The New York herald., 1877-01-23
ANOTHER FIEyDlsH OUTRAGE.

BOT KILLED ny STARVATION, COLD AND
BEATIxo--rHE ALLEGED MURDERER LAM
BrRTviLLE SIGN PAIxTER-rHE POLICE AFTER
HIM.
PHILADELPHIA, JAM ~, 1871
Through the instrumentality OF the newly formed
Philadelphia Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children, case has lately come light which ap-
pears 10 demonstrate that their society organ.
ized day too soon although the alluded TO
suited IN the painful death of the victim, who was
unfor unateiy beyond the minstrations The officers
OF this bcnevolence before his condition dscov
cred.
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On Saturday last Coroner Goddard notified OF the
death OF boy named william b. Harvey. sixteen
years OF age. who had been removed dying con-
dition TO the University Hospital, West Philadelphia,
on the l2sh INST, and had died tho l7th The case
reported TO thu Coroner for investigation because
OF the act evident to tho physicians at the hospital,
that the young patient had died from neglect and ex-
posurc about the time the case was brought to the
notice OF the Society tor tho Prevention OF Cruelty
Children, and the oIc,ai inquiry before tho Coroner
and jury (which took place oday has been assisted
by the officers Of tins organization. with view Of
bringing about the punishment OF the wretch who ap-
pears TO have been the cause Oi the boys death.
A SOLDIERS ORPHAN
From tho testimony taken before the Coroner to-day
an inmate OF the Northern Homo Tor Frendcss Chi
dren Ia this city. Hts mother who Is still living.
ried again, aud ner name s now Martha NJ. Engeman,
OF No. v2l North Fiith street. The mother testified
that In september last she was informed by tho
OF the institution hat she md found opportunity OF
securing her boy good home at Lambertv,le, y. j.,
with s'gn painter. rhe mother gave hcr consent TO
his goina alib oush she hnd not the whom
he was bound out nd did not know anything oi
him OF her own knowledge. Young Harvey was &C.
cord,nSy scnt down INTO Jersey to the house Of II +.
Van Eidn ms rev master, The mother understanding
fhut ..rl hay IN stsah hohf s.nllo
Van Eda lived OH iarn aud worked sign painter.
nRorcmr HOME
From thai time unt the llih of tue present month
she neither hoard from her son. ON Tho llth
inst carriage drove up her residence In this city,
and rough looking man got out who intro iuccd h,n
self Mr.. Van Eida. He sad that her son
was SICK and that he was IN the carriage Van Edas
w,:e was also wmh INN. mrs En.lcman, on going 10
former seli--haggard, weak, bruised and utterly
broken down. He was too weak 10 walk and could not
without assistance. His iect were greatly swollen
ana he unable to walk from tho carriage to the
house Aitcr Van Eida had gone tho boy given
restorativcs ne was aoc to talk little ne said that
during the time he vas employed ~ The farm he
compelled TO arise at an early hour aud chop wood
aud that Il he tacd TO opiain certain amount in
that he had gone without mis- meals ninc different
occasons lie also stated that about weeks before
feet became frozen from lug compelled TO work out
IN tho cold. From what little the Young sufferer
able to say II evident that he had been most cru
ely and 0rutaliy treated, and had been
BEArkN, STARVED AND EXPOSED TO THE COLD
until both feet and hands irozen He was covered
with and dirt, and his feet badly frozen
that they had become gangrenous three toes
had actually rottcd and dropped on He said that
wncn his prosecutors were bringing HIM homo the
they had threatened 10 leave him perish &c he
even much groanod aloud. They mad sue.
cceded Ia frightening the poor lad by their inhumun
threats that he great lear Ot them, and did
dvulge the brutality Of their treatment OF HIM until
they had driven or IN tho carriage Ia which they had
brought hm home to die. The mother further tcsti.
fed that the 18th inst, the day after his arrival no
was conveyed Ito the University Hospital, where no
died the nth.
DIED FROM CRUELTY.
The Coroner's physician Dr. Chapman, dcposed that
he mado post mortem examination OF The body OF
the deceased at No ,22S Ridge avenue, Saturday
last hc found several bruises the back between the
shoulders; the toes appeared as II they had been
severely frozen; two toes the right foot and
the left were missing; they were In gangrenous
dit!on; on making an examination 0i tho internal or
gans found them in healthy condition.
Dr. John r. Better, residing at No. liz Brown street.
testified that he had been .ed IN 10 attend him after
he had been brought home from Lambertville, and
found his feet very badly frozen and his limbs up to
his knees much swollen; he told me that he had rot
slept for hve days and nights and that he had but
very little TO eat during that time.
The boy In terrible condition and very weak
number OF other witnesses were examined in
roboraton OF tho above and then. the request OF
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty Chidren
the conclusion OF the case was postponed Tues.
day, tho Goth inst In the meantime Efforts will he
made to arrest Van Eda aud hts wife, Coroners
rant having been issued for them this afternoon.