The Jersey City news., 1892-01-14
TIE BABY IDENTIFIED
Two Witnesses Saw 1t at
Mrs. BreitSChWeidt'S
Home.
OTHER DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
A Woman Who Gave Her Testimony
With Evident Reluctance
What She Heard.
OTHER DAMAGING EVIDENCE.

The hearing of the charges against Mrs.
Christina Breitschweidt OF No. 376 Pali-
sale avenue, accused of leaving an infant
to perish in the snow in vacant lot at
Palisade avenue and Prospect street,
Monday night week ago, filled Police
Justice Davis court room this morning
The majority of the observers were
women. aud many of these were called
upon for testimony. The witnesses were
Detective McNally, Patrolman Lee, Mrs.
Medley of No 1856 Palisade avenue. Mrs.
Burscham and Minnie Burscham OF No
1856 Palisade avenue, Conductor Bolsted
and Driver John Dillman of North Hud
son County Railway car, Police Captain
McNulty, Mrs. Carry of No. 70 Sherman
avenue. Sarah Nc cGimsey of No. 15S South
street and Mrs. Bayley.
Mrs. Breitschweidt was represen ted by
Counsellor William D. Daily, of Hobo
ken, but the testimony was of such 3
damaging character that Justice Davis
held Mrs. Breitschweidt for the
Grand Jury in $1,000 on
the charge of atrocious assault
and battery. When Mr.. Carl Frankie.
the father of the accused, and Joseph
Boltinger stepped forward to give bail,
Justice Davis notified them that they
would not be accepted, as the property of
each was registered In his wife's name
Arrangements, however, were subse-
fendant
THE CHILD IDENTIFIED.
The rescued babe was brought into
court by Warden Ryan of Snake Hill,
who held it in his arms while several
women stepped forward to identify it.
Mrs. Bayley, who lives in the same house
with Mrs. BreitscE cEweidt identified the
child as the one she mad seen there.
When closely questioned by the Court
as to what she knew OF the disappearance
of Il baby from Mrs. Breilsch weidt's
house last November. she said sh. knew
there was male child. three weeks old,
with blue eyes, in Mrs. Breitschweidts
house on November II. She had not
seen 1t since.
On the night of November q an aban-
doned babe was found at Ogden avenue
and Barrow street, and it was The sus-
picious circumstances in connection with
that case that led the police to keep strict
watch upon Mrs. Breitschweidt's move
ments.
Patrolman Lee testified to having
seen Mrs. Breitschweidt pass him few
h ours before the child was found. He
followed her to the end of his beat and
then noted the time. When she returned
by a circuitous route he noted the time
again. She had just about time to reach
the SPOT where the child was found next
morning by Ratrolman Lomasney and re-
turn to where he saw her the second time.
Car Driver Dillon testified that he first
noticed a bundle in the open lot at twenty
minutes past ten o'clock the night before
the child was found. He again saw io at
twenty minutes to twelve. Conductor
Bolsted testified that he saw the
bundle, and that on the trip
toward the Court House at five minutes
to eleven a woman about fifty years OF
age boarded the car about fifty feet from
where the child lay.
ANOTHER IDENTIFICATION.
Mrs. Carry of No. 73 Sherman avenue
testified that she knew the defendant
She had several times seen the child that
was found IN the vacant lot at Palisade
avenue ana Prospect street in Mrs. Brett
schweidt's home. Mrs. Breitschweidt
a college in New York. She had taken
four of them.
Another lady testified that she saw the
child in ques ion between half-past five
and six O'Clock on the afternoon preced-
ing the finding of it in the vacant lot at
Palisade avenue and Prospect street. This
knocks out Mrs. Breitschwedt's story
about giving the babe to a tall, dark wo-
man In Nelson avenue at eight o'clock
the Monday morning preceding the
Tuesday morning on which the
child was found. The lady
hesitated before giving this bit of testi-
mony, and was told by the defendant to
speak out She placed her handkerchief
to her face and appeared to De weeping
when she admitted the facts. but immetl-
lately afterward seemed to he laughing.
"Why do your weepf" asked the Court.
"Well, am the only one W ho can give
this damaging testimony. I can't say |
didn't see the child, for l did. l dropped
in at Mrs. Breitschweidt's house at that
time and saw the baby. 1t was very
cross" The woman admitted she had
talked with Mrs. Breitschweidt since her
arraignment last Saturday She denied
that Mr.. Mansfield had said to her, in
connection with the affair, "Mind your
own Cd d--n business" But
she did visit Mrs. Breitschweidt
on Saturday night aud found her crying.
Mansfield and Henry Ccrdes were with
her. She attempted to console Mrs.
Breitschweidt and Mrs. Breitschweidt
told her she was mistaken; that she did
not see the child in the house Monday
afternoon. And Mansfield said to her,
"For Gods sake. keep cool. You needn't
tell everything"