The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
BABY GIRL ABDUCTED.
LIKE THE FAMOUS CHARLIE
ROSS CASE.
Kidnapers at Work in New York City
Motive Is Still a Mystery - Parents
Comparatively Poor and No Ransom
Is Demanded.

An abduction mystery resembling
the celebrated Charlie Ross Case, ex-
cept that the parents of the stolen
child were not in affluent circum-
stances, put the police of New York on
their mettle to discover the daring
participants in the crime. 1t is be-
lieved that there was a well-laid plot
to abduct the little one, which was
successfully carried out by the aid of
a 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, sales
man in the publishing house of Knight
& Brown, to care for his two young
differentiation, aged q months, and
another little girl not yet 3 months old.
The Clarks lived in a boarding house
at 159 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. 1t was on
Sunday morning that Carrie suggested
to Mrs. Clark that she take Marion
out for a ride in Central park, three
blocks away, in her perambulator
Mrs. Clark consented, and the nurse
started off, Shortly afterward Mr.
Clark went to the park and was sur
prised to find the empty carriage near
the arsenal and no trace of the nurse
or baby.
The father hurried back to his home.
Nothing had been heard there of the
nurse, and the news he brought put
the child's mother in fever of anx-
iety. While the parents were discuss
ing what was best to be done, there
was a ring at the doorbell and boy
handed in this note
MRS. Clark: Do not look for your
nurse and baby. They are safe in our
possession, where they will remain for
the present If the matter is kept out
of the hands of the police and news
papers you will get your baby back
safe and sound. If, instead, you make
a big time about it and publish it all
over, we will see to it 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. If everything is quiet you
will hear from us Monday or Tuesday
(Signed) THREE"
Mr.. Clark read the note through
twice, and then decided to call the
police. Detective McGinty arrested the
boy, who gave his name as Frederick
Lang, IL years old. He said that he
was standing at the corner of Sixty
First street and Second avenue when
girl got off of an uptown Second
avenue car and asked him if his pock-
cts we're clean enough to carry a note
in. He convinced her that his pockets
were in a fit condition, and she gave
him nickel and the note, directing
him to leave it at the Clark residence.
Then she boarded downtown car and
was gone. From the description the
boy gave of the young woman she was
believed to be Carrie Jones. the nurse.
The note had been enclosed in a plain
white envelope, the address being
printed with pen and ink in italics.
The note itself was printed on single
sheet Of white paper, about 9 by 10
anches in size. The text had not been