New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
THE CHILD'S BODY FOUND.
A FIvE-DAYS SEARCH SUCCESSFUL:
1T WAS NEAR THE SPOT INDICATED BY THE
MuRDERERs- EXCITEMENT ~
DVrCJITOVNr

After five days Of constant digging in the mud
near Newtown Creek. Brooklyn. the body Of Mary
Wcrthcimcrs threc-months-old infant who was
murdered by Peter Schultz and Adam Haas a
week ago, was recovered yesterday near the spot
where the two men said they had buried IL Early
in the morning the customary crowd began to
assemble at the scene. and the work OF searching
for the body was renewed. 1t was not until
few minutes before ? o'clock. however that the
workers were rewarded by the recovery of the
body II was found to be frghtfullv mutilatcd
and was badly dccomposed. The spot about
ten feet away from the place indicated by the
two sclf-confcssed murdercrs Almost every foot
Of the mud was turned over by the diggers before
the body found. 1t is now believed that
the Statment of Haas, that Schultz had visited
the spot "Wednesday night and removed the
body was made in order to throw the police of
their guard so that the search in the s,.amps would
be abandoned
When the work resumed yesterday trench
was dug and the water Of the pond allowed to
drain off into the adjoining swamp land When
the men were thus engaged one of the number
In turning over a spadetul of earth the foot
of the child protruding from the soggy soil. The
man uttered a cry that attracted the entire crowd
who ran To the spot, and it was with difficulty
that they were driven back and prevented from
tramplins upon the corpse. Several men were at
once directed to dig about the spot and few
seconds later the body of the child
was unearthed. When the body was eN-
posed TO view shuddcr went through
the spectators, and many turned away. owing
70 the sitfenlng sight which was presented. The
body was unclothed with the exception of piece
Of calico about tie oins Around the neck was
tied tightly handkerchief and piece of sslen-
ders. The body was badly bruised, and was be
yond recognition. II only by these two
articles that il was identified.
In the confessions made by Haas and Schultz TO
Coroner Lindsay the night Of their arrest eacl
accused the other OF the crime. When Haas ana
Schultz were taken to the pond and asked 10 point
out the place where they had buried the enid
they stood within few feet OF The spo' ana ui'
rected the laboreis to dig in different pace III
order it is now believed, to lead the police astray
When any of the aborcrs attempted to dig III Their
.dr.ction tbcy were moved of. This fact was
noticed by the police and yesterday it was decided
70 have the entire ground overturned, which re-
snltcd in the recovery of the body
As soon as the body recovered 1t WAS
nl,ccd in n soap box and taken to the sixth Pre-
c;nct station Coroner Lindsay was then in
formed and Dr. Joseph y. Creamer summoned
most mortcm examination was at once made ana
A inry impannced. The inquest was then ad-
iournrd ~, .,,o
The finding of the body spread like wlldiire
through that section Of the city known as Dutch,
town Crowds of the morbldiy curious gathered
obout the station-hOuse and discussed the ue'aiis
of the horrible crime. The men ana women pe-
came greatly excited over the words OF n man VINO
shouted that the murderers ought TO pe Iyncneu.
The pOlicc fear that there may he trouoie whcn the
prisoners are brought from the jail TO the court
tomorrow for examination.