New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
BOARD MEETS IN SECRET
MANAGERS OF THE HUDSON INSTITC'
TION DISCUSS PRISONERS ESCAPE.
CONTROLLER MORGANs SHARP CRITICISM
OF METHODS AT HUDsoNJUDGE
CADY's VIEWS OF THE TRoU-
BILE AND ITS REMEDY.
BILE AND ITS REMEDY.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.l

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the House Of Refuge for Women at Hudson held
a secret meeting there to-day TO consider !"
nrivate the recent escape Of two women pris-
oners from that irstitutIon-an escape "hic"
,bev must consider as a misfortune 10 It's pres
ent MANAGEMENT Another subject which was
undoubtedly debated was Controller Morgan
so,.o~o criticism Of the management Of both OF
,ba houses Of refuge for women in this state
= r.,,l no renern bered that the Controller re-
torrad % the cruel treatment Of women IN one
OF the institutions.
The members OF the Board Of Managers OF the
Hudson House OF Refuge who attended the Sc
ore, meeting to-day were Paul Fulton or HUG
son. DR. Thomas A. Wilson, Of Cleverack ana
Professor Mills. OF Vassar College Poughkeep-
Gle One interesting feature Of their meeting
WAS their solemn announcement to newspaper
correspondents that they would not discuss the
affairs Of the House Of Refuge with any out
slider" An outsider" Controller Morgan had
cruelIv said: In another institution, when mas
also been one Of the loud protestants against
outside 'meddliny,' the evidence showed tha'
watchmen who were hired to guard against hre
and the escape Of inmates had well arranged
plan. whereby a part OF the force slept WINE
another part went about and rang the slsnal
bells al the appointed hours. Two inmates
walked ont Of the institution while the watch
men slumbered on the night OF July ..
HOW PRISONERS ESCAPED.
This plainly refers to the Hudson institution
,or +bat is the only one which lost two prison.
ors on that night. and moreover. the Board OF
Managers here made confession indirectly by
suenandine one OF the watchmen. The TWO
uo,nan who escaped were Margaret MarIoor-
ougb twenty-one years old. and Martha Brink
ma, Of the same age both Of New-York. both
uere thieves Martha Brinkman having been
oo,,.ictad ~ stealing some fine dresses from the
uifa of Edward T Fisher OF NO. l'l west
rire,v-4rst-st.. In 1897. and Margaret MarIoor-
ouob convicted OF stealing S6Z from her en- en-
| nlover Mrs Jennie Van Ettinger' OF No W.
! broadway. New-York. Notwithstanding '"e''
| had moral record. II was permitted 10 .hen. -
! sIaan and work in the administration Ou''N'"e
! ~ tho House OF Refuge which is ouiioihs 'na'
bos No iron bars 10 its windows. and mas hulner-
| 1,,. Ira half Of glass The prisoners had Deeh
ranair,nr wardrobes Of Mrs. +. o. ABDUL '"e
! -....ardent Of the House OF Refuge. ana MISS
1Si,,o Do, a roatron. and thus saw many costly
C,or,nents They escaped from theH roo''9 ""
Tho night Of July g. pillaged the rooms % ''1
,u,o ofcials named Of several me o'esSe' "'1
bo+s took 5000 from private saie OF MIS- a.
hott dropped from an open VINO" u Inv
- tho Ground and then scaling VOGUE" LIN.
srr-oundiug the grounds, reached 81 ~.
tJudson II was then an easy matte ~ -
70 the Central station and take d ia'""'
for New-York -
u.ncE CADY TRIES TO EXPLAIN.
,nana Rider Cady Of Hudson commenting
unon these events to-day SAID
,,o.,s. ~, Refuge has been run JUST az
u,tir IKE a prison. and JUST as me- ,,ost ~ the
| formatory as possible. Al ~ - bars were
s,ots BOARD Of Charities. the III" Srnir,stra-
STAT srC,, ,he windows OF the auhl.IIi'e .
| ,tor huilding There are elsnl eli the in
/ - and three watchmen 10 go, r1atter
es ~ the Refuge. 1t Is ui1i1. ~ - a n
loL 80 territory only short term Pi'T4;n5
ore imprisoned In the adiiill, .id soon have
! Trhosa prisoners who eScapeu 49,. 80 COM
AH O9 ltfoosad Recently felons nave 80 ,d .
Deen 81 institution. This mas lh'I ~ - :
rlltttu ~ went FOR which the House OF I'ei
wasn't intended. ! don't DeneNe IA
"a House have been cruelty ura''N
rhen Judge Cady put his finger on 'ne Us
o, ,he present strained relations De'"ee"
III Morgan and the managers OF the val 'O''
state institutions. - ..,,ab, N
- LEGISLATURE OF 1899" he said ought u
ha,.. formally deprived the Boards OF Manae
-. the charitable institutions OF al care -
ascal concerns II did not 90 It, a"' a..
some friction. which am sure VIII s"o'''s
appear" .. eac,,on 142 OF
He then called attention 10
Chapter J46 Of the Laws OF 1876
Each Board OF Managers SHAH hSTe or orT OF the
,,nsrintendence management ana coIl','' 90
supiIi.te,l over which ii is appointed. OF me
Funds and buildings officers ana e mi rs,
hereof OF the inmates therein anu t - CON
.nr I tino 10 the government. dsciphhs' con.
trao,s and fiscal concerns thereon. anu I I'm
sks such rules and regulations as may seem
IN them necessary fos carrying OUT '"'
OF such institutions
,,,>,cr IN MANAGEMENT PROPOSED
Judge Cady added: Three powers nov ~
troll the charitable institutions the'r -s.,a.
the controller and the State Board OF Charloe'
,rh.rs 4. no reason. in my opinion. why the nsca
orairs ~ these institutions should not DE con
trolled by the Controller. In fact o0h' 'e'