ton shed when she spoke OF the possibility OF
not getting back her baby. The. other two
ton told her story practically as it was told for
her, in The Sun yesterday by her neighbors
She ut eid not Know his .1ac. address. but
he he was in Business 10 New YORK The BABY
| was the child OF q nurse who was employed by
Rpf "a shs was to w ses So month for S tas
Ing of tSor The was psid p Ss1
SHd STas her s t SAID This Is the
money that the child's mother can afford to
snd is out Of pS' psss ea she says you may do
Ter send ito Mr. Blake of the Charities and
| said &c. him." said Mrs Hamilton. no. /
love this baby and not as long as hsye hands hand,
her and bring her up as my own
During that in,sEveT Mrs Hamilton g,h sH,s
time. and MI: Latthauer replied: Never yog
| fear about that she never will want 1t again"
IT," said Mrs Hamilton, beginning to cry. and
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pure white body and now thew have taken 1t
| She broke down completely here. and cried
an" Bah S' said the drunken woman harshly.
Don't be a kid. What in hell do you want a
aoHa as5 % h: dy 81 s sSn
| dren, any way? There Ii society to take care
Mira Hamilton turned on her hercely. :. Then
% Sst Ss had ,S
for the chiids keep si5e e. October. and that
ha You ss bs SEi was asked.
will you be able to keep 1t as 1t should be
ri have kept IT," she said, lean continue
los S my BABY. shes all ! have" ,.
Mrs. H1%fGn 5ai a. S %ss ss sister, we'll ss o
prospects, but she was about the baby's. Inlad-
dition to the folks The SUN reporter saw on
ton Kept the baby because she loved it. half a
dozen others were seen Yesterday. and they
About the responsibility for the ,woman's ar
rest Judge VooIhis said: " could do nothing
but hold her. The case was reported to me by
a Gerry man. ana n summons was asked for.
OF course Il was granted and on tie statement
brought 70 court there was nothing to do but
to commit her"
bility for the womans arrest: In September
asst It was reported to the society that Mrs;
think TOUR was the NUN Der named. Now, baby
farming as It is termed Is net per SO wrong
Il Il ,nf Is propers eonGneted The Society in
yestigate Mrs; Hsmilton's case and the
I" S. SO
to the effect that the woman Was not taking
Of the ehtfsn Ina ss'1e
difficulty began. According TO the law not
only must the person who ,hSes , care OF the
ncude also the PLacs where The he children Are
as TO the place. The society was notified of
the woman's removal. and she applied Tor q
transfer OF the license. The Board OF Health
refused to grant a license; The grounds for
the refusal were not stated. In view OF this
do was to learn whether the woman was. still
keeping children, and inform her that II she
euted. The society visited the woman's
new place and found sne had one child
license. Mrs. Hamilton said she had adopted
the child. The society asked herto show the
any papers. Nothing remained for the sOcistS
70 do then but to 9osty the proper HntaiSritiesd
he ordered the woman TO appear before him.
The society Is perfectly IT, the right IN TIE
iiSc Sf The Society has nothing 70 DO with
Hss mattel II Is SImHg ins arm 81 the lsT
that il had refused to grant q license to Mrs:
Hamilton Il was the plain duty OF the society
TO that the law was enforced.
The case OF Mrs. Hamilton. calculated as II is
to add to the agitation for the annulmsnt OF
the socieiy's charter, comes at particularly
tsrday that Commodore .Gerry and the oni-
GERS Of the society had prepared bill appro-
pTiAtinR S3O.OOU Tor the use. OF the society
Matters Tx q the arrest in question not call
anywhere else for bill giving the public
money to the society.
In the Interview with THE SUN reporter on
Friday night superintendent jenkins OF the
society said:
NE are Gallons We don't care what people
say We conduct business to the satisfaction
of the people who support US, or they wouldn't
support us"
Some legislator may ask the society to go
and get the $50 OOu needed from the people
who are satisfied with the way business i con-
Quoted. Several men who are interested in
the welfare OF the society said Yesterday;
The chief trouble with the childTsn's So
cistg Is that when II makes a mistake il sticks
10 IT,. The officers Will not admit that either
they or their men could be mistaken. so ii mas