The New York herald., 1878-09-27
is IT ABDUCTION

LITTLE GIRL TAKEN FROM BEB AUNT AND
DROUGHT 10 THE HOME FOR THE FRIEND
LLss.
Mra Elizabeth We,zel, a young and Intelligent
German woman living in Church lane, Union Hin,
N. j., yesterday asked the assistance OF
Recorder Lund.o in recovering her niece,
Lizzie Arlngor, nine years OF age whom
said had boen abducted from her house.
sho told the Recorder that l.zze's mother died
Gently In this city, aud after Lcr death Mr. Arnecr
had placed The child IN her charge Ga the 9th inst
q woman who said her Mrs 3araum ca He'd
at her house, and rcpr ssentiug hersef IA trend OF
the dead sister askcd permission to takc LIZ
z'e TO the country for u lew days. Lzzo up
pcarsd to be acquainted with tho woman
and permission was given her to 60. The child has
not yet beon returned, and Tor the past week Mrs.
woizcl has Deen Eoorching Tor Mrs Barnum, whom
she iound Wcdncsd y Al The Bible House this city.
whcn che asked where l. zzle Mrs. Barnum SAID
sho was being cared or at tho Home Tor the fr!enG
less In fhir,ieh street Applying there Mrs. wetzci
was tcld that the child there, bul cogid not
be surrendered us Mrs. Arliuger, .boforc dying,
had requested that she 90 placed iherc. Recorder
Luudie loii Mrs. Welz. that no could do
he had considered tue case nnd she went home.
Last evening HERALD reporter called upon NTE.
wezcl and sne re.aied lue story IN substance AZ iol
lows:-she said her SISTER Twelve years ago mlrrl
Joseph ArliDger, butcher living At No ~ suili-
van street, between Bfoofuc anI Grand, uad after
the bftn of Lzzic she discovered that hei husband
had a vile living IN Germany. she separated IRON
him. ana, although he contributed to her support sho
again desired tv marry aud learning that divurcs
from Arliuscr was unnecessary married JACOB
YcAgcr, Who resides In IA rconin street. near FIRST
avenue. lew months ago Mrs Ycager was
tax, u sick aud went to the Home Tor the
Fricndlsss. Ia Ihiricth street. zzic visited hor
there and being bright Httlc girl attracted the at
tcntion OF the superintendent, Mrs. o. X. Brown.
Mrs. Yosgcr dicd IN the Institution, bat before her
doata wrote letter 10 Trend, la ~hien she said L.:
thiuk Mrs. broSn wants TO set hold of Lizzie For
GODS sake se Lizzie and Lake caro- ~ hor.
Alter Mrs. Ycager's death Ariinger sent her to Mrs
Wclzei aud continued TO pay ncr board. When ths
gri disappeared, Mrs Wetzsi reported tho matter to
Arlinger nGd he told hor TO nGd her aud lac wouiJ
pay Der Tor nor trouble. Alter learning wncre Lzzo
was MRS. Weizai yesterday went to Arngcr's store,
but lac was not la and then she went 10 Mrs. Barnuu
REFUSE no GIVE
Mrs. Wetzc went to the Home lor tho Friendcss and
wac told that they did not Know Mrs. BarDum. Mrs.
We zcl was gvoa permission 10 her niece aud the
little gri told hcr she wanted TO homo with her An
attendant who stood at tho cnids Oack told her that
she could not 90 back to Union Hill because
she was tho property oi tho nstituton aud DO
adopted by gentleman who was expected to arrive
take her away to-day. Mrs. wctzcl told tho re-
porter that Lizzie had been abducted to be sold TO
some person aud that tho story about gong 10 tho
country told by Mrs .Bnrnum was Invented Tor tho
purpose Of getting her over TO this CITY.