The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-02

RETURN OF LIZZIE CASsIDrAs QUEER
As THE THEFT OF HER.

Picked Up In Manhattan Two Weeks Ago
and Kept by the Gerry Society Unidenti-
hed-A Man and Woman Separately
Notify the Relatives Where the Child Is.
Lizzie Cassidy. the 19-months- old daughter
OF Thomas Cassidy. laborer. OF 100 York
street. Brooklyn. disappeared from her homo
on July Z. having apparently been stolen. She
was restored to her parents yesterday after
noon in good condition. There was something
so queer about the discovers" Of the child
that the police who had practically dropped
the case, will now resume their Investigations.
They think that possibly II they can find out
who was responsible for the return Of the
baby they will be able to guess who stole it,
Mrs. Annie Gray Of $50 Wlloughby street.
Brooklyn. Is Thomas Cassdys sister.
"A well-dressed woman came to my house
at noon to day Mrs. Gray said last night.
and told me whore little Lizzie was. The
woman said that she had been to the Gerry
society rooms In Manhattan looking for some
babies and saw ours She knew it was ours.
she said. because it tailed with all the descrip-
tions which she had read Then from the
Gerry rooms she came over to Brooklyn. but
didn't think then to go and tell Mrs. Cassidy.
Instead she went to call on some friends on
Wiloughby street who happened to live near
mo. There she happened TO mention what she
had found. and the friends told her that the
child's aunt lived nearby. That was myself
She came right over here and told me all
about it. She didn't tell me her name and ad-
dress. and wouldn't say who tho Willoughby
street neghbors were who had told her about
me. The woman was well dressed and about
40 years Old. / didn't stop then to ask her
much about herself but hurried right over to
New York to get the baby. l didn't tell Mrs
"a nrut for In 10 ba ric
OF disappointing her with another false report.
But it wasn't false. 1t was our baby sure
enough. and / claimed it. The Gerry peo-
pie wouldn't let me have it. but said
that it must DO identified Ivy the mother
Then hurried homo to get my sister in law
We must have passed each other l found
that another persona man-had been 70 give
her the same information. and that she had
gone to New York
Mrs. Cassidy said to the reporter:
About noon short. stout man with red
dish mustache came to my house and told me
that my baby was in his socioty's rooms
over in New York and that had better hurry
over and get it, as it was going to be put in a
Hurried 9ver, to the Gerry society. and there
they got it. They told me that the baby was
found about twelve days ago at Ninth avenue
high stoop. with little boy about q years old
The boy told the policeman who found them
|, that Lizzie was his sister and that they had
both been sent away from home. The little
boy lied. The policeman took them both 10
the Gerry society. where they were pnt down
on the books AS unknown children
We have no idea where, the baby was dur
ing the, first twelve days that II was away from
Wherever she was she was well i cared for
Mhen she disappeared she wore black shoes.
avenue she had on new pair OF tan shoes
Her clothing WAS all different, too. and OF good
quality She was in X"o%d physical G3nd dhI
At The easily home in York street last night
there was mingled rejoicing and Indignation.
The neighbors and relatives who went there
with key OF beer at their own expense I?
the parents OF the child the ind lgnatlon:,,
What we want to know SAID Thoma:
this before? Why was the baby kept bv the
Gerry society twelve days. labelled unknown
one 1 to d EenF has hSG
with thin. dark hair. There is a scar. on its
right shoulder; another on its forehead. and q
in the newspapers and sent 70 the Gerry society
md the police when the child was first lost.
There was no excuse for keeping the baby
nearly two weeks. I'm going to find out about
that. And want 70 know who these people
my wife and sister and then rushing off as il
. they didn't want TO get caught"
ne ,%9S o, b ,e was ATTY In cbors snid tGn
he knew nothing about the Cassidy baby or it's
return to It's parents au ,oo,o, -, IN .oi,
ANA without the books cannot shy whether
such q child has been found or not"
Sergt. Gmartin Of the West Twentieth street
police station. after looking over his DIotter
last night said there was no record OF the
finding Of q boy ard n baby ut Mn h avenue
and Nineteenth street at any time during the
last three weeks.
Matron Travcrs. who has charge OF the lost
children sent to Polio" Headquarters, said last
night that on tho night OF July l. a female
child. apparently the Cassidy child. had been
brought to her by n policeman from the Vest
, Forty seventh street station. This child, ac-
cording to the records AT the West Forty sew
on the morning OF July II by benjamin
Damers Of Gt5 Ninth avenue. between Forty
| fourth and Forty-lfth streets in front Of his
| house. II was about two years old. had light
/ hair and complexion, wore brown stockings.
! tan shoes and white dress. Mrs. Travels
| thought that the child had been abandoned by
| it's parents and she scnt it to Jefferson Market
| men Lovam and Mccoy Of the Central ONCE.
| Magistrate Fiammcr committed it to the Gus
| tody OF 'he Gerry society
| The child had really leen found by Mrs. Mary
| Demorest. tho housckceper OF the tenement at
| U:i} Ninth avenue.
Sn1G tic hpby the h npn sid c Mi
! on tho morning OF July II The baby was
| crawling on the stairs, called u passing 20;
/ liceman and said had lost baby ] ask ed
| him IL he'd take the baby to the police
! station. He said he was of duty and
| could not be bothered with it, He advised me
| to take It to tn" station house. and Gu led Mr..
| the baby to the police station. Tonight man
| who said he was Gerry society agent called
| and questioned me about the finding OF the
| child"