New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28
PROGRESS OF TIE NEW CABLE
HORRIBLE INT4NIICIDE.
A NEW BORN BABE sTRANGLFD BY ITS MOTHER
AND THROWN FROM THIRD STORY WINDOW.

NEW BORN BABE sTRANGLFD BY ITS MOTHER
AND THROWN FROM THIRD STORY WINDOW.
Soon after o'clock q. H., yesterday, Sergeant
Lowery received information that the dead body of
female infant then lying grape vine in the rear
Of the premises No West Thiry-seyentGst. Rounds
man Suite was tonvestgatc the matter, and sccr
TAIN if possible the parentage OF the child aud by whom
il had been SO cruelty cast away On examining the
body, Ro.ndsman Suite found a string drawn lightly
around tine neck of the infant, producing sanguat0n
nothing relative 10 the infant Al The inmates professed
bo ignorant of the parentage and al the women were
in good health. Ascending to the roof ROunda suite
looked the edge and saw blood on WndoW sill "I
the adjoining house, No Thinking that there was
which is occupied 10y Mr.. Charles Cowan, an old and
highy-respected resident Of the twentieth ward
his wife, and a family OF grOwn-up children,
one of whom, Charles, has served during the
late war and rising the rank of captain The rounds
man was admitted by Mrs. COrOtan, and in response to
his question whether any sick In the house, she
mmediateIv respOnded that her daughter Esther E.,
vino is Is wears age, then lying dangerously Ill III
her room, the third floor, from bleeding OF me lungs
The roundsnan assembled to the moor where tle YOUNG
of the door he found traces OF blood The whdOW-s OF
the blood when king from the ROOF OF the ad
Tie hody OF the infant was taken by ROundsman to
the West Thirty Police station, and report
made to Sergeant LowtTy. 1t was the DeHeI OF poth
officers that Miss Cowan lad given birth to the infant
ged il by means oi cord found around lis Meek
and then threw il Of The window Sergeant LOWerN
nj once sent for Police surgeon Armstrong and requested
him 10 ascertain whether Miss COWau mad given birth
to "A child. Surgeon Armstrong visited the house ana
ascertancd that the young woman had very recently
given birth TO child, that she partially dciifl0u'
and in "a very weak and exhausted condition. Dr. Arm
strong considered her state TO DC very critical one ana
is apprchensive that she will not recover
Miss Cautan was formerly employed III stewart =
store four five months ago she left there, ana mas
since that time lived at home. Her mother states that
her daughter was very reserved in her manner and re
firing in cOmpauy that she went out but seldom, ana
when she did 20 accompanied by her brother. she
hal not complained OF feeling unwel, and had
given sign of becoming a mother On Tuesday
afternoon engaged for several hours operating
sewing machine; seemed 10 he in her usual health ana
retired after 10 o'clock Mrs Cowtan prOfessed 10
seemed quite overcome when it made certain that
her unmarried daughtergas a. imOther and probable
murdeTess.
The young woman, too eak and i'll 10 be removed, was
left in charge Of officer until Coroner Rollins, VINO
had been informed Of the could attend ana make an
investigation
The affair has created intense excitement in that part
Of the city in which it occurred, and much sympathy Is
expressed for the paICut5 aud other relations.
Last evening, Coroner Rollins commenced an lnVest
CATION of the DIR. John Leach made postmortem
examination of the body of the infant and on applying
the usual TO the lungs found that the infant was
born alive. Death, in s OPINION was caused by strangu
lation. A Jury impanneled, composed OF some OF
the best citizens Of the ward and the inquest will be
held to-day.
Last night the condition OF the young woman not
inprOycd There is scarcely chance for her recovery
The fact that OF the inmates Of the house knew Of
her illness until short time before the officers arrest
and that she was without the aid OF physician until
DR. Armstrong was summoned contributed 10 make her
very much worse and greatly to lessen the chances OF
herr