New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-30
TILE BROOKLYN ABDUCTlON CASE.

NO TRACE OF THE STOLEN GIRL FOUND
ACTIVE SEARCH BY THE POLICE-A DESCRIPTION
OF THE WOMAN sECURED-NO MOTIVE FOR THE
ADDICTION.
The Brooklyn police were actively Mt work yes
terday trying to ira e little Lizzie Seldom who was
abducted by IN unknown woman on Monday AFTER
noon from in front of her parents
home, No 22G Carlton-ave., Brooklyn In
addition 10 sending as full q description as
possible of the woman and child to all the police
stations In BROOKLYN and New-HOrk, and detailing
several detectives 10 work upon the case romeo IN
spcctOr cwett ordered the OF paoonS OF ponce IN
all the precincts TO visit every honse where slch
woman may have passed the night III was Iounu
that the description of the woman agreed WIN
that of Mary Crimes, who has been an hapiiial
station house lOdgcr. IL was reported yester-
day afternoon that such woman ana chlld
were seen in Flusnlng-ave., near Skllman-St., ana
about two hours later III Hudson-ayc, near ultoh-
No plausible theory is yet advanced for the abduc
ton. The fact that the woman inquired
thew Knew c" sbo%s that she vas acquainted
in the neghborhood. Ii was not the brother Oh lhe
missing girl who went with her to snow me Way
but Edward Sherwood, age nine, nclghDor chh,
with whom Lizzie seldom was playing mere WGI1
two servants in the house who had been directed by
Mrs. Seldom to look after the children.
They allowed the little girl to play IN
the street. When she went WIN the
woman il was rs far a drug store in fulton-sI.,
near Cumbcrland-st There the woman induced
the hoy TO wait the corner, giving MN TWO
postage stamps After he got tired 81 waiting nc
went home with the dOIl-caTriagc of the glrl. Az
the drug store 1t is remembered that a woman ana
child came IN, and an advertising card was gwen
to the latter. An operator IN tclcBIdph
office close by saw them when they went away.
When last seen they were III Fulton-st, about
O'clock.
1t was not until after Mr. SeldOns return from
business that the police were informed OF the mat
ter. Mr.. Seldom said yesterday that he could not
imagine why the child should be stolen. Neither he
his Wlic had enemies, lar lS nc knew. MS
work was all IN New-Yorb and he had few Brooklyn
acquaintance. There had never been any trouble
with the servants in his family. One glTl lett the
family after being in II six years, but only on ac-
count OF her health and she had come back to see
the children several times. The police authorizes
do not believe that the child was stoen to secure
reward, as her parents are not wealthy
but the theory is held that nat L tine
Much interest was taken in the case yesterday IN
Brooklyn, and children playing in the streets were
carefully watched 10y their parents or those III
charge of them. Mr. Scldon's neighbors dld all III
their power to aid IN the search for the child.
In this city Acting-oupe Ihorne sent
ont a general alarm. giving the information Iur-
nlshed by the Brooklyn police, ana difcthI d
search To- be made ior the woman aud enid III an
parts of the city. MIR. Seldom called to see MI
horne Yesterday, and was told TINT the police OF
this CITY would do everything i'm their power TO
find the child. Mr.. seldom sad that he WIS certain
that the little girl mad been abducted. but he hld
no proof that she taken to this city.
Upon further investigation the supposed clews
which were reported to the Brooklyn police yes
terday afternoon proved vdiucless and at a late
hour last night the police were entirely
baiiled in the search for The missing Grl. 1t was
| learned. however. that the place where the woman
| purchascd the candy Tor the child wa> bakery at
Latayettc-ayc. and Cumbrland-st., where candy Is
Sold lie proprietor describes the woman as aboul
five feet siX inches tall. of slender build dressed IN
shabby black dress WIN Il IaP, anu ,o, a lInGn
| has seen her since that time, which was
about o'clock on Monday afternoon. Ihe
| matter was put in the hands of the police
| OH tbrea direction
of Acting-lnspector Folk that evening and OF In
spector Jcwctt Yesterday unrcm'tting efforts were
| Campbell returned to Brooklyn last evening from
MS vacation personally to 7uperntend the case ana
prosecute the search.
I'm conversation with TRIBUNE re-
porter superintendent Campbell sad last
evening: Il cannot believe that this Is a
case of the kidnapping or enid III the
blc that q person who intended to abduct a child
would leave means for her identification AZ this
woman did. She would take the child aud dIsdp-
pear; not 90 about with another clhid ana be seen
IN several places. We have found thdt TINS woman
was making inquiries for the residence OF
a person III CarltOu-aye. before she accOstyd
the childish. The hIem III the engne-hOuse
In that street near .MyIt.e-ave. were asked 10y a
woman ausW ring her de crpuOn where person
lived whose naHo she gave; tins was about nail an
hour before she went away With the glIL Size also
asked boy the street aud he went INTO Soc,ry
To inuulre for her. As 10 the search Tor Ic enid.
we are making the most careful search OF the whole
city. have hopes that evil soon una the woman
ana the girl"
Mir. seldo could give no further information in
the matter last evening" He Is employed as civil
engineer Dy he firm o. " +. C.ydc * Co., IN this
civ and has a large number o. men under nln. lie
sand Yesterday thar he knew OF no one OF them who
had any hard feeling against inm and he beticVcd
that they would ali 20 mlnu'e to hclp search
ior his httlc girl Mr. and Mrs. Seldom have two
other children, oder and the othcr
Younger than the girl y no l. lost. An uni0uudcd
iumor was started in Brooklyn yesterday that Mr.
Sciuon had been married before and had recently
been RECEIVING anOulln letters Both statements
were absolutely denied. Mir seldom gave his whole
time Yesterday % the search Ior his child, and
aided the police IN every way possible,