The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-28
KIDAPPING OF MARION CLARK.

| Marion Clark in New York City. TIT
child has not been recovered. The de
scription is as follows: Age, 20 months
hair, golden, long and curly; weight. abou
thirty pounds; name, Marion Clark
dress, old rose colored cloth gown, white
silk cape, with cap TO match, black but
toned shoes and black stockings.
The police of the Central Park station
were told on last Sunday that a child haC
been Kidnapped under remarkable circum
stances The child, which was % months
old. was in charge of nurse girl known
as Carrie Jones' Its parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Clark of 159 East Sixty-fiftt
street. The matter was kept from the
public one day.
The child has not yet been found, al
though the police have been bending every
energy TO fathom the mystery and re-
cover the child. The nurse girl is still at
large.
Mrs. Clark is travelling salesman for a
publishing house on Fifth avenue He
lives with his wife and family at a board
ing house at the address given.
He has two chi,dren-Marion % months
old, and an infant Of months He earns
a good salary. but is not wealthy.
| Carrie Jones, the nurse girl, was en-
gagged week ago. She said she was a
stranger, from the country, and that she
was therefore without references.
| Her appearance was so attractive and
| reserved and her voice so soft and pleas
ant, that the CIarks considered all this the
best possible recommendation and engaged
| her.
She proved to be one OF the individuals
who have no faults. She was so modest.
so self-effacing, so quiet, that all liked
| her.
No suitors or visitors called on the
| nurse, and when she was asked to name a
night off she modestly said that she did
not need any night out, as she had no
friends to visit, no place TO go here.
On Sunday morning, according to the
story of Mr.. Clark. this paragon volun-
teered to take little Marion to Central
park, which is but four blocks away She
started away, wheeling the child in a
baby carriage.
Within fifteen minutes the father start
ed after her and walked straight to where
the baby carriage was standing, not far
from the Arsenal.
The carriage was empty. and after wait
d
ion matron that the nurse had taken the
child away. ostensibly to see the bears in
the park menagerie, and had left the baby
carriage in her charge.
Clark hunted for the nurse and his child
for quite awhile and then went home to
dinner, hoping that by some chance the
nurse would be there.
She was not, and in the middle of the
afternoon he reported the case to the
police
At almost the same time that he was
making his report boy with a strangely
worded note called at his house
The note declared that the child was
safe, but that if any publicity were given
the matter and the police and newspapers
should learn of it they would never see it
alive again.
The note stated that If everything re-
manned quiet, the Clarks would hear from
the writer's again on Monday or Tuesday.
This note was signed with the word
Three"
1t was written on paper similar to that
used in some newspaper offices
1t made no demand for money, but it
was evident that the demand would be
made later. 1t spoke of the poverty of the
writer.
The letter was, from its phrasing and |
composition. evidently the work of some |
one well used to writing. 1t was in ink !
and was printed.
The lad who delivered the note said he !
had been approached at Sixty-tirst street |
and Second avenue by a young woman. |
who was much excited. and who gave
him a dime to deliver the letter for her
The police understood that the woman /
had got off a nOrthbound trolley car, but |
10 a reporter the boy said he first saw
her running across the street, and did
not know whether she had got off the
car or not.
She boarded a southbound trolley car
and disappeared. AS given to reporter,
the boys description of the young woman
talies closely with that of the nurse.
The police were given the letter. and at
once began an investigation. Among the
nurses belongings in her room at Mr.
Tlsrk's house were several blank sheets Of
paper, like that used for the threatening
etter
This is the story told by Arthur Clark.
he father OF the kidnapped child.
engaged by Mrs. Clark through an adver-
isement in a morning paper on Sunday
week ago.
THE advertisement gave no name. but
lsked that a reply be sent TO box num-
,er A letter was sent to that box and 20
several others given by advertisers
The girl answered the letter the next
lay. She said her name was Carrie Jones
she was very neat and refined IN appear
nee, and Mrs. Clark and myself were .
avorably impressed by her.
1--WE. Of course, asked for references.
nut she had none, and explained with ap- ,
aren't frankness. that she was stranger
n the city, having come here but two
Teeks before from her home in Deposit. {
: Y
she said she had been living with a !
Dung woman friend named Johnston. in
furnished rooms downtown. Her friend. $
he said. was a waitress in a restaurant ;
he first name of the Johnston woman. or :
er address, we do not know. but the girl I
ave the impression that she also came
rom Deposit, and that was how they were :
cQuainted. +
she said she cid not want 10 work II :
restaurant herself. and mad therefore
dvertise5 for Homework J
she was engaged as a nurse girl. ard
anne 70 work or Tuesday. Several times q
he spoke II Deposit as her home. and 8
slked to Mrs. Clark Of people and places 9
here.
Her behavior was apparently unexce7- C
enable. She paid strict attention % her ;
1ties. We we're delighted with her
she Nd no callers during the week that 9
le was With Us. uor as far as I know. I
IL she receive any letters. Mrs. Clark