New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07
no BLAME FOR PIERCE.
MANAGEMENT OF THE WESTCHESTEh
TEMPORARY HOME COMMENDED

Az EXTENDED RErOEr FILED BY TIE KEFhNhh
n WHICH AII.rGNrIovs or CRUELTY AND
Wrongful TREATMENT OF THE CHI
DRrv ARE DECLARED TO EE FALSE.
.rbe decision Of Daniel W. Guernsey. referee III
tno investigation Of the Westminster Temporary
Home for INDECENT children and It's sup'fm'e.''"'
lanes W. Pierce. WAS filed in tho county ~"
Office in White Plains yesterday. nc ''S' ""'
oitoI wilosprcad intcrcs' and has been he'o'" ~
rud,,o Guernsey for neary years. Tn" supe'ih-
terdent o. the institution was charged WIN cr"''E
toward the inmate. The ras" OF ih'r'S" So
sixtccn-yoar-old inmate. first brought lH' ""',''
~ ruhlic notice The 500 girl escaped from the
Home and sought refuge in nearby mousse "'''''
II was said she showed bruises ana cuts upon "''
h,,. ,ll,,.d N have been inflicted by Sup'rlnt'nh-
on, Pierce The investigation was requested pY '"'
managers 81 the Home. som" 81 the w'"''''l' ",''
most innucnri.l residents OF III" county ''''' NV
suhioct had been brought out 10y til" newsp"p'rs
In tho hearings ~ Witnesses wcr" called ana 'N-
amncd
l., hi. rcp.rt ex-Iudgc Guernsey -ays th"i ms
personal inspection and his hearings o. inc ''
dcrcc convince him that tho food ana ''o'h'.s "
the inmates have always been good Ihe'' n"''
hcon only sixteen deaths in fifteen years oh' OF IN"
s0 inmates received. though two "pid"mi'S o.
scarlet rev.r have occurred The instruction OF IN"
inmates IS looked after carefully. ana whl'' OF
account 81 the ages ~ most OF IN" inmates III
teaching OF . trad" j. out of IN" question: ''''
inmate besides being educated are a"eh' tho
Girls to Ms. tho needle and to help I'm th" dich"H
,,urdr and house work and the hoy- TO do different
,;rds nj practical work about ~" place the 'hH-
drcr v.erc rl,cod with families in ID careful WY
and the management is commended FOR iA-. 'h'
moral training IL th" same a. ""ur' ' '''S"' "'"
enforced I'm any wr-rogulat'I horn
There were runishncnts FOR infr'c'ion' OF 'h.
,,,i.s .s ordinarily i-" 10 n'in'~ anu
., ,.,.r.I ..,,~ cons ..t,i - 4 drum
school, '"' S'- '.', ,., &c.. I.he. which
stick sixteen I'm hos long WIZ ''" l''"''' WIZ "
weighed rvc-,ghih- - an ounce 10 pcrnan'h'
H. ,,'r,. over resulted from It's u-. and while mark,
INJURY ever '''"'' ' .. I'm. ~.
"er" l'h '"'F '''"P' |..n. .r.. r,r,sn-
WON, ,,oi.,ol i. found 20 hav, boon proper ari
' ,,,-,,... t,. ,.r,r boon inflicted in
not cruel in''Sn''''" ''' ,.,,...,, ,,,..
suito or passion IN ""E '''' d. '''''S"'-
a., 49,, .f q, - ,,.,.r,. of cruelty charged ar
mo In" ne S,r r,I ,,,i,st W,i,er Maiory and
the whipping. hae'I mo- ,u '" ,,.'. rte ,.d
Albert Jackson aud John tt"n- II' ,l'..i ' i
scrbcd took pi"c me MO- ,',i' ',y 90 H.. ftise
ser. "ii o,I'Ir. S""" ,', ,',..,,,,,,.,,,
SPECIFIC CHARGES plSFK'N ~
., 49,. ,,.,....... o,.o.- q, ~. ,o,ud W. not
broken br tho handle o. the "ea;" welded h'
pierce but hy tho boy himself while playing. IN"
,rol e.. z, ,,,r,. TIM, Thomas owens nngcr
referee H4"' " ""'"' '''' ~ 49,
was broken or mat John Evans vs. VI. UP ~
the thumbs ~ metal lips w"r" Over used or ga"
lashcs Of th" cat as alleged Frank k'iCn Va
struck on tn" f0of with Wei i"W'l ara Nl''p
drawn thereby. # find says It' r'i''"'. 'thAi
the charge tha' % SINAI chi!d lh"i refused =" ""'
and Vomited in it, dish 81 ioo1 ~ IN" ihbl" Wa
punished and compelled TO cat ~ hN Sni'fln,'ii'h
Pierre j. unqualinodly fals. tn" mouth o.
a.e c' nn ko, III Vim w,,nr and sey..r..
cases wh"r" children tF' hfI ileIr NOUNS washer
s III h'i,. 49, '',rr.d '
The following charges arc also found To have
been untrue lh.t slti' ih, polr cl IN
y,os" en-, ,r. sum nah va. .,nutl.d ON The h.1l
OF Minnie Schl.cr. that chains WEI" used for rum
auays without buckskin between the ankle and
band. except in two instances. when for snor'
time no bIck-kin used. Tho chains We" kept
On might and dav In some tas,a hy iarli consent
of tho Hoard Of Manarcr- sometimes two inmates
Lcinr chsir,d together but ihcy were always re-
,nnvnd ia allow fh. children 10 uudr.ss 80 night
and moi Tho slichtcs, injury oyer resulted from
mot MS. Uandcuns wcr. used but not
iniuro any one Girls who wer" Dis ,h-dient mad
fh,lr hair clipped cut Of bat nlWtef evenly
except in one instance.
Destitute criminal and truHnf children arc com
United 10 the Home. This made di-cipln" n'c'-
Saiv. The whppine- Wrr" only prlctis'd as used
I'm families for the punishment Of fh"f Children
Thu punishment Of several Older inmates WIS SO
Yer" In several USi1hc'S ih' l.i'''u oI'H''N "l'