New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

whole burden of guilt and to reflect at leisure
in THE Tornbs the evil ways of men. The
bride simply $500 poorer and one expert
ence richer.
1t was on this occasion that the wife of this
'Schatchen.' Mrs. NJ. to claim the
sistance of charty-for not the wage Garner
in prison. and did she not have four children?
Relief given. clothes. money. coal pres
emily j regular pension of some S. or 50 a
month, sufficient TO pay the rent The calls of
the woman increased time went on other
members of the family came to inscribe their
names on the payroll OF the society. Her mother
passed under the name OF Mrs. l.. her brother
under that OF Mr.. "a, still another brother UNI
der that OF Mr.. S. soon came a stranger. a
young girl who had had a career I'm one of the
downtown music halls. had legally married
an empioye there-but. as it later appeared the
latter already had "a Wife and three children
had found a refuge with Mrs NJ. and now made
her claims. too, upon the benevolent institu-
ton Babies also began to appear in the house
hold. sometimes naturally. more often fnexpIi-
cably.
But soon sounds of discord began TO be heard
IN the direction of this group thus nourisbed
ana cared Tor out OF a sympathy fund. Anony-
nous letters came occasionally to the fnstttu
ton their alma mater. denouncing the mother
Mrs L. as charity "rounder.' denouncing the
daughter Mrs NJ, as the keeper of a disorder
~ house. As, moreover the daughter had an
peared before the courts on the charge Of cruel
~ TO chidren-she had been arrested selling
newspapers with six-months-oId baby I'm her
arms-the institution deemed it necessary Ia
make thorough" investigation The results of
thls We're as Instructive could be desired
me mother. II was found. had her fixed routa
mace her regular visits 10 we'll known charfta-
Ole i@ir'Hes' made also the rounds of church
ana synagogue at the stated intervals when
'i"lilihS and aims were distributed and at
spare moments. did uptown begging on the
streets As for the son (also a recipient of char
lty 'relief') he accustomed to get bIs
drinks by hosging his mother and securing soma
OF Ter hard Won beggings In view OF tbasa
Iacts ne institution decided that the assistance
given these two would have to be discontinued
II might be added here in passing thar the
Hother recently had a fatal stroke OF aponlaxv
IN her daughters home. and sewed in her c,otbas
were found some 5000 in notes. besides - hanI
DOCK made out III her maiden name with q
balance of $4,000 '' "
AS FOR the daughter. Mrs. NJ. it was decided
TO establish her husband. who was nov, ou+ or
prison. IN the newspaper and candy business
Gnu FlVO was voted to this end by the executive
C'iiiiiil''ee' stand was actually established
but apparently the money spent upon II WAS in
smoked UP his own cigarettes. spent the CON
tents OF his TIL for drink and soon came 70 the
status he had held before
Several other abortive attempts were made to
establish Mr. and Mrs NJ in business but as
ne was physically half parayzed and morally
completely SO. while she the mother OF six
small children. the situation could not he inn
proved. To add to its irony. investigators Of tbs
family had repeatedly expressed their suspI-
clons that II was vicious. unworthy family
but as the executives OF the institution could
not find any reason why the family should mn,
receive assistance. and as It judged according
TO All the criteria of scientific charity that il
must be in need of assistance it stilI continued
with occasional intermissions 10 dispense aims
to the family. Mrs. NJ had become in the Ian
suase If the East Side, full member OF the
Charities"
When took up what l trusted would be
final investigation OF this case the results OF