New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
TIE FINDING OF LIZZIE SELDEN.
MOTHER AND CHILD SENT TO THE COUNTRY
WHAT THE GIRL SAYS ABOUT HER wANpERINGs
WITH MAGGIE KEPPEL-THE RIGHT WOMAN
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.

MOIItER AND CHILD SENT TO THE COUNTRY
WHAT THE GIRL SAYS ABOUT HER wANpERINGs
WITH MAGGIE KEPPEL-THE RIGHT WOMAN
BELIEVED To HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.
The public interest in the recovery OF littlo Lizzie
Solden, who was found on Thursday morning after
siNtv hours absence from her home, No. 226
Carlton-ave., Brooklyn and in tho arrest
OF oh,t the woman who abducted her. had not
generally discussed. The safe return of the child
treasured the anxious mothers of many other
children. Upon the advice of his physician Mr.,
Selden sent his wife, whose health was much
broken by the nervous strain to which she had been
subjected, with little. LIZZIE and her
brother and sister into the country
selden said that. IN spite of the discrepancy be-
tween the appearance of Maggie keppel, and the
woman who was supposed to have taken the child
he ielt confident that the right woman had been
arres ed. lie asked his daughter her re-
turn home where the old woman was who
took her away, and the child replied that the
woman that he took her away from at the police
station the only one she had been with. As to
the way III which she had been treated, she said
that the woman plnched her arms and legs, es-
pecially when she dropped anything. She de
scnbed the route that they took IN the same way rs
ola Eddie Sherwood, the boy VINO started
with them. The other streets she did not
know. According to her story they soon rode
In car. The first night the woman took
her into an old house and lay down on a bed, and
soon alter man came and drove them away. Mr..
Selden Judged that this was IN IA ferry house.
Further questions not put to the child, BY the
ADVICE Oh the physician.
Al Alr. Seldens house the servant said that Mrs.
Sedcn and the children were in the country, but she
had not been told whore, IL was not desirable Tor
any one to see the recovered gin owing 70 her ner
v0usncss. the brooklyn officials are c0nhhent that
The right woman has been arrested for the kldnap-
ping the full penalty for which ten years IN the
STATE Prison. Maggie koppeis story OF finding the
enid IN this city Is not credited at
all. lt is believed, however. that she Is
not fully responsible for ner acts. Her wnOe career
seems to show tins. Ii was noticed after her arrest
that she showed Il great fancy Tor a pIot'y nttle
gIri whom she saw. Ine detence to be presented
by her counsel is that of insanity and probably she
Will be examined by medical COMMISSION
TO determine whether or not she IS
wholly responsible Tor her acts When
she Was examined after her arrest few months
ago the physicians SAID that she was suffering IRON
sOuenlng OF the brain. Slr Sylnos, VINO keeps IKE
Restaurant In Jersey CITY wncrc tho woman ana
enid got their dinner without paying Tor 1t Oh
Wednesday, Iden.Ilied Inc prisoner rs the
mond Street JAN yesterday. Maggle's
mother says that her Caushter was 4 great trouble
to her frcm child ANA was IN the habit o1 staying
out late AT night.
ing houses in brooklyn and watching the
ieiTIes were concerned, was commented
upon yesterday. he police, it was de-
cared, snOuld have learned before McLaugh-
In hunted up detective that Maggie keppel
was away. " nile the description of the WO.lan
mcagre tnat OF the cnIld was perfect tTOn the
start. IL was not until lour hours aG,cr general
alarm had been sent out to lOOk Tor the child ana
woman that they came to this city over Catherine
fery At so ale an hour OF the night they
might easily have been noticed. They were OBJ
served the terry boat 10 jersey City on tuesday,
but not by policeman and 50 lar AZ has been ds-
closed. 10 one recognized the cnlld ON The journey
Wednesday night over the Cortland Street cry,
across tins city, by the Grand Street FerFy 10
Brooklyn. ana then Dy street car TWO miles 10 the
wOman's home.