The New York herald., 1874-09-18
THE GREENPOINT KIDNAPPING.
Investigation by Coroner Croker Into The Death
of the Infant Jacob Hager.
Conflicting Stories of the NurseA
Lizzie Munger.


The infant was abducted from his father's house IN
Greenpoint, L. l., on the Sth inst by Lizzie Num-
ger MS nurse. who had just been discharged Dyt
her employer, Mr.. Jacob Hager, and was found
subsequently In the lumber yard at the foot OF
West Nineteenth street In a dying state. Before
ne was found Lizzie Munger returned to the houses
OF Mr.. Hager and told skilfully planned tale tQ
account for his disappearance from her charges
She obst1nately stuck to this tale for q day on
more and seemed anxious to prove 1t true.,
While 1t was being tested, however under her owH
guidance, and, as evidences were being discovered
against 1t, she made many interpretations in her
story, with shrew care to have them agree with
the new discoveries. But, though 1t was proved
untrue, she kept fast to the tale until the chl.6
was found then she confessed that she had pus
the infant where he was found. Lizzie was pres1
ent during the inquest. She has hitherto been
described as having most horrible and repuIsvo
aspect, which is not strictly true. Not feature
OF her countenance is in agreement with our ideaa
of the beautiful; her face does not indicate her.
race but rather carries the impression that shok
is resultant OF the admixture OF Celtic, TeutoniC
and Monaghan blood. She looks cunning. yet
weak in intellect, and the general contour Of heE
face Is not improved by
SALIENT CARBUNCLB
on the left side Of her forehead. Her attributes
are certainly moi spiritual, but she Is the very kind
knowledge OF physiognomy would welcome int0
and retain by favor in her household. Lizzle'0
first story shows that she has more inventive skik
than modern dramatist, and that, like the latter,
she could not see as far on as the result TO winch!
her plot led her. Her story was dispr0Ved thfougH
what at first seemed the circumstantial evldencee
that 1t was true.
The first witness called by Coroner croker was
Jacob Hager, the father oil the slfin child He
testified that he was milk dealer, doing business
in GreenpOint; the deceased cbid a was two months
and sixteen old; WltneSS' vile dleQ aDOu&
two months ago and witness hired the accuseda
Eliza Munger, as wet nurse at $50 month andl
child, but after she was IN the wisnesss s1essIs
for ye nsaveen SIX ner asd
sister, and the latter complained to witness that
Lzzle got angry so often that her milk would sour
and inure the infant; finally, when Lizzie had
been IN his employ eight weeks. he dlschargeG
her. as he was unwilling to FISK losing his child
house; witness told her that sLe could get stua1
tiOn with one OF his neghbors at $40 month; ha
he asked his sister where his Child was, and was4
told that LIZZIE mad him In the yard; Went INTO,
make inquiries, and was finally told by q
Mrs. Huss that she had seen Lizzie going
thought she had gone to New YORK to visit her,
sister, and went down to the Terry at hal-past nvd
TO meet ner On er nvery
Mr. Kropp advised that both should visit Llzziea
sister, came over to New York and finally Iound
the residence OF the latter IN sixth avenue, near
Thirty y-seventh street; it was late and could not
get into the house; therefore went to Thirtieth
A POLICEMAN TO AROUSE
its people; sergeant On duty refused TO send am
early in the morning.; went home and next morn5
ing returned to the house OF Lizze's sister; said
the III matterS' replied, ..she ran away yes3
terday afternoon with my cnd. and hasn't comet
back YETI" neither sne nor her .bs husband
knew anything about Lizzie; then went with my
brother-ln-law TO Police Headquarters and re-
nrta nv ard n M
ployment offices on BroOme street and the Bowerys
but did not see Lizzie; then went home; ,haE
br0ther-in-law; asked where my baby was and she
said she did not know-that two men came TO herr
Second avenue and Twenty-thrd street. wher0
tney put them IN carriage and drove where sha
house and there sad to ner, .li you nave SOLD
haS oaoy y bS WIN Rax 70 get sa % sne na M
know Ssn' where ene he was Witness
you throw hun into the river?" she SAID
mo-" asked II the &c child were re- ave and she said
but did not know whether 1t was a, presentS
Lizzie asked II witness had received letter irom}
her; answered NO." but received the letter nexH
day; in the letter she SAID that the two men had
taken her across a rlver and driven to smalB
house; there one man took the baby and the Othed
put her In q dark room; there she
RESISTED ATTEMPTS TO OUTRAGE
her person, and was cut on the breast handA
and head while resisting; aoout five O'Clock in tha
morning the child Was brought to ner lor food; ~
sr from se
ABOUT the place, about which sne knew
only tina that ,nd locomotives were uasn!1g s on az
coming to New York, went to her sisters houses
the morning OF the 10 inst. witness went with
LIZZIE, who was in charge OF Ofiicer Reed, to tess
dering IN this city and hsboken, went with her to
when she had been, she said, and declared tnaV
the house in which she lett the child was distant
about two miles from 1t drove down the Greeus
street plank road, and she pointed out the hotet
OF Jacob Seebacn az the house; when confronted
we uoH my are
lar; never saw you beiore;" slll she persisted in
her charge: Captain OF Jersey Clty Ponce who
was with the party determined to go through the
house; party did so and found that 1t did tally,
with Lizze's previous description of the one shd
alleged she was IN with the child; the party then
returned TO GreenpOint, wnere 1t was learned that
the infant was found and had been Identified az
Bellevue Hospital by witness sisters; witnesa
reached the hospital after the infant was dead and
then recognized him. In response to question a9
not think her drinking woman. as he never saw
her drink more tnan
TWO GLASSES OF LAGER AT ONCE,
and that she only did that three times day."
Oftcer Charles b. Reed. OF the seventh precinct
of Brooklyn, corroborated the substance Of MID
Hager's account of the journey to Jersey CityS
witness learned that LIZZIE had been, in Jersey
City on the afternoon OF the 9tn inst! and had
saloon on Grand street; the bartender recognized
her while she was in custody, and sad that when
she was In his saloon she had no child with her3
witness was present wnen Lzzie confessed to
Captain Rhodes that she mad lett the child IN th0
lumber yard ON the morning ol the 9tl inst.
Jacob Seebach testified that he Keeps hotelN
near Library Hail. in Jersey City. He said that n0
had seen Lizzie Munger out twice-once IN his OWL
house and again IN the Library Hall station house&
in his own house she had charged witness wltnS
and he had denied, having stolen her child; VIZ
ness again denied It, and was amused at Deln&
charged with such a crime, as he mad two cnlidreQ
OF his own and thought them enough.
Captain George X Rhodes, OF the Seventn pre-
cinct, OF Brooklyn corroborated suostantia.y Jug
testimony of Mir. Hager and thus sald :-ou JIG
night of the 11th inst Lizzie changed her Story
she said that alter she got to New YORK on tnes
night Of the Sth INST. she wandereu aoous anV
finally reached the foot OF Nineteenth strees3
North River; here two men met and ,rled 10 outs
rage her she fought them on, put they cut ner
breasts and hands and pounded her mead with
stones; witness said he examined her anu lounH
thIrty-nye or forty slight cuts on her breasts and
some acratches on her hands, but could ind no
wounds on ner mead; Lizzie said tnat after the
assault her she got INTO an ice CarI anu slePIt