The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-02
The Child Identified by It's Father and
Taken at Once to Its Grieving
Mother I'm New York.
NO TRACE OF THE NURSE GIRL
WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE STOL-
EN- THE LITTLE ONE.
Arrest of the Alleged AbductOrs Made
by a Deputy Sheriff, Who Will
Probably Get the Big Reward.

GARNERV1LLE N. Y, June l.-Mdrion
Clark. the twenty-one-m -months-old child
kidnapped from her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Clark, of New York city, on May
21. was discovered two miles south of
Sloatsburg, a village about eight miles from
here, this afternoon. She was found at the
farmhouse of Charles Youmans, and was
in the custody of Mrs. Jennie Wilson, who
took the baby to that place during the early
part Of last week. Mrs. Wilson was accom-
panied by her husband and stated to Mrs
Youmans that she wanted board for the lit
tie girl for the summer. Yesterday morning
Mrs. Wilson went to the st. Johns post
office, where she had arranged to get her
mail, taking Marion with her, as she had
done on several occasions before. Mrs.
Carr. the postmistress. delivered to her only
one letter.
The Clark baby attracted the country
people by her appearance. her large blue
eyes and pink complexion being particu-
larly noticeable. The curiosity which the
child aroused made her captors grow un-
easy. and they kept her closely confined at
the Youmans home. AS soon as the notices
OF the abduction reached the neighborhood
the people began to suspect the child was
Marion Clark. They felt positive of it, be-
the time when she was stolen.
AS soon as Deputy Sheriff William H.
Charleston learned of the abduction he, TAX
ing his clews from pictures of the child and
the descriptions given him by people who
saw her, went to the farmhouse OF Charles
Youmans and found Mrs Wilson, from
whom he demanded the child Mrs. Will
son was indignant and claimed she knew
-t.$ of q, mi he lap
sheriff produced warrant. arrested the
woman and demanded information as to the
whereabouts of the child. AT this Mrs. Will
soon weakened and made confession.
The baby was then produced and the sher-
iff took both prisoner and child to Magis-
trate Herbert at West Haverstraw. Mrs.
Wilson refused to make full statement.
She is the daughter of Mrs. ]. ]. McNally,
of Goshen, N. Y.
Marion Clark the child. is in good health.
She has no hat and her shoes show much
rough handling. Her clothing is also much
soiled. The identification is complete, even
to the red birthmark described in the cir
culars issued by the chief of police of New
York.
About $50 o'clock Arthur Clark, the
father of the child, was driven over from
He was at once ushered into the small sit
ting room in the justices house, where both
the prisoner and the child were confined. The
meeting between the father and his child
was affecting. AS soon as Mr.. Clark saw
her he exclaimed, ut is Marion" In an
other instant she in his arms. After
embracing the child he turned towards the
Wilson woman. who had been all this time
standing quietly in one corner Of the room.
He went to her and gave her a searching
look. This is not the woman who was
with her." he said. Mr.. Clark then re-
turned with his little girl to New York. The
arrest Of the man giving the name of James
Wilson, and claiming to be the husband of
the woman, took place soon after Mr.. Clark
had departed. He had come back from New
York and he gave himself up to the justice
who left him with his alleged wife. She
was greatly affected at his return. They
conversed together in low tones, and once
the man was heard to say, Don't drag the
poor girls name into this affair." He asked
permission to accompany her to the Jail.
This was refused.
Then arrest me-" said Wilson.
WELL I'll do that / arrest you as being
an accessory TO the kidnapping" said the
squire, and they were locked up.