Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-02

ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE VII
LACE OF SLOATSBURG, N. X.
THE INFANT TAKEN THERE
TEN DAYS AGO BY MRS. JENNIE
WILSON, WHO REFUSES TO
MAKE A FULL STATEMENT.
THE TWO KIDNAPPERS UNDER
ARREST.
GARNERVILLE, N. Y, June l.
Baby Marion B. Clark has been found
and restored to her parents and two al
legged kidnappers, d man and woman,
have been placed under arrest. The
woman was arrested early to-day by
Deputy Sheriff VIM. Charleston, but the
man, who was with her at the time,
was allowed TO return to New York
City. He came back to Garneryille on
the As train and requested that he
also be placed under arrest. This was
done by Justice of the Peace Isaac
Herbert
Attention was first attracted to the
woman and child here yesterday morn
the woman asking for mail for Mrs.
Jennie Wilson. The postmistress, Mrs.
Ida B.. Carey, who is also the matron
of the ST. Johns Episcopal Home at
ST. Johns Station, recognized her as
teacher who had lived hege four or five
years ago She was al that time known
as Carrie McNally. The woman told
her that she. was married, and that
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Mrs. Carey noticed the resemblance of
the child to the pictures OF Baby
Clark, and she notified Deputy Sheriff
Bill Charleston. Charleston secured a
warrant this morning and rode over
to st. Johns to arrest the Wilson wom-
an and secure the child. He overlook
the woman, accompanied by man,
driving along the road. The woman
GAVE EVASIVE ANSWERS
to him and denied that she knew any
thing of the child, stating that she
was accompanying her husband to the
depot. Charleston, without further
conversation, told her that she was
arrested and requested her to get into
the carriage. This she refused to do.
Get in DEAR" said the man, and go
with him, it will be all right
She got in and they drove into a
house Of Frank Oakley, near st. Johns,
where the child was found. The Will
son woman at first appeared rather in
different, but upon her arrival here and
when questioned by the justice she
broke down and cried bitterly, declar-
ing it was all mistake. She was at
once given a hearing and she was re-
presented by counsel. Acting on his
advice, she refused to make any state
ment, and the examination was put
down until Monday.
About 80 o'clock, the father of the
child, was driven over from the West
HayerstraW station to this place. He
was at once ushered into the small
sitting room in the Justices house,
where both the prisoner and the child
were confined. The meeting between
THE FATHER AND CHILD
was affecting AS soon as Mr.. Clark
saw her he exclaimed: ut is Marion"
In another instant she was in his arms.
After embracing the child he turned to-
ward the Wilson woman who had been
all this time standing quietly in one
corner of the room. He went to her
and gave her searching look. "This
he said.
Little Marion loked to have been 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 lit
tie girl to New York.
The arrest CT the man giving the
name of James Wilson, and claiming
to be the husband of the woman, took
place soon after Mr. Clark had depart
ed. 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
with his return. They conversed to,
gether 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 it. I'll arrest you as
being an accessory 10 the kidnapping"
said the squire, and they were locked
up.
According to the people In st. Johns,
pearance in the neighborhood about the
time the child disappeared She was at
that -xsf- accompanied by the man who
was arrested and some time later by
woman whom the local authorities be-
lieve may have been the nurse. Since
then they have been living quietly
there
In New York City hundreds of people
were gathered before the Clark House
and the party with the baby had to
struggle through the frantic crowd
There was continuous cheering from
the people banked around the carriage
as it drove up to the door and in spite
Of the efforts of the police to keep the
sidewalks clear, the child was almost
suffocated IN the crush OF the people
pressing forward
Inc streets were blocked and the car
riage containing the triumphant party
was followed by a great mob for many
blocks before it reached it's destination.
Other vehicles Joined into a runaway
procession. When the house was
reached a great cry went up as Marion
emerged from the carriage.
Mr.. Clark rushed to meet his wife.
and the mother took Tho child in hor