The Washington times., 1919-08-06
Girl, Is, Now Says She
Gave Lysol To Baby
Thinking 1t Medicine
Frances SuIinski Denies Orig
inaI Story That She Killed to
Get Even" With Nurse.

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-With the
poise OF a person much older, Fran
ces SuIinski faced District Attorney
Lewis in Brooklyn yesterday and told
conflicting stories as to why she kill
ed four-month- old Solomon Kramer
with poison.
The girl. who is thirteen. but looks
at least three years oluer. did not
deny that she gave the child poison.
but did insist that she did so by
mistake.
This last statement was smade fol-
lowing her formal examination. when
she was questioned in the office of
Mr.. Lewis
After the hearing before Justice
DOOd in the children's court yester-
day, Mr. Lewis said he wanted TO be
sure that every right of the girl was
protected. and on his motion the case
was adjourned until August IL. In
the meantime the case will be laid
before the grand jury.
Mother Attacks Girl
While Frances was telling her first
story. in which she admitted giving
the baby poison to get even" with
BRANDED Nussbaum, the child seven
ty-year-old nurse, Mrs. Kramer at
tackled the girl. The mother caught
Frances about the neck and had be-
gun to choke her before she could be
restrained by Mr.. Lewis and others.
As Frances answered the questions
OF the district attorney she spoke in
a matter-Of-fact way and apparently
had no fear. She was often glib in
her answers. In telling her story the
first time Frances said:
Il took the bottle that I knew had
lysOl in it. and ! knew this would
Kill. ] poured the contents in the
baby's mouth as he was lying on a
sofa"
why did you want to kill that
inocent baby?' Mr.. Lewis asked.
ITO get revenge on the old lady
who had called me a dirty name
How do you mean
Tells Different story.
Il thought ] could get her into
court by poisoning the baby. ! mean
thought they would say the old
lady was careless or something and
would arrest her"
In the Gffcc Of the district attorney
Frances s"Id quite a different story.
She repudiatcd her testimony OF a
few minutes before by saying that
ShH ulu not Know she hau gwen the
ba by poison until afterwards. Mr..
Lewis then began to question the girl
for the second time. She said:
II did not know that it was lysOl
until afterwards. | thought it was
Garfield tea for a cough"
why didn't you say you had made
"A mistake when it was found that the
baby had been pOisOned?''
We'll, Mrs. Kramer just before that
had said that she had lost $50, and
was afraid that if ! had told them
made a mistake and had given the
baby poison she would blame me for
stealing the $50"
Child slayer UncOncerned.
Didn't you tell me little while
ago that you knew it was poison"
Yes. but ! did not know it was
poison until after ! had given il TO
the baby"
During the entire proceedings Fran
ces appeared to be perfectly at ease
As she told her story her face neither
gained nor lost color unless il was
once when her eyes frightened when
she said she liked moving pictures.
At other times she spoke care'essly
Her clothing looked as if il had had
the same kind Of treatment. She
dressed her hair low over rather
low forehead, while rather thick
nose stood out between two honest
looking gray eyes Her memory
seemed to be excellent.
The hearing was put over until AU-
gust -.