New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01
LIZZIE SELDEN RECOVERED.
FOUND IN A BROOKLYN TENEMENT-HoUSE.

Iiz7ie Seldc, who was abducted from in front ol
her home at No. 226 Carlton-ayc-' o'S''',
Nondav afternoon. was relieved by her safe return
Yesterday morning. She had beeh l""i'' 80
sleepinp with her supposed 1bductoI III ''
house not half mile from Der home h1''"s
carried back TO Brooklyn from jersey O''9 az
hour on wednesday night crossing '"o -
detected by the police OF three Cities y"
,he cieyys deemed trustworthy led to Jersey
Civ and several Brooklyn detectives WORKED u'i-
i,sntlv N company with the jersey City poAce TO
foljov them ont and unravel the mystery. 1t was
tbouobt certain that the woman ana enid would De
found that night and as it was asSer'eu
that all the ferries were closely guarded.
II WAS believed that they would certainly be fouhu
IN Jersey City AZ a late hour on "Wednesday hlEn'
a woman and child were seen IN Grand-5t' llas
CITY, going IN the direction Of the wharf Of Tue ~,
star Line of steamers. They were evldently ioVA
ing for ferry. and not finding II went oaoA ~
Hudson-st They were not seen atterwaru oF duN-
one who informed the police. 1t appears rom 'n'
DEVELOPMENTS after the woman ana ch"u WIZ
found that they made their way to the Cor'Ianu'
Street Ferry and crossing to this city tOoh 'ne INC
Of cars running through Cana-SJ. 10 Inc D'"nu
Str.t Ferry, Here they crossed to the foot of Broad
way in Brooklyn, and went oy the OroSS'o"n
inc Of street cars to the woman's home, No. IL
Park-ave, Brooklyn.
The clevg which Leu to their being found WAS Sc
cured IN Brooklvn One of the policemen employed
IN the search in the Fourth Precinct, where the
child was kidnapped was Detective Shaughnessy'
Ahout 9 .. H. on Wednesday he was met by
. Young man named Charles Mclaughlin, Of NO
100 Park-ave.. who said he believed that he kne"
something Of the kidnapped girl HIS story was
chat about 10 o'clock on Monday night he met
vouDg woman named Magic Kep2el. VINO lived
with her mother in the house where he dd IL 'he
street near her home. She was leading little CIR
bv the hand who she said was her sisters emu 4"
their conversation she said that she was iochou ''
OF the house. They went to heer-shop ana or'uN'
and afferWard as the child cred, she sal4 ln'' sl'
might as well 60 to her sisters house il IWehlie'n
st.. this city. They went by a Yanderbi'-ave. car
and at Main-sL the woman sad they had better
cross by Catherine Ferry. and not 20 TO Fulton
Ferry. where she might be recognized Atie-
crossing the river they took Second-ave. car to
Twenteth-st. There the woman SAID II was Iwen-
tv-slxth-,D in which Ter sister lived, and they
went on IN the latter street she stopped
at a house She told Mclaughlin that she
did not want her sister 90 see him. and lie went
some distance down the block and stood behind q
wagon. soon Tue woman came ,aNdN IRON 'llt
house and told him tntt she coull not get M, bui
| could get "a key IL the uqu1r-StOrc ln hlid-dkt.
He then leit her and took eur for lbs nome. HIS
description Of the child tailed with That ~ LIZZIE
Selden. but the woman was much Younger thah nag
been reported. When asked Why ne Aad not told
this story 10 the police before. McL@u-hlh s4Iu
that he had tired several times TO see DeteclVr
ShaughnesSy. as he vautcC u TEL the story 10 him
after he had read ~ Tuesdays papers that snch
child lost. Tho story Was repeated 10 captain
Wiluarth and Nh ~sileu 10y McLau- In, and a
be said the keppel woman had not returned
ho,ue II was decided TO watch the house for
her aupearauu-. Larly yesterday morning Nc
Laughin again went 10 the ponce sta
ton In Mvrtle-a~e, ard told Detective Shaug"es-
| that he believed the woman keDpel had got nome.
/ lie dld not know wheth T SIZE had the culld WIN
! her, he had only heard the woman IN hcI room.
The detective hurried 10 No. ~ Park-dye., Wleit
Mrs keppcl SAID that her daughter Was I'D hed MP
stairs and a. ed If she II trouble about the
! child she had with her lie detective went 10 the
room where the woman and child wcTe and AT once
recognized the girl LIZZIE Scidcn. " hen she
and the woman dressed they were taken TO
the police alton and Mr. >elden was sent for. ~
soon he arrived he was shown into the Captains
room, where he jOyOusy embraced ms recovered
enid and kissed Ler again ana again. The police
officers present affected TO tears by the sight
THE woMAN's CONFLICTING STORIES.
The woman Keppel stated at first that she had
found the child il New-York. Atterward she con-
tessed TO Captain Wilmarth that she took the child
from III front of Its home. Her replies were ram
bling ana she continually cOntradlcted herself Her
appearance did not agree with the published DE-
scrption of the kiduapper, except 10 dress. She
wa, dressed in a black Cashmere costume OF sly lIsh
cut but somewhat worn. Si'9 H4Ie u hchu at her
throat and hat trimmed with Grape, wl,h q browI
veil Sbe had lace mItts iet and steel brooch
and earrings and vucanlte bracelets. Her
face save for a few dlshgurng hoichcs,
was rather attractive and altogether there WIS
nothing 10 lead anyone who may have seen her 10
suspect that SIC bad stolen child. When the
woman was taken from the police station 10 go 10
Police Headquarters she asked the chul 10 Hiss her
mi. 40 iuucl eya-.eratad Mr Selocu. who had
Lizzie i'm hi, arms, that be- moved a. # TO kick The
I[oIrgn and ,ald &c Get out YOU -- scouudre.w
ID .lr4r herr q Itr lDgu
much Frustrated since SHE missed and the hap
pest house II Brooklyn was the one ~ CartOu-ave
only The intimate friends OF the family
were allowed 10 see little LIZZIE. anu she !
was not asked To detail advri- !
lures Among other things size sand that the woman !
took her into seven store, I'D the city and gave her
sleep She clunc aIeruOutteiy 20 the woman when /
found with her, and called hcr AuntIe." As seen
PLAYING VITA her brother the child appeared plump
and rosy. AID as If she had been well treated.
The cniid-9teaier Vac ,ahen to Police Headqgar-
tcrs yesterday morning. She gave her name |
Of NO. I22 PAX ave, an envelope |
maker by occupation. she saId she had Tor |
Ouj work some time. Her picture was taken for !
the RO-ucs Gallery. When questioned a. o. what she
had done after stealing the child. size persisted Ia
declaring that sic found The child IL Henry Sc or
Madsou-st., this city. Oh Monday OF ucsday night
She denied what she had SAID previously. and CON |
trade cd her-eii to such an extent tuat DO clean
counted for not les, than five nights since the child
Disappeared and told OF taking trips 10 Fort Lee,
COuey Island and RockaWay Beach
The woman sand tllat SIZE found the child IN this /
city Monday night ana went about ln the streets
and car al night The next day she went To Jer- |
sey Cry, ana then came back TO ills clLf. From |
the further deta is Size gave 10 was evident tha she
was the woman That Collins met III Gather |
nest. Oh Tuesday nlgat, AMI took 10 tie |
the night the Philadelphia House IN |
Jersey CITY. a. one time size Claimed to have gone !
90 Fort Lee on Tuesday. and again aid 10 was OH
Wednesday. When asked wig s1e did not Try 10 /
take the .Irl home she said that she took her about
er. r.tf ft, 500 .trt. o.