The times., 1899-06-06
ALLEGED KIDNAPERS
UNDER EXAMINATION
George Barrow and His Wife
Arraigned.
Hearing of the Prisoners Held in a
Picnic Grove.
RocIIand County May Surrender the
suspects-A Great Crowd in
Attendance.

Garnerville, N. Y, June 5.-Long before
daylight today the whole of Rockland
county was awake and preparing to make
q holiday of the examination of George
Barrow and his WIFE, who had been ar
rested last Thursday for having in their
possession of the kidnapped child, Marion
Clarke. The examination was appointed
TO take place in Garnerville at / o'clock
this afternoon before Magistrate Isaac j.
Herbert, who had committed the pair to
Sail in New City on Thursday evening
The place of examination was to be the
pavilion in the large grove or picnic
grounds in which the magistrates house
stands and this woods was the Mecca this
morning of teams and pedestrians journey
ing over the roads for miles.
The county had not had such a stirring
up for years as the events of the past few
days had caused and the picnic grounds
were none too large to hold the crowd that
promised to gather. Added to the fact that
two such important prisoners were to make
a public appearance was the fact Of the
attempt made by the New York city au-
thorities to have the prisoners surrendered,
and the two facts together had stimulated
curiosity and local pride to high tension.
Over at New City itself the preparations
for general exodus began before sunrise,
and at s O'Clock the road in front of the
jail was lined with vehicles of all de-
scriptions ready to convey the country
folk to Garnerville as soon as the prison
ers should leave the Jail.
Sheriff Blauvelt, the centre OF all in
terest, walked around the Jail grounds ner-
yously waiting for the magistrate to send
an order to deliver the prisoners. The
sheriff was heartily sick OF all the bother
he has had, and if the case had been LETT
with him he would have sent the prisoners
TO New York long ago He is a real estate
dealer in Nyack, not dependent on his
public office. and the routine of Jail busi-
ness has all upset him recently. Matters
have ordinarily moved easily for him. He
has usually about twenty-five prisoners in
his care. and about half of these, i'm
prisoned for forgery and counterfeiting or
other offences, have been allowed 10 roam
about the town at viii as TRUSTEES. They
would not run away. Life was too easy
for them But the Barrow pair have dis
turbed things.
They had to be closely guarded, and the
sherif1 in his anxiety had provided an
armed escort to help convey them TO Gar
nerville today.
Shortly after II O'Clock New City began
10 take on life Deputy Sheriff W. H.
Charleston, who arrested the prisoners on
Thursday, came with Constable Degener
from West Haverstraw with an order
from Magistrate Herbert to take the
prisoners to Gainesville. 1t was half
hour before anything moved.
The sheriff suddenly opened the door of
the left wing of the jail at 1850 o'clock.
The crowd drew nearer and then the pris-
oners came out. Deputy Sheriff Degener
escorted the man and Deputy Sheriff
Charleston the woman. They walked rap
idly to the closed coach. photographers
taking snap shots at them. and then, at
II 40 O'Clock, the coach started away. Then
there was scampering for tied-up vehi-
cles, and in two minutes long line of
conveyanees swung into the dusty roads |
behind the coach. New City was deserted
and the scene Of action was shifting TO
Garnerville.
picturesque and interesting sight was
presented in the picnic grounds in which
Justice of the Police Herbert's house stood.
The pavilion of the open-air courthouse
is ordinarily used for dancing and its ca
pacity was heavily taxed today. 1t stands
almost at the back door of the Justices
house, and by u O'Clock it was filled with
men, women. and children, and was sur
rounded by horses and wagons.
Overarching trees behind kept off the
sun and the odor of wild flowers and pine
trees was in the air. II was such fairing |
as no county fair in Rockland had afforded /
before. A rustic and murmur went |
4 h toh ba ors-d and whit
OF Here they are!" swelling with excla-
echoed through the pavilion.
They waived examination and were held |
without bail.
The Rockland county authorities are |
in the position they have taken |
in regard to the prisoners in the Clarke |
KIDNAPPING case. County Judge Alonzo |
this morning endorsed the war
rant issued by Magistrate Meade in New |
York for the arrest OF George Beauregard |
Barrow and his wife. Detective Armstrong |
has this warrant. The judges endorse |
ment reads: Il do hereby authorize and |
direct the execution of the within war
rant within the limits of Rockland coun-
ty."
Detective Armstrong explained that the |
made the warrant operative |
In the county, but that he would not ex-
ecute IL unless the prisoners were dis |
charged al the examination today.
Detective Armstrong gave the warrant |
TO Sheriff Blauvelt to serve in event of |
the prisoners being discharged
The announcement of Judge Wheeler's |
action was followed by a statement by A.
s. Tompkins, the special prosecutor ap-
pointed for the case. He said that he |
was In favor of turning the prisoners over
10 the New York officers at once If in
dictments were found by the New York
grand jury. Then Supervisor S. p. Dem |
orest declared that he would introduce a |
resolution at the meeting of the super |
visors calling for the surrender Of the |
prisoners.