The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-03
BRING BABY BACK.
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of the case? 1 returned the look ant
said: Gentry, think from what yor
have said that L am going to put yol
in the penitentiary.' He laughed at this
remark and said: 1t does not look very
encouraging, does it?' I admitted thai
1t didn't and don't think 1T does.
Mr. Schenck thinks it very foolish tc
talk of holding the habeas corpus pro-
oeedings in Kansas City Tuesday. He
is positive that the proceedings viii
never be held. But 1 am not depend
ing upon my thoughts he said. THE
attorneys are all preparing for the
hearing and no one will be caught nap
ping
TflIotson Is Here.
Captain F. H. Tillotson, the Kansas
City detective wanted in the kidna ping
case, gave himself up today. bond
was furnished.
A new plan of the kidnapers came
to light today. According to County
Attorney John Schenck, j. N. Gentry,
the kidnaper, stated to him last Mon
day that he had been to Topeka three
weeks before the real kidnapping came
up and at that time he had an auto
mobile with him. He acted as path
finder for a trip up through the
northern part of the state into Ne
braska. 1t was their original inten-
tons to take little Marian Bleakley to
Nebraska and leave it to the courts of
that state. The route to the Nebraska
state line was mapped out by Gentry
at this time but later 1T was deserted
for the Missouri trip.
Gentry will have nothing to say
concerning this. He seemed happy
and contented when approached by
the State Journal reporter this morn
ing. He is still in a very light hearted
mood and seems to think that all will
turn out well. He has confidence in
the fact that he has always believed
Mrs. Barclay to have perfect right to
the child.
my, but that sunshine does look
good" he said as he looked out at the
shadows coming in through the cell
window. 81 would wager that it is a
mighty pretty morning out of doors
It must seem good to chase around
hunting for trouble instead of getting
out of it''-and he laughed heartily at
his pun
Gentry seemed to be in a very
thoughtful mood this morning, how
ever. Lets see, this is the second
day of September, isn't it? And in a
few days the kids will have to be trot-
ting back to school. 1 bet they feel
Just like I did when 1 came here to
be put behind these steel bars I have
never gone very much On sentiment,
but gee how 1 do sit around here all
day and think of the times had when
was a kid. This is pretty slushy
talk for a man connected with GRIM
inal charge, but it has to come out I
guess
Then he smiled, took out his specta-
cles, placed them on his nose and
reading. Gentry spends all of his time
literature he reads his taste is Gull
literature he reads his taste is Gull
tured.
Was 1t Tfllotson Who Held Horse?
Clarence Bellnap, the cousin of Mrs.
Bleakley and the protector of the
Bleakley child when she was kidnapped
from her home. has given out a de-
scription of one of the men who held
the horse on Morris avenue the day of
the abduction. He describes the man
as being of medium build, wearing a
dark suit and a panama hat.
The description of the man tallies
with that of Captain Tillotson of Kan
authorities at this time. 1t was al
ways thought that Tillotson was con-
nected deeply in the plot and the de
scription given by Mr.. Bellnap today
has given the officers all the more rea-
son to have their suspicious.
According to BellnaD the man simp,-
held the horse until the kidnapers had
grabbed the lines and then he escaped,
going toward Tenth avenue. 1t is sup
posed that he had a horse and buggy
at Tenth avenue and thus escaped
later taking a train to Kansas City.
Bellnap still insists that he knows
Gentry to be the man who struck him
on the side of the head with revolver
The wound has healed and it is not
necessary to wear a bandage at this
time Bellnap is a conductor on the L.
& N railroad out of Jackson, Tenn,
and he has been making arrangements
with the railroad company to extend
his vacation. 1t was thought for
while that he would have to return o.
lose his position.