The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-20
A BR0CkwAY VICTIM.
His Charge, Patrick McGowan,
Dying in a Brooklyn Hospital
Repeated Padding, II Is Alleged,
Caused Ineurabls Disease.
Coroner Keno Takes His Ante. Nor.
tenn Statement.

Coroner Kere. Of Brooklyn, was sum.
moned to the Long Island College Hos
pital at o'clock this morning to take
the ante-mortem statement of Patrick
MCGOWAN. twenty-five years old, of 975
Dean street. who is believed to be DIV.
Ing. The young man is Ill with pleuro-
pneumonia, brought on, It is alleged,
by being brutally padded by Supt.
Brockway, OF the Elmira Reformatory.
and his assistants
MCGOWAN was so weak that IL was
necessary to administer stimulants to
give him the strength to talk. As Il
was. Coroner kene did not get his story
until nearly two hours had elapsed.
McGowan's tale was printed in The
World" on July ..
Some years ago he was sent to the
Elmira Reformatory for breaking into
store on Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn.
and stealing several hams. He says he
was innocent Of the charge. On reaching
the institution he was set to work In
the iron foundry.
Oct. Is. 1850. was his birthday. He was
summoned to the famous bathroom ON
that day. where he was surrounded by
Brockway and three other men. He was
accused Ut some trivial offense. No
Gowan's story OF what followed was
thus related to a reporter:
So, BrocswaY asked me what ! meant
conduct myself properly. i said: 'Yss.
sir. I will do my utmost to avoid marks
against me In the future He said:
WON'T work here. / don't want any Sun.
fos YOU. Take OF your trouser. and
stand over against the window, there.
Keeper Winnie then rolled UP my
right. while Brockway stood on the left,
up under. ave lashes. which were laid
sxoon:d :. II: sixth lash and feihl in !.
tinued to use his paddle. / had tainted.
but had not lost eonsciousness. Keeper
McLavshiin picked me up. limp and
almost iifsiess. l was carried to a
to raise my hand to my head"
MCGOWAN alleged that he was padded
ports. On that occasion he only got
I'm August Of that year was pad
ara sSe sh ppea had found ss.
s seiSns wdet to victim No ~ named IN
serson. Keeper Mink. said he had seen
as. R:1an IN a. .hi !. pPs e1S
had two KS put on my cell door. WHICH
means that you are to be taken to the
"Xt i o'clock / was taken to the
grade room floor. Keeper Winnie asked
me VIII, owned the pipes. I told him I
s not .n H Hart then ana 'sns d0f him
who owned The pipes. Hart said h. did
the bathroom. Brockwsy Winnie and
died first. Then i was taken into the
room Brockway told me, using profane
language, he would burst my kidneys
and make Axe me worthless the remainder
He has kept hi. word. Il ever
Of . miracle. never expect to be strong
Twas was then lei out and Hart was taken
into the room and padded again. for
the purpose Of forging him 70 tell who
" yielded by telling Brockway that
Ingersoll owned them. The latter was
then brought to the room. He admitted
s hs p'p 70 him by s H young man ns named
Jock. who had been transferred to the
State prison.
I had been padded I was taken to the
workshop. For two weeks afterwards
could not lie IL bed did not merit
punished wrongfully. and Brockway did
not even say he had made q mistake or
that he was sorry"
In December following he was pad
March Il. 1888.
MCGOWAN was in the Elmira Reforma-
tory hospital from July ., 1885, until
lowing day. Since that time three
operations have been performed upon
him. at each Of which several quarts
OF water have been removed.
At the hospital this morning 1t was
said that in all probabili he would
not survive throughout the day.