The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-26
CRUELTY TO oHILpRES.


CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
What Human Nature Is Capable OF to
the Helpless.
New YORK, January 24.-The announce.
ment that the investigation Of Shepherds Is
Fold would be continued this morning
before Judge Donohue In the Supreme
Court Chambers attracted very large au.
dience, and adjournment was taken to the
large court room. Rev. Mr.. Cowley, man.
ager Of the Fold, occupied seat by coun.
sci for the Fold, Judge Fullerton, and was
the observer Of all spectators. Six Of the
children were in court under the care Of
the Agent OF the Society for the Proven.
ton Of Cruelty to Children.
The return TO the writ denied the ale.
cations OF cruelty; stated that no corporal
punishment was allowed, and none OF
the children were so punished; tlfat Louis
Victor, said to have been starved, was
suffering from constitutional ricketts,, and
was not ill'trcated or neglected; that no
children under the age Of twelve were
allowed to do any work; that the children
bad to receive proper Instructions, and
were cleanlysept. The affidavit attached
10 the return was sworn to by Rev. Mr..
Cowley. j t3Fs
Judge Donollue said the person who
made the allegation in the return that the
city withheld 1000 10 which the institu-
tlon was entitled knew 1t was not SO, as
the Courts had decided thatthe institution
was not entitled toit.
Zeber NJ. Clark testified that his son
Harry, six years old, was placed in the
care Of the Shepherds Fold in April last.
and, so far as witness knew, he had no
disease. Clark removed his son In No.
vember or December last; he was in a
filthy and emaciated condition, and wit
ness had to carry him down stairs; his
legs were covered with pimples; he had a
sore mouth, and when q hand was rubbed
over his body scales and scurf iell of; he
had 10 be treated like an infant; when
witness put his son in the institution he
made an arrangement with Mrs. Cowley
TO pay 81 amouth and provide clothing
Mrs. Mary Ell. Mcclellan, Principal o.
Primary School No. q, which several
children from the Fold attended, testified
that two children were dismissed on ac-.
count OF the condition OF their eyes and
for taking things not belonging to them,
vermin. One was dismissed for being un-
clean and having ringworms. The child
ren's clothing was insufficient and ragged,
and they said they were hungry. A boy
went to neighbor's for iood, and when
spoken TO about It said he was hungry,
having been sent to school without his
breakfast.
Emma Bowman, aged fourteen, no pa
rents and no friends, testified there was
but one bath room in the house for the
children. The big ones got up at five
o'clock, the little ones when fire was
made in the kitchen. We dressed in the
bedroom, Some Of us used our clothing
for pillows. We washed our faces in
the bath room. There were five towels
for twenty.four children. We all ran for
the first wipe. There were but one comb
and brush for them all, and the brush had
no hair in 1t, The first meal was had at
seven-hread and condensed milk
mixed with water. No cups were
furnished, and when the baker failed
to bring bread they had Indian
meal. The older children made.the beds
and did scrubbing. Cooking and washing
were done by Fanny Haws, age fifteen,
Witness said two weeks before leaving the
Fold, ,Cowley punched her In the back and
kiek0d her 30 that the marks remained for
O week; and on another occasion Cowley
knocked her down with his fist and
stamped on her. On that occasion he
struck her three times, at the same time
kicking her on her legs. Cowley found
cato -nine.tails on Forty.ninth street,
and used 1t on witness hAnds, giving her
ten cuts on each hand. Once she was
locked up in small room which contained
nothing in the way Of furniture; on the
tirst night she slept on the floor; after that
she had mattress. During week con.
fnement her food was bread and water.
For dinner they had peas aod beans made
into soup, and sat around the table on
soap boxes. As there were only twelve
plates, some had To wait until others were
finished. There were no cups. The chill.
dipper for water. Mr.. aud Mrs. Cowley
had for dinner roast lamb, or beef, OF
poultry, with potatoes, parsnips, beans,
and sometimes lager beer. Cowley gene,
rally asked q blessing. In the evening
CoWley said prayers, which lasted aboul
an hour. ThereYas no one 10 overlook
the children In the sleeping places. The
door between the girls and boys room
was sometimes open and sometimes shut
butnever locked. There was no light II
either room, and boy had for months
been in the habit Of going to the girls
room, generally about the middle Of the
night, dressed in q blanket and with {
sheetover his head. There were no cover
lets on the beds except on reception days
and witness suffered from cold. The girl
beds had two sheets each, but none 10 re
place them while they were washed. Wit
ness told Mrs, Cowley OF the boys going t
the girls rooms, bnt she said, Nonsense.
Witness and anothersi sirlsa up with a Sic
child during the night. Louis Victor wa
, attended by Mrs, Cowley, who gave hir
medicine. Bessie washed and aresse
, him.
Judge ponohue adjourned the fprthe
hearing till Tuesday, 1s he had the chan
her calendar TO attend TO, and the Judg
! found his hat had been stolen,