New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

children were cOniided to the care OF the Society
until further investigation.
| THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
The Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children did heavy piece of work yesterday Under
warrant from Justice Donohue, obtained by j.. Fellows
jenkins, the Superintendent OF the Society directing all
the children under control OF the officers Of the
Shepherds Fold to be produced in the Supreme Court
| Chambers, twenty-five boys and girls were taken
into the court. yesterday morning. Their ages
from two to fourteen years. aud there were two
or three babes not yet able to speak. Their clothes
not indecent but otherwise they presented pitia
BILE appearance. Their faces pinched and thin,
| and they seemed tO have youthful animation. Some
| OF them were suffering from cutaneous diseases, and
places upin the heads or flesh of the little ones
were covered with fresh coaings OF iodine or some sim
| liar subs tancc
The singular scene attracted crowd to the court
room. Charles Haigit, OF the directors Of the
society, aud Mr. jenkins were present T. Pine and L.
L. Dclapd the counsel Tor the society and made
motion tna the children should be put into the hands OF
the society until the question Of the ultimate Of
them should be determined The story presented by the
papers and statements OF counsel was remarkable
The present manager OF the Shepherds Fold is the
Rev. T. COwley. There has been long litigation I'm
the courts between Board OF Managers led By
Mr.. Cowley aud another Board which should have
the control. When the Controller called upon for
by act OF the Legislature he refused to pay the money
until the question between the two Boards was settled
In suit before Justice LandoE, in Supreme Court Cir
cu, in January, 1879, the Cowley Board
ul. On appeal TO the General Term the Judgment was
| reversed and a new trial ordered The matter,
however, has been carried no further and Mr. COwlcy
has retained control Of the institution receiving from
the city considerable of money for its support.
Information received recently by tlfe officers Of
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children
that boy nine years old, named Louis Victor lying
at ST. Luke'5 Hospital suffering from rachts caused by
starvation. Proceedings were taken IN the Supreme
Court against the hospital authorities, but they pre-
seuod return setting forth that the boy was too III to
bo presented In court. Justice DoDohue then directed
an investigation into the affair, and testimony was
taken before referee. This testimony showed
that tuo hoy Louis Victor had been placed in the hos
pita On December 90. 1879 In apparently dying con-
diton, by the officers of the shepherd Fold The tost
mony Of Mr. ard Mrs. Cowlcy brought cut such start
Hing facts regard 10 the management Of the Institution
that upon the evidence Justice Donohue issued the
Tor the production OF all the children in court
Tie warrant s1il that the evidence indicated
that there were 10 servants or attendants Of
any kind in The institution, but that ali
tie domestic work and manual labor OF the household
wa. performed by the children; thar the bodies and
clothing o. .hc children were IN hthy ANA unwholc-
some condition; ,hAt the greater part had 40 proper
any means OF being cared for when sick; that
the children had not proper or sufficient food. but
had for long time been kept alive by food utterly UNIT
llr them, pgoiu sickness and disease. and tending
10 starvation; that the bow LOUIS victor, when placed
IN IT, Lakes Hospital hy the officers oI the foid was ut
MI. Cowicy m her te.timouv upon which thi.lwarrant
wa, I'M par basrd csnhcd that the President The iusii
fntion wus 7uout Edison. Mr.. Cowcy was the score
t1rp and tle general charge of thr cldrcn. The
l@" , nv and rcceyed fund. from the city for the
puII5' nv a pci". Who said that he was it, father
I'M It's mother dead. lie paid - FOR s support az
w, i t zee H. Following Is some ~ the testimony
ith regard to the method Of carving on the work In
o - was there any one who ala the washing In
~ !. Certainly ; the washing had TO bc done"
O. Who Jid me washing in thr year l7'9F
a. Il',, od are tie girls who did the washugr
Ia About nftccn years old or course the house
Mt NJ, carried on without dom,sucs. Every one has
calno' , ~ dutir.: one the care OF the dorintorc.
| another the care oi the Washing ana so on We bad
servants tut now The girls are old enough and We do
o. Tcn il uudcrstard you correctly, Mrs cowley.
~ whole of the work done by the children
th house with eucA assistance as you ana MI towlcy
rhry are doing The work OF the house and have
! f,ne IL ,lurns the year SO"
| 20. 0 -" What is ihs name ~ the Oldest chldI
| %-"I have rad before. mink a witness has some
| rahts aud ! want 10 60 home 10 glyr the children
dncr and is great Inconvenience Ion me To be kept
Per.i.cnt inquiries however. elected the information
t the oldest girl itctn wears Ud, me next three
! fourteen. and the reT younger. LoHI' victor. Miro.
Co,rcy sai. did not become W uniii lal August Wh,n
urrr- formed in the mouth The food ~ The children
coteis,ed beans. hrings rice ana mia aud on hoi-
".. vrn". 10 Won n,can by holidays ~ was asked
| ON Chris -iml. DAYS thcy always bad chck'u.' was
the answer Oihcr tc-timouy from persons outside the
Institution developed '' zen nor, striking iacts Netr
TO chtlIfrn while they were an Court. Mr.. Cnwlcy
,ruc INTO thc before the Court opcnr. and with
f ufraut lu her hand addressed one o.. the officers %.
/ tie society who was present. sue wanted 10
/ tr,,v what they proposed 10 dO with the children
! and whether the eociciy was gong 10 take
| fhefn ont ~ her hands at once
.'The children are IN the custody or tie Court, my
good woman" was the reply; "hut II you VIII wait
| Ittie you VIII learn "
THESE charges Otrociou@ly false said Mrs Cow
! lew with indignation, and she walked dchantly out OF
| Thcrc were no counsel to represent the Fold
! rLen the case called. Mr. Dcailcd re-
,,.tody of the society for week. ana that then
orporuniy should be FOR defence 10 be uade
n c charges preferred II the charges were sustained,
thc society would a-k To be allowed 10 take care O the
| cntIdrcn permnncnty Mr.. Dclancd thought ~
plain Of utter neglect He showed 10 the court
photograph OF Lewis Victor inkcn when he was naked
| There did not appear he any flesh the body
Imbs but the skin drawn tightly over the bones
| and snews. II was stated as fact that the boy
| weighed only twenty-thIec pounds.
| The Justice granted the order Inc children were
taken 10 restaurant and given hearty meal aud
then distributed IN different places where the officers
were confident that they would be properly cared for.
Cowey afterward went 10 Justice Donohue's private
| chambers and told h!m that they would
be ready rcfute the charges made next Saturday.
There were alleged to be four other chi dren In the
dv nf the officers OF the Fold not produced yesterday.
An CATION will be made in regard to this alleged
violation OF the order Of the Court
DEAD Ar HIS OWN DOOR,