The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-04
STOLEN WHEN BABE.
Denver Woman Will Begin Suit to
Recover $4,000 Oo-Romantic


Marion. Ind. Aug Mrs; John Tapp-
pected in Marion within a few days to
obtain information and affidavits which
goodiy portion eir t Of S. 900. 900 p'7e77-'--
Her story is one that includes all the
the oId-time detective story once so pop
ular. The Denver woman claims that she
was abducted from her home soon after
her birth; that she was born of wealthy
and refined parents; that her mother died
in childbirth and that she was stolen at
Youngest brother. who sought to remove
her from his path in order to come with
in closer, reach Of the family fortune.
Marion and he declares his wife has the
nature to justify her claims. All she de-
that will serve to place her Alright in the
eyes of the world. He says her story is
the story of the covetousness of a young
er brother for the older brothers lands
and gold. The tale is that the elder
brother did not marry until rather late
in life, and this to the young mans deep
scheme in the younger brothers mind
whic PI i5 To sT PTf iatf 8& 3sEa'i0n
The younger man knew a gambler in
participant in the crime. The gamblers
wife gave birth to a girl about the same
time Mrs. Tappscott claims she was born
More than this, the mothers and the chill
dren are said to have resembled one an
other strangely. The gambler is reported
to have been paid ST. for stealing the
babe from its home Within a day or so
after its mother had been placed under
ground. The father-the elder brother
his young wife and the kidnapping of his
little girl that he gave up all thoughts of
for the search, thinking that fate had in
deed turned against him.
moves The gamblers wife in her weak
and neTVeless state was easy prey Her
and the rich mans child, almost the
double of the one of more humble birth,
who failed to see the difference. The gam
bier, taking his own wee daughter with
after that heard from. The younger
brother had achieved his ends and to
the eyes of the disconsolate father he
himself engaged detectives and kept up a
Is nov y nrorninenf NEW YoIIeT but his
name is withheld in the absence of legal
PHYSICIAN REFUSES TO TALK
DR.. William Lomax, for years a leading
physician of this city, attended the gam
bIer's wife in her illness. He suspected
something, but had no positive clew to
what was wrong He recognized a sud
6 bsbe eh eTen IL Il the the P ofhe OF tfd 66
DR.. Lomax died few years ago and his
was a partner of DR.. Lomax but when
asked for information concerning the abb
Flynn replied he did not care to make
any statement for the present. but ac-
knOwledged he knew something of the
The nurse who attended Mrs. Tapscott's
mother was bribed and the mother of the
gamblers wife was made a party to the
plot The nurse is said to have made a
partial confession on her deathbed some
time a go and to have written Mrs. Tap
scott that she remembered her, mother
quite well and that she was a beautiful
blonde Some time ago Mrs Tapscott
claims her supposed grandmother died in
Marion, but without making a confession.
She is confident says her husband, that
there can be obtained here sufficient evil
dence to make strong case in court
WILL SUE FOR HER SHARE.
The property which was the alleged
cause of all the trouble was left by her
grandfather, the father Of the elder
Brother and his unfaithfu1 kin, TO the two
sons, and Mrs. TapScott will sue for her
fathers half. She claims that. in addition
to getting the child out of the way, the
younger brother, her uncle. believed her
that on losing his daughter as wei as his
wife he would himself die, and leave
the worker of the evil to the possession of
ali the estate. Mrs. Tapseott states her
felonious uncle is residing in Gotham. and
that when he is brought into court on
the serious charge she is planning to pre-
fer against him the business and the so
cial world of the metropolis will stand
aghast She is scheming for the unmask-
ing of DR.. JeKyl and for the disclosing of
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