The times., 1899-05-31
THE KIDNAPPING MYSTERY
New York Police Hailed i'm Their
Search for Bnby Clark.


New York. May SG.-Ten days have pass
ed since little Marion Clark was kidnapped
from her home 1879 East y-hf,h Strte;
and still the police are batiied in their
search Tor her. Many ciews. some Of which
presaged good results and some of which
were very flismy, have been followed up
but all availed nothing. The parents OF
the child show the effects of the nervous
strain to which they have been subjected.
Mr. Clark, when seen at his home today
was more detected than ever before. He
said that his wife's condition was very
serious.
Results are expected from the distribu-
tion OF circulars, for it is believed that
tne kldnapers did not remain in this city
after they had found out that their plans
had fallen through but got OUT OF town
at once. Detectives say that If the child
mad been kept here it would have been
found long ago. No matter how large any
nat or tenement house is, no matter how
many families move in and out, the chill
dren in the house know exactly how many
other children are in the house. If any
thing happens to child in house in this
city the other children know of IL within
an hour or SO. and the Bureau of Municipal
Statistics is not half SO wideawake as the
average child
In the country. especially at this time of
the year. things are different This is the
time OF the year when summer boarders
are Hooking to the country, and nothing
could be easier for the kidnapers than TO
take board at some place ON Long Island
with the child. or course they could with
the same ease take a fiat or a house In
the city, but they were probably not over
burdened with money. and boarding in the
country would not only be the easiest way
to conceal the child for the necessary time.
but IL would also be the cheapest way. The
police therefore expect results from their
circulars, and they think that the small
suburban towns are the places to watch.
IL the abductors worked with the idea of
securing ransom. they have found out by
this time that their hopes are practically
futile. II they worked with the idea OF
creating sensational bit of news for
some newspaper, then they have learned
by this time that they have gone too far.
In either event, it is argued that they are
heartily sick and tired of their work and
only await an opportunity to return the
enid without any danger to themselves.
The time to do this. the argument is.
would be when the attention of the police
was distracted. The parade today. attract
ing the crowds and the police to Fifth
Avenue. would furnish such an oppor-
tunity. still better opportunity for get
inen the police have their own parade and
the field would be partially left to the kid
napers to put the child In some public
place and then get away without attract
ing the attention Of anybody AT any rate,
Captain McClusky is hopeful, and at the
detective bureau it was said this morning
that developments might be expected
every moment
OF the 'clews'' which we're followed I'D
suit. One story which the police heard
was to the effect that two young men had
peen seen talking with Carrie Jones in
central Park on the Sunday afternoon on
which the child was abducted The men
were described as being well dressed and
of athletic build
The nurse and the two men were seen II
was said by Miss Belts, Mrs Clark's sis
ter. According to her story, the two men.
aiter conversation with the nurse, went
TO a bench short distance away and con-
yersed with each other in a low tone
captain McClusky, when seen this morning
IN reference to this story, refused to saw
now much Importance he attached to il
He had nothing to say about any other
phase of the case
The appearance of the two young men in
the case lends more strength to the theory
that the whole scheme of the abduction
was newspaper plant" or a plot laid
that sensational story might be fur
nished newspaper. Captain McClusky
mas refused to say how strong his belief
In this theory is. 1t is known that he has
kept under surveillance a man who was
formerly on the staff OF a New York pa
per- II is not generally believed that any
man legitimately connected with a news
paper was the originator Of the plot. II is
thought. rather, that the work was that
vi some tlpSter who makes it a business
to supply news.
new feature In the case was made
public today. when 1t was learned that a
search of the records of the health hoard
tailed to show that the birth of Marion
Clark had been recorded there The search
OF the vital statistics was made by detect
ives from police headquarters Just why
they made the search was not made public.
They were told, after the search had
proved unsuccessful. that the physician
who attended the mother probably failed
TO report the birth of the child.
Danbury Conn, May 30-The young
woman for whom the police of this city
have been looking. upon the suspicion that
she may be Carrie Jones, has disappeared
completely Her strange manner first at
tracted attention in this city a week ago
yesterday. but it was not until Sunday
that the police were informed about her
She had been buying milk regularly at
local dairy, and it was thought that she
purchased it for a child.
Although all of the lodging houses in the
city have been visited no trace OF the
woman has been found. She has not called
at the dairy since Saturday. nor has she
asked for mail at the general delivery
window OF the postofiice since that day
when she apparently discovered that she
was being watched by the proprietor of
the dairy. In dress and manner she bore
a remarkable resemblance to the descrip-
tions of Carrie Jones'