Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-06
CONFESS ABDUCTION.
Three Persons in Custody In Con-
neCtioH with the Kid
naping Case.

New York, June 3-George Beaure-
gard Barrow, alias Mark Beauregard,
alias j. A. Wilson, plotted the kidnapping
of baby Marion Clark. Jennie McNally,
alias Jennie Wilson, Barrow's wife, in
duced Bella Anderson, alias Carrie
Jones, who was a waitress, to engage as
a nurse girl and help steal the baby
All three are in custody and the mystery
of the celebrated case is solved.
Bella Anderson was arrested late last
night at White Oak Ridge, \. j., and
made a confession.
She said that she had been party to
the abduction, that she had been led into
the scheme by George Beauregard Bar
row and his wife Jennie. Before no.
tary public Bella Anderson made the
following confession:
The Girls Confession.
II aided in the abduction of Marion
Clark, the infant child of Arthur w.
Clark of the city, county and state of
New York. In this abduction | was
prompted by Mark Beauregard and his
wife, Jennie.
Il was told by them that I would get
half Of any ransom paid for the return
of the child. l was poor, tired of hard
work, and wanted money. | was told
that there would be absolutely no danger.
way to abduct the child. We had deter
mined to take the first child that would
command ransom.
The plan was suggested this spring
by Mr. Beauregard. l hesitated, but
they persuaded Inc to act.
"On Saturday, before we abducted
Marion. | met Mrs Beauregard in Cen
trail park | would not let her take the
child then; l SO pitied its mother.
"On Sunday l met Mrs. Beauregard
in the park again and she was so per-
sistent that l let her take Marion from
the baby carriage.
I'VE went to Brooklyn by the South
ferry.
Where the Baby was Hidden.
THAT afternoon Mrs. Beauregard took
the letter and gave it to a boy in New
York to deliver to the Clarks. | knew
Mrs. Beauregard wrote the letter. On
Monday, when the abduction became
public, the Beauregards and Marion and
|, Mrs Beauregard carrying the baby.
went to SlOatsburg
Il stayed there until Friday and then
went to the Beauregards' fiat.
yesterday Mrs. Beauregard came to
the city.
Il then went to my aunt's home at
White Oak Ridge.
4 don't know why I did this, except
[ was i'll and needed money.
Barrow's Bad Record.
The master spirit in the conspiracy ap-
pears to have been Barrow, who is the
blacksheep SCH of q wealthy lawyer and
banker in Little Rock, Ark. Barrow had
made kidnapping a special criminal study.
He had. it is said. been implicated in two
attempts at kidnapping in Little Rock.
He had planned to carry off a young
man about his own age and hold him
until Il heavy ransom was Wrung from
his wealthy mother.
On another occasion, it is alleged, he
planned to steal the 1O-year-old girl of
Justice L. W. Wilson of Little Rock.
In this case also ransom was the mo-
tive.
In addition Barrow is accused of being
connected with several burglaries and
was tried for blowing up with dynamite
the boathouse of an athletic club which
had excluded him from membership on
account of his diSreputable character. He
was acquitted in this case
Both Barrow and his wife are still in
the New City jail, the sheriff there hay
ing refused to surrender them to the New
York detectives. Mrs Barrow in her
letters to her parents insists that there
is a mistake and that her innocence will
be shown.
Barrow Talks GuardedIy.
Barrows was interviewed in jail at
New City last night. He was asked:
will YOU tell who gave you the money
to carry out the conspiracy to kidnap the
Clark child?''
The prisoner answered: II prefer not
to talk until next Monday. The whole
story will come out them
Barrow said some days ago to an ac-
quaintance that the kidnapping probably
was done by the Malta. One Of the let
ters to the Clarks was signed Chief of
the American Malta" The nurse says
Mrs. Barrow wrote the first letter.