New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-13
rnrRrH nAY OF THE TRIAL

There were not so many women among the
spectators at trial OF the Rev Edward Co"Iey III '"o
Court OF General Sessions yesterday Dir. Convey h'u
many friends around him during tac day Among olh'S
were the Rev Drs Henry g. Potter, Morgan DIX uIl'h
r. Tracy, Horato southente and Joseph H. Kylanee'
Mr Cowlcy WAS busy the greater part o. the Time d"
examining records and papers He 10 longer wears "
depressed took.
The defence opened the days work by calling Miss
Cornela ~ Gahahan She testified that she had Oeeh
member of the Committee on Clothing Tor the foiu l"r
six years and that with the except Oh OF the aa' Sc
she had been In the habit or visiting the INSTITUTION Ny
rreoueutv Last year she had visited the Home ano"i
q dozen times She had LOUIS Victor among the
cb,lorcn lint her attention had not been particularly
directed IN him she had ENCOURAGED the confidence OF
the children aud she believed that II they had nad any
thing TO complain about they would nave come 70 heI
she however. took special means to inquire Il ais
satisfaction existed because II size had done 80 IL womb
have in piled doubt OF The management The cmdrenS
demonstrations Of affection toward Mr. ana Mrs CONVEY
vc,c almost fnlsone The discipline OF the house was
that known AS nome life" For several years the boy'
attended the choir OF Adams Church, and the older
girls ware members Of the SOWING class. They were
neat clean refined and orderly.
IN. Rev Dr. IJriah T. Tracy pastor OF the Churcb OF
the Epipbany TESTIFIED that De knew az many OF the
children as had attended hs church and snudayschoo
They were amiabc. bright and CHEEKY, but they had
cost on their faces Of Institutional children" II was
little lees than the usual set loob Dut Il was some
what OF "A tried" expression. They looked Won
rourlshed Miss Anna CsllgShan WAS tuhc'fess AZ ne
Fold from February untn July. 1879. Sac lived III
the house and saw the children constantly. 9he was
present at nearly al Of their meals
state whether thew were sufficiently ana bonntIu"P
provided for"
..Ineycr heard O! but one complaint, and that was
from Que OF the boys Mr. Cowiey told me to inform
him Of all such won't to Mrs coWiey ana she
ordered Fanny McCurdy 70 give him large slices OF
bread There was not any OF lness Wbie / was
there except u case OF toothache. They were very
bonn tnliy supplied with clothing. was NJ thc rou
short line August. Victor was quite delicate he WaH
inactive and did wish 90 play win the otucr chr
dren lie was taken 10 see Dr. Haws' and aherw""
was supplied with medicine =,
" DO you , hnQw Oh the '""''io" VI aug
"'sT saw a1S Sir cowiey ferule c oyer the hands
once and q nnOtho occasion littlr eirl'
Iy Mr.. Brooke-I wa. in The Institution on salary.
oid get Il. have Mr. Cowlcy personal note TOT h'
TESTIMONY OF DIR. HAws.
Walker A. Haws. a physician OF No. 22I East sixty
nrstst testified that he had been consulted IN ference
10 Louis Vcior's health Last The boy taken
10 his office ty Mrs Cowey. IT, wac pale. his muscles
were abby he was pigeon ted and had large Joiuts
In his Judgment the child afflicted with RI kets He
prescribed cod liver oil with phOs OF lime syrup OF
od dc 81 ron nutri Diet aud pcaty ot fresh air.
HIS services rendered gratu t'ur Ho went once
70 see tic child Mt the Fold. IN October II then
ON
famed He Thought the chlid sar necoin'uS oonsnmp-
tive. He knew nothing about the dct the chid had re
Dr. Haws had known Mr. CoHley IN 1850 while he
was chaplain Of BinckwclP- leland .
Cowl-y while held that roson uad ordered prison
ers 70 be smut up daik cell hccusr tLey hAo coughed
wbilr nj service. hut the Court would not permit a.
"Uow many children were brought % you Oh January
TO-" asked Mr. Phelps Dr. Haws
What was their condition.
"Ihey were brought by Mr7 Cowley."
Dit.f,,s rfun Ia rI 81 tIl II fIp
and once in October could not be- considered ~ sufficient
medical care for ore NJ, me eo"SH mar a, lSl
heads was good. som" oi them nag SKIN diseases
and some had On Of them Lad az eruption on
"' Recorder smyh described the dirt Of The Fold TO the
witness ana asked HIM what effect 1t would have on
~ mink the diet would have made him do
| moi ihink 4 was nutritious food"
To Judge Fullerton" r the child had css'' meat and
vegetable. 1t was properly red ,,,,., ,,,i. ,...,,.
Mise Caaghan beint recalled sara ina. LnS .'lPr
hal his as with the other children. aud aier break
fast taken upstairs and gwen an rts, %as tol
lea. tunk he gwen lettuce, but not regularly.
never law him have In the morn NJ. on ine days.
he was into the yard; IN the afternoon be went
for walk with the otter cnuieh Ii 20 .me
| times had toast.
ABAKTR WITH LARGE BILL.
Henry Schneider testified that he had supplied the
Fold with bread for years. II WAS Bloomingdae
rye bread but 1t made OF rye and wheat IN equal
quantities. On average he LEFT ten oaYes day, and
| each loaf weighed two pounds.
70 Mr. Phelps-They had bread enough. Mr.. Cowlcy
owes me 1926 for bread supplied for two years and
half Two years ago Mr.. Cowlcy told mo to leave eeht
or ten loayes Mrs Cowley told to leave eight but
left ten as made the bill bigger charged GEMS
The REV. Drs Henry c. Potter rrctorof Grace church
Morgan DIX rector Of Trinity Churcn' Hor",io s,nth'
Rylsncr rector ST. Marks Church all teslihed that
| tnev mad known Mr.. Cowlcy for many and th8t
his general character well his character for Kind
| illness and gentlenehs wa. go19 . w. r, - ,
had known Mr. Cowey for fourteen or fifteen years and
had never heard ANYTHING AGAINST hs character; lie
knew MN when he chaplain on the Island and had
heard that nc mad locked mp prisoners Tor coughing
| iu service time .,,.,
one OF the surgeons OF Bellevue Hospital FOR twenty
Ave years SAID he regarded the symptoms attend
| ING Iouis VictOrg case, described by DR. HtWs, 10
he characteristic OF ricketts,. He dd not think that tho
food mentioned In the evidence AS ne regular die at
| tnr Fold was proper diet tor child suffering from
| rtckets lie should have had the juice Of meat and
farches food Mis- Irene Gaeagh9n b school teacher Of
bcr and thought the institution model OF perfec
| ness.
MR.. cowLEY As WITNESS.
Al this stage OF the the counsel for the defence
| held a consultations which lasted for minutes
When II had terminated, Judge Fullerton called the
| rrsoner Mr. COwey walked briskly 10 the witness
stand and was sworn. lie his testimony IN loul
yo,ce and apparently with studied effect at first. Al
| he proceeded, however, he became more natural.
ct am afy-two years OF age" he said and reside NJ
| No 1877 East Sixtiethst. From the last day OF Jnuu
nry until Yesterday | resided IN the Tombs. am
clergyman OF the Protestant Episcopal Church
ana was ordained in June, 1857, AT 81. Ann
Church Lowell. Mas. l have hyed In Newly orr
since February, 1868. For itte more thai
nine years l was the Episcopal clergyman II
BIackwells Island also oiciatcd Al Randails Island
where there were 1000 children collected. Since ih
founding of the Chdrcns Fold have had between 60'
and 100 children under my personal charge, ana Onll
| three have died.
Louis Victor first came to the Fold in Jannary, 1873
brought by nis repu 90 father who called ann
self James Victor. did not know that tho chd ha'
another me until | read it in the Indictment tn
told me that the cIilds mother was dead; mat
WAS England that he had come To this cOuntr.
a leaving a second WIFE III England that the boy ha
G had none Of the ailments common 10 Chi
dren. and that lie would pay NC a~WOn
toward It's support lie obtained permissiO tax
= inc child To his house sunday. For the MI two