The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-30
Kidnapers of Baby Clark May
Be in New Haven.
PASSENGERS on SUBURBAN TRAIN
Strengthen Story of Variety
Performers Who, on Way 20 New Haven,
Saw Woman Answering Nurses Deserip-
tinn- Statement of Robert Nugent. of
Examination-Story of Little Import.
Special % ne Post.

New York, May Zy-Ihe 1""elOpHlehls
IN the Baby Clark kidnapping Jsise to-day
may aid in clearing up the mystery. The
police regard a clew from bridgeport,
Conn, as important. The second arrest
was effected, but il proved TO be Of little
value, Robert Nugent, a Bostonian, was
taken into custody because he had made
the statement TO Frederick Salzer, a
Brooklyn storekeeper, that he knew the
woman who abducted the baby, and also
knew where the infant was. Chief OF PO-
lice McClusky said tonight that he
PLACED but little faith in the statements
OF Nugent, but the man was held in 500
for further examination.
Capt England. of the Central Park po-
lice. said tonight that he had new clew
in the caseS Somebody, he said, had in
formed him that on the Sunday night the
baby was missed two women and a baby
were seen on a suburban train The baby
was restless, and one of the women, said
the Captains informant. leaned over 1t
and said: Hush, Marion; be still. now,
like a good little girl" This would seem
TO strengthen the story of the two variety
performers, who said they had seen a
woman answering the description Of the
nurse while they were on their way to
New Haven. They said the woman was
accompanied by a man. Both of these
stories were given some backing to-day IN
letter received by PawnbrOker Simpson
from Bridgeport, Conn, saying that a
man had tried to dispose of some pawn
tickets for JeWelry. The pawned jewelry
turned out TO be that stolen from, Mrs
Jerome Foster. of Mount Vernon, by
Mary Carlson who resembles Carrie
Jones" The police are of the belief that
the Carlson girl and the Jones girl are
the same. and the clews Of to-day point
toward New England.
Mrs. Clark, the baby's mother, is in
state bordering on nervous prostratiOn as
a result Of the suspense she has suffered
Hope which had been based on a report
from Buffalo yesterday of an abandoned
girl baby was destroyed to-day by a dis
patch from that city which said that the
child was in Buffalo three days before
Marion Clark was stolen.
Evidence of Deep Plot.
Marion Clark. the stolen infant is the
Wenty-one-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Clark, of I59 East Sixty
ffth-street, and was abducted on Sunday,
May q, by Carrie Jones, her nurse, a
bright country girl of twenty.
On the Monday preceding the abduction
a pleasant-faced. nicely-appearing girl
was engaged by Mrs. Clark as nurse. She
was about twenty years of age, and she
explained her lack of recommendations by
saying that she came to New York about
a month ago direct from her parents
home in Deposit, n. Y. She was living
somewhere down town" with a friend,
Mrs. johnson. Mrs. Clark liked the girls
looks, and thought her well educated and
much above her position. The girl gave
her name as Carrie Jones, but as every
thing she said and did row appear 10 be
part of plan of abduction, the police be-
lieve she was lying IN all she told
One week ago Sunday the nurse took
the baby for an outing in Central Park.
No one seems to recall Just now whether
the Jones girl suggested taking the child
TO the park or whether she was told - 10
so by the Clarks. AT any rare, she left
the house about noon. About half an
hour later Mr.. Clark started for a stroll
through the park. He discovered his
baby carriage, but the nurse and child
were nowhere 10 be SEEN
Ihe Mysterious Message
Mr. Clark notified the park police, and
then left for home. He had rot been at
home long before a boy brought a note,
and said he was ordered TO give 1t to no
one but Mrs. Clark. The message was
not dated. II read:
Mrs Clark: Do not look for your nurse and baby.
They ars sSfe in our possession. where they viii
remain fer the present II the matter is kept out OF
The hands Of the police and the newspapers you will
get your baby back safe and sound.
II iHstes: you make d big time about Il and pub
ish il all Cver will to 1t that you never see
her alive again. We driven TO this by the fact
hat We cannot get work, and one OF US has a
child dying through want Of proper treatment and
aourishnent
Your baby is safe and in good hands. The nurse
girl is still with her If everything is quiet you
Mill hear from US Monday or Tuesday. THREE.
The boy who brought the letter was ar
rested. He gave his name as Freddy
Lang, and said he had been given the let
ter by woman, who told him To take
il TO the Clark residence for which she
gave him a nickel. He said the woman
took the next trolley Car and went on
downtown.
This was all the police had TO work on
In the case. Detectives have been sent
throughout the State and in all of the
towns and cities. All of the
hospitals have been searched. The near
est they have come TO a live clew was
The discovery, some days ago, that Mrs
Jerome Foster, Of Mount Vernon. had Sc
cured the services of a new nurse, lust
before the Clark kidnapping, who answered
IN many details the description of the
Iones girl. This nurse gave the name of
Mary Carlson. and made several attempts
10 get Mrs. Foster TO allow her 10 take
the Foster baby on long trips through
the State. The girl told her employers
hat her home was near Deposit n Y.
She asked TO take the baby TO New York
Failing 10 secure the baby. the girl stole
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