The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-29
HARD ON MURPHY
His Visions Of S4,l00 And
Added Fame Came
To Naught.
THOUGHT HER CARRIE JONES
Mrs. Clarke Carried a Baby.
and Answered the Descrip
tion of the Missing Nurse

Chief of Police Murphy thought for
short time on Saturday, that he had in
custody the young woman who kidnapped
the Clark baby. The Chief was about to
leave his office for home when Detective
Clos told him that woman wanted to
see him. He told the detective to- show
her into the office.
AS she entered the door Chief Murphy
nearly jumped out of his chair. He saw
visions of added fame and 4100 big round
dollars floating Before his eyes. He rub
bed his eyes to make sure that ne was
not dreaming. The woman before him
was twenty-one or twenty-five years
old, weighed los pounds, was about five
feet two inches tall and seemed TO answer
in every way the description of Carrie
Jones, the missing nurse girl, even to her
black brilliantines dress. She carried an
infant in her arms
Chief Murphy is famous for his luck IN
catching criminals. He has had men come
to him and tell him that they proposed
to commit murder, and once ne prevented
a murder by following huch a person and
arresting him just as he was in the act of
killing his wife, But the Chief could hard
iy believe that the woman who was the
most eagerly sought criminal in the Unit
ed States would be considerate enough TO
come to him to be arrester. He soon re-
covered his nerve and asked the woman
to be seated.
What is it madam?' asked the Chief.
81 live In Flushing replied the woman.
81 lost my pocketbook and l wanted mon
ey enough to get home.'
How did you lose your pocketbook?'
"Oh, I don't know. Baby was so cross
l suppose l dropped it somewhere |
| came to Jersey City to see a friend WHIP
lives on Montgomery street. lost the ad-
dress and could not find her.
"Ah, the insanity theory was right, af-
ter all,' thought the Chief this is in
deed luck for the. Jersey City police. !
He asked the woman her name.
Chief Murphy. has nerves of iron and
he seldom displays emotion, especially
when interrogating prisoners or suspects,
but he couldn't help feeling a bit fiustered
when the woman, in the most matter OF
fact manner, replied: Mrs. Clark.
Poor SOUL he thought; "she really
thinks the child is her own
| He questioned the woman further and
found that she stuck to her story about
was In Chicago. Baby was only one year
old. She needed forty cents to get to
Flushing.
Did you come through New York and
Yes, SIR replied Mrs. Clark
Excuse me madam" continued the
Chief. ..but it is a wonder to me you were
not arrested half dozen times before
reaching here. Didn't it ever occur to YOU
| that you answer in every detail the
| description published in every newspaper
| in the United States of the young woman
! who stole. Marion Clark. Your dress, and
| even your name which you say is Clark
| heighten the SUSPICION. / have the
| description before me on my desk and you
answer it in every detail (here the Chief
| looked the woman in the face) mo, you
| don't either. Your eyes are black and
| they should be blue. Still the resem-
| blance is remarkable enough to make me
| cautious You must excuSeme madam if
| | seem too inquisitive. l would never for
give myself If 1 let that person escape
| me-,
| The woman seemed somewhat amused
at the Chiefs suspicious and declared that
| she was perfectly willing to submit to
any investigation he might think neces-
| sary. Mrs. Clark succeeded in satisfying
! Chief Murphy of her innocence and as the
| baby was boy and didn't answer to the
description of Marion Clarke Chief Muir
| ply gave Mrs. Clark carfare to Fulsh-
| ing and let her go.