The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-06
FINDING BABY CLARK
How a Country Village Woman
Played Detective.
CAPTURE OF CARRIE JONES
And What Account She Gives
of Her Crime.
CAPTURE of CARRIE JONES

New York, June 5.-The woman who
kidnapped Marion Clark, Carrie Jones, IS
found at last.
She is under arrest and has made full
confession.
She was taken into custody last night
near Summit, y. J., by a Journal reporter
The warrant was served by state detective
Edward 3, Kelly, OF Summit, VINO WAS the
officer Of the law that accompanied tie
Journal reporter.
Carrie jones' real name is Bella Ander-
SON. Her people live at White Oak Ridge,
and until the arrest was made had-no sus-
picion Of the girls part in it.
The motive for the abduction Of little
Marion Clark was a prospective ransom.
The Beauregards, size says, agreed TO give
her one-haIf the proceeds. When first con-
fronted by the law she denied that she was
Carrie Jones Then Sha admitted all.
To me Journal reporter she gave writ
ten confession, which was duly attested by
Nj Kelly VINO besides being state de-
tective, IS a Justice Of the Peace. The ar
rest was perfectly regular.
It was by one Of those curious chances Of
fortune that Carrie Jones was found. At
the moment this story IS written the New
York police have no suspicion Of her des-
tiny. Much less do they suspect that the
girl is in custody.
The clew came out through the efforts Of
the Journal to solve the mystery.
When it became known that the BeaEre-
CARDS had once lived in the Mills Hotel
Annex, reporters of this paper We're sent
there to hunt up clews. The police, how
ever, apparently ignored the place. After
hours of fruitless search the clew develop
ed with instantaneous effect.
Eyes" said the people at the place,
"there was a girl here that knew the
Beauregards She lived somewhere in New
Jersey"
The trail led on. The lines about the fu-
g.tive narrowed. Some one thought that
she had once lived in the Oranges.
The clew was promising enough even
then. The descriptions of this womantal-
lied with those of Carrie Jones. a Journal
reporter was sent there to beat up all the
nearby towns.
From the Oranges the trail led down II
Summit. At the post office the postmaster
knew no Bella Anderson. Then he thought
again.
Yes" he said, there was once Bella
Anderson in Summit She lived with the
superintendent Of the Sunday-school and
also with the Van Dycks on Morris
avenue.
This young woman proved to be an en-
tireIy different person. It looked then as If
the clew was dead.
But wait moment" said. she, as the
reporter turned away; there was a Bella
Anderson that used to live here. If you go
down 10 East Summit and hunt up John
scherr, maybe he can tell you something
of her"
1t was an easy matter to find John
Scherr He readily remembered the girl.
"She owes me $24." said he, with simple
Girectness; I'd like to get it."
Then Scherr told how the girl had lived
with him. It was apparent that illfortune
had come upon her. She left there more
than a year ago. But Scherr thought he
had seen her since back in town.
''She has high cheekbones,' said he, "a
pale skin and prominent teeth. Yes, her
voice is very low"
The girls mother still lived in the town.
She had remarked, and her name was Mrs.
John Donne.Iy. Her husband was one of
the neighborhood characters.
''They live over back Of Chatham" said
Scherr.
Ct have a picture OF her" said Scherr's
daughter She looked for it and it was
missing. This was disappointing. But she
got on her wheel and rode over to the
house of a friend who had one. Presently
she brought back the picture, and 10! it
was Carrie Jones.
Armed with thois information, the Jour
nal reporter went before Mr.. Kelly and
swore out warrant. 1t charged Bella An
derson with the abduction Of Marion Clark,
the infant child Of Arthur Clark.
With the justice and MS assistant, Chris
topher Herring. the reporter started for the
home Of the DonnelIy's \ mile out of
Summit the carriage came to q wayside
tavern. q small place. kept by Mrs. Kelly.
Good evening. Mrs. Kelly" said the
state detective: pleasant evening"
With this as an Introduction, Detective
/ Kelly pat on his most insinuating smile.
"Have You happened to see Bella Ander-
/ son around here lately?" he asked.
/ The woman looked startled.
''Nhy. yes" she said. Bella was here
last night She had Just come up from
( Nev York She asked me to let her stay
/ here for a few days But had no room.
/ So. after a while, she went on"
Where is she now" asked the reporter.
'Over az her aunts Mrs. Henders0n's. -
/ the woman answered. is over az White
| Oak Ridge"
Thanks" said Nr. Kelly. II know
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