The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-16
BABES LEFT TO DIE.
Little Infants Left Out in the Cold


Little Infants Left Out in the Cold to
Perish.
Mrs. Christine Brietschwert, midwife,
of 376 Palisade avenue New jersey, was
aTraigned before Police Justice Davis re-
Gently, charged with abandoning On the
streets a child placed In her care.
For some time past the Jersey City police
have been endeavorng to capture an in
human creature who had abandoned babes
in the rain and cold 10 perish. Three such
infants were found. One was picked up in
the icy rain of four weeks ago by j. Kem
on IOnnele avenue, a lonesome section Of
the heights. Another was found on Bow
ers street, and died from exposure. The
third was found on Prospect street at 2
O'clock Tuesday morning. Its feet and
hands were badly frozen. but after being
treated in Chrisrs Hospital it recovered.
Captain McNulty OF the WebsteT-ayenue
Station was detailed 10 work up the case
when the second babe was found. His sus-
picions were aroused against Mrs. Bret
schwert, and she was closely watched. He
learned that she was 10 receive baby from
New York, which had been Identified as the
one which was found on Prospect street.
policeman saw Mrs Brietschwert walking
along Palsade avenue in the direction of
Prospect street short time before the
child was found.
She wore long dOlmau and appeared to
have bundle under her cloak. The police
man followed to the end Of his post, and
after waiting few minutes saw her return.
She had had just time enough, he says, to
60 to and from the lot in which the child
was found.
Mrs. Brietschwert acknowledged in court
that the clothes found on the child were
hers. She said that she procured the child
from college at FOrty-ninth street and
Eighth avenue, this city, where. she studied
nh of ri rrftra h. /
one OF the officers OF the institution to find
a home for il.
A tall, DARK woman came TO her house on
the Thursday morning before the child was
found and gave her 81 for the infant The
tall, dark woman was TO provide 1t with a
home. She did not say who the woman was.
Mrs Brietschwert was hysteTical, and
wept and wrung her hands as she told her
story. She was accompanied by her l8-year-
old daughter, VINO was pretty, stylishly
dressed and wore diamonds in her ears.
The latter attempted to quiet her mother,
when the latter broke out:
go way from me, child, and never call
me mother again. | have disgraced the
family. Oh, God! oh, God / am innOcentw
NO, mother, you are not to blame. Some
one else has done this, sObbed the daughter
as she threw herself into her mothers arms.
Il could never have put the poor little
Innocent one out IN the cold on such
night" cried the woman. "a person must
be a monster to do such a thing"
Then she suddenly burst out: "Oh, my
father, my mother; what a disgrace"
"Oh, Judge Davis, for Gods sake don't
let me be locked up in Jail; please, please
accept ball." the unhappy woman begged
when told she would be committed for trial.
Adam Ballnger, butcher of Hoboken,
became her surety in $1,000. and she was re-
leased.
Mrs. Brietschwert was stylishly dressed
In ell H. a 81,
eral benevolent societies upon her bosom.
N. y. Press.