New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-11

No, sir. I said the children had none. Fanny Nc
Curdy and had meat almost every day."
odd none Of the other children have anyp
Only Christmas and once in while In Christmas
week. We had SD for dinner once and ham sandwiches
when We went on excursion TO Hartford Island
The children sometimes had cracked rice. We had
molasses III Fory-ninth-st In sixtiehst Mrs. Cowey
had some for her use, and sometimes she
sent down n cunfu for the childrcn's Indian meal.
never saw Louis Victor IN Mrs. Conveys room.
The day he went away to the hospital Mrs. Cowley fed
him have seen Mrs. Cowcy give him medicine she
gave it 70 him every half.hour he also had codyer
OIL three times day he used bottles Of the oil the
gas was left burning In Mr.. Cowleys hail all nights the
children slept the floor above; the children were
washed every morning. and gwen baths on Fridays
or Saturdays recoect Lille Anderson being brought
10 the Fold"
"What was the condition OF her head T.
Il was not sore"
Had her laii been coOred"
she had red hair, and it dyed black She said
her mother dd not Ike red hair"
Judge Fucrtou-sne had bad taste. appeal to your
Recorder smyih-was there rule against red hair in
Jaaee Fallrrton-we wish to show that the child's
hair was dyed To the condition OF her head ana
that she brought disease inio the lhs''utoh'
DAILY BREAD OF THE LAMBS.
Fanny McCurdy. who did the cooking for the Fold,
was The next She described the food and ITS
treparaton The baker LETT seven loavos Of bread daily
at Tho Fold she gave the dinner bill OF fare ms follows
sundav-rwo quarts Of beans boiled in water until
they became soft. when they were sea'oued with salt
When Mt. Cowlcy had ham sometimes the bone a1ter
tho meat had been removed was pur into the pot
Bread WIS given with the beans, but there was not
ham bone every Sunday.
Mopdav-Corn-meil, the same quantity ana cooked In
The same manner beans. ana served III TIE same
Iacsaar same dish onylmade of dried peas
Wpdnt -dAy-lrtus, served as on sunday.
Thnr-daN-Peas
5'iarday-ilomiuy cooked IN the same manner as
How many children did YOU feed every dayi"
"E gbtecn Bcssie and took our meals IN 'he K,cnen
We had ne same Ar. aud Mrs. towley sometimes
VIII. ever Mr. COwley vas dissatisfied Win TIE way
cooked his meals he that % he could not cat should
NOT Thcn had Ia eat with the children On Thanks
glyg Day Mrs Murray sent large basket OF meat TO
tbc Fold il contained PORK beef chops and soup meat
Mr. Coey had the chops for his breakfast. The meat
used np by d.grses M 0oTieI na my N1e Of f6e
children got anv OF II except Beesie and l.
0a o." cegd piece q %ss eaten ~ Sr aud Mrs CONVEY
There Mas piece of tho pork left from TAauksgy
Curisfmas timc ard then gwen 10 the children
At thr-im.- time Nj. aud Mis CONVEY DouEhI u lAike
tarsey io' themselves "D' Two '"''"'"' '0' VIII
~ What Kind OF TODD DID Louis Victor hayep
sent MN cofI q and a piece Of ham. She did about
three before ne went to the hospital Every dag
Alter rrccss iiu-h O'Srl photography identified
photographs produced pictures OF Louis Victor taken
by hlil January
WHAT FANNIE M'CuEDY WAS ABLE TO Do.
On cross examination Fanny McCurdy stated to Judge
Fullerton:
Ihavc been ten years with Mr.. Cowiey. recoloct
a gentleman named Watson calling nj the Home he
asked M questions aud 1 answered them. Will be
s,tecn wears Old IN April. / have done the cooking.
without aid, for three years since we have
been In slxticth-st have done the
washing aud ironing. but have had help.
on ono occasion carried bag Of salt mp stairs Mrs
CowIcy tod me TO do IT. was not scoded for doing II
have picked up and carried Mrs. Ferris carried Mrs
Cowley twice 20 show how strong wns. aud have also
carried Miss Callahan. Mrs. CONVEY uld not ten me 'hat
I ought not 10 tax ny strenrih so.' a., A., ,u,.
Were jon hoi lsAea moro 'n1' o"'o II ''o '"''' '
al Grst tie baker only brought Ave loayes com
ulaiued tu Mr.. Cowley, and hc ordered seven Ater'
wards complained 10 Mrs. COwley. aud later MI Cow
ley laid that II hai not enough bread mako "ut WIN
something ci.e 10 The evening had 'haIbe Oh tt Aey
We're You not told by Mrs. Cowley to cook al tho
No sir fused 10 cook the large pot fun bu Mr..
Cowlcy down aud told me not TO COOK so much
Whatever Kind OF SIR Cowley had, he cut up some
and down to Louis Victor during the TWO weeks
before ne went 10 the LOspitl There were no carpes
throughout the except IN small ballroom, which
| Was spare bedroom. There were no carpets IN ar.
| Cowey's rooms"
Dir Beli objected to this testimony irrelevant;
Judge Fullerton Now. Bell. don't sound SO loudly
Sir. Phcl pslhcros fuller tone on tho DINER sue
We got hood from lady across the way" continued
| the little witness. who did not see the puns
| Judge Fullerton-When was III
RccofdeT-Was II before or after Louis Victor went
judge Fullerton-Excnse me- your Honor do not
| want my questions altered.
Rtccider-I have right to put question when
, please, ana mean 10 put thHt one nov"
| witness Ii before and after.
| Kcc0rdcr-Now 20 on.
| Judge Fullerton-No, sir. . a. -
| Recorder to the witneSs-1hatS all. step down
Emma Bowman, fourteen years old, ana Lane HaWs
the age, gave similar testimony 10 that ol me
previous witness on examining Lille Hawes the DIS
trct Attorney said that he intended to snow thh he
children went to the lady across me street 4r 1000
the Recorder sustained him on the ground that the ags
| had already been proved 80 W., ,,,..
fourthst testified that he had examined Victor IN ~
Luke's Hospital. He described his condition. ana sara
that he found symptoms OF cOnstltutOpai ulsohoo
II he knew nothing of the history OF ne child De w3nd
not be 96e to say TO %hGL ms hypoSetcSi
question based on the treatment wmcn Lo h Nor1a
been subjected TO since his advent TO the shepherus
The child could not have existed that diet alone"
said the physician. The emaclatlon resulted from
was Tho diet proper for child either sick or well r.
The witness was submitted to q severe crossexamlna,
tion by Judge Fullerton to HIS medical knowledge ana
He also examined to the cause OF ricketts, ana
questioned MS 10 whether or not tue eha wa, s S
authorities all points and once when ne repen MY
| own experience" the counsel demanded higher au
In reply to the District Attorney Dr. jacob said that
the pictures produced were g0ou representations Ol the
| child as he first saw him.
| PIcTURRs SHOWN TO THE JURY.
Mr. Phelps-Now, propose to show these pictures ia
| the jury.
| Judge Fullcrton-We object.
The Recorder Il shall allow 1t to be DONE base my
decision on q reported in which Judge Fullerton
| made the argument
The pictures OF Louis Victor as he appeared ~ th'
time he entered the Fold. and again whom he was taker
into tho hospital were handed to the jury. They
inspected closely. jurors commenting among them
| selves on the change which one year had Wrought
In the afternoon the prisoner was admitted 10 bail
The Rev Dr. Morgan Dix OF Trinity Church. and the Rev
Robert g. Howand OF the Church OF the Heavenly Rest
became his bondsmen In $4,000 saah MI Dif a'iAi'ne