New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
CORSETS CLEN TO BABY
K|DNAPPER AT MT. SINAI
Young Woman Leaves Them in
Go-Cart, Taking Infant Left
Alone for Moment by Nurse.
POLICE GET HER ADDRESS
Unfortunately Fond of Children,
Her Mother Says, but Baby's
Mother, Grandmother and
Aunt Are Worried.

Corsets furnished the police, not only
r valuable. but with the only cleW they
could obtain to a peculiar kidnapping
case that occurred just outside Mount
Sinai Hospital yesterday afternoon. The
detectives were persuaded last night the
stavs they found in the go-cart hao
been left there by the same woman VINO
took the ten months old baby. This IDEA
was substantiated when they learned
that a woman had been in the hospital
where she had undergone an eXamina-
tion which compelled her to remove her
corsets. The police got her ADDRESS and
went to her home, in East New YORK,
but did not find her there.
The baby. which belongs TO Abraham
and Jennie Fleischman. 81 No. 1887 Mad
Ison avenue, was taken in the most pub
Nc manner. Mrs. Fleischman went down
yesterday 10 see her husband In tailor
shop whore he works. she left the baby
Ruth. with her mother and sister. Mrs.
Rebecca and Miss Rose Rappaport. Mrs.
Rappsport expected TO have small
operation performed al Mount sinai ana
she end her unmarried daughter walked
10 the hospital. taking the baby with
them. IT, nurse. Anna Meyers, nine
teen-yesr-old girl tralled along behind
the others.
The Rsppsports went into the hos
pital. leaving the baby with the nurse.
They had to wait in the reception room
a few minutes, and in the interim
young woman hurried past them with
package in her hands. Just about the
same time the nurse came in and said
10 Mrs Rsppsport, Il forgot TO tell you
goodby. You'Il be here few days, you
know
She went out again, only to rush back
IN moment with the announcement;
The babys gone
The Rspps ports dashed out, TO find the
eo-cart empty The baby and its milk
bottle had disappeared, and the mother
and daughter began TO scream. BY the
time detectives arrived the Rappaports
had learned that young woman had
.aksn up the child, kissed it tenderly
and hurried along Fifth avenue. Nurses
looking out of the top windows and
reopls on the street had seen all this
hut paid 10 attention to IT, as the scene
vas q familiar one
The detectives, however. found me
oorsets. snd then began To ask questions
Of the hospital authorities They learned
that the young woman who passed the
Psppaports I'm the snteroom had once
worn the STAYS She went 70 the hos
r,tsl saving she wanted 10 submit 70 an
opera ton ana gave hsr name and ad-
dress when told her parents permission
would be necessary She told the sur
geons she was going back home 70 get
the permission
Detectives Kahn and Dietsch. Of the
East 1Qlth street station, traced the
steps Of the kidnapper along Fifth ave
nue. and INTO Central Park, through the
lG5th street entrance. Two patrolmen
had seen her enter. but paid no attention
20 her The Rappaports and the babys
mother, Mrs Fieischman, we're al wild
with worry and excitement They felt
sure that harm would come TO the child
but the detectives put II down TO affec-
ton on the Fart Of the kidnapper, who,
her mother said later had an inordinate
lows for children