The Jersey City news., 1892-05-07
WHERE CHILDREN SUFFER
Somebody's Darling a Waif
in the Hands of the
Hoboken Police.
MURDER OF LIZZIE SEAT0N
A Stepmother's Incredible Brutal
ity-Run Over by a De-
livery Wagon.
MURDER OF LIZZIE SEAT0N


nesday morning while Policeman Den
mis- Ryan, was patrolling his beat on
Bloomfield street near Fourth street, Ho-
boken, his attention was attracted by
group of children, surrounding little
girl who appeared bewildered. The
policeman believed that she had strayed
from home. and brought her to the police
station. There she was handed over to
the care of Mrs. German. the janitress OF
of the City Hall, and the police awaited
the coming of the anxious parents. But
as the hours lenthened into days. and no
one appeared to claim the child. Chief
Donovan took an interest in the case.
The lost child is still with Janitor Ger
man, and all efforts to find its parents
have been unsuccessful. The child Is
about three years old and remarkably
pretty. and by its disposition shows that
1t had been someone's petted darling
When found by the policeman she was
without either hat or coat, but the other
clothing was of the finest material When
asked what her name is the girl llsps
something that sounds more like Mamie
Giese than anything else.
1.-The case Is very strange one" Chief
Donovan said this morning, Hundreds
Of lost children are found in the street,
and in every case but this one the parents
have called and claimed their child. We
have made every effort to find the child s
parents without success. am inclined
to believe now that the little one was will
fully deserted"
The Seaton- -Coombs Inquest
The jury to investigate the death Of
Lizzie Seaton, who was murdered by Lot
tie Coombs on Wednesday last, was Sc
lected by Coroner PeRrslow this morning.
The jurymen are:-James Baker foreman;
g. Reichling y Joseph ,,,itln Harvey Ny..a r. p,ar. d.
mann, e. Van vi nkle, Frank Smith, A.
Campbell. H. Hantke, Adolph A. LANCER
and George Grinding.
There will probably be a lively time at
the inquest which was set down for Tues
day evening at Hennig's, on Communi-
paw avenue. Adolph LANCER, one
years old. and consequently has no right
to be sworn in as juror. Mr.. LANCER.
before he took the oath, told Coroner
Parslow that he was minor. and that
he would not serve. Mr.. Parslow would
not accept this excuse, and LANCER
clares that he will not. under any coDs1d-
GRAFTON serve. while Coroner Parslow is
determined that he shall.
step mot hers -Gruelt lty. f--4=-4s--
Mary Bostwick, a vicious looking, mid
die aged woman. was arraigned in Re-
corder McDonough's court in Hoboke n
this IN orning, charged with assault and
battery on her ten-year old child, Mabel,
The circumstances attending the case are
peculiarly distressing.
About half-past eight o'clock last night
Policeman Harrison's attention was at
tracted by girls screams and he saw q
crowd gathered in front of No. SO Clinton
street. He hurried there and saw the
prisoner beating the child over the head
with pair Of parlor skaJes. The child
was bleeding from severe cut in the
head.
Harrison brought the woman to the
police station and Mrs. Belle Coney, who
lives in the house went with the police
man to tell how she had seen Mrs.
Bostwlck beat the child. The Recorder
committed Mrs. Bostwick for trial.
Knocked Down BY q Wagon.
Kate Eagerly, seven years old, Of No.
1863 Eleventh street, was knocked down
on Grove street yesterday by one of
r. II. Macy & Co.'s delivery wagons,
driven by Frederick Kroph of No. 425
East Twelfth street. New York. She was
badly bruised and had a slight cut on the
forehead. but DR.. Hnnerty. who attended
her at her home, said that none of her
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