The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-06
KIDNAPERS Sent TO Jail
R0ckland Officials Decline 10 Sur.
render The Prisoners.
Demands of New York Authorities Re-
fused by County Officers - Gov.
Roosevelt to Be Asked TO
I Aid in ExtraditiOn.

New York, June 5.-Mr. and Mrs. Bar
row. accused OF kidnapping little Marion
Clark, waived examination before Justice
of the Peace Herbert, at GaTnerSville.
Rockland County. to-day and were COM
mitted TO the county jail TO await the
action Of the Grand Jury. which meets
in October. All efforts OF the New York
County authorities TO obtain possession
of the prisoners have failed thus far, and
unless Gov. Roosevelt should interfere.
the New York authorities cannot get the
prisoners until after they have been tried
in ROckland County. District Attorney
Wyre, OF ROckland County, after adjourn
ment Of the hearing to-day said:
We are as anxious as the New York
people 10 have the trial down there, but
We could not go back of the law. We
have a good case and early in October will
be able TO send these people 10 prison
Any steps the New York courts have
taken after this court was set in motion
cannot Gust this court and / will not
finch from this position"
County Judge AlOnZO Wheeler said to-
night at Haverstraw that he was in favor
of turning Mr.. and Mrs. Barrow over TO the
New York authorities. The matter of Civ
ing them up rests with the County Judge
and the District Attorney. he said. and
for his part he should do everything in his
power 10 aid the police in New York in
the prosecution of the prisoners. He said
When | learned OF the arrest of the
woman. l supposed that she. being form
erly a resident OF this county, had receiv-
ed the child here. Now it turns out that
she and her husband had abducted her
from New York City, and | believe she
should be tried there. II is naturally a
New York case"
Ex-JUdge A S. Timpkins. assigned to
assist the District Attorney in the case,
It is said, holds the same opinion.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre
this afternoon obtained from Justice Furs-
man, of the Supreme Court, a transfer
taking the Barrow ease from the Court of
General Sessions to the Supreme Court
This, Mr.. Mcintyre said, acted as a super
sedeas to all proceedings thus far insti-
tuted.
Assistant District Attorney Lebabier, of
this city. went to Nyack tonight with
Attorney Wyre, however, declined TO sur
render the prisoners.
Mr.. Lebabier read every section of the
COGe bearing upon the case. but District
attorney Wyre replied each time that
the law did Tot give him the right to or
der the transfer of the prisoners, and he
could not and would not do il. Later, the
bench warrants were served upon Sheriff
Blauvelt, Of ROckland County. The Sheriff
declined TO give up the prisoners.
District Attorney Gardiner said tonight
that the extraditiOn papers, on which
Bella Anderson. the nurse girl, is to be
brought from New Jersey. were already
or their way 70 Albany for Gov. Roose-
Velts signature. AS soon as the Governor
signs them, they will be forwarded to
Gov. voorhees,. The New Jersey officials
are not making any attempt to keen the
nurse girl in that State. All they insist
on as a condition 10 giving her up. is that
the proper legal fOrmalities be observed.