New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOUND TO KILL THE CHILD
HORRIBLE CRIME IN BROOKLYN.
A BABY STARVED. sTRANGLED, THROWN IN THE
WATER AND PROBABLY BURIED ALIVE.

WATER AND PROBABLY BURIED ALIVE.
Another of those horrible crimes for which
the Sixth Precinct of the Eastern District Of
! Brooklyn has become notorious was brought to
light yesterday. The victim was n boy three
months old, who, after suffering intense torture
at the hands of his tormentOrs, was probably
buried alive near Newtown Creek. Although the
!, crime was committed on Tuesday last, it was not
until late on Friday night that the police became
aware of it. The mother and two men have peen
arrested The prisoners are Peter Schultz, elgh-
teen years old, of No. So Morrel-st.. Adam Haas
| twenty-five years, of No. IA Bremen-st, and
Mary Wertheimer the mother of the child. Sne
is only seventeen years old.
| The discovery of the crime due to the
shrewiness of Detective-Sergeant George Camp
bell. On Wednesday might he was in liquor
shop when he overheard two men talking of the
disappearance of the child. He then learned that
| the child belonged TO Mary Wertheimer, and that
| the mother had frequently expressed a desire TO
get rid of it, On this information, Detective
| Campbell went to work the case He found
that the girl was living at No. IA Bremen-st with
Haas and Schultz. They occupied two rooms
which are poorly furnished. At an early hour yes
| terday morning Campbell and several officers
went to the house and placed the three people
| under arrest. They were taken to the station,
statements The mother of the child denied all
knowledge of the crime and declared that she had
| given the child to Schultz on Monday night, who
promised to place it in an institution When Haas
and Schultz were charged with the crime, they
became greatly excited. Each accused the other.
On the day following the murder Of
the child. Mary Wertheimer. who was then
living at No SO Morrcll-st. went TO
live at the Bremen-st. address. Both Haas and
Schultz followed her According TO the mothers
story, man named Albert Kraft, living in Olive
| st. near Meropolitanave, is the father Of the
child She is the daughter of Woodworking
parents. who live in Moore-st near Bushwick-
ave. few days before the birth Of fer child
the girl left her parents home and went to live
with Mrs Barbara Haas. the mother of one Of
| the men now under arrest.
Almost from the day Of the birth of the child
| the mother, it is said, has tried to get rid Of it.
Several attempts were made to have it admitted
to some founding asylum in New-York or Brook
yn. The child was then neglected and was nearly
starved to death. Haas was invited to dispose Of
the child but refused to do the work
| Two months ago the met Schultz. lie at
| orce became attentive to the young mother.
| Haas also was in love with the young woman.
| Schultz was asked to get rid Of the infant.
lie consulted with Haas, and the two agreed To
night was set for the crime At IL o'clock.
while the child WAS asleep it was awakened by
its mother and dressed. Schultz then took the
child from its mothers arms and started from
the house. Haas accompanied him. The little
creature was tucked beneath Schultz's coat The
men walked hurriedly through Morrell-st to
Johnson-ave., TO the Long Island Railroad tracks.
and to Newtown Creek Before they reached the
creek the little began to cry. Haas tried to
| stihe the cries, Schultz says, by choking 1t.
| Failing at this, some Of the chds underwear was
used in an effort to strange it. Both men hur-
ried to the water, and Haas, SO Schultz declares.
held the babys head under the water for several
minutes. The child, which was believed to be
| dead, was lifted from the water and stone was
fastened to its neck and the body was thrown
overheard The stone slipped from the rope and
the child came TO the surface Of the water. 10
was again taken out, when il was found that life
was not extinct. Schultz then seized the little
creature by the throat with the Intention OF
strangng it, when he was interrupted by haas'
who said Don't do that, the prints of your
fingers will I've on the throat if the body is found
Schultz then released his grasp and while Haas
held the child, which still moaning Schultz
secured "a shovel, and, digging hole, threw the
| child into it. Stones were piled on top OF the
body, and they in turn were covered with earth.
lhe murucrcrs tlcn rctuINcu 10 tIlt Housc VI 'iS
young mother.
, When the prisoners taken before Coroner
Lindsay each made statement Both men have
served terms in the penitentiary for burglary.
Schultz says that he took the child from its mother
for the purpose of finding it home, but when he
reached the street with Haas the latter suggested
that the quickest and best way to get rid Of the
child was to kill it. They then started for the
creek Before reaching it the child began to cry
and they tried TO stille the cries by choking IL.
At the creek Schultz declares Haas took OIL ms
suspcnders, and with them fastened n stone 10 the
child's neck, and then threw the body INTO the
water They then dug hole and placed the BODY
in il. $3.50, -,
Haas declares that Schultz killed the child.
When the mother was questioned by the coroner
she said she had lived with Haas for some time;
Both Haas and Schult. wanted her TO attend
picnics. and she gave them the child AZ then
suggestion, they telling her that they would place
il in an orphan asylum whore il w0ul.l R taken
care Of After giving Schultz the child on Nom
DAY night she went TO bed. She declared that
-hc had no knowledge of the murder until her
arrest. -.
the mother knows more about the crime IMAM
she will tell ~,
All day Yesterday men were searching for the
body but failed to find it, Both Haas ana ScnnltS
were taken TO the scene and each tired 10 polnt
ont the spot where the body had been buried
II is believed that the body has been removed
Haas told the police that he believed that Schultz
had taken the body away. When Schultz was
questioned on this point he refused to give the
police any information. 10 reporter lie sara iao
the crime had been committed a' inc suseeeoioh
| OF the mother. 49,
Tho three prisoners will DO arraigned before
Justice Goetting to-day.