The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
GLAD TO Be HOME
Mrs. BIeakley and Little Marian
Have Happy Homecoming.
Greeted by Many Old Friends
and NeighbOrs.
HOUSE PUT IN ORDER.
Little Girl Shouts With Happi-
ness yWhen She Arrives.
Mother Expects to "LiVe in
Topeka Always"
HOUSE PUT In ORDER.

4OPWA6 AAH0yOs
With her big blue eyes beaming and
her face radiating with the joy that
can only come to a mother who has
regained her lost child. Mrs. Char
lotte Bleal-ley. the mother of Marian
Bleakley, the famous incubator
baby" stepped off the Santa Fe train
from Kansas City at the station last
night. Hanging on her hand and the
folds of her dress was little Marian
who danced from one side TO the
other on the platform and with child
ish glee she cried out:
Mamma, this is Topeka again,
amt it? oh. let's go home right away
do you think those mean men took
the dolls?''
And it was all the little mother
could do to keep the joyous prize OF
her heart from breaking away from
her and running down the platform,
out through the big doors to the
street.
When the party consisting of Mrs
Bleakley. her little daughter, ner sis
ter Miss Kate Thompson, her
mother, Mrs. Thompson, and cousin,
Clarence Bellnap, had all anghted
from the train and gathered together
their baggage. Mrs. Bleakley straight
ened up. brushed a little stray lock
of hair back from her forehead ana
with a happy and contenteo sign OIL
relief she murmured:
And this is Topeka once more
this time with Marian-and hope
forever with Marian"
Then the party entered the station
doors on their way to the stIeet car as
While passing through the depot the
incubator baby-who. by the way, is
five and a half years old and who, is
surprise to those who have imagined
rnehed nm to a gum slot situated in
the waiting room and begged ner
mother for a penny to insert in the
slot. .h
The mother did not have the
necessary penny and before she coulo
deny the prodigal daughter her nrss
wish the State Journal reporter ndu
been able to dig copper out OF ne
leans and insert it in the slot Tor tne
child. She pushed the lever ana the
e11m dropped in the waiting hand.
Greeted by Large Crowd
A larxe crowd of inquisitive people
had gathered at the station 10 aWate
the arrival of Mrs Bleakley ana Sne
rassed through regular RECEPTION 1Iiie
on her way to the corner. Many people
simply wanted to take peep at the
Famous baby and her mother and otn-
ers wished to extend conerat ula tl uol9
More fortunate mothers ~nudgea edcH
other and gave forth exclamalonsv OF
surprise at the slight build and appar-
ent1v fraii figure of the brave little
woman who has gone through SO many
trials and troubles for the sake ol heI
child. Small children edged close as
POSSIBLE to the incubator baby ana
ionged in a bashful way to Simply
touch oer little cloak-just to say tnat
they had done it. Men and boys gazed
With natural curiosity at the party
and the most talked of people today.
Thcm ms Miss Thompson, and Clar-
ence Bellnap gathered around Mrs;
Rieakley and the child as If in natural
1esr that she would be torn away from
her protectors again and be taken 10
a state where the laws endangered the
custody of the child.
at don't see why we should thlnk
that way but 1t seems as though we
can't take our eyes off Marian When
we are with her" said Clarence BELL
rap. the cousin of Mrs. Bleakley, who
wes struck over the head and given an
d, CIV vonr,d the dav of the abduction
and he placed his big strong arm
Ground the shoulder of the little girl
81 know there isn't any danger OF ap-
ou ction now as we have all of the law
on our side but since we have gone
through so much legal trouble it only
seems natural to watch the baby.
Mrs. BIeakley divided her time on the
way to the car between hugg1ng her
statements to the reporter. Finally |
when they had gathered in the crowd
waiting for an uptown car Mrs. Bleak |
ley said:
YES, we were given the decree of the |
court this noon and we have it with us
it means everything to me-and eV-
erything IF course. to Marian. l really
believe that when these men impl1ca-
ted in the kidnapping receive their pun
sshment there will be more trouble !
for us. know Mrs. Braclay has given |
up everything and do not think that |
she will try to carry out her fight any |
longer"
'Have you ever talked with Mrs
Barclay" was asked.
mo, have not had word to say |
to her-in fact, we have never said /
anything to each other. L know, how
ever, that it hurts her horribly to find
it necessary to give up Marian, but,
oh, 1 couldn't bear to think that she
would have her. Some of the Kansas
City newspapers have tried to blame
me for not allowing Mrs Barclay to
see Marian, but 1 have never heard of
her making such reQuest-and Mr.. |
Trigg, in whose home we have been
pressed a desire to him to see her. The
papers have tried their best to create
q feeling of sympathy for Mrs. Bar
clay and I hardly believe that she has
ever tried to get to see Marian.
But I do not have anything to say
against my treatment in Kansas City.
After was able to get away from the
city hall, all was we'll. They did try
TO create sentiment against me there
and did not feel right at all when |
was there. But the courts were awfully
good-Judge Porterheld congratulated |
me this morning and all of the Off
result of the case. They did treat
me fine there at the court house-it
seemed so different / can never say
enough for the manner in which was
treated by Mr. Trigg and his family,
and also a number of the newspaper
reporters who would tell me the news