New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-10
TIE CHTLDS BODY NOT YET FOUND.
MOTHER AND ACCoMPLICES PLEAD MOT GUILTY
THE Police GIVE UP THE SEARCH.

THE POLICE GIVE UP TIFF. SEARCH.
Justice Gocttlng-s Ice Avenue Police Court. Brook
lyn was filled with a curous-lookng crowd yes
terday when Adam Haas and Peter Schultz were
arragned to plead 10 the charge Of killing Mary
wertheimers three months old child. The young
woman was brought from the prisoners pen on "a
charge 81 being an accessory to the crime. Haas and
schultz were placed side by side. and they elared ut
each other as II they wished 10 renew the fight OF
the day before when Justice Goetting asked the
tho how they pleaded the charge. they tnrnci mud
looked at one another. and IT minutes
before an came. Finally schultz responded
In a loud. confident tone 81 Not guilty Haas and
the young woman followed his lead. and Justice
Goettng promptly held them without bail They were
then taken bnck 10 the prisoners pei and hter
| removed TO the County Jail.
Tho place where schuli, and Haas said they buried
the child on the night Of the crime II stl visited
} by hundreds Of people. The carh for The body Of
the infant has been practically abandoned however,
By the police who have realized that the 'ramplng
down Of the earth by the vast crowds has made "
practically useless The theory Of the police now Is
that the body has probably been removed. There Is
some reason to believe that this Spposiiion Is correct
Yesterday Detective Campbell. who arrested the
pnsoncrs said that he had positive evidence that
schultz and the woman Mary wcr'heImcr went away
together on Wednesday night. and In the
neighborhood Of the place where the child was buried
II Is the belief OF the officers that they removed the
body In order To prevent It's being found
There Is little doubt that the criminals have tod
many falsehoods in their remarkable tale OF Tile
horrible crime. That they have not told all. how
ever the police feel confident. oaas has declared
Stree he visited the ground with the police that II
,he body could not be found where he told the
laborcrs 10 dig Il had been rem wed by Schultz
The police now believe IIaass story. Schultz re
tans his hardened demeanor and laughs when the
crime Is mentioned
"They can't convict me without they find III"
HID he said yesterday, and they amt going to
| find It,"
Whether the body Is found or not. Detective Camp
belI SAVE he IL convinced that he convict IN.
men, The young mother appeared for the first time
Yesterday to realize the enormity OF her offence. aud
several times IL was thought that she would break
down. She is being watched closely In hopes that
she will make clean confession NJ 10 all she knows
| OF the deed and assist the police In finding the
| body
| Peter Haas, although young man, Is mn old ac
| quainance OF the police. lie has participated In
many crimes that have startled the residents OF the
Eastern District although lie has alwnys avoided con
| viction.
Ono OF the most shocking crimes for which he was
arrested was the murder Of Old woman. named
Maggie o,Connor, about seven years ago The
woman was found in a vacant lot near Mecker ave.
| having been assaulted and murdered. 4 number Of
arrests were made, Haas being among the prisoners,
| but the police failed to get conviction.