The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-08
THE BAD SHEPHERD.
How Pastor Oowlev Starved the Patrons Of
His Baby Farm.
New York Tlmea.1

Mr. uowley did not appear, nor was he rep
resented BY counsel, At the Inquiry into his
management Of the Shepherds Fold, which
was continued yesterday before Judge Dono-
hue The first witness was Miss Annie Mas
coy, sister Of the stepmother of the little
boy Louis Victor, who Is now sick in st,
Llikes Hospital. She testified that two years
ago the boy was stout, robust, pleasant aud
playful She called twice al the Shepherds
Fold To see him. She was refused permission
the first time, and on her second Visit she was
told BY Mrs. Cowey that he had been taken
to st. Luke's Hospital. The second witness
was DR.. James W. Ranney. He examined
the children after they were taken from the
Shepherds Fold, and found that Gussie
Sweeney, twelve years old; her brother,
Frederick six years old. and her sister,
Margaret, two years old, were In q
very diIapidated condition having sore
heads, enlargement of the glands Of the neck,
and chronic catarrh; Philip Maean, six years
old. Lillian Anderson. five years and Edith
| Anderson, four years, all were In the same
condition as the Sweeney children. Edith
Anderson had large hrsa under her left
eye. and was terribly emaelatetl DIR. Ranney
gave similar testimony about the condition
| OF the other children. In fact. almost all OF
them had sore heads, enlarged glands In their
Threats. and chronic catarfh, and several OF
them were stunted in growth DR. Ranney
said he could hardly imagine that children
could live upon such a diet as bread and
water colored with condensed milk, and pea,
4 bean nr Indian meal soup for two years. and
at the end Of that time appear In even such
| physirai conditions az those were In when he
saw them He denounced as inhumane the
practice followed In the Shepherds Fold OF
quitting iodine upon sore heads OF the chill
Iren, and declared that the Iodine would not
| cure the eczema.
DIR. John +. Riddle. house physician OF st
buke's Hospital described In detail tho de-
| plnrahle condition OF the child Louis Victo,
when he was taken to the hospital by Mrs
Gnwlay on December 20 He said tho child
cried necessarily for food, especially for meat
and seemed not TO have mental power to think
Of anything but food. DIR. Riddle said hf
could find no evidence OF constitutional dis
ease I'm the body, and he Was convinced thai
Louis victor's condition was 'sdue 10 want o.
proper food. as to quality and quantity
Mr. Elbridge 7, Gerry, president OF the SO
eiety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil
dren here, requested Judge Donohue for al
order committing the boys John Campbell
| Refuge and revokng tho iudentures hy
which they were some time ago apprenttcea
to the Rev Edward Cowley by the Commits
eioners Of Charities. Being informed that 6
reformatory was the proper place for the two
boys. Judge Donohue granted the order.
| DIR. Abraham jacob NEXT testified that ht
had examined Louis Victor, and was CON
vlneed that his condition was the result ol
starvation.
DR. Frank Hastings Hamilton testified that
the ulcers on Louis Victor were starvation
ulcers" IIe did not consider peas and beans
proper food, and he told how Gen. Scott onc'
declared that they killed moro men In the
army than did tbs bullets OF the enemy. III
became warmed M when asked what he
thought of feeding children ms they were fed
In the Shepherds Fold. and said: II have M
terms tn express Il. 1t Ia either homicide
the result of Ignorance. or is murder, in m
estimation, The food. besides being improper
was insufficient In quantity. Ordinarily
healthy growing children would eat three o
four times as much DR.. Lewis Smith, Jr,
corrohorated the testimony Of his fellow
practitioners. Dr. Edward @, spitzka tast,Iie'
that he believed that Louis Vietor's min'
would never recover from the shock 1t SUI
fered In the period of his starvation.