Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-29
BABY GIRL ABDUCTED.
LIKE THE FAMOUS CHARLIE
ROSS CASE.
kidnapers at Work I'm New York City
Motive IL sim Mystery - Parents
Comparatively Poor and No Rsnsom
IL Demanded.

An abduction mystery resembling
the celebrated Charlie Ross Case, ex-
cept that the parents Of the stolen
child were not In afnuent circum-
stances. put the police OF New York on
their mettle to discover the daring
participants In the crime. 1t is be-
lieyed that there was a well-laid plot
to abduct the little one, which was
successfully carried out by the aid OF =.
girl. who was secured as nursemaid
by answering an advertisement and
who was later arrested. The
maid In question gave the name OF
Carrie Jones. and she was recently en-
gagged by Mr.. Arthur w. Clark. a sales
man in the publishing house OF knight
4 Brown, to care for his two young
naturalization, aged II months, and
another little girl not yet 3 months old.
The Clarks lived in a boarding house
at l59 East sixty-Fifth street. New
York. When the girl. who was modest
and intelligent-appearing. was en-
gagged, she said she had no references,
but explained that her home was near
Deposit. N. Y. and she knew no per-
son In the city who could give her
letter OF reference. Becoming tired OF
! the country, she had sought employ
ment In the city. Mrs. Clark was IA
vorably impressed with the girl, who
seemed above the position OF nurse.
and engaged her at once. Carrie i'm
/ mediately took charge OF little Ma
| rion. and the child grew very fond OF
her new nurse. whose treatment was
/ all that could be desired. IL was on
Sunday morning that Carrie suggested
10 Mrs. Clark that she take Marion
out for a ride In Central park. three
blocks away. In her persmbulator.
Mrs. Clark consented, and the nurse
started OF. Shortly afterward Mr..
Clark went 10 the park and was sur
prised 10 find the empty carriage near
the arsenal and no trace OF the nurse
or baby.
The father hurried back 10 his home.
Nothing had been heard there OF the
nurse. and the news he brought put
the child's mother In a fever OF anx-
iety. While the parents were discuss
Ing what was best TO be done. there
was a ring at the doorbell and a boy
handed in this note:
Mrs. Clark: Do not look for your
nursc and baby. They are safe in our
possession. where they will remain for
the present II the matter is kept out
Of the hands OF the police and news
papers you will get your baby back
safe and sound. II. instead. you MAKE
big time about II and publish 1t all
over. We will see to IL that you never
see her alive again. We are driven To
this by the fact that we cannot get
work. and one OF us has child dying
through want OF proper treatment and
nourishment. Your baby is safe and
In good hands. The nurse girl is still
with her. II everything is quiet you
will hear from us Monday or Tuesday
tsignedl THREE"
Mr.. Clark read the note through
twice. and then decided to call the
police. Detective McGiniy arrested the
boy, who gave his name as Frederick
Lang Is years old. He said that he
. was standing at the corner OF Sixty.
First street and Second avenue when
girl got of OF an uptown Second
avenue car and asked him IL his peck.
cts we're clean enough to carry a note
In. He convinced her that his pocket,
: were in a At condition, and she gave
him a nickel and the note, directing
him to leave II at the Clark residence
Then she boarded downtown car and
was gone. From the description tn.
boy gave OF the young woman she wal
| believed to be Carrie Jones. the nurse
The note had been enclosed in a plair
white envelope. the address beinf
printed with pen and ink In italics
The note itself was printed on a single
= sheet Of white paper, about 9 by II
inches in size. The text had not beer