The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY.
ARBITRARY CTIoN or GERRY SOCIETY
OFFICERs

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JAN TO Await Punishment-The Bsby
Sent to be Brought Up with Paupe--.
One OF the cases which, while the Gerry So
clety acted strictly within the law. are calculated
to increase the agitation for the annulment Of
tho society's charter. came before Police JUS
tice voorhs. In the Yorkville Court yesterday.
| The society took an eight m onths-od baby
| away from woman who had been giving IL
| tender care. and who loved IL better than its
| own parents. They sent II to Randalls Island.
| where paupor ba bies are received. The woman.
who came from good family. who was refined.
! educated. and capable In every way Of caring
| for the baby. and who until the death Of her
husband had lived In luxury and had had all
that money could buy they had locked IN.
She was in Jail last night Not ore Of her
friends knew Of her plight Not satisfied with
this the society will try to have the Court OF
Special Sessions send her to prison. This be-
cause she took care Of the baby without hsv-
ing u license.
The prosecution lie being conducted under
section 2Ss ofthe Penal Code. which relates to
baby farming. and which permits the society
to do about what It pleases II 1t catches you
taking care OF baby that isn't your own un-
less you have q permit. The case Is that OF a
Mrs. Violet Hamilton. She is the widow OF
Or. Bailey Hamilton. who was a scotchman
and n noted surgeon and who died several
years ago In this city. She Is tho
daughter OF former Admiral in the
British navy. Her husband had n
fortune invested in pictures and little while
before his death these were burned Her leg
acy from him consisted OF a variety Of lawsuits
with insurance companies. which haven't been
! settled. Mrs. Hamilton had some money OF
her own and this. with occasional aid from a
| relative in Vermont and from a friend in this
city who had done a large amount OF work for
her husband. she has got along very nicely.
Mrs Hamilton Is very fond OF children. She
lived in Third avenue. near Forty ninth street
She was acquainted with Mrs. McAvoy tho
matron OF the Woman's Hospital In Lexington
avenue and FiftiCth street, and she INDUCED
her fancy visiting the babies in that institu-
ton. She wanted Mrs. McAvoy to let her have
one to care for. but It was against the rules OF
the hospital to let any child out to board. Ono
day when application was made at the hos
ptal for board for an infant there was no
room to spare and Mrs. McAvoy sent the APP
picant to Mrs. Hamilton.
Mrs. Hamilton was delighted. She got $40
a month for the board OF the infant On tho
advice OF Mrs. McAvoy she got license which
permitted her TO board other babies. and she
got two others some time later. One is
tho infant over which the present trou-
BILE has arisen Last October she moved
to sol East Seyenty-second street She
applied then for transfer OF her IL
cense The Health Board refused to trans
board wssi Being Said. The parents Of the
third had told her that they could not pay for
pleased with the child. Mrs. Hamilton said
she loved the baby. and would adopt 1t and
On Thursday afternoon Gerry society man
served summons on her to Hppea5 with her
NO n counsel. Section IS Of the Penal Code was
She became hysterical and the only defence
she could make in the examination that she
that she was alone in world and God had sent
II to her to care for. all of which seemed TO be
She protested that she was rearing the baby
only because she loved It. She got no money
The baby was taken from, her and She was led
crying to cell while tho court attendants
sSi 1t s v.sd PfMSf as Of hnf
home last night The nsghborsr were won,
Gsr cSsrs asG MRS. hSoe sSs
l3Gs S"Iks fTs IShn p =, t6s 6SGmmInd
sbe has ys Children RaT M the ana
"' sure S said Mrs Sherlock. "she loved that
SaSy letter tsfn she as TO Mh n s sns
see II. e she was that afraid IL would cry. There
wasn't minute OF her time she wasn't with
-" Well. what did she do for her living ?"
ASSOC Do 9'S de e ed Mrs Sherlock dor Why.
sweet voice she lust sang and PLAYED with
stop stop at her door and listen" N1O
Up TO this time Mrs Sherlock didn't know
Island: Mrs sherlock screamed and
said Si 'ia ksf Va:
She used to BRING her in here and show her on
and when We were alone she would say Il was |
fort to bring her up Every penny she could |
rake or, srrape would GO on that child: |
she says to an nhr faUIf ReS
child away my little RoI!y' want to die. ei'll |
never got a cent for it An the people hers
thought this was her own baby she had only |
SS esm asa'S She s got s etter ysste$S and
Rd h r. s EseH R6 y9S s 5sad b sas Se yol
ami and little Dolly We'll provided ior"H '' 'o
The reporter Visited al the other families II
about Ie Mrs Ha@ilton's love for the baby was was
M5 CGSIIo; vp: ThGrR builder and com
street, Is well acquainted with Ms Hamilton.
hS s Ss Sy TAI 10 to 6o@s sf
and broadway. which the Doctor had Pur-
she is a fine woman" he said. and he told
her history as he knew It. HE said he had
the keep Of that baby She thought the world
otit tried 70 convince her dozen 4, tines mes
there was no talking to her."
Mrs. McAVoy corroborated what Mr. Thorp
had said ABOUT Mrs. Hamilton's love for the
baby and also about her not getting pay for
keeping II.
Superintendent Jenkins OF the society Was
asked what the society had to say about the
Nothing" he said. except that she viola
ted section 2sS Of the Code. Plain baby farm.
Are any charges made that she is not Mt
person TO have the child2" ask ed the reporter
She hasn't license. that's all. said Mr.
Jenkins She told people that she had the
child boarding with her and when she found
she had to have license she got up the story
that she had adopted II. 1t was all so Dalpably
false and an evasion OF the law that the society
prosecuted her"
Some people might think the society has
acted haTshly and uniustly" said the reporter.
We don't care anything about that" said
Mr.. jenkins. We are used 10 II. We are cal
lous. We don't care what people say We
conduct business 10 the satisfaction OF the
people who support US or theJ wouldn't sup