The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-20
A BROCkwAY VICTIM.
His Charge, Patrick McGowan,
Dying in a Brooklyn Hospital
Repeated Padding, 1t Is Alleged,
Caused lncurabIs Disease
Coroner kenc Takes His Ante. More
TEN Statement.

Coroner il-ne. of Brooklyn, was sum-
moned 10 the Long Island College Hos
pltal 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 dy-
inS The young man is III with pleuro-
pneumonia. brought on, 1t is alleged.
by being brutaily padded by Supt.
Brochway. OF the Elnira Resormatory.
and his assistants. ..-.-
McGowan was 80 weak that 1t was
| necessary to administer stinulants TO
give him the strength TO talk. A. II
was. Coroner kene did not get his story
until nearly two hours had elapsed.
McGowan's tale was printed in The
World' on July 2.
! Some years ago lie was sent to the
Emi'A kCfoimu DRY for breaking into
store or Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn.
| and stealing several hams. He Gays he
was innocent of the charge. On reaching
| the institution he was set 10 work In
| the iron foundry.
Oct. IS. 1850. WIS his birthday. He was
summoned t. the famous bathroom on
/ that day, where he was surrounded by
| Broadway and three other men. He was
accused ~ somc trivial oifense. Nc
! Gowan's storH' 4 what followed was
| thus related t. II reporter:
| BrOciway asked me- what i meant
by my corauct. I did not reply, and.
! c,ntiauin", ha asked me n | could not
| conduct myself properly. said; Yes.
| asalns n,c in the future He said:
les. that is all very fine. but promtses
won't work here. | don't want any Sun
da!-school t,lk. I guess ! had better
/ n Enl ntI
stand over AGAINST the window there.
Put your hands ABOVE your head.
Keeper, Winnis tnen rolled up my
right. while BrocHway stood on the left.
holding tn. paddle in his hands. / bore
up under i've lashes. which we're laid
s ssoon ssi at t lrs sixth SHs' LASH AND fe in
heap on the floor. and Brockway con-
tinueJ to use his paddle; l had tainted,
but, had not lost consciousness: Keeper
almost nfeless. was carried to n
cell, and after time ! was forced to
return to work. although | was not able
to raise my hand to my head"
A,cCowan alleged that he was padded
again in August. 1880, for failing in re.
ports. On that occasion he only Got
in August of that year I was pad
died Tor the third time" he continued.
Tobacco pipes had been found In the
shop where waa at work. The pipes
belonged to victim No. LAP, named In
sersoli Keeper Mnks said he had seen
me handling the pipes, and had me
'chalked In at l. o'ciock-that ID. he
had two KS put on my cell door. which
means that You are to he taken TO the
bathroom 1" be pu,!'lled.
al / o'clock was taken to the
| grade room moor. Keeper Winnie asked
me whl owned the pipes. l told him
did not know. He then sent for y
young man named Hart, and asked him
who owned the pipes. Hart said he did
J M al
the bathroom. Hrockway. Winnie and
Mclaughlin were there. Hart was pad
died fret. Then ! was taken into the
room. Brockwny told me. using profane
language, he would burst my kidneys
and make me worthless the remainder
Of my life.
rise from this bed it Will be little short
Of n miracle. | never expect to De strong
again. He gave me eighteen lashes
| was then let out and fiart was taken
into the room and padded again, for
the purpose OF forcing him to tell who
owned the pipes. The poor fellow final-
Ingersoll owned them. The latter was
then brought to the room He admitted
the pipes were his and said they were
given to him by young man named
Jock. who had been transferred to the
State prison.
LAS q reward for giving the informa-
ton he escaped being padded. After
i had been padded was taken to the
workshop. For two weeks afterwards
could not lie in bed. l did not merit
the severe punishment received. was
punished wrongfully. and Brockway did
not even say he had made mistake or
| that he was sorry
In December following he was pad
died again; and he was beaten again on
March Il, 1888.
MCGOWAN was in the Elmira Reforma-
tory hospital from July >. 1888. until
Sept. 80. He WAS discharged the fol-
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 probability he would
not survive throughout the day.