The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-24
HAD NO SUSPICION OF
NATURE OF BUSINESS
Missouri Courts TO Determine
Who Will Have Custody Of
Marian BIeakley
tBy Associated Press)

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 2i-lt de
veloped today that RoXey Ross and
William Bucy two young Kansas
City chauffeurs, carried Mrs. Bar
clay Gentry and a Second Man %
Topeka from Kansas City on the day
Marian Bleakley was kidnapped. Ross
told Inspector of Detectives Boyle
that they did not suspect the nature
Of the business till after they had
started back to Kansas city Then
Ross says he deliberately disabled
the automobile and the party was
forced to proceed by other means
The police are looking ior the sec
ond man who accompanied the Kid
nappers, and his arrest is expected
today.
Mrs. Barclays husband IS coming
here from Buffalo to aid her
Missouri Courts to Determine.
Ii begins to look i'm the light o.
kestertaAYs Aayelopmeat that Tho
state OF Missouri would act as tho
arbter in the famous dispute owe
Marian Bloakley, the incubator babl
of World's Fair fame THAI the Mis-
souri, courts are going - take hand
in the matter was given additional
strength yesterday afternoon whel
Judge e. +. Por,erlield Of the circui
count issued a writ of habeas corpus
commanding Frank Snow chief {.
police, and Edward Boyle inspector
of detectives to deliver the little cir
to the circuit court at $3.50 o'clock TO
morrow morning Mrs. Bleakley anc
ttffll ha uit M
opportunity to take the child int
Kansas lcr the time, at least
Held by the Police.
"There is no other way to bring the
child under the jurisdiction of ou
courts" said Mr. Ta lor in filing the
suit Anyone might have taken il
away without this order. OH conten
tion. briefly. is that the Barclays an,
the people who legally adopted TIM
child and that Mrs Bleakley asserts
that she is Ing mother, a matte
which We do not believe has beeI
demonstrated To the satisfaction OF
the courts. We believe, of course
that the legal custody OF the child IS
with the Barclal s.
Mrs. Barclay and James ~ Gentry
who kidnapped the little girl still are
held by the police ana will not De re
leased under any circumstances unit
after the hearing on Wednesday. n
the light of Judge PorerIields deci
siCn ii seems that Mrs Barclay wa
successful in her attempt to kidnal
the child, fer her hope was TO se
into Missouri and allow the courts
oh, ia q
sion in the case,
Il want the courts of a state TO de
eide ON the matter that will be i'm
partial i'm the matter" was Mrs. Bar
chy's declaration Saturday alter her
capture en- a Burlington train that
night by Kansas Cip detectives.
Under Close Surveillance.
Mrs Barclay is confined in the cell
room Of the matrOn's room and re
fused 10 be interviewed. Sle con
suited with her attorneys, but n,
one else. In the adjoining room, lit
lie Marian played with the TEDDY
bear" while Mrs. Bleakley, her rea
mother. held the child on her lap
She did not allow dhe little girl t6
get cut of her sight
Mrs. Bleakley was not az ed e
remain with the child last night ans
went away in tears. In one way, Al
least. the foster m ther eff the Child i
ahead-slI slept within a few feet o
the little girl.
81 taink the are real cruel,
sobbed the woman as she left th'
building.
Inspector Boyle has ordered no fur
ther arrests in the kidnapping cas-
and probably will wait until the de
csion tomorrow of Judge Porterfield
Mrs. Barclay admitted TO lnspeC
tor Boyle that she had visited Topek
about five weeks ago in an attemp
TO get the child. She inquired of dill
ferent persons the locality Of tn
kindergarten which little Marian a
tended while her mother worked a
a stenographer in downtown office