New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-09
SEARCH FOR A BABES BODY.
NO TRACES OF A MURDERED CHILD.

uuypsEDs OF MEN DIG IN swAMP-THE
MURDERERS FIGHT IN POLICE COURT.
The search for the body of Mary Wertheimer s
.bild which was murdered in the Eastern DIS
,,ct of Brooklyn by Peter Schultz and Adam
Haas was resumed yesterday by hundreds OF peo-
nle. The people began to gather early about new
,owu Creek, and before the day had well advanced
trrdreds had assembled The spot where Schultz
and Haas confessed to have murdered the lniano
I'd then buried it is within fvc-minutes' walk
- the Bushwck Station of the Long Island Kali
ro.d and is in the centre of marsh-meadows ana
-made-land." A rain pond is within 'oo ieeO
of the creek Midway between 1t Is newly
r,aded roadway called Varick-ave, which stretches
,,om John,hn-ave road to Metropolitan-ave.. just
;nside the BROOKLYN city line from Queens County
Nor+b Of the pond is stretch of clay filling over
On. soft mesdow-land, and across the 'arlcR-aVe'
,oadway is an area of Shiny swamp INTO winch d
heated and lost wayfarer might stumble ana Sihh
.rd never be heard of again seine
,rbsre in this region lies the pooS
~ Mary Wertheimer's baby, unless 1t mas
heen removed by one of the murderers
Aoain Yesterday Haas and Schultz were taken
. ~ n,sce bv Detectives Campbell and Lyons
And asked to point out the spot where 'he pooS
was buried. AS they pointed out place a''er
nlace the ground rapidly dug, nut no'hins
,.os fornd Schultz seemed to enjoy the situation,
while Haas was nervous and exclted' ii'as ,o'
.;.,ed that if the child were not found in tins
ne;chborhood the body must have been removed
The police have made several attempts 10 nave
Cohritz saw whether or not he removed the body
- tho child after the men had buried II, put
no refuses to answer their questions. 1t was the
Intentions of the authorities to have the FIRE De
nartmept drain the pond in hopes OF hndlnS 'he
bodv but the work was not done. In lacV' N'P
Tain Ennis and his detectives seemed 10 nave los'
almost all interest in the case yesterday US "'eS
remained only short time on the ground "iiIie
the crowd was permitted 10 trample down ''e
noistened earth and dig wherever it chose. One
elderly German who was among the crowd drew
a smooth round stone from his pocket
1T is my lucky stone, said ne to those aoonu
him. "and I will give it up that justice may DC
done. Wherever this stone falls, there Is 'he
body Of the child
Tbe old man then closed his eyes and threw
the stone. 1t fell in the pond. small boy
waded out to the spot where the stone had fallen
and in his search. found piece of suspender.
It was a piece of suspender. Schultz says, that
was used In trying 20 drown the child by fasten-
ing with it to stone TO the baby's neck.
When Schultz was arrested, there was found
in of his pockets slip of paper slgned wloii
the mothers mark on which written:
81, Mary Wertheimer give my child. which is a
boy, to Annie Haas her own child. which
never want TO claim again as my own"
The Haas woman is the sister of young Haas
with whom the girl went to live after leaving her
parents home a few days before the child was
born When the young mother was questioned
about the note she declared that she never signed
or authorized the signing of such n document.
Annie Haas also denied all knowledge of the
istence of the paper
Yesterday morning the three prisoners were
taken from the Stagg-st. Police Station. where
they have been confined since their arrest. and
taken to Justice Goettngs Lee-ave. Police Court
There q charge of murder was made against Haas
and Schultz The young mother was charged with
being accessory to the crime. They were not ar
raigned to plead to the charge. ou'
will be to-day. While the two men
were in the prisoners pen trey were
sen by the reporters. Haas again charged Schullz
with having moved the body of the murdered chiiu
q, Wednesday night. Schultz denied this and
declared that he had not been on the scene Si,'ce
the night of the crime Here Haas declared that
botb he and Schultz had visited the spot where
,ber had buried the child twice on TUESDAY, ana
once ON Wednesday, when they endea'oreo W
tramp down the earth on the glaVe. II.oe, 1" T
believe went back 10 the spot alone OIL "'''i''
day and removed that body aa ,,hor
Hardly had Haas uttered these worcs Wheh ei
Schultz struck him ol9W W. IN Wsr,bemer Nee bef the
mother, watched the battle from behind 'he oIio az
in the women's pen on the opposite si,t ~ and
corridor. The men had 10 ne Spai"'o' ~
A thrce-months' Old infant was found yes,er
day in Holy Trinity Cemetery ny kose Ipreh,i nirI
Of No. 1s9 Troutman-st ~ vas tiat oi o6iIj
however. while the Wertheimer woman's chlio