People Ex Rel. Van Riper v. New York Catholic Protectory
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court of the First Department, made May 13, 1887, affirming with costs an order of the Special Term of said Court, made January 7, 1887, discharging one Florence Van Riper, upon writs of habeas corpus and certiorari, from commitment to the appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
Florence Van Riper, a female child of the age of fourteen years, was, on the 5th day of October, 1886, brought before a police justice of the City of New York, charged with having been found on that day “ improperly exposed and neglected, and wandering in the public park, to wit, the Union Square Park, in said city, without any proper guardianship ; that the said child was found in the company of one Mary Ryan, who is a reputed prostitute, in violation of the provisions of the Penal Code.” The justice on the same day examined the charge, and, after hearing the witnesses, adjudicated that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children v. GilmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- People Ex Rel. Heck v. New York Catholic ProtectoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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