The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-02
WON'T GIVE UP.
joseph Gentry Says Mrs. Barclay
Isn't Weakening.
Certain She Will Continue Fight
fer Incubator Baby.
DIDN'T ACT FOR MONEY
He Himself Was Actuated by
Love Of Child.
TillOtsOn Telephones He Will
BE Here Soon.
DIDN'T ACT FOR MONEY

Joseph N. Gentry. the alleged kid
naper of the Bleakley incubator baby
| gave out an interview to State Jour-
| nal reporter this morning in which hs
said that he did not believe that Mrs
Barclay, the foster mother of the child
would ever surrender her rights t.
Marian Bleakley, and that her deep
| love for the child would forbid her
signing any deed of adoption papers OF
renouncing all claims to her.
In my experience with Mrs: Barclay
| have watched her attachment TO
Marian and have been deeply i'm
pressed with her real affection. 1 be
l1eve that the statements she is now
giving out to the effect that she would
keep up her fight are true. She loveT
Marian Bleakley more than her own
life and she will always hold a place in
her heart for her"
DO you think that her continued eff
forts to obtain the child have been
| augmented by a stubbornness due 10
her failure?'' was asked by the re-
porter.
mo, emphatically no." answered M
Gentry. Mrs. Barclay has no i'll feel
ing toward anyone-she has but one
| session of what 1 believe to be her
rightful child. She has always believed
that she was right in taking the ster
she has to take the baby to her heart
by her constant efforts and her true de-
termination"
do you believe that she was urged
on by unfortunate advice by certain
attorneys?''
81 believe that she depended upon
the past decisions of the Illinois and
Kansas courts and with these things in
mind and the love for the child she
her faith and her conscientiousness
She had a personal belief in her own
rights and this is what Influenced her.
What was your idea in entering tns
Scrape?" was asked.
Gentry would not answer this ques-
ton.
Gentry Loved Child Too.
Then the reporter limited to him that
the mere matter of so many dollars w Is
a poor excuse to use in flying in the
face of a penitentiary offense. Gentry
started at this and after few thought
full moments, he said:
Mrs. Barclay convinced me that she
was in the right. I learned to love the
child through her although had never
seen Marian. This above everything
else Influenced me to enter into the
kidnapping case. It was not question
of money! thought as Mrs. Barclay
that I was taking the right steps in OBJ
tanning the child"
When asked why he should find 1t
necessary to assault the protector Of
the child by knocking him over the
head, Gentry would not answer. Did
you hit Bellnap?" queried the reportec.
81 have never said that I hit Bell
nap and I have never said that I
really kidnapped the child" answered
Gentry, and he smiled at the re-
mark. He then refused to answer
any further questions concerning the
kidnapping proper. He would only
give out the impression that Mrs.
Barclay would never give up her fight
unless it was for the good of the
child.
the end of the interview, that if
Mrs Farclay ever gave up her at
tempt to get the child that it would
be for the good Of the little girl. She
might think that her future life
would be benefited by a complete
settlement of the case. But I know
that Mrs. Barclay would never give