New-York tribune., 1874-09-12
CHILDREN,S BITTEREST FOES.
THE GREENPoINT ABDUCTION CAsE-REcoyERY AND
DEATH OF TIE CHILD.

THE GREENPOINT ABDUCTION CAsE-RECoFEhf AMI
DEATH OF THE CHILD.
Tho keen search after male infant, alb
dueted from DeghDorng city by his nurse, ended IN
tho discovery child in hospital OF this city yes
,rday but to the Of relatives the child was NOR
.,v sck from the iltreatment he had received during
bis captivity few hours after he was found he died
Jacob HaRer OF No. I2i Franklynst, Green point L. L.
n yell-todo dairyman nearly two months ago engaReu
Elizabeth Munger, age %, German woman, 10 nurse
bis child his wife having died. She performed her
dutes faithfully for time but ultimately became care
loss and he discharged ner on Tuesday. The woman
aid not resent dismissal and having received her
wages for the two months prepared to go away Sud
denly she asked permission to take the ehd 10 new
York and back upon the ferryboat The request was
granted and she left the house at D. M She did not put
ON bonnet or shawl, but wrapped light shawl about
the child who was dressed in thin clothes, was pare
footed and wore no hood. Two hours passed aud the
nurse did not return Hager then became anxious and
going 10 the ferry learned that woman answering
the nurses description had crossed to New-forK nc
accordingly crossed this city, and went to the house OF
a brother OF the nurse, John Munger In West Forty
Arsts and that Of sister, Elizabeth Munger. at NO.
e2 sixhaye but was informed by them that their Sis
ter had not visited them. He then went home, hoping
that the woman would bring the child back that night
The nurse did not return but on the following
day went TO her brothers house. She did not have the
child and upon being questioned asserted that the
child had been forcibly taken away from her by
two men who were unknown 10 her. Her brother
persuaded her TO accompany him to Greenpoint on
night and she was there arrested by Capt
Rhodes OF the City Police She told the Captain that
while in the ferry-boat accosed by two men,
one Of whom apparently admired the child and per-
shaded her TO give it TO him. that the two men then
asked go in another boat with them Tor pleasure
boat which was like a ferry boat except that 1t was
sharp at the bow; that they then LEFT the boat and
into a house and kept her there an night
that they assaulted her, tore her clothes, ana anu
that they then locked her up in the house and
departed With the child, ana that she jnmped out OF H.
woman and discovered several slight scratches, appa-
rently made with PIN upon her bosom Ine rent lh
Capt Rhodes brought her 10 this city on Thursday but
she was unable to identify the house from whlch sne
asserted she had escaped ana she was taken DaeA u
While John Simpson No 4si Tenthave, and Richard
Magon OF No. 535 West Tnrtieths were walking upon
pier protecting into the North River at the foot OF
West Nineteenth-st at 745 m, Thursday they both
heard the voice Of q child feeby crying near them
They searched beneath several piles OF lumber and at
last found child. apparently about TWO months od,
no clothing, except thin linen gown, his head was
slightly bruised on the right side, aud he was appa
reutly diving from exhaustion. Simpson and Mag0n TOOK
the cnd Twentieth-s Statlon-house, and there
Police Surgeon Wade gave him some strengthemng
medicine The child then taken to Bellevue Hos
ptal Hager informed Thursday night, that the
NewYok Police had found child OF sniar age to his
own. IIIe accordingly sent his sister TO Bellevue
Uospital TO see II she could identify the child. she
went the hospital but the physicians DID not deem IL
wise to permit her to see the enid. The chlld was
asleep and they feared that the woman In her JOY
might awake hun. The clothes by the child were
shown her. and she declared that the garments much
resembled those OF the lost cBd. Hager anu several
relatives went the hospital 10 yesterday and
upon making inquiries regarding the child, were IN
10 Ward Is where the unknown child had died, aud he
at once identified his During the afternoon
he made arrangements for the removal OF the BODY 10
Greenpoint where the funeral services Will be held.
Elizabeth Munger accused Of aDducting and abandon
ing the child, is stil at the Seventh Precinct Station
house IN Greenpoint.
Mrs Munker. the who had charge OF the infant
OF Jacob Hager admitted last night TO Capt Rhodes or
the Seventh Precinct that she took the child away and
placed underneath the pile Of lumber at the foot OF
Nneteenth-st., in this city, whore IL found she
confessed thar she intended To keep from its
father In hopes reward would be offered, which she
would obtain.