The New York herald., 1878-08-14
BABES IN CENTRAL PARK.

TWO srILLBonN ISTASTs FOUND NEAR THE
GENITAL PARK POND DY THREE LITTLE
BOYS
Three little boys we're playing together yesterday
asrnoon on the path which skirts the Central Park
pond AZ halt past O'Clock they happened to be
IN pursuit OF q water rat and followed It into the
shrubbery bordering the side when the little
fellow who WAS ahead caught sight OF brown paper
parcel lying on the grass. Tho water rat was IN
san,y forgotten and Easie made to ascertain the
contents OF the mysterious package. which lay
under tho bushes within few feet Of
the water's edge. Hurriedly untying the
cord which bound t, the boys were surprised to
6nd what they at arst mstook 70 be couple OF good
szod nsh But the mistake was soon discovered, and
their surprise was quadrupcd when they that in
stead OF nsh the package contained two dminusivs
babies. Il needed no examination to show that luo
was fully extinct Tho little follows replaced the
parcel where they had found it aud hurried or
In search OF PARK polcsman. rhey had taken
Sa. fsw steps when they we're met by omesr
Dennis CrtOmips. Who. accom- panted them to lhe
place qf discovery. With this singular burden
IN mis- arms the oniccr made his appearances before
the " the desk OF tho Parx police station In
the ArserAL Here tho boys were examined, and re-
late lated the story gwen above Their names are John
No. l65 First avenue. and John Harris, Of No. l67
first avenue. Their ages range from ten to twelve
years and the aturs the discovery which they had
made and the subsequent trip 70 q police staton
caused them so zach nsrm tnat they hassensd home
NJ iuli speed their story was told.
The pond near which tho bodies wcrc found Is q
small body OF water quite extent and
Ot somewhat ciTcutous form. wnich winds along tho
Ftty-ninth street side OF the Park from the F.ith
avenue entrance almost to SIKH avenue. Al certain
points Il approaches within ton nteen iset OF
ftynnh street WALL 30 that the package containing
Tho dead bodies might have been thrown from the
street, though IL thought improbable that was
tho case owing 70 iss hfnnssa ana neat ap-
paper, closely tied with piece OF cord. An
sxammati0n at the station house showed the bodies
be OF male, the other OF femad shild still
born, tho male sppaIe OF three months formation
and tne female OF nve or six. rho latter was about
inches long, the former SIX The oondt-
ton OF the rsmains, though decomposition had
Lain IN the Park over mig t. Thcy were tukon by
officer Crimmins 20 the bellevue Hospital Morgue,
where tney will be viewed ths mornDg by Coroner
Elinger and probably be subsequently buried On
There is no cev 10 the identity OF little things
nor 70 The way In which they were concealed IN the
Park. No doubt is felt that they placed there
on Monday night But by whom? The fnct that thoy
chlorcn Of parent, and eads 10 suspicion that
they were hidden wherc they were found by some
person professionally engaged IN tlicsul practices.
They carefully placed on soft bis Of grass absut
midway between the iootpath aud the edge OF tue
pond.
The nuding OF Infants dead or aliv',
Park. There arc at least Two IN every twelve
mOntns Tho last was that OF u dead body, wrapped
In an old skirt, which was found abcut year ago
along the bride path by the workmen employed In
skins and other waste fragments. The last living
child was also iouud ittlo more than year ago,
lying the north side OF the Transverse road In the
pines or cedars, near the hobby horse stand. The
DID, quite pretty and well dressed, and inclossd in
valise lined with cotton batting. rer ..