Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-03
THE CLARK KIDNAPPING
Warrants Issued For Arrest Of the
Suspected Abductors.
TWO ARE IN NEW CITY JAIL
Man and Woman who Had the Child
Held ON Suspicion, but Nurse
girl Carrie Jones Is Not
Found Yet.

New York, June 3-Marion Clark is
with her family again, but much of the
mystery surrounding her abduction is yet
to be cleared up. The police are hard at
work to bring to justice the persons who
were concerned in the kidnapping. They
have now in custody in West Haverstraw
the man and woman who had the child in
their possession when she was found near
Sloatsburg.
The woman has been known as Jennie
or Addie Wilson. The man, her husband,
has been known as J. Arthur Wilson and
James J. McNally. He is said to have
been newspaper reporter at one time
and later to have been employed as
driverof an automobile cab. AS yet there
is no trace of Carrie Jones, the missing
nurse.
On the surface there seems to be An en-
tire lack of motive for the stealing. The
Clarks were not persons who could afford
to pay large ransom. The police may
know what the motive was, but they are
keeping silence on that point. They are
sure, however, that there was a careful
ly planned conspiracy to steal it, and
they intend to get to the bottom Of the
whole plot.
Arthur w. Clark and Detective Ser
geant Morris Of police headquarters visit
cd the Yorkvllc police court to get
warrant for McNaily and his wife. Mr..
Clark and the detective sergeant We're
taken into Magistrate Meades private
room, and there an affidavit was drawn
up charging the McNallys with being
concerned in the kidnapping of the Clark
baby and was signed by Mr.. Clark. Mag
istratc Meade then issued the warrant,
and the man and woman will be brought
to this city rs soon az possible.
No Warrant Needed.
The warrant was applied for as a mat
ter of precaution, though. the alleged
crime being a felony, it was said that the
suspected offenders could be arrested
without Il warrant.
The question was raised as to whether
the prisoners could be brought to this
city over the Erie railroad, AS it would
be necessary to pass through a part OF
New Jersey. and if the prisoners declined
to leave the state. once they were upon its
soil, without an extradition warrant the
officers having them in charge could not
bring them here without subjecting them
selves to a charge of kidnapping.
Detective Sergeant Morris was inform
ed that he could avoid this possible com
plicaton by taking his prisoners by car
riage to Nyack and then to Tarrytown
and thence by New York Central train
to This city The journey would occupy
about three hours, If they happened to
make train connections.
Captain McClusky of the detective bu-
reau would not say what was the motive
for the abduction of the Clark baby or,
in fact, whether or not he had discovered
the motive. Before going to police head
quarters he met Mr.. Clark by appoint
ment and advised him to go to the York
vile police court and get warrants for
the arrest of the McNallys and one for
Jane Doe. The Jane Doe was, he said,
intended to apply to to, Carrie Jones, the
nursegir. "a
The Journal announces that the reward
of 1000 offered by The Journal on May
"a for the return of the kidnapped baby,
Marion Clark. to her mother will he d-
vided between Baby Clark and Mrs. Ada
b. Carey. the postmistress at st. Johns.
Rockland county y. Y. One thousand
dollars is awarded to Mrs Carey because
she first identified the baby and took &C.
tive measures which resulted in the
child's restoration to its mother The
other 81 600 is awarded to Marion Clark
because she helped to identify herself by
calling continually for papa and mamma
and so attracted suspicion to the woman
who had her in charge The ST 900 will
be deposited with trust company, where
it will remain and accumulate until Mar
ion come of age or marries.