The times., 1899-05-30
THE SEARCH FOR BABY CLARK.
The Police Grasp mt New Clew to
the Kidnapfnr Mystery


New York. May 29.--An arrest made in
Brooklyn this morning may possibly de-
velop a clew in the Clark case. a we'll
dressed man between thirty and thirty
five years of age stepped into the news
store OF Fred Salzer, at 215 Nassau Street,
to get light for his cigarette. In the
course of casual conversation which
arose he is said to have remarked: "Oh,
| know all about the case could find the
child any minute l want to- Salzer had
him followed. When questioned by a po-
liceman he denied having said anything
of the sort. He was taken before Justice
Kramer. of the Adams Street station, who
held him in $500 bail. At his examination
nothing could be elected from him beyond
denial Of Salter's statement. He said
| he was staying at hotel at the Bowery
and Broome Street. He was smooth-shav-
| en-. slightly above the average height, well
dressed. and intelligent and well hammered.
A card in his pocket bore the name of
| William L. Jackson, ragtime pianist
Captain McClusky had long conference
| with his detectives at the office of the de-
tective bureau at police headquarters this
morning, to discuss the search for the
missing child Marion Clark. They refused
| to give out any information as to whether
or not, or what the plans were. or as to
various stories and reports of new elews.
/ Capt McClusky was asked about the
| story of a former convict being under sur
veillance. The story had it that this for
mer convict was a printer and was familiar
with the methods used in preparing
copy. and that his handwriting COM
pared favorably with the en-printed
strike letter; that he had been out of
nrE for he md fr
| factorily account for his whereabouts on
| Sunday May 81. Captain McClusky re-
| fused to either affirm or deny it, as he did
! also the story of Mary Carlsen." the
| housemaid who was employed by Mrs.
Jerome Foster, of II South Seventh Street
| Mount Vernon. who tried to take away
! Mrs. Fosters child, and who disappeared
it is said, with large amount of jewelry
! and property, after two weeks of employ
ment This Mary Carisen was said to have
come from near Deposit, N. Y. and bears
a striking resemblance to the Carrie Jones
| who was Mrs. Clarks nurse-maid.
| The father of the missing baby has spent
most of his time since the child's disap-
pearance in or about his house on Lsxng-
! ton Avenue. During the day he is often
! found in conversation with the detectives
detailed to watch the neighborhOod. Mr..
| Clark is very calm in the face of the un-
| certainty as to his daughters fate. and
1 chats interestedly with the detectives and
newspaper men about the latest develop
ments
His wife is completely prostrated, and
has about abandoned hope of getting back
her child again.
The police of Jersey City thought last
night that they had found Marion Clark
and the nursemaid who carried her off. a
young woman and child answering close
ly to the description of the missing child
and her nurse called at the police station,
where the girl asked for carfare to Mas
peth, L. l. Mr.. Murphy. the chief of po-
lice, would not believe that she was not
Carrie Jones until he was assured by one
of the matrons that the child was boy.