The Portland daily press., 1899-06-16
Says Nurse Girl and Mrs. DarroWs
Did the Job.
He Was Ignorant. of
Any Wrong.
Carrie Jones Tells Her Story Of
Abduction.

New York, June 15.-Carrie Jones, the
nurse girl, was recalled to she witness
stand today in she trial of George Barrow
for the kidnapping of Marion Clark. The
girl told of the trip from Brooklyn to
Slostsburg with the baby. The Barrows
were in the same car with her she said,
but they did not sit with her.
Brown got OF the train at Paterson and
Mrs. Barrow and the with ess drove to
Sioatsburg. Then they went to John.
stown where Mrs. Barrow introduced the
witness. as Miss Anderson and said that
the baby was her cousin. At Sloatsburg
they secured board at Mrs. oaklands
The witness told about her return trip
from Sloatsburg to New York and her
subsequent trip to Summit. N. j., where
she was finally arrested Most Of mis-
time Barrow himself was at Elsatshurg
with his wife and baby. ~
Carrie Jones identified the letter writ
ten by Barrow TO Mr.. Clark IN which
Barrow anonymously informed Mr..
Clark that he had made mistake In re-
porting the kidnapping to the police.
This Is the letter which was signed
king OF the American Mafia.n In il
were enclosed several of Baby Marien's
trinkets.
Mr.. Howe cross examined witness.
Mr.. Howe did not succeed In getting
the witness to change her testimony in
any material point.S She insisted that Bar
rows first broached the subject Of stealing
q child. 1t was evident that the witness
was ON the verge Of breaking down when
Mr. Howe asked her: Were you sdrfy
for the part you had playede,'
. At this point the witness burst into
sears. Mr.. Howe asked her no furthar
questions.
MRS. Clark carue into the court roou
with Baby Marion and Carrie Jones iden
titled the child as the one they had KID
mapped. After hearing several other Wi
nesses recess was taken.
Mrs. Ada y. Carey the postmistress at
St. Johns, N. Y, who caused the arrest
Of Mrs Barrow, testified to seeing Mrs
Barrow at st. John after the kidnapping
she also saw Mr.. Barrow Barrow toIt
her that he wanted to hire a house ther
and that he had his wife and little girl
There was no cross examination Of Mrs.
Carey. Detective Herlihy of the Centrai
Office testified to being absent to Sloats.
burg on June 1st. Mrs. Barrow told him
that a strange lady came to her on May
3lst and asked her to take care Of baby
and take the child to the country as tht
same time giving her money.
Mrs. Barrow on learning that witness
was a detective refused to say anything
more.
Detective Peperted testified as to the
finding of baby Clark's clothing at the
Barrow fiat In Varriok place and thcr
the prosecution rested.
Mr.. Howe for tine, defense made the
usual motions for dismissal OF Oh,
charges. etc., but was overrulsd and ther
made his opening address to the Jury In
which he said he wanted their honest
judgmen t. not their sympathy.
Barrow was then called to the stand
The first he saw of Carrie Jones, he said.
was when>his wife brought her home anc
nursed her when she was sick. He de-
MED that he had suggested to Carrie
Jones that shs steal a child. Tho first he
saw Of the Clark baby was on May 20,
when he met his wife at Jersey City
She had Carrie Jones and the baby with
her. He had arranged to go to Sloatsburg
with his wife. His wife told him that
the baby was one that Carrie Jones's
folks had sent down from the country.
my wife told me that Carrie Jones
would meet us at Sloatsburg." !" said Bar
row I'VE got on the .tnn train my ~ wife; t the
the baby belonged to Carrie Jones's
folks"
He said that he did not see newspaper
until Tuesday. He read about kidnap-
ping of Baby Clark and then he Became
suspicious and charged bis wife and Car
re Jones with the crime. They broke
down, he said, and confessed. He said
that they should return the baby at once.
Carrie Jones refused to take the baby
back then and he could not call the po-
lice in, as he did not want his wife 30 be
arrested The direct and cross-sxamina-
tion of Barrow was finished when court
adjourned.
The case will continue tomorrow.