The New York herald., 1874-09-13
THE GREENPOINT ABDUCTION.
Lizzie Munger's statement-The POST
MOrtem ON the Stolen Baby.

Lizzie Munger's statement-The Post.
Mortem ON the stolen Baby.
The manner and cause OF the abduction OF the
infant son OF Mr.. Jacob Hager OF Franklin street,
Brooklyn z. D., is not yet cleared up nor Is II
possible TO tell whether Lizzie Munger, the nurse
who stole the child, inflicted the injuries upon
him from which he died. or whether he was hurt
alter she had left him where he was found in the
iumbeI e...se at the foot OF Nineteenth
street. The woman Munger Is now In
cell at the Central Police station in
Mulberry street, having been taken from
Greenpoint yesterday morning to the Brook
yn Police Headquarters and there given up to our
ponce authorities-the CRIME OF manslaughter, Of
"hich she is now accused having been COM
mitted' II at all, In this city. She was interrO.
ga1ed again On Friday by Captain Rhodes Of the
seventh precinct OF Brooklyn. She admitted
placing the CHILD IN the lumber yard, foot OF Nine
teenth street, East River, New York but denied
most posltlvey that she had In any way injured it
When questioned as 10 the truth Of her former
statement she answered reluctantly still adherine
TO that portion in which she described her trip to
Jersey City with the two unknown men,
On her arrival at the Brooklyn Police Head.
quarters she was questioned IN German by
story that varies greatly from all her previous
statements. In II She said nothing about having
vlously declared she had been. Her latest state
ment Is, IN oreI as foll0ws:-She crossed over the
Greenpoint ferry, and was not assaulted, as she
previously pretended to have been, On the boat.
She wandered up one street and down another,
not knowing what way TO turn, and as even
to lumber yard, where there were lot of ice
wagons standing, at the foot or Nineteenth street.
Sne d got INTO one OF these wagons with the cnid,
made an indecent assault upon her. Just as day
was breaking she got up and
PLACED THE CHILD WHERE 1T WAS FOUND,
among the planking in the lumber yard and went
out IN quest OF lood. Lizzie says she could not
frightened and went 70 tell her brother.lnaw.
The woman was seen leaving the vicinity OF the
aaa morn BY
OF the opinion that she never intended to 60 back
to searcn Tor the child, but that she left 1t there
Tor the purpose OF revenging herself upon Mr..
Hager. AS lor the scars on ner breast, ne asserts
that she inflicted them herself to gam credence for
Several physicians familiar with cases of mater
nal paroxysm think that the woman Munger,
attachment for the infant, which, to ali intents
and purposes filed the place in her affection
@ dered VOID @ BY BY the death OF her own baby; that
bear 10 part with the chlld and carried 1t away
with her; and that, fearing detection, she either
no other woman should supplant her, deliberately
inflicted the confused wound on the head and
bruises on the body that resulted in the chilG's
death.
Those cyncs the police believe, however, that
the woman got drunk and lell the child in the
injuries were occasioned by the child tossing to
and fro, as 1t was strong, healthy infant
POST~MORTEA EXAMINATION.
Deputy Coroner MaCWhinnie made post
mortem examination OF the body OF Mr.. aager's
infant at the Morgue yesterday morning. He
found that the skull OF the infant was fractured,
besides which there was large quantity OF blood
between the scalp and skull, and also blood be-
tween the skull and brain, which had been caused
by external violence. Some day next week
Coroner Croker will make thorough investiga.
tlon or the case.
APPEARANCE OF THE NURSE
The woman who is charged with killing the child
is not one likely to stlr the most amOrOus with
passionate desire. She appears to have had de-
signs upon the heart and purse OF Mr.. HageF and,
when she found that he would have her neither
for wife nor servant became inspired with the
purpose OF revenge. she is about twenty-eight
years old and stupid and very honey woman.
She IS not concealed diamond, rough only on
the outside. but an extremely unhands0me being
IN person, mind and manner.