Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-26

-Certlln-Ile VIII VIII 5 I1IPdIII!
than any man ever charged with the TAX
ing of human life in the whole southwest
The clothing of the dead child was taken
TO Liberty yesterday and fully identified
Cars arrest followed and be was brought
10 this city and locked up at Central sta
rion.
jointed stoop-shouldered man. He stands
a trife over six feet one inch in height,
but weighs only 80 pounds. lie Is biondc
with dark sandy rrustachc, blue eyes Oh
shifting and eXpressonlesS character. and
hair OF murlly blonde color. He was dress
ed yesterday in Il worn suit OF black chev-
lot. which he had probably, been wearing
- for year. his Sunday best. He cheTed
tobacco constantly yesterday after his ar
rest, and expectorated freely, preiaclns
every answer to a question with an eXpec,
toration. He was not at all nervous ana
agitated when closcted with the police ofti-
GERS, but appeared rather 10 be pre-.
occupied. He wore a cheap cotton shirt
with no necktie. coarse shoes and a winter
cap. His head is small in proportion to his
body. He looks like an ordinary farm
hand.
Carr was arrested yesterday morning
about II o'clock at the Tomlinson farm.
two and one-half miles northwest OF Lib
erty. by Policeman Ed Boyle, of Kansas
City, and Deputy Sheriff Thomson. of Lib
erty. He was digging fence post holes for
James Robb. When the officers drove up
in the buggy Carr paid no heed TO them
After they had hi;ched their horse ana
leaped the fence however. he glanced un
and watched them until they came within a
few feet of him. After hasty good morn
ing Officer Boyle asked Carr now many
children he had.
'.I have two, replied Carr. looking up at
Boyle from the ground. where ne was
kneeling. The officer thought he detected
n slight change in the color OF carr ; lace
as he spoke, and went on:
Are they both nj home? .,
No, sir replied Carr. .'One of them IS
in home for babies at Kansas citF. IL Is
my daughter by a former marriage.
when did you take her over there!
asked the officer.
Two weeks ago" replied Carr; ,. .,
Carr. who had hardly uttered the WORDS
when he began to tremkle over his entire
body. His arms shSok MS - iaGe tSe esGaInS eraInS
from his STOPPING posture. Officer Boyle
told Carr that he must consider himself un'
II can't go with you now" said Carr
I'm busy with my work here; and VIII
come soon as have finished
He did not seem to realize the s1tuhtior
and the officers did not tell him that NJ
was wanted for the murder OF his owl
child until they had him safely handcnne et
in the buggy and on the road 10 Liberty
Carr then began to put up q story OF nov
he had started with his baby to kansa:
City on Sunday, October 10, to place II IN al an
orphans home. but had met campers
outfit near Harlem and had turned fh'
baby over to the campers. This story HI
has s9 snRs to Chief Hayes
questioning Carr, in the presence OF In
spector Halpin and Deputy Prosecuting At
torneys Mastin ana Sradyi ne :, seemea Waa nnI, 4
for moment 80 :,
Il crossed the river at Minneville." h
was saying. land kept on up the river.
How closa to the river! aSKei
Attorney Mastin, as he-iooked Carr straish II
in the eye. j, -
in." replied Carr quickly, and as he ap
parently thought OF the fate of bis Htti
daughter his eyes fell to the noor. anc
swallowing. great gulf. In his throat
closed up like a trap. All effort TO draw
him ctA again failed -. eel. .-.
After Boyle and Thomson reache
to the county jail and placed in a Gel
He was questioned In every way. but nun
10 his story about the campers Car
bwen Sabg answered @ H to the n NAME name of @ BiIl Jone
and that he was bound for Oklahoma. II
said the proposition for the campers I
said they agreed to keep the baby. fo
nothing, but later said they would hay
to have at least sl2 per year for its elott
not take the address of the Jones family
Oklahoma. He could not state how man
were in the campers family. They tol
UlHi tHcy "ouu 6iSS khc bAoy a 6oo
ofhcer Boyle left Liberty with his prisor
er at 4:39 and arrived at the Fifteent
mirutes later. Sheriff Hymer. who hs
been at Excelsior Springs during the de.
was on the train coming toward Ksns,
They went direct TO the police static
from the depot via Fifteenth sire,
cable car. Carr was taken at once
Chief Hayes office and sweated for tN
- hours. He showed signs of weakeniH
only once With his hat of. he sat in
chair and stood the fire OF two ofiice
and two attorneys without wavering. 4
had the appearance of a man with a Erei
deal upon his mind, however. and It Is b
leved that it will not take much TO NAL
him confess.
A Talk With Carr.
'I left Liberty just as the clock on Il
court house struck 1 on that Sunday
Carr said to a reporter for The Journs
81 walked every step of the way and ca
ried the baby a portion Of the way. 1t ";
dark when / reached Harlem. and VIII,
the campers said they wanted the ch,
readily gave her over TO them. ! cam
explain why did it.. but did it and d
not question but that they would treat h
kindly. 1 wanted to get rid of her som
how. as my wife would not live with I
IL "
j love my wife also"
When the picture of the little baby lyi
dead on the sandbar was brought to Car
mind his blue eyes filled with tears.
After turning the baby over to the ca
TO Harlem and took the s:4O Hannibal ira
TO have the baby Off my hands that TO
the first train home. had only s. Ger
when left Liberty at noon. / paid out
cents OF it for ticket back to Liberty"
The fare from Liberty to Kansas city
a cents over either of the two roads tn
enter that city.
Carr seemed TO have no regret about I
protest once that he might be held on
false charge. but seemed TO accept withc
a protest the fact that his child was de;
account of the finding of the body, accol
ing to his own statement.
How 1t Was Discovered.
Liberty ofiicers-Deputy Sheriff Ed Ca
and Officer Wymore-heard last Saturd
that little Belle had not been seen abe
the Carr residence for two or three weel
Belle was Carrs child by a former IN;
riage. as is also a 6-year-old boy. NJ
Carr also had child by a former In;
riage, girl of 9. The children did
get along together and Belle had been
abused by her father and stepmother Il
neighbors had complained to the Libe
police. The officers recalled this in C,
nection with the reI~rted disappearance
Belle and looked up a published descgipt
of the clothing found on the body in
Missouri. 1t corresponded exactly W
that of the missing child. The offic
came to Kansas City Sunday, looked at
lnt1N AND hon flftNNtt rod