Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-25
RUSE TO FOIL KIDNAPERS
Chauffeurs Made Mrs. Barclay Be-
lieve Auto Had Broken Down.
CASE BEFORE COURT WEDNESDAY
Dismissal Of writs Of Corr
pus Means Couple Must GO Back
TO Kansas TO stand
Trial.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. A-An the
principals in the kidnapping OF e-year-old
Marian Bleakley, the incubator baby
who was stolen from her home In Topeka
Saturday, awaited today the decision OF
Judge e. r. Porterfield. before whom the
hearing on writs Of habeas corpus TO pre-
vent the return OF the child to its mother,
Mrs. ]. ]. Bleakley. and the prisoners TO
Topeka. will be heard tomorrow.
Should Judge Porterfield dismiss the
writs, nothing but a recall OF the requisi-
tion papers granted by the governor of
Missouri can prevent the taking Of Mrs.
James @. Barclay Of Buffalo, N. y, and
j. N. Gentry OF Kansas City to Topeka TO
stand trial.
James @. Barclay. an automobile dealer
Of Buffalo. husband Of Mrs. Barclay, Is on
his way to Kansas City to assist his wife.
"Roxey' Ross and WIN Buoy, two boyish
looking chauffeurs, employed by a local
automobile livery company, and who car
rled the KIDNAPPING party from Topeka to
Valley Falls, where the machine broke
down, today told Inspector Of Detectives
Ed Boyle the entire story Of their engage
ment for the trip.
Mrs. Barclay. Mr.. Gentry and another
man engaged the car at Kansas City early
ohtu lhdg lllOl mis- SuAh NoNaFs wv
drove them to Topeka. They told US to
stop OF the old hospital. near the out
skirts Of town. We were there hardly an
hour when a horse and buggy, containing
Gentry, Mrs. Barclay and a child, dashed
up. GENTRY pushed Mrs. Barclay into the
machine and, jumping in himself, ordered
us to drive north as fast as possible. 1
began to suspect something.
Between Valley Falls and Atohison the
car broke down. We got out and began
tinkering with IT. 1 said to Buoy, Never
find a piece Of this machine We un-
screwed a number Of parts and scattered
them in the dust. When the car wouldn't
run any more Gentry got out and left us.
The party had scarcely been gone ten
minutes when a car loaded with Topeka
people, in search of the kidnapers, came
along. But they were too late. We went
to a farm house and had dinner and then
came back to Kansas City"
The police are looking for a second man
who accompanied Gentry and Mrs. Bar
clay from Kansas City to Topeka. He is
known and Inspector Boyle believes he will
be captured by night.
Mrs. Barclay Tells of Plot.
Today for the first time since her arrest
Mrs. Barclay made a statement. She had,
she said. gone to Topeka five weeks age
to see the baby that she later kidnapped.
She talked with her while she played in
the street. Right then" continued Mrs
Barclay, was when the kidnapping plot was
evolved and with the making of that plot
l determined that nothing should stop me
Il went back to New York and made my
plans"
After detailing the history of the entire
case and telling the story OF the sctua
kidnapping, as previously related in the pa.
pers, Mrs. Barclay continued:
II ave fought for Marian and. will con.
tinue to fight as long as there is blood
IN my veins, as long as there is an atom
Of strength to, carry me, thrOugh the strug
gle: ..,
Il love her better than my life; better
than anything else on earth. And I'll have
her. 1 know hat 1 will be successful, fol
l am right
Hadley ReOpens Case.
Late onigh Mrs. Barclay was notified
that Governor Hadley had granted O re
hearing on the requisition secured by tn,
Kansas police. The matter was set fol
hearing at Jefferson City next Friday
morning. If the governor decides to re
call the requisition, Mrs. Barclay and Mr.
Gentry, who helped her bring the chilli
to Missouri, will go free. Whatever trans
action the governor may take, however
the contest for the child in the Missouri