The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-23
CHILD DECLARES SHE
LIKES MAMMA BEST
Little Marian BleakIey Rescued
From KldnapeTS BY n
sas City Police
Special to Daily Leader.

SpeClal 10 Daily Leader
Kansas City, Mo. Aug 23-lS @
Marian Bleakley, the incubator, q
who was kidnapped from Topek3, k[
Saturday morning, and. fescued on "a
Burlington rain running into Kansas
City late Saturday night is being
held by the local police un'il Wednes
day When the case will be given a
herring in the circuit court by reas.
on Of writ Of habeas corpus issued
by Judge E. E Porterfiold yesterday
afternoon
The chilli was found by Detectives
Frank Lynga~ and Charles Lewis, who
Were accompanied by Topeka Officers.
in the possessions Of Mrs. James G.
Parclay of Buff 10. y Y. and j. n.
Gently OF Kansas City WHO had gone
to Topeka after the child After be
ing taken from the train to police
headquarters the man and woman
We're locked up and the baby held in
the police matron's room Yesterday
morning Mrs J. J. Bleakley Of Topeka
who claims to be the mother Of The
child. arrived In Kansas City and
spent he day with the baby
Mother Barred For Night.
Inspector L. p. Boyle had the child
guarded by Detectives James Oxford,
and the mother was not flowed to re
main with her after . O'Clock Sunday
afternoon Deputy Sheriff Ben Jud
kns, Of Topeka, spent Sunday in
Kansas City, awaiting the ar'iyal Of
reQuisition papers from jefferson
City. The papers we've sip;led a :
o'clock Yesterday afternoon and start
ed to Kansas City Mrs Earclay and
Gentry refused to return to Kansas
territory without requisition papers
In the meantime attorneys had been
employed by hem Judge POrtertleld
at his home issued writ Of habeas
corpus which was served on the in
spector at 4 o'clock in the eftern0on
The writ orders the police to pro
duce in the circuit court on Wednes
day the persons Of Mrs. Barclay and
Gentry I'm the interval the police
will look after the child and a De ec-
tive will be in constant attendance
During the afternoon it was race be
tween the attorneys for The prisoners
end the Kansas police to arrive at
headquarters first wi official docu
ments TO secure cOntol of the baby
and prisoners.
Mrs. Bleakley, who will stay in Kan
sas City until Wednesday is confident
that she will be awarded the custody
Of the child She had little to say
about the kidnapping episode except
th-t the police had been very diligent
and kind
Last Attempt Says Woman.
Il am very we'll satisfied with your
Missouri laws, remarked Mrs. Bar
clay as she rested on cot in a cell
IN the matron's room.
81 have spent $4,000 in what has so
far been a futile at empt TO gain pos.
session of the child This is posi-
lively the last time | shall try to re
g1in her II has to be settled one way
or the other now
The little girl does not realize the
eXcitemen she has caused and is APP
parently contented with any one.
She said she wanted to be back in
Topeka and WIS tired. She had very
little sleep since the sensational af-
fair of Saturday
"Rather Be With Mamma"
Il would rather be with mamma
she said when pressed for an answer
as to who she would r3t'0' be with
Asked if she liked he woman and
man who took her from Topeka she
said. No
They Didn't give me any candy.
she declared once while she was be
ing asked how She had been treated