The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-02

| up Marian with the IDEA tnat IL Woulu
| give the courts occasion to be lenient
with her.
Gentry has not obtained bail and
! he refuses to say if he has a
| chance to do so. He also refuses to
| speak of any attorney who might be
with him in the coming trial. He is
still hopeful that Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
clay will fulfill their promises and
come to his help.
Hears From Tfllotson.
Sheriff Norton has been in direct
communication with Captain F. H.
| agency this morning and in the
minds of the Shawnee county officials
| there is no fear of Captain Tillotson
deserting the country and running
away from the warrant which VIII pc
served upon him to appear before the
sheriff and the county attorney for
a conference.
Captain Tillotson telephoned to
Sheriff Norton from Kansas City this
morning and stated that the reason
he did not show up in Topeka yester-
day and the day before was because
his friends in this city through
whom he xpects to obtain
bond were out of the city at the
an interview with them on the
matter. But he has made arrange
ments and will come to Topeka when
ever he is asked.
The county attorney. John Schenck,
said this afternoon that Tillotson
would be sent for about Friday or
Saturday. The authorities have some
very strong suspicious of this well
go to the bottom of the matter as
soon as possible. Captain Tillotson
has been in constant communication
with Mrs. Barclay for some time and
it is believed that he has been the
prime instigator of the whole well
laid plan.
In an interview with a State Jour
nal reporter Attorney Wright for
never knew Gentry, the kidnaper,
and had never had business relations
with him in any way. Gentry has
stated that he has been in connection
with the TillotSon Office for a number
of years and we'll acquainted with the
old Pinkerton man. A number of
statements by Attorney Wright while
in Topeka have been found to be un-
founded, it is alleged, and the
officials are not sure that anything
can be depended upon at this time.
Tillotson, in his talk over the tele-
phone with Sheriff Norton, said toady
that his friends in Topeka with whom
he has been eet were rs suP6r1ntenGent pHnnH gem
eral Superintendent J. E. Hurley and
the head of the detective department
of the Santa Fe. It is expected that
these influential men Will go on the
detectives bond when he makes his
appearance in this city
1t was thought for awhile that III
lotson had skipped the country and
had sent his attorney to this city to
postpone arrangements until he could
make a good get away. But he has
telephoned to Sheriff Norton and In
spector Boyle of the Kansas City de-
tective force has assured the sheriff
that Tillotson will be produced When-
ever he is wanted. Sheriff Norton be-
Iieved for awhile that Tillotson was
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county force was on the watch for him
late Wednesday evening and last night.
But he feels at this time that all will
turn out we'll when Tfllotson is want
have still suspicion of foul play of
some kind and they have little conf
dence in the game.
Several statements have been COM
ing through the eastern dispatches
stating that Mrs. Barclay has denied
the Topeka dispatches which stated
that she was willing to renounce all
claims to the child. Gentry, the kid
statements in SO much as he believes |
that Mrs. Barclay will continue her
fight. Gentry does not deny that Mrs !
Barclay told County Attorney Schenck /
of this and says that he does not doubt
the word of the attorney-but he does
think that Mrs. Barclay will never |
consent to give up the child.
Schenck Is Silent.
Mr.. Schenck would say little when |
approached this afternoon. He said !
that he had nothing to say at this
time but would have something to say |
later Assistant County Attorney
Atchison stated this morning that he !
had not heard Mrs. Barclay declare /
that she would give up the child to the |
county attorney as he was not with /
them during the whole trip to To-
peka, but he did hear Mrs. Barclay I
say while they were waiting for the |
sheriff in Attorney Atwood's Office in
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