New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
an .ources s211+p The usual 24-page bulletin
az books was published In December, 1850 Sia
teen volumes OF newspaper clippings were auue ,
70 the collection, which now contains ninoS 'o'-
IN THE brooklyn COURTS.
LITTLE LIZZIE MosER's ORDEAL ON THE
WITNESS STAND.
after TEsTIrYINo THAT HER srEPMoThEh
BEAT HER AND SENT HER OUT TO
BEG. SHE FAINTED--AIIOwED


TO LIVE WITH FRIENDS.
El,xab.th sfoser fifteen years old. before JUS
tice Van wyck, Of the Supreme Court YESTERDAY on
. r-t n, bahea. corpus obtained by her step
mother Florentine Moser, of No. sp Broao"aE
Mrs Moser took the proceedings In oraer 10 Sc
possession Of the little girl. who mas peeh WIS W.
Mr. and Mrs. Specht, at No LOU r.usn''s w.
Mrs Moser said that she was married 70 i-'%~is
father some years ago. She liked the girl ana she
wanted her to stay With her. She haa "eeh Hp
pointed the childs guardian By the Surrogate anu
she thought she ought TO have the care OF 1er ohe
had always treated her WE'LL and yet iA~A'e TAU
away from homo and went 10 i've win the ope."'''
Superintendent wllkin. OF the Society ior the ire
v.ntion OF Cruelty 10 Children appeared as coulsei
for the Spechts ~ A.,
Are not you and your husband always hs"'"s
he asked Mrs. Moser IN Characterization
mo, only of and on was the reply
"Did YOU never beat the child?
Never
"Didn't ofncer Meyers. Of the society, take tine
girl 10 the house and say that ne foand her oees"e
at the elevated railway steps,
"I knew nothing about IT, 1t was the father who
sent the girl there.
WAS It not one Of your girls who was taken ~
the police station. and who said that you had sent
her beg. and that she was atra'd 10 20 "o'e
because she had no money?
"The child lied"
Were YOU not arrested for beating your son
GEORGE
II don't remember"
"Are you fortune te..or?'
well when good customers come lay the cards
Tor them but 60 other things
The little girl was called to the stand. She does
not appear 10 be than eight years oia' al
though her answers were remarkably inte'igent
even for a girl of fifteen. Her examination was
severe one but she restrained her tears Almost unti
great eriort she told Mr. Wilkn that she had been
arrested In the street three or four times ior peg
mother. Her father had nothing to do with IT, She
said that her stepmother hardly ever perm'tea ner
most ali the time 1t was only when she felt par,
ticularly good that she RETAINED Her life was a
miserable one. and she was compelled 10 run away;
"Do you want to go back TO your stepmo'her!
asked Justice Van Wyek nan. sr.a.,ra mt,
:":Wny don't yoS want to !. 60 ot DaSks%
Lizzie put through long ana severe ross
examination by Mr. Grau counsel for MIS- Mof ser;
the stand she tainted Several OF the women IN the
roc sd TO her se ana bse her, face
with cool water. In moment the news ,.,,s waS
brought to her that Justice Van Wyc% nad Ts
specht She smiled with delight. while one Of the
She's been beaten and abused since she was nine
S Sis.' DID, ana no" '"e niue '''''' ''~ ''
BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL INVESTIGATE.
There was served upon the Board Of Education
yesterday by Charles J. Kurth, a lawyer. demand
for an investigation into the scaldins Of Emma
Hapney, seven years old. the daughter Of William
Hapney, Of No 1856 Stagg-st. Mr. Kurth says tina,
the girl pupil in School No. Sc. On March
she was going down the stairs. when she was al
fatally scalded by pal Of boiling water
winch had been placed at the head OF the lars r,
and which upset by one of the scholars IN
passing. The child will be dishgured for NE. and
her father proposes that some shall pay Tor the
injuries 1t is sad that x has been the custom 10
place pail OF boiling water at the head OF the
stairs SO thar the IN idren may heat their coffee
and tea The case W II probably be investigated by