The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-02
BABY CLARK At HOME
The Kidnapped Child Returned to
Her Sorrowing Mother.
MR.. AND MRS. WILSON ARRESTED.

The Couple who nRd Control OF the
Little One, Acting on Advice of
Counsel, Refuse 60 Give Information.
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Garnerville, N. Y. June 2.-Baby
Marion b. Clark has been found and
restored to her parents and two al
legged hdnapers, a man and woman,
have been placed under arrest. The
woman was arrested early yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff William Charleston,
but the man who was with her at the
time was allowed to return TO New
York city. He came back to Garner
Vile on the 5:45 D. m. train and re-
quested that he also be placed under
arrest This was done.
Attention was first attracted to the
woman and child here Wednesday
morning, when they called at the post
office, the woman asking for mail for
Mrs. Jennie Wilson. The postmistress.
Mrs. Ida B. Carey, who is also the ma
tron Of the st. Johns Episcopal Home,
at St. Johns Station, recognized her
as a teacher who had lived there four
or five years ago. She was at that
time known as Carrie McNally. The
woman told her that she was married,
and that the child with her was her
niece. Mrs Carey noticed the resem-
blanoe of the child to the pictures of
baby Clark, and she notified Deputy
Sheriff Bill Charleston. Charleston Sc
cured a warrant and rode over to St.
Johns to arrest the Wilson woman
and secure the child. He overlook the
woman, accompanied by a man, driv-
ing along the road. The woman gave
evasive answers to him and denied that
she knew anything of the child, stating
that she was accompanying her hus-
band to the depot. Charleston, with
out further conversation, told her that
she was arrested, and requested her to
get into the carriage. This she re-
fused to do until the man spoke to her.
Get in DEAR" he said, land go with
him; it will be all right"
The woman got into the carriage,
and they drove to the house of Frank
Oakley, near st. Johns, where tho
child was found.
The Wilson woman at first appeared
rather Indifferent, but on her arrival
tice, she broke down and cried bitterly
declaring II was all mistake She
was at once given a hearing, and was
represented by counsel. Acting on his
advice she refused to make any state
ment, and the examination was put
down until Monday
About $3.50 o'clock Mr.. Clark, the
father Of the child. was driven over
from the West Haverstraw Station to
this place. He was at once ushered
into the small sitting room in the
Justices house, where both the pris-
oner and the child were confined. The
meeting between father and child
was affecting. AS soon as Mr.. Clark
saw her he exclaimed: "It is Marion"
In another instant she was in his arms.
After embracing the child he turned
toward 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
Little Marion looked to be in the
best of health, and as though those
who had her in their keeping had
taken good care Of her.
Mr.. clark then returned 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 de-
parted. He had come back from New
York and gave himself up to the JUS
tice, who left him with his alleged
wife. She was greatly affected by his
return. They conversed together In
low tones and once the man was heard
to say Don't draw the girls name
into this affair" He asked permission
to accompany her to Jail This was
refused.
"Then arrest me-" said Wilson.
well, I'll do that l arrest you as
being an accessory to the kidnapping"
said the Justice, and they were locked
up.
According to the people in st Johns
the Wilson woman first made her ap-
pearance in the nelghborhood about
the time the child disappeared. She
was at that time accompanied by the
man Just arrested, and some time
later by a woman, whom the local au-
thorities believe may have been the
nurse. Since then they have been
living quietly there.