The New York herald., 1878-11-14
ANNIE BRADBURY'S SECRET.

THREE PERSONS CHARGED WITH INFANTICIDE
BY GIRL OF THlRTEEN--THE SEQUEL TO AN
ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE IN HoBoKEN.
During the trial Of simple assault and battery
in Hoboken Justices court yesterday the complain
ant made All affidavit which contained the particulars
OF case of infGnticde alleged to have occurred four
years ago. 1t appears that xnnc Bradbury, thirteen
years OF age living in First street. Hoboken, recently
caused the arrest of her cousin, Elizabeth McHenry,
aged twenty for assault, and during the examination
yesterday she testified that tho accused had
four years ago starved her illegitimate infant
to death. and then, with its father. conspircd
its removal from the city, Judge Gustav Strcng,
before whom the examination took place placed the
girls statement in the form Of an affidavit aud at
Issued warrants upon which al the persons she had
implicated were taken into custody.
GIRLS STORY.
Annie Bradburys story, as told to the Judge is as
after the death of her parents, in 1874 shc
resided with her brothers and cousin Eliza McHenry.
The latter and the compainants eldest brother Leon
hard Bradbury she says. had bcon very intimate and
about October OF that year the girl gave birth 10
child. which taken ut once to tho house OF u
widow named Kane, ON the Hoboken meadows, and -
few days after surrendered to its mother lcless. The
Bradbury girl alleges that its death the result OF
an arrangement between her brother, her and
the widow Kane that nothing was ~ be given tho
child TO cat. The dead body of the babe remained in
the house where she was living with hcr brother.
corner Of First and Willow streets for several days.
until the stencil compelled its removal Then che
alleges her brother and cousin rolled The body when
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had become mere skeleton in number OF news
papers, and at night its father carried 1t tho
city line into Jersey city and deposited II in the
swainps adjoining the Morris and Essex Railroad
tracks. day later she further AYERS. the body
was found ly man named Flcmining and taken to
the Hoboke police station Nothing could be learned
of its parentaI,e aud in duo time II consigned to
a grave in potter's Field.
ALLEGATIONS.
The complainant alleges her reason for never
diyugng the story that her brother threatened 10 kill
her il she ever brcathcd a.word OF what she knew.
After the finding of the body and its disposition by
tho authorities she says the intimacy Of her brother
Leonhard with his cousin Eliza continued until two
years later, when she again found herself delicatey
situated. LconharJ, as Annie declares. rcpuiiatcd
his oft repeated promises of marriage to his cousin
and married young woman named Kate Modest,
with whom he has since been living in Second street,
near Grand. Since his marriage Annie has lived with
her cousin Eliza and she says the frequent bcatings
she received at her hands drove her to make tho
complaint OF assault and battery.
THE ACCUSED PARTIES ARRESTED.
The warrants issued by Judge Sireng wore placed
in the hands of Court Officer Stanton and Detective
McHorncr. The officers arrested bradbury on tho
Morris and Essex coal docks, where he was at work.
Widow Kane was found in the Snake Hill Almshouse
and Miss McHcnry ut her home. Judge Streng com
mitted all Of them 10 the County Jail 10 await an
examination, while Annie was detained Us Witness