New-York tribune., 1919-05-13
Mrs. Hanglin
Arrested for
Death of Baby
Newark Woman Locked I'm
Without Bail On Charge
of Manslaughter to Await
Hearing To-day

NEWARK, N. j., May 12.-Mrs. Coma
Hanglin, twenty-nine years old, in
whose cellar the bones of Paul Esdorn.
zine months old, were dug up yester-
day, was placed under arrest to-day on
a charge Of manslaughter by direction
OF Henry Harrison, Essex County
Prosecutor. The charge against her is
formal one, the police said. Never
theless, she was locked up without bail
to await hearing tomorrow.
The young woman declared that the
death of the Esdorn baby was purely
accidental, and that the impulse of ter
ror which led her to seek to conceal
1t ma developed her in a nightmare of
horror. Her extremely enrvous condi-
ton, she said, was due to the months
OF strain that followed her burial of
the baby she had taken to board.
One Baby Missing
One baby who is not listed in Mrs.
Hanglins record of her infant board
ers is still at the Hanglin home at
54 Howard Street. The police have
not been able to discover it's identity.
Another baby boarder, listed simply as
,dalioran,' is being sought by the po-
tice Mrs. Hanglin AYERS that the Hal
ioran child was taken home by its
mother but she does not know where
Mrs. Halloran lives nor did she note
lne DaDy's departure in her record.
me police have no reason for doubt
ing MRS. Hanglin's word, but they want
70 verify it by finding "Mrs. Halloran."
was December II, 1918, that Mrs.
1snglin answered an advertisement Of
5ohn Esdorn, of 27 Johnson Street,
wac wanted a home for the youngest
o. his FIVE motherless children. The
ioiiowing day she took the child, Paul,
1rom Ts the Newark City Day Nursery.
lne next day, December 13, she told
'"e ponce, the fatal accident occurred.
r according to her story, she went out
aor short time, leaving Paul in a
STs1,,rlage T1, beside fireplace in her home
"as upset and the baby's body, "all
D!aek," lay in the fire. At first, Mrs.
nanglin said, she could not realize
enat the baby was dead. When the
TACT smote her she was panicstricken.
Nohtcdiucut IlrSL lHOuQnt
Her first thought was 70 conceal the
death lest blame attach to ner for
leaving the baby alone. Carrying the
baoy's body, she started for the cellar.
snatcnlng up carving knife as she
ran. mere is dark, cobwebby recess
behind the coal bin in the HANGING
cellar where the floor s merely the red
eartn Of the neighborhood, pounded
nard and blackened at the surface with
coal dust.
That was the spot she selected az
Inc grave Of Paul Esdorn. She laid
the small body down and began TO dig
irant!cally with the carving knife.
pace the surface was penetrated the
earth was damp and soft and easily
removed. When she had excavated an
irregular trough. Mrs. Hanglin laid the
Daoy IN 1t and covered IL with dirt.
Then she went back upstairs 10 at
tend 10 her own two small children
and scrub from her hands and dress
ne red and black CRIME of the cellar.
Ars. Hanglin has an intense love for
children. One Of hers il the child
of her first marriage. II is her love for
enildren, she told the police, and not
any design TO conceal the death of
faul Esdorn that led her TO take other
babies as boardcrs.
Husband Also Deceived
Nevertheless, when John Esdorn
called, ss he did at intervals, to see
Ms child, Mrs.. Hanglin would exhibit
one of her other boarders and comment
apon the improved appearance of the
sDhd, Or itz remarkable growth. II
another child wag not available she
Hoaid say that Paul was with her
esctker or was out for nm airing.
!. Eyfg from her husband, Albert y.
Hangiin, che concealed the terror that
;frsysd upon her mind and the reagon
Tor y. He knew that she had taken
tss Esdorn baby and once in a while
xrsmsmbered 10 ask where it was. Mrs.
nzngiin managed to give her EXCUSES
fer its absence in such 4 casual tone
f'r~f ~ '~e s~~s dee~tvrd IN this she