The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
CHASING SHADOWS.
New York Police Running Down
Clews to the Whereabouts of
Baby CLARK.

New York, May 27.-Detectives are
still chasing shadows in their search
for the missing baby, Marion Clark, who
was stolen by her nurse maid in Cen
trail park Sunday morning. These
shadows are elusive and tantalizing to
the men who have to run them down,
but Captain McClusky does not dare to
allow one of them to drift beyond his
reach without investigation. His pa
thence is giving way under the strain.
He lost his temper when he slammed
the door of his office and said: Moth
ing new; absolutely nothing. Don't
bother mel"
There are two points in this mystery
that require elucidation, but which mel
their Captain McCluslxy nor Mr.. Clark
is willing to talk about. One is the an
tecedents of Mrs. Clark, who is Mr..
CIarks second wife, and the possible
motive of some other woman in getting
the child away from her. The other Is
the mysterious connection of the Carr
girls with the case, Nellie Carr more
particularly.
1t is generally understood that Cap
tain McClusky has dropped this phase
of the mystery, but a police captain
said today that it is still a subject OF
investigation.
Mr. Clark has not yet seen Nellie
Carr, who closely resembles the police
description of the nurse, Carrie Jones.
Nellie Carr expressed perfect willing
ness today to meet Mr. Clark if he came
to see her. This showed good faith on
her part. She protested against the
notoriety that had been forced upon
her, but insisted that she had nothing
to fear
Mr. Clark expressed his willingness
this morning to go downtown and see
Nellie Carr. but after a conversation
over the telephone, presumably with
police headquarters, he changed MS
mind The only reason he gave was
that he was trusting entirely to the dis
erection of Captain McClusky, and that
the captain did not think such meet
ing was necessary.
The sO-called Johnson clew, which
Captain England placed so much conf
dence in at first, apparently received its
dea tn blow today, although the persons
interested in it are still kept under po-
lice surveillance. Mrs Smith, whom
Johnson positively identified as the wo-
man he had seen taking a child from a
baby carriage in Central park about
o'clock Sunday afternoon, was found
acting as housekeeper for Mr.. Isaac
May of No. 235 East Twenty sixth
srteet She admitted her visit to the
pawnShop in Second avenue, as describ-
ed by Johnson, and wanted to know
what that had to do with the abduction
of Mr.. Clark's baby.
Come, now said Captain England,
1--WE do not accuse you of taking the
missing baby, but tell US what you were
doing in Central park Sunday after
noon"
What are you giving me?'' retorted
the woman Indignantly. Il have not
been in Central park for six months"
Captain England admitted last even
ing that the Johnson clew was another
false scent Mrs. Smith gave an exact
account of her dOings on Sunday, and
her statements were cOrrObOrated by
Mr. May, with whom she lives. She
confessed to once having known a girl
named Carrie Jones, but said that she
had not seen her for several months.
The police have investigated the stories
of men who have seen nurses and ba-
bies resembling Carrie Jones and Mar
ion Clark on street cars and elsewhere,
but without result.