The sun., 1893-06-21

the left side OF his head. Three hours later
BERTHE died. without reganing consciousness.
Wood fed. and although a searching party was
organized and the woods werc secured. he was
not found until Monday afternoon. detective
arrested him nt his home. 1877 North Fourth
street. in Williamsburgh.
Yesterday morning he was taken to the
Adams street police court. His mother, who is
widow in very poor circumstances, was with
him. She began to cry softly and the boy,
losing his courage. also burst into tears.
.Iwant TO stay with mamma" no cried. L
After hearing the story from the detective,
iail to await requisition papers. The Warden
placed the boy in the female prison. where he
cHp!d roam mar around 1T wi wll ,s ,,o ,d is orv
dirty. His hands arc covered with warts and
his nails are as black as con He was xers
gruAly to him he began to cry. But whom ap-
preached in friendly way he soon lost his
did you evor so TO school?"' he was. asked
by one Of the matrons. who had won his con-
Yves, ma'am. was in tho first In the
Pmy but GGpdn do5S SO no 9gst Hs
A CLEAN Of pride came into the boys face as
"'Canse b'lonGed to the Fischer gang. and
We salw2 had meetin' In tho morning"
The matron orened her oyes in amaZement.
Did you belong 10 cang:
cause j ultln nave no money. We uSCC I
pitch pennies and riay games. bnt / you didn'
have any money you couldn go in"
"Yes'n. with tho Pointers. We used to
fcnt the feiiers tr9m G5eenpoint for fair. but
why did you 90 to the country last week 2"
hot ma wanG4 m9 nS to- to G1 Ia awny s9r the
before went awav anu ma she knows II lady
who knows a place, in the country and ma
asked her 4 She cou!Jn't send me out there
somebody who was her aunt, out there in
Howell. but / didn't like to go out there. be-
cause don't like farm but ma took me to
the ears and put me on. and went down there
And what did YOU do therc?" the. ,matron
dGn pR is ni IT, M mr. 2nH WaHaor a ddn want
wouldn' IF mo Sit still, lie made me milk the
cows and feed tho horses ana carry wool. and
get up and do som"thin'; got tired all the
time and I'd run aWay Ii had TO- do it longer"
..,. pa you like little Be'tie " the matron
rotSl he W. no good; H. didn' dr. knGw Z,
"n{s t;&' bSd f1a hit hi him ST with
,Sow, Georse be 'T a = good hoy and toll me
about how how bo was shot, Don't cry. dear"
rong soMS HSH down to he fna bs S%s
game in his throat and he tried har I'd 70 swal-
low,tt. lie stuffed his hands into his torn
nination. 1t was n hard struggle and once or
twice lie turned his face awAy to 1 hide the
once he turned. looked the matron full in tho
eye. and with the greatest apparent frankness
"B-Eerte did It. didn, dcit. BERTHE came
up stairs behind me. and didn' Say n9thin, to
the gun cause it it was f on the Hoor. an he took
hold OF the end OF II, an'-an' he pulled it over
aScheG SGr III i EoT Esnf "m so wan so
nttl" an only wore dresses yet an didn' wenr
pants. never touched the gun cause didn''
VvuS lnnl tad m I MI WA s...n n
nooF Bertie never touched It efore. neither;
s Srea an r" dhGTn stain al"
e?t NJ ny tn'nes and run away"
Vent to FFycehSld ySh SH IN tho dopot an then
man a,knI me what ] was cryin' for, an I told
nm wanted to 20 home an only had ,levcn
me 10 Cents % Sesda@ an t1es he 9i but mn me- 81 on tho
traia, Ile.wG I3ae. but djIn' te! ma aboI!t
yanf nfn12 t b. .hG" ,; rle an told her dtdn
George was silru; for n few moments. and
tG,5 MSH y! soi ms G.ntNse iorsak'nG him. he burst
Day F4nrVW2Lg, r. p, Jun" 2o-ThH yfunora! Of little
tgsatorne G SG" a,nts t@2N III tnlfaGce fGe
NSiaE" Sly "I ltn%cii' Coroner johnson spent the
%i'h t.? -hooing Ihc .n%nc., Viii 'at' ,p"n at )
tinr H., ,I"It,W lh"IhaE IN tn" oili'r ~ JUS |
!lousn h"@" IN" tro~c"t r n tn o'I rDos ia
yis.{ Yer ros, yn tt No,d Slot icr;c in nnST' i.S !.
,n, M0rd ~, hr mai"i at Ecrlc ami flappo'i lin
nor household. The" w6'a two VI 'l!G i!DE m"E,
the ro2nmt The ono ,wt,n Wgrhi' "H, ES.te tie
was shot was found standing IN
corner twelve feet from Wners he was
ioupi on his hands and knees As tho si,e ~
his head, ono eye, and one ear had reen Torn
away Ber'ir could not hayn carried tho shot
Gun over to the corner Tie only mystcHy
about tho old SnhrIw's carbino is the riaelng
at that weapon ~ the dying child. II had not
""n loaded for several years. and shot cn.:.
f,dgcs coul! not te used in ii. The marks
ot scattering shot on the walls of tie
room show, beyond any posriLle con.
t,aGictl"n that Eortie was killed with
acI in Tie corn"r Of the room sRT"iUs TarR Of hs
n,l w Wood before he RI down stairs. THO
marx OF shot on the walls arc also positive
lt"ot That the child was shot by sOmO one who
fl ~ far enough away from him TO point tho
MrIGn down Mt him. Ncltis was only two
!S'.S md nine months old and could not have
~ pinscIi. These are the facts on which the
prosecution Will base its case against Wood.