The evening world., 1901-08-24
Body Of Former Was Wrap
ped Up as a Pillow for
the Dead Lad.
CRIMES OF MIDWIVES.
Assistant Charges S. J. Luckings
with Hiding Them-Latter Is
Now a Fugitive.

8. J. Luckinss. OF No. So Amsterdam
avenue. Is the undertaken suspected OF
placing the body OF n dead infant. wrap.
ped to serve as pillow. in the coffin 4:
which Fiitz Strauss. twelve years Oh
was buried. IN the Lutheran Cemetery,
In Long Island City. a year ago.
l.Eck!ngs is accused By his assistant:
Ernest Bowrn. held by the police as a
witness.
The dead boy was son OF Frederick
Strauss. shoe dealer. OF No. SIS Eas,
oe'enty-siS'h street. The boy died a.,.,
IN operation FOR appendicitis In the
German Hospital. Lucklngs had In.
'er!ed Mr.. Strauss wife. and the fathc.
rent Tor him to bury his son.
Two assistants OF the undertaken.
6o~en ana another man. called n; the
mouse to prepare the body for burial.
NILS Strasss. sister OF the dead boy,
was present and told an Evening World
reporter to-day OF the peculiar behavior
OF the two men.
Had "a Wait Outside.
Il wanted to go In the room with
tnem. she said. blu, one OF them told
me ] would have to wait outside. l did
not think there was anything suspicious
IN that. nor did my father. My brother
was placed In the coF'in. with what
seemed to be pillow under his head.
None o: us though; there was any
thing wrong until detectives came 70
the house last Monday and told father
that the body OF n baby had been con.
ctaled IN the CONN hy the undertaken.
Father at once gave his consent to have
my brothers body exhumcd''
Bowen had trouble with his employer
over woman. and Luckings caused his
arres, on charge OF assault. The as
s!s'ant felt outraged and threatened TO
"saucal," He made good his threat by
sending FOR a representative OF District.
Attorney Ph!!h!n and making the fol-
lowing affidavit:
City aad County Of New Tort. o.
Ernest Bowen. being duly s~orn. de?os.s and
says tia, he kao~s the undertaken referred to In
the ,c:4ari: IT Frst.r.ek Strauss hereto Al,
taehei. And vas employed By ,a!d Undertaken IL
his Undertaking establishment. New York City
As emba amer. tor the perio4 Of fourteen months
including the month o. June. 1907 Tia; on IN.
9th day OF June. 1900. he emsiimed and prepare,
for burial the body OF Fri,,. Strauss =, n.
ptea8sStS 40 1870 avenue. NeN tofk Slfy
tina, before the conn In which the body o! rr.,,
Strauss was to - placed WAS taken to IN. housz
the body Of = child was saturated with EN-
banning aud By d-ponent. under instruction,
received from aid undertaken. and sa,d under.
taksr PLACED iaid body in 4 cloth wrapping and
put - Ia Ii. COIN intended for the body oi
Fritz s:sauss. taat aid conn ~as taken to III.
residence Of Frederick Strauss and the body Of
Fritz Strauss placed thercia the other bo!y re.
fsrsed to being under his head. wrapped up a.
Aforesaid: that sih coma Inferred In III.
Lutheran Cemetery In Long Island City on the
9th day o: June. 1900.
Ordered the Body E1hum~d.
Distfic,-Attorncy Ph!lbin a, once or.
dered the body cxhumed. having oh.
ta!ned tho consent Of Mr. Strauss. In
his affidavit setting forth the belief that
a child had been concealed In the caskc,
o! young Strauss. Mr. Philbin referred
to the infant as John Doe"
The coffin was dug up and opened
Under the head of the dead boy was
found the tiny body OF the infant John
Doe"
The police believe that f.uckings was
engaged In the Wholesale tratilc in dead
Infants: that he was IN the pay OF mid
wives. He has been missing from hi,
establishment since the investigation
began ard the police have been unable
TO ind any trace OF him.