New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01

10 the Raymond Street Jail. she was afterward
identified by ColIrs ~ the woman he helped on her
way. Mr. Frost, who keeps the confectionery
store where a woman and child got candy ABOUT tne
hour OF the ali nctlon. also the woluan' Dut dld
not fully identify her.
Maggie kePDel was prosecuted by As
sistaut District-AttOrncy Backus about four
months ago. upon charge o. ply rtt!y
and found guilty At that time her mental condl-
tion was such that she cOntradlcted herself, ana
doctor examined her. lie reported that her system
down and that sac might bccOnis insane;
She was sent to the House of the Good
Shepherd. aud vas aiterward released from IL on
writ of habcas corpus II was sand III The court yes
terday that she had been convicted OF shoplll'lng
~ this city. and had served year on BiachWcI,
Island. and a picture produced from tIe
RogGes' Gallery purporting to be hers. lhers was
h.tle resemblance. hewcver. Assistant Distflcl-Al1
tOrneF DaCkus. who appeared 10 prosecute hel 91i
he believed tina; the woman was OF feeble lhtcIlcct
and would give way To the feeblest form Of tempta-
uOu, and that she ought to be sent To Az loi
Insane CRIMINALS.
DEFECTIVE sHAUGnNEsSYs STORY.
Thomas Shaurhnessy. the detective who made the
arrest. was seen at the Brooklyn City Hall yester-
day morning by a TRIBUNE reporter. In regard
to the arrest and information winch led to 1t, he
said: Il got ito the Myrtle-aye. station little
after nine clock last night. and found young
man named Charles Mclaughlin waiting to see me.
lie sad lie had something that he wanted to tell
me; | went outside with hin aud he told NE
the following story: lie lives at No ~ Park ave,
in the same house with the arrested woman On
Monday night as he was passing along PARK ave,
he met Maggie keppel near ONford-st. gong IN the
direction OF her home: She had a little girl WIN
hei whom she was leading by the hand. GOOd
evening Maoeie said he where are you going
Gong home replied the yOdng wOman denlurely.
Won't you go and have a drink ne asked Mag
Gle asscntcd with alacrltY and accompanied the
,oung man to ueIghbOrlng lquOr-shOp where she
called Tor a sherry cObber with all the tNingS.'
Mclaughlin took beer. After drinking the sherry
NrrfI. ftN
ner SISTERS. no she said. lived IN HOhOken. ! he
gallant MCLAUGHLIN immediately offered TO accom-
pany her. proposing that they 20 TO Fulton Ferry;
No said Maggie would meet too many people /
know. Let 90 TO Catlarlne Ferry - 10 CaihI-
rlne Ferry they went and crossed 10 this city.
While Oh the boat the young woman changed her
mind and said she thought She would 20 10 her
sisters in Iwcntleth-st. They took SecOnd-ave.
car and won't uptown. The child all this time was
sleepy. but seemed content 10 he with the woman.
whom sine called "Auntie.' men Weutletu-7l.
was reached Maggie concluded that her sister lived
IN lweuty-si Xth--tbut changed hei mind again ana
said 10 was Iweuty-iiitA-st They got out at that
before house near bird ave, aud SAID that Ter
sister lived there. After talking with tint young
man while SIC sad; Vow yOu 20 away, Tor ! am
going 10 ring 'he bell ami Cou want nv sister 10
see me with YOU Mclaughlin then went down
the street and bid behind cart. lie saw the
woman 20 up the stems and after a while come
down again. still leading the child lie come up
20 her again and said Are you barred cut les,
SAID she, going 10 lhlrd-ave, to set key.
eFliNlflF
again and II teean 10 dawn upon the mind OF tle
youth that she was, as hr cA pres,e 1t, tying 70
gIVc him the shake. lie took an account oi cash,
and finding that he had only seven cents. he left
her and returned Ia Brookly m Il was by this time
1880 o'clock The next morning Mclaughlin read
IN the newspapers an account OF the Abduction. and
Immediately his midnight ramble with Magic
k4ppel began 20 weigh heavily upon his mind. Inc
strange child and NagRIe's evident desire to avoid
notice looked Suspicious. lie Knew me and deter
mined 10 tell me the story he had called repeatedly
at the MYRTLE ave. Police station, but had been
unable until last night TO find me.
Why did ne not tell some OF the other officers Of
the station OF lis suspicious :"
Well. he said he thought that he had the right
track. and wanted NE TO have the honor OF the
What did you do after he had told you the
story -
" went with Mclaughlin 70 the liauor store
where he hal bought the drinks for hi!aselt and
Maggie on Monday night 10 gei from the proprietor
or bIr-keep-r q desc rptI0n of The woman. for al
though Mclaughlin described her appearance
wantei 10 get the impression OF her from casual
observer and see If 10 tailed with that which We
had of the woman who was supposed
to have made the abduction.
was satisfied that was on
to see If she was there. She BAD not been there since
Monday morning. ! waited until 1870 o'clock and
then went home. telling Mclaughlin To inform me
at once If Maggie returned. tie came to me ~ $50
this morning. and said that she had returned ana
had brought he child with her. went down there
aua n0c ked at the door of the tenement where che
lived Her mot her opened the door. and my asking
for Maggie said: What do you want her fori l. 1t
ANYTHING about the child she brou.ut home with her
last-nlgnt On, never mind SAID /. Want 10
see her Well replied the mother, she Is ID
bed and the child Is with her went into the room
where Maggie wa, and saw her lying m the bed
with the child who was asleep with her arm,
around her neck ! told Maggie 10 get up and
dress herself and the child. Taxing the child IN my
arusI went INTO the next room, and presently
Maggie appeared dressed ID black. The lt,le gil
wa dressed by MaggIr's mother anu took the pair
=, - Myrtle Avenue station The rest o. tie story
you know