New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

~ Convey
sbephers Fold were TO be investigated IN open court
oo arient 10 draw great crowd into Supreme Court
Charpb RS Yesterday morning. the recOec'on VI NV
xtous charges of great cruelty by MI Convey 'o"'"
vounc children placed under his care ana tue pupo
lion of the manner in which the society Tor the PreNeh
,:aa of Cruelty TO Children had taken the entire nun
children ONT of the Fold last week, had created
,ucb interest interest in the result superintendent
Jenkins brought half dozen Of the older cnilueh lAo
c,nrt Yesterday to them as witnesses. lhey na"
bcen alfred In respectful elOOkng ana neat ciothS III
,h lnce Of that they wore the preceding Saturday and
thor faces were brighter Louis j. Dcahelu reprFSe'o
the societv Ex-Judge William Fullerton was cOunsel
for the Fold managers Mr. COwley sat beside him ana
prompted the lawyer throughout the proceedings
Mr. Cowley has not pleasant face. lie cannot DC
called buet-headed for his jaw projects TOO bOidN' LUG
feanres are repusve and woudnOt inspire strangers
confidence in his tender kindness for children lie kept
his ins pursed M and seemed make effort TO con-
ceal any feeling during the examination NUMBER %
ladies were among the spectators; most OF tDei'
appsared to sympathze with the work of the SOCIETY
making the complaint -.
This complaint as was stated week ago. arose out OF
discovery that a boy named Jonis Victor, five years
old who had been an inmate Of the Fold was dying at
St. Lukes Hospital of what was supposed TO be rach'ls
induced by starvation The investigation in his case leu
TO the order that all the children should be placed III TIE
custody Of the Court
MIR. COwLEY'S RETURN.
Mr. Fullerton read TO Justice Donohuc at the opening
OF the Court yesterday the rotnrn OF the Fold TO Inc
charges preferred. 1t described itself as The Shep
herds Fold Of the Protestant Episcopal Church IN the
State OF New-York." The return declared:
That the particular business and object OF sd SOeieI
were the receiving and adopting children ana youtn o
both sexes tween the ages OF Twelve Inon,ns s
fifteen years. who orphans haii-orphan, or "thel
wise fricndess these 10 heei' supot,, cuoae' M m
tee aud place out 10 setVce Trades ana sc"oois;
and who should be approved by the trustees OF ne
Shepherd FOli; and 10 receive othgr cItcn W." i-
Il, ap1t q
the Judgment OF The trustees might De eXpe''ch|
The return then gave the names oil the tWeAiy-sN lu
mates their ages and the circumstances uhuer WHICH
they were received Il went to aver That many OF me
children when received into the Fold were physically
depleted aaI cmacIAted, IN filthy condition. having
ver,n on their person and clothing and ali ctcd with
cutaneous constitutional or hereditary disease. In
mediately upon the admission OF the ohl"reh al
rroper means had been employed Tor Cleansing
them. Louis Victor late in the Summer
ofIs79 had Shown symptoms OF an aIlInent when H"u
Led 70 n consultation with PHYSICIAN whose preScnp
lions were implicitly followed Tle disease having been
pronounced constitutional ricketts, lie was placed III st.
Lakes Hospital on December &c, 1879. The return
further stated corporal punishment Of the children
had not been permitted praetised since the
corporation was recognized in March, 1877. II dcned
that the children have been punished without just
nrovccation or cause and added that up TO within
year the domestic work and manual labor I'D the foid
was performed by persons other than DenehcafleS Oh
children, and that thereafter tue uoheStic ""4N VIZ"
done Dy tie inmates assisted ana taught ny NTs'
Co,ycy who. up 10 tie latter part OF last Sep
temoer was assisted by the school teacher and others
NO work Of any KIND" the witness stated " mas
years" /. denied thctSc rulcs OF cleanliness nave
ever been required Of any child under the age OF Twelve
YEAR" II denied tnat the rules Of cleanliness have
6@n neglected or that the children have been In ithy
condition on to aver that - stem OF sanitary
prouer change. Of clothing had been Insisted upon II
was also deoed that tie greater part 81 the ctlr
urpr1p n
mai ali the CHILDREN between the ages
pcciyd Instruction The return also denied that the
cnldrcn had had 10 proper medlcai a't"il3n anu no
proper place which To he placed while srR hu slaei
iai regular ana sklfd ply sicaus had been employed
Il also denied that the children had HOt Dcen
tGal they lag been Kept m ayS o 1,,yyauc by
fcd uott for them , or i ina De ,sned 70
ZION but claimed the food had been the pest OF the
mai the largest children assisted IN Che wOik OF the
Fold had addition 10 tine general Get the same ar
towley Itdenied further, that AT the time OF theiSsun
of the warrant. the children we're exposed 10 danger Oh
disease or death from improper treatment, neglect or
want OF food that their lives had been endangered or
tbelr health injured alleged II stated that the
Institution had always been open to visitors aud
the pubic As reaS3n My t tSe tnTn st,frd
That the Fold entitled 10 receive $4,000 ANNUALLY
from the CITY Of Ncw-York, but that ms nad pc1n
whcllv withheld although having been levied and col
lccd and repeatedly asked Tor; aud MAJ the voluntary
eontbuioTs heretofore icGcSG an of 'he
eut claims 20 the Gi es o; TIE e9rI"r'o, mace ny
utter strangers to the institution.
SICK. DIRTY AND HUNGRY.
The first witness called was I'Dcr NJ Clark OF south
Ffthave lie sand that in April last he took TO the
Fold his boy Henry. six years Old then in
,erf,et health to be cared for The father when he
went after him in December. found him in a weak,
oInacated and filthy condition -, ,,,, o,o, NJ,
"As lousy as an Italian monkey" was the reply which
,atscd laugh Tue witness said fur her that the boy
mouth was sore, his limbs covered was scas ana
scurf which fell off when rubbed and be was sunernS
f,om chronic diarrhua Toe boy so weak thar be
had be treated Ike an infant He took G1 70 fnie
The witness said that he was vocalist III an Opei"''
COMPANY - ,,c,ouo, o tostor,uv 1r4ssed woman
below middle ace testified that sle was the principal OF
Primary school No 81 and several children rom tne
Tod attended her school al various times. Inel ewes
were sore. tley complained OF their heads they
were dirty, they had trouble from yermln
suaicient aud ragged. They ALWAYS cane e., 70
hungry and would go TO .ne c about be
sad that he had come to school without any DIeaEst
aud Robert Jobe because OF their diseased condition
1Smoag nia other troubles young Jobe didn't have
boils did he a. asked Judge Fullerton on crosse xamin
a aSS S but , sSs T fell des Sa 1t was e
matter, but IT was sufficient TO show whsIt
question asked bv Judge Fullerton was whether the
teacher had not given as reason to MT CONVEY Ior a
missing the children MAJ they had been pHei'ng sh'
an what was it the children stole - asked Mr. Della
Food" was the lacouc reply that made little sen
sational buzz and didn't appear TO help Mr.. Cowey'
much.
loan Fisk, OF No 7Gl slxh-ave testified that he was
l,utier for william NJ Iselin The Father OF Louis
Victor whose real name was LOUIS kaikuski
was the brotherinIaw OF the witness. n
December 1877, the father took the boy to III,
house OF the witness where he remained 'or several
tifnl healthy looking, chubby boy AZ the portrait Of
LOUIS Victor that lime. The photograph OF the cho
t1Ecn few days ago at the hospital, weighing at Tho
age Of Ave years only twenty-three pounds presented
sSccEino contrast 10 this. The witness said that he
vent 10 see the boy a the Fold about six weeks ago
tl,ati CnNYleX WAS ont nMd DIS WHO WA