The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-12
BABY'S BODY FOUND
IN NEWARK CELLAR
Husband and Wife Who Con
ducts Boarding Home Are
Taken by Police.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Inquiries of Father Lead to
Investigations Other In
fants Reported Missing.

In the cellar of a boarding home for
babies Mt 81 Howard street. Newark. the
police yesterday dug up the body of n
baby who was burned to death last De-
cember and had been buried there. At
the same time the authorities learned
that two other children who we're left
at the institution are missing.
Mrs. Albert J. Hanglin, who conducts
the institution. and her husband were
taken into custody by Detectives Quinn
and Callan. According to statements
the couple made to the police the dead
child was accidentally burned to death
December IS. The other two babies.
they said, were returned to their moth
crs. The police are Investigating.
The arrest of the couple followed u
complaint made TO the police by John
Esdorn of % johnson street. Newark,
father of the dead child. who said he
took his four months old son, Paul, to
Mrs. Hanglin December II in answer TO
an advertisement in a Newark news
paper that she wanted to adopt a baby
about three months old.
Believed II His Child.
In March Esdorn visited the institu-
ton In response to letter sent by Mrs
Hanglin, telling him how his baby was
that Mrs Hanglin showed him a fine
healthy child. which he believed was his
own.
When Esdorn returned to the board
ing home yesterday morning he said
that Hanglin came to the door and told
him he could not see his child. Esdorr
insisted that the baby be brought TO him
and while the discussion was going OF
Mrs. Hanglin also came to the door
She told him that his child had beer
burned to death soon after he saw 1t ir
March. Esdorn notified the police ant
accompanied by Detectives Quinn anc
Callan went back to the house. The po
lice say that Hanglin then said tn,
child had been burned to death in De
cember: that Mrs. Hanglin left the chile
In a carriage near the kitchen stoyt
while she went TO a nearby store ant
on her return the carriage was upse
and burned and the body of the baby
laid under II.
Mrs HangIin explained that sh
picked up the child and not knowing h
was dead tried to feed him. She the-
realized THAT life was extinct and tool
the baby TO the cellar and buried II
She said she did not notify the parent
or police because she was afraid
County Physician Warren ordered tn,
body removed to Holes morgue in Bran
ford place. He said he would have tn,
bones analysed in an effort to ascertain
what caused the childs death.
Health Department Investigates.
The Hanglin institution has been un
der investigation by visitors Of the chilt
hygiene division of the Newark Health
Department for the last two months.
At the time inquiry was first mad,
about the Esdorn child the police say
the child hygiene department visitor wa.
told by Mrs. Hanglin that the baby wa!
with the latter's mother. Mrs. Edward
Fraser" at Morgan Station. The agen
went there, but was unable TO find Mrs
Fraser" Last Wednesday when one OF
the child hygiene workers visited tn,
Hanglin house she learned that another
baby, a child by the name of Evans, was
missing. Mrs. Hanglin told her she
gave the baby back to the mother. The
visitor then reported the Esdorn case &c
the Chidren's Aid Society.
On Thursday William NJ. Cntermanr
of the Children's Aid Society became
suspicious when he visited the house and
Mrs. Hanglin told him the Esdorn chile
was with his mother in Atlantic City
Untermann went to the Juvenile Cour
and had subpoena issued for Mrs
Hanglln 20 appear In that court to-day.
Mrs Hanglin sent word to her hus
band, who is employed at the Port New
- - 7yard OF the Submarine Boa
Corp ION, to come home. Eanglil
visited the Children's Aid Society yes
| terday after Esdorn had been at tn
house. and said the baby was burned &
| death December IS last. He also toll
Untermann that Mrs. Hanglin's mother
name was not Fraser. but Mrs. ANN
Begble." and that she was now lIvin
in Riverside, Cal.
Mrs. Hanglin was married TO Hangli
in New Rochelle. n. Y, about two and
half years ago. They have one chile
She also has child by her first hus
band, who was DIR, Francis Green. Sh
said he died in Mexico several years age
| Mrs, Hanglin Is being held at polio
headquarters. No charge has been re-
corded against her. She gave her ag
as 20. Her husband was released.
A third child reported missing
named OHalloran. Mrs. Hanglin sal
she returned the baby TO the mother an
| did not know where they are living.