The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-13

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., went to Mrs. burgers Of my own FREQ will.
l. hnpp"nsd TO- soc her advertisement In the
Herald. Mrs. Burger wouldn't let me stay in
the house I'LL had naid her $50; She sail her
mother thought was going out to service Nv
lover lad no knowledge whore ! was going. |
saw him about week ago He never spokr to
nic Russell aud Tcssio Williams at the house.
and was told Tint they were patients who had
been in my condition. but were now getting
well. was getting along nicely until they took
meon Monday evening to Mrs linislcr's in Fiji
was dying. and that III be sent TO prison fortwo
years II was caught there They said | had
Miss steele has been n member Of tho Sunday
school oi st. Peters Church. She has boon nc
quainted with her betrayer since she was a little
for Soe. Wpodman 4 Co.. ll9 William street.
CHANGING toward policeman who had hcrn or
dcrcd tQ prevent her possible escape from the
hospital TO- avoid giving evidence. she said:
" Thoy needn't keep that policeman thcre. I'd
swear my life against that woman for bringing
Tho girl had boon brought to tho hospital at
noon. About an hour hrfore,'a stout. gray
haired woman. with marks of agitation plainly
to be seen on her fnce. had knocked at the door
OF the miserable rooms, 236 East Ffty-tourth
street. whore Mrs. Rnslcr. the mother OF Mrs.
Burger lived. and whore Maggie Steele then lay
Officer Thomas Dunlap Of the Fifty-ll street
nolcet was on guard within the house.. with or
What do you want ?" he asked. opening the
door.
mother" said the woman. evidently much ex-
cited.
Oficer Dunlap is n kind -henr,cd and careful
man. Mrs Stccle." said he. 'if you will
promise me not to make any noise. not to dis
| turh your daughter. and not to make any more
| disturbance thnn possible. Will let YOU in.
Maggie is III and she must not be excited"
Mrs. Steele promised faithfully TO command
| herself and repress her feelings. The tears
| rolled down her checks and she sohbcd. hut she
controlled herself hy an effort and, entered the
| room. In ono corner on wretched bed lay her
| daughter pale and weak. She had been read
| ing the morning papers containing an account
presence in Mrs. Burgers house. but. ms her
| mother entered. she laid the paper down and
looked at her quietly; The mother sobbed bit;
| terly. but Officer Dunlap. in a low voice. begged
was actually the caimest Of the ifree.
mother said to Dunlap. = II She had minded
me She would not have been hero now. But
| she would go out at night and could not keep
her at home" The officer was called out Of the
room moment. When he returned Mrs.
Steele was uphraiding Mrs. Raisler in bitter
old German woman. wrnkled. ragged. repul-
sive. did not understand the words. hut she
recognized plainly the meaning Of the mothers
| rcprOaches. and in broken English begged the
officer 10 make Mrs. Stcoe go away. Then Mrs.
steele kissed her daughter and left tho house
| sohbng.
In the afternoon while Cant Murphy Of the
East Thirty-flith street poice station was al
| Mrs. Burgers house. young woman rang the
| bell. hut when the door opened and she saw the
| blue uniform Of policeman in tho hall she
| Capt Murphy. suspecting her to be patient OF
Mrs. Burger. ran aiter her and compelled her
| TO enter tho house. Much against her WILL he
! finally induced her to tell him her business
| there. She said her name was Margaret Me-
| LRymond and that her husband WAS n gardener
| for A. NJ. Morris at Barto. Wesichester County.
| She said she went TO Mrs. Burgers house last
| Mednesdsy having read her advertisement in
| the Herald Her motive was not fear OF shame.
Of her coming. She had paid Mrs. Burger $40.
| Her visit yesterday was for the purpose OF get
| ting some medicine. Mrs. McLaymond was
| detained as n witness.
On being confronted With Mrs Burger.
mond. without hesitation. Identified the
prisoner as the woman who periormed an op;
| Grafton on her on "Wednesday and Friday of
| last week. On her part Mrs. Burger displayed
| not the, slightest sign OF recognition. and de;
| clared that she had never seen Mrs. McLymond
| before.
Lizzie johnson. the colored servant says she
| has only been In the house three days Go ra
| Samms and Maggie Steele were there when she
came She was hired to cook for throe or four
Mrs. Burger made her attend to the rooms Of
| Minnie Russell and T0ssie Williams. explain.
ing to hcr that they were fast women. and
that she would get pay Tor her extra work
She had noticed that stout German. whom
they called Mr. wilkcson. seemed to be the head
! OF the house He used To- give hgr the money
20 buy the supplies for the table The door bell
was ringing an night long. so that she couldn't
| The real name Of the Mr.. Wikeson referred 10
| by Lizzie Johnson ia Albert Won Miken. He IL
said to he a fresco painter. On Tuesday he was
questioned very closely 10y the police. and after.
ward allowed To go because they thought he had
no criminal knowledge Of what had been going
on in the house The girls Minnie and Tsssie
are detained IA witnesses. Mrs. Rusala Rails
Ter. tho woman 20 whose house Maggie steele
was taken. is her mother. A card printed
partly in Bohemian and partly in German WAS
found in Mrs Burgers house. bearing the
name OF Mrs. Raisler, and nor occupation,
licensed midwife and doctor for women. 236
East Fifty fourth street
On n wall in the comfortably furnished parlor
Of Mrs. Burger Is certificate issued by the
faculty OF medical college in Pesth. Hungary.
that Barbara Nathan of Urmeng OF the Neu-
traer Comitat' had passed an examination IN
midwifery. and was duly licensed to practise.
There was also hanging against the wall a
large diploma in n language not German. in
which the words Nathan Borbala" are
prominently engrossed. Il is dated in the
same year as the certificate To practise
midwifery. and. like 1t. is signed John n Rupp.
As Mrs Raiser is known % be a Hungarian, II
is supposed that Barbara Nathan is her daugh-
ter's real name. On table In tho parlor lay n
copy OF Schler's poems. with leaf turned
down az tho beginning, OF the poem entitled
The Child Murdcress.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Burger and her
daughter. Mrs. Davis, were brought into SUI
preme Court. Chambers. on writ Of habeas
corpus their lawyer explaining that he had
procured the writ only as a method Of enforc-
ing n speedy examination. The hearing on the
writ was postponed until Saturday.