How do I do a search of The National Police Gazette? I would like to
look up a story that my aunt remembers reading about L. Vaughn Clark,
who married my great grandmother in about 1900 but later eloped to
France with a mistress, taking with him my great grandmother's art
collection. Mr. Clark's parents put Pinkerton's on the case, and
recovered the art works. Not sure when this took place but it would
have probably been before 1915, maybe as late as 1920. |
Request for Question Clarification by
larre-ga
on
03 May 2003 13:14 PDT
In order to locate specific Police Gazette archive information, I'm
trying to pin down the date more closely. Do you know if L. Vaughn
Clark was ever the owner of a home in Old Field, New York? I have
located information indicating home ownership of Red Roof - Marymead
Farm by an L. Vaughn Clark in that location subsequent to 1917.
--larre-ga
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Clarification of Question by
winkley-ga
on
03 May 2003 17:54 PDT
I would guess it is possible that L. Vaughn Clark did own property in
Old Field, New York, although it may have been his father who was the
owner (I think they had the same name). My grandfather's 1908 high
school year book entry lists his permanent residence as Setauket, New
York, which is about 5 minutes away. By 1907 my great grand mother
was living in St. Louis, as were her in-laws, Mr. Clark's parents. I
am not sure if Mr. and Mrs. Clark senior owned my great grandmother's
house, but it is possible, as they agreed to support her for the rest
of her life after their son eloped to France. In any case, I believe
Mr. Clark the father was also called L. Vaughn Clark, and he would
have owned either 41 Vandeventer Place and/or 11 Vandeventer Place in
St. Louis from 1906 or 1907 onwards. He was the one who hired
Pinkerton's to track down his son in France and recover the paintings
for my great grandmother, and apparently he disinherited his son as
well. I suppose L. Vaughn Clark junior took the paintings because he
didn't have much wealth himself, so, again, the property in Old Farm,
New York probably was owned by his father. Not sure when the senior
Clarks died, but I'm pretty sure it was in St. Louis. They stayed
close to my great grandmother, and I have photos of her visiting their
house. My aunt says that L. Vaughn Clark junior lived in France the
rest of his life, and walked to Spain at the end of World War II (he
would have been around 70 to 80 years old at least). He ended up in
St. Louis, by which time his parents were dead, and was put in a "rest
home" paid for by the Clark family trust that also supported my great
grandmother. He died there before my great grandmother's death in
1952. As she was bedridden from about 1942 until her death, she sent
her maid to Clark's funeral, and the maid was the only person who
showed up. Some story!
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Request for Question Clarification by
larre-ga
on
03 May 2003 18:46 PDT
If these events occurred in 1906 or before, I am able to refer you to
sources for Police Gazette archives. I've not yet located a "sure an
certain" source for archives post 1906, though I will continue my
search if it is likely this historic incident occurred in 1907 or
later. Do you remember what age your grandfather was when his father
eloped?
--l
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Clarification of Question by
winkley-ga
on
04 May 2003 07:00 PDT
I have no idea when all of this occurred. I know they were married in
about 1900, and that L. Vaughn Clark appears in the 1905 census as
head of household for the house they then lived in in New York City.
Am not certain after that because father and son probably had the same
name, and because my great grandmother stayed close to his parents the
remainder of their lives. I know they moved out to St. Louis in 1907
or so, but my grandfather's yearbook lists Setauket (part of the Three
Villages, which includes Old Field) as his permanent home in 1908.
Also that my father, born in 1917, doesn't remember L. Vaughn Clark at
all, nor are there any family stories that include him, nor mention in
the small number of family letters I have for the 1910 to 1920 period.
Do you have any idea how to get hold of census data for St. Louis, or
home ownership records? Perhaps that would indicate whether he even
went to St. Louis with them. In sum, there is a small chance this
occurred before 1906, but ideally one would want to search 1906 to
1915 as well.
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Clarification of Question by
winkley-ga
on
05 May 2003 19:13 PDT
In going through various family papers this weekend I found a photo of
my great grandmother taken at her in-laws house in St. Louis. My
grandfather had handwritten at the bottom of the photo that the
picture was taken at Charles Clark's house - so perhaps the father's
name was different and the owner of Red Roof in Old Field was the L.
Vaughn Clark married to my great grandmother. Based on the
information on the Three Villages Historical Society web site, he
would have bought it in 1907. Am pretty sure they had moved to 11
Vandeventer Place in St. Louis by 1908, so possibly L. Vaughn walked
out after this time.
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Clarification of Question by
winkley-ga
on
08 May 2003 15:10 PDT
Have tracked down ownership records of Red Roof with dates, etc. L.
Vaughan Clark bought it in 1907 and seems to have transferred title to
my great grandmother (Grace Wilson Clark) the same year. In 1912 the
house was sold again, with the owners of record making the sale being
Charles M. and Lenore S. Clark (L. Vaughn's parents) and "Trustees of
Louis Vaughan Clark." So, I'd guess that L. Vaughn Clark eloped with
his mistress sometime between 1907 and 1912, since the family story
involves L. Vaughn's parents disinheriting him and agreeing to support
my great grandmother for the rest of her life. Perhaps she transferred
ownership of Red Roof to her in-laws when they agreed to support her?
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Hello Winkley--
I have been researching your question and finally have an answer for
you.
You have asked how to search The National Police Gazette. I have found
several ways you can do this. But it may take some time on your part,
depending on how much luck you have in your search.
I noted your comments that the article you're looking for could have
been published anytime between about 1900 to 1920. So I have had to
find multiple sources to help you out.
First, you should try
I conducted a Google search using the terms:
"national police gazette" 1907
I found one link that was quite helpful. It was to the American
Periodicals Series Online web site. This is a database of difficult to
find publications.
If you can pinpoint the publication year of the article you're looking
for and you believe it to be prior to 1907, you should have a great
deal of luck with this database.
I found that The National Police Gazette has been added to this
database during the past year. You may see the list of recently listed
publications at http://aps.umi.com/help/apsnews.html
This database will allow you to search The National Police Gazette
editions published in 1906 and earlier.
You may find helpful information searching this database online. The
link is http://aps.umi.com/
This full database of historical newspapers can be found through a
company called ProQuest. The link is
http://www.il.proquest.com/proquest/
You will have to register to search this database. And there is a fee.
But you may qualify to have a free trial membership.
Next, I wanted to find out how you would be able to search this
periodical for years later than 1906.
I conducted a search for colleges or universities in your area through
http://switchboard.com and found Empire State College, affiliated with
the SUNY.
I called the library information desk at the Empire State College
Library and spoke with a representative. The lady confirmed that the
library does have back issues of The National Police Gazette on
microfilm through the SUNY system.
This is a certain way you can search The National Police Gazette. But
if you don't have an exact year, it may take some time.
You may visit the library's web site. The link is
http://www.esc.edu/library If you have a username and password, you
may log into that database from your home computer. Usernames and
passwords are free to this library site. If you do not know have a web
password, contact the Center for Learning and Technology at 518
587-2100, ext. 420.
Once you have a username and password to access the library's database
online, you may do so by visiting the following link
http://library.esc.edu/login?url=http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP
The lady at the library information desk tells me the library is open
to the public. You may walk right in during business hours, go to the
microfilm department and someone at the information desk there should
be able to direct you.
She indicated you may wish to call the library before you visit them,
because they may have to request the microfilm from another SUNY
school, depending on whether they have it at the time.
Unfortunately, this search methodology is not available in a computer
format because of the age of the publication. You would have to go
through the publication issue by issue to search for the article
you're looking for. But if you can narrow your search down to a
specific year or two, you should have some luck.
Further, I found a great deal of interesting historical information
about The National Police Gazette. It doesn't directly relate to your
request, but I found it interesting from a historical perspective. You
may read information about The National Police Gazette, online. The
link is http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1330925
I also searched several other large, popular periodical databases such
as InfoTrac and some college journal listings. But these searches came
up empty.
If you have any other questions or need a clarification to this
answer, please don't hesitate to click on the "clarification request"
button on this window and ask, prior to rating this answer. I'm happy
to help.
I hope this helps!
darrel-ga |
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