The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-02
BABY CLARK At HOME
The Kidnapped Child Returned to
Her Sorrowing Mother.
LIB. AND MRS. WILSON ARRESTED.

The Couple Who Had Control Of the
Little One, Acting ON Advice Of
Counsel. Refuse to Give Information.
New Workers. Enthuslastiow eloome
Garnerville, N. Y. June 2.-Baby
Marion B. Clark has been found and
restored to her parents and two al
legged kidnapers, man and woman.
have been placed under arrest. The
woman was arrested early yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff William Charleston.
but the man who was with her at the
time was allowed to return to New
York city. He came back to Garner.
Vile on the 5:45 p. m. train and re-
quested that he also be placed under
arrest. This was done.
Attention was first attracted to the
woman and child here Wednesday
morning, when they called at the post
ONCE, the woman asking for mail for
Mrs. Jennie Wilson. The postmistrsss.
Mrs. Ida B. Carey, who Is also the ma
iron of the st. Johns Episcopal Home,
at st. Johns Station, recognized her
as teacher who had lived there four
or Ave years ago. She was at that
time known as Carrie Mentally. The
woman told her that she was married,
and that the child with her was her
niece. Mrs. Carey noticed the rssem-
blanee Of the child to the pictures Of
baby Clark, and she notified Deputy
Sheriff Bill Charleston. Charleston Sc
cured q warrant and rode over to st.
Johns to arrest the Wilson woman
and secure the child. He overlook the
woman, accompanied by a man, driv-
ing along the road. The woman gave
evasive answers to him and denied that
she knew anything of the child. stating
that she was accompanying her hus-
band to the depot. Charleston. with
out further conversation, told her that
she was arrested. and requested her to
get into the carriage. This she re-
fused to do until the man spoke to her.
Get in dear" he said, "and go with
him; 1t will be all right"
The woman got into the carriage,
and they drove to the house of Frank
Oakley, near st. Johns. where tho
child was found.
The Wilson woman at first appeared
rather Indifferent, but on her arrival
here, and when questioned by the JUS
tice, she broke down and cried bitterly,
declaring 1t was all a mistake. She
was at once given a hearing, and was
represented by counsel. Acting on his
advice she refused to make any state
ment, and the examination was put
down until Monday
About $50 o'clock Mr. Clark, the
father Of the child. was driven over
from the West Haverstraw Station to
this place. He was at once ushered
into the small sitting room In the
Justices house, where both the pris-
oner and the child were confined. The
between father and child
was affecting. As soon as Mr.. Clark
saw her be exclaimed 1T is Marion"
In another instant she was in his arms.
After embracing the child he turned
toward the Wilson woman, who had
been all this time standing quietly in
one corner of the room. He went to
her and gave her a searching look.
This Is not the woman who was with |
her," he said.
Little Marion looked to be in the
best of health, and as though those
who had her In their keeping had /
AIKEN good care of her.
MIR. Clark then returned with his
little girl to New York.
The arrest Of the man giving the
name Of James Wilson, and claiming
o be tho husband Of the woman, took
place soon after Mr.. Clark had de-
,arted. He had come back from New
Fork and gave himself up to the Jus
Ice, who left him with his alleged
wife. She was greatly affected by his
'eturn. They conversed together in
ow tones and once the man Was heard
o say Don't draw the girls name
INTO this affair" He asked permission
o accompany her to jail. This was
efused.
Then arrest me-" said Wilson.
well, I'll do that. l arrest you az
eing an accessory to the kidnapping"
aid the justice, and they were locked
p.
According to the people in st Johns
he Wilson woman first made her ap-
earance in the nsighborhood about
be time the child disappeared. She
,as at that time accompanied by the
nan Just arrested, and some time
tier by woman. whom the local au-
aoritiss believe may have been the
urse. Since then they have been
wing quietly there.