New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-01
Murdered WOman's Letter
Reveals Kindness to
Young Italian.
WAS NOT TRYING TO
SEND HIM TO UTICA
Miss Beecher Wrote W.R. George
Asking Place for Pupil in
Junior Republic.
- TeIesranh 10 ID rrisune !

Auburn. y. Y. March Sl-The true at
titude of Ida L. Beecher toward the
young Italian who slew her was revealed
to-day in the contents Of letter she sent
10 William r. George. and by him turned
over to Superintendent l.. H. Burch, Of
the George Junior Republic. i'm Freeville,
less than three weeks ago The letter is
self-eXplanatory and shows that there
was no fJundstlon TO the various stories
that nave been told 10 the effect that she
was instrumental in sending him TO Utica.
She was trying to keep him from being
returned 20 the old-style juvenile institu-
ton. and he had been comforting with her
about the George Junior Republic. Her
letter says:
Il was very much impressed with the
work done for and h. the boys and girls
Of your republic wien | was visiting it
with group Of Cortland Normal girls
three years ago. Have YOU room for an
other citizen. a boy Of fifteen years" He
is a good-hearted boy. one Of my pupils
last year and one OF my most interesting
boys. His mott er died when he was too
Young to remember and left his father
" III Jtdil. llit WY Gnu III NtNNt @A'NN'
TO care for in New York city. jeans
father married again The boys father
finally thought il best to move up into the
country here. but it, Of course, seemed
pretty duh for such city bred children,
and the girl returned TO New York.
The father thinks a lot OF the boy and
has tried to do what he could for him.
AS have said, Jean was one Of my
pupils last year. lie dislkes school
work He got a working certificate. with
his fathers consent. and went to work
in the mills four miles from here. lie
became restless. don't know what the
trouble was, but ne got s. and started to
go somewhere away from home. He
went to Philadelphia, Albany and Lyons,
among other places. but he got no work
Finally ne called upon some humane So
oiety, they found out who he was. ard
he was sent to the Catholic Reform
School in Utica.
ION his return he did not like it there
and had nothing in view. II he could get
into some place like the George Junior
Republic. where he would receive little
kind treatment as well as hard work. it
NOulu nc lllit Abl Illllls TIC i'clNA4NS ~
kindness very readily. lie is not bad
boy by any means; he is simply unhappy
at home. but he is ambitious and has
other fine qualities that would develop If
he only had little guidance TO show him
that he really could amount TO something
If he chose TO- had a little talk with
Jean tonight about the place. Jean
seemed TO be quite interested when | eX-
planned as we'll as I could what was eX-
pected Of him. Would YOU please send
him circulars Of your school, for ] am
prettv sure that Jeans father who is
well educated and wants 10 make some
thing out OF his only son. would be de-
lighted"
The funeral of the girl was held to-day
at the family home in Sennett The We
TINS three brothers-Wilis. Dwight and
Judson-and Charles Riley, former
schoolmate. we're the bearers. The
Scripture was selected from the 43d
chapter of Isaiah: But now saith Je-
hovah. that created thee, o jacob, and
that formed thee. o Isaiah; fear not for
I have redeemed thee. have called thee
by thy name and thou art mine"
The casket was placed In a receiving
vault at Onondaga Valley, and a Tlot
will be selected at the convenience Of the
family.
More than three hundred letters have
poured into the bereaved family. includ-
ing one from Assemblyman and Mrs
William Sulzer