The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-03
STUBBORN UPSTATE OFFICIALS.
work of the New York Detectives Blocked
in Rockland County.


HAvERsTRAw. n. Y, June Capt McClusky
came up to New City. the county seat OF Rock
land county. TODAY to take away with him
James Wllson and Jennie Wilson. his WIFE,
whose real name is Barrow. and who
arc undnr arrest here for the kid
mapping OF Marion Clark. He met a
fiat refusal from the Rockand county authori-
ties. who said that until they were compelled
to do so BY tho courts they would not
release the prisoners. McCusky went away
in bad frame OF mind and said that he would
forco Sheriff Blauvelt TO hand over the kid
nappers to the New York authorities.
NcClusky did accomplish one object OF his
trip up here. He took Mrs. James Cosgrtr. the
Brooklyn boarding house keeper, to the Jail and
had her positively identify Mrs. Wilson as the
woman who brought the Clark baby to her on
the Sunday Of the kidnapping.
Sure. that's the one" exclaimed Mrs. Cos
griff the moment she entered the cell. That's
the right one. She brought the baby to my
house. Didn't you. Mrs. Davis?"
But Mrs Wilson appeared not TO recognize
the boarding house keeper. She cast stony
glare at her and never said word.
only after long argument with Sheriff
Bauvelt and a trip down to Nyack
to see County Judge Wheeler and Dis
trict Attorney Wyro did Capt. McClusky
Ign woman see the kldnapper Detective
Sergt. Herlihy. who lust missed making the
arrest at Sloatsburg yesterday noon. and
Detective SerReants Reidy and Armstrong
brought Mrs. Cosgriff to New City this morn
ing on the Erie Railroad. They drove up to
tho county Jail at once. and met Sheriff Blau-
welt on the steps OF the Court House.
We'll. what do you want" asked the Sheriff,
looking over the detectives and the woman.
We're from Capt McClusky's Office" spoke
up Armstrong. and we've got n woman here
who can identify the Wilson girl. The girl
stopped with Mrs Cosgrifl over in Brooklyn on
the day Of the kidnapping and she can tell her
when she sees her
liant see her now said the Sheriff stand
ing with his arms aHimho Strictly against
~ =" BYt we're from polc. Hseadamar,ers in
its important that this identification should
be made, protested Armstrong.
Cant help that. I've got orders from the
people without authority from the County
Judge. and the District Attorney aud irving
brown. their counsel say that nobody is To see
Seeing that it would be useless to argue with
the road Ts oe They T ee
phoned to Cart. IMcCinsk y, who was with de-
teee!ive Sergeant Morris at Hayers'raw,,
the f Po%e court ssi hs
u
there about / o'clock. driving over the hills.
He took ar s. nosgrin overto the Jail and asked
" Who are YOU y sked the Sheriff bluntly.
Capt McCluskv OF New York; and I've got
warrant here for the arrest OF those kidnNp-
I'm sorry. Captain" said the Sheriff " but
! cant give them up without the proper au
thGoTty: o,, ,rn, n ant, co., y,c,
That ought to be enough"
:" No: the District Attorney has G iven orders
We'll. anyway want to have MIRA Cosgrff
here identity the woman, said Cant McClpsky.
Cart, McCIusky took the Sheriff aside and
the same goal and he didn't want any friction.
He asked the sheriff II he would go with him
e NKSSS e see o ths District Attorney The
The two officers droye down to Nyack and
saw Distric, Attorney Wyre and County Judge
the code that says that Il .kidpappcr may be
whore the crime OF kidnapping IL committed
or in any county where the kidnapper is caught
napper may live, Capt Mctlusky conceded
this right. He said he would seek to get the
kiddnapEperS thrroTGh the supreme Court ~.
grin to see the Mc$s y girl. The District A.
torpey said he could do this; and SO McGlusky
The. sheriff would not allow McCiusky to
sAlni to see her persunal effects.
Capt. McClusky, after having dinner at the
hotel with his detectives and Mrs. Cosgriff
| took the 4 o'clock train for New York. Mrs
] CosRrif and Scrgeants H"rlihy and Morris ac-
/ companying him.
| SergeaVs lteidv and Armstrong stayed at New
| City to await developments. MrCluSky said he
would be back for the hearing on Monday. and
] perhaps before.
MrS. Cosgrir said the dark girl who came to
| her house with the Wilson woman and the
| baby was called Belle. They said they were
| sisters when the baby was at Youmansk in
! JOhnsOntown. Mrs Wilson called The nurse
| girl Belle and said she was her cousin.
Other fruitess attempts were made to SEQ
| the kidnappcrs nj the Jail. Two mem bers
q the southern Club composed Of, New
that they had known Wilson when he was
! member OF the club and asked the Sheriff II
they might see bin to Identify him: The
a newspaper man took ovor 70 the Jail little
| Fred Lane ~ 52S East Fifty-nrst street New
| York. This is the boy TO whom one Of the
| kidnapperS gave n note to take Ia Mrs Clark
| after the Kidnapping. He thought he could
| tell II the Wilson woman was the one who gave
him the note. The Sheriff said he couldn't see
| the prisoner.
Irving Brown Of Haverstraw. counsel for the
| kidnappers. saw them at the Ia late this aft en-
| noon. Afterward he said the New York de-
| tectiyes would have hard fight to get his