The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-21
Little Five=Year-Old Marion Bleakely Stolen
by Two Men and a Woman--=BOy Who In
terfered, Is Shot al by One of Men.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 21-Marlon
Bleakely, the ST. Louis Worlds Fair
incubator baby. who was the cause OF
litigation extending over several
years, was kidnapped in a sensational
manner from the home Of her moth
er at 1927 Garfield avenue at 10
o'clock this morning.
The little girl. who is FIVE years old.
has been carefully guarded in To-
polka and has been constantly attend
cd. This morning, a woman app-lr-
cd in the neiShborhood ostcnslbIy soil
ing soap. She visited Mrs Bleakely's
house. A half hour later. buggy in
which We're two men and the same
woman, appeared in front of the house
and the kidnapping followed.
Mrs. Charlotte BlealIely, who was
awarded the child by the federal
courts two years ago. lived with her
mother. She worked as a stenogrGph-
cr Today the child was left with her
cousin. A >>uggy, in which there wero
two men and Il woman. drove up be.
fore the house One of the men 90,
ont and entered the house where lhp
child was playing AS he ran towa !
her, the boy interfcred and the Kid
naper shot at him but missed. He then
knocked the boy down with his re-
vover and carried the child 10 the
buggy and drove off. The police were
Immediately notified and a large posse
Is now in pursuit.
Marion Bieakely the kidnapped child.
has had a stormy career She was
born In h,\lital at ST Louis and
was placed In one of the incubators
shown at the exposition While there
she was formally adopted by Mrs.
James G. Barclay of Moline, Ills. rs.
Bleakely signed A release. but she
afterwards sued to recover the child
and was successful in the Illinois
courts and the supreme court finally
awarded the custody TO Mrs. Bleak
ely. Mrs. Barclay then instituted a
suit in the federal court for the pos
session of the child, but was as0ia
defeated.
The Blcakcly home is located on
the west side. eighteen blocks west ol
The business center. and In one of the
principal residence sections OF the
city.
A month ago. a strange woman Wis
tied the newspaper Offices, making
inquiries about the whereabouts OF
Mrs. Bleakely She claimed 10 be a
friend. bat il is supposed that her
business was TO locate the little girl
All the railroad stations In the Vi
cinity OF Topeka have been notified
and sheriff's posse in automobiles
has left for the west. the direction
taken by the Bidnapers.
The young man, who was iG charge
OF the kidnapped child, was Clarence
Bellknap, OF Jackson. Tenn. cousin
oi Mrs. Bloakely. and who is visiting
al her home After he had been
struck down, he recovered sufficient
ly to follow the buggy and caught on
the rear Of the vehicle, but was beat
on OF. The kidnapers lashed their
horse 10 a gallop and drove west on
Tenth avenue. and IT Is supposed they
are headed for a small station on the
Rock Island railroad slX miles west
of Topeka, where they expect 10 board
a weStbound train.
The buggy in which the kiduapers
of Marion BTeakely escaped. was
found at | O'Clock today In the street
al Filth and Fillmore streets, two
miles from where tine child was stolen.
Ii had been abandoned. II WAS hired
from local livery.
Clarence Bellknap. tho young man,
who was assaulted, gives a meager
description Of the kidnapers. He saws
that the man with whom he fousht
for possession of the child was large.
ard had a black mustache. He can
give no description Of the woman.
They drove two horses TO a single
seated top buggy. hut Bellkuap can
give no description OF the team.
1t is rummed that two Of the Kid