The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09
Mrs. BIeaklsy and Mrs. Barclay
Have Love Feast.
First Conference Since TroubIe
Started Is Held.
PAST is FORGOTTEN
Women Weep on Each Others
Shoulders and Are Happy.
Little Mother May Now Enjoy
Her Child in Peace.

The climax of the Barclay -Bleakley
fight for the famous incubator baby as
far as legal facts are concerned came
when the Barclay attorneys dismissed
the habeas corpus proceedings in Kan
sas City and the baby was returned to
Mrs. Bleakley.
But the real climax-the climax that
consisted of heart throbs and human
| interest came right after the prelini-
| mary hearing in the court of Topek;l
Wednesday when Mrs. Barclay and
Mrs. Bleakley came together for the
| first time in all their five years of con-
troversy and troubles and with tears
streaming down their cheeks and All
past differences flowing away with ths
tears, they smoothed over all the con-
tentions that have been fought over
and not settled by the courts of three
states.
This beautiful ending of the battle
between two women for the possession
of child came Wednesday about five
o'clock in the evening when the hear
ing at the court had come to an end
and when the states evidence had
placed in deep legal nire the forces
of the kidnapers, Mrs. Barclay, De
tective Tillotson and Detective Gentry,
During the entire hearing both morn
ing and afternoon Mrs. BleakIey. the
mother of Marian Bleakley, had watch
ed with pity the sorrowful face of Mrs.
Barclay who sat directly across the
table from her. And 1t was noticed
that Mrs. Barclay took frequent lone
and intent looks at Mrs. Bleakley. At
times their eyes met only to cause a
quiver of embarrassment to come over
the two women.
When the hearing was dismissed Mrs
Bleakley hunted up her attorney Cap
tain Joseph Waters at once and i'm
mediately went into close conference
with him NOhndxr xxT6a xx-ov
ing to happen but he-and with his
face lighted with smiles the veteran
attorney guided Mrs. Bleakley up to hi5
private office in the Columbian build
ing and straightway left her in a dill
gent search for Mrs. Barclay who was
slowly leaving the court house with her
attorney, John H. Atwood.
Requested by Mrs. BIeakIey.
To make the story short-Mrs-
Bleakley had requested that she
might have a talk with Mrs. Barclay
and when Mrs. Barclay was informed
she was only too glad to have an
opportunity to see and talk to the
frafl little being who had been con-
testing with her all these years and
who had finally won her battle.
AS to what passed between the two
women when they met in the private
Office no one really knows. 1t is
known that Mrs. Bleakley and Mrs.
Barclay remained alone for over
forty five minutes and that when Mrs.
Barclay finally emerged to catch her
train her eyes were swollen and her
face red with constant weeping-but
behind 1t all she gave forth a bright
ness and a happiness that is the first
in all these years of worry and work.
She would say nothing concerning the
incident to anyone and was hardly
able in her agitated condition to bid
goodbye to her friends. Then she
was rushed from the building and to
the depot.
Mrs. BleakIey did not leave the lit
tie room in which all the past
tribulations and miseries had been
quieted until fully a half hour after
Mrs. Barclay had left. And even
then she exhibited traces of agitation.
Her face was brighter than 1t has
been for many weeks and although
she would say nothing of the words
that had passed between them, she
showed by her animation and joy that
all was we'll far as she and Mrs.
Barclay were concerned and the nag
of peace had been raised above their
personal antagonisms.
Through Mrs. Barclay the court
has decreed that Mrs. Bleakley is the
rightful possessor of the child. But
these things have been done before
and the personal assurance from
Mrs. Bleakley feel as though there
will be no more trouble whatever
over the possession of her baby girl.
It is the general opinion now that
TfIlotson of the Kansas City
detective agency Is the real man be-
hind the gun and the man who has
planned out every detail of the kid
napfn1 The detectives themselves
admit that Mrs. Barclay though she
had a perfect right to the child and
It was her desire to obtain it-thus
she communicated with Tillotson who
in turn hired Gentry and the latter
carried out the more daring part OF
the performance.
CchoncEr T.ooIxa IN TYIIofsou
In speaking to the court yesterday
County Attorney Schenek said:
From all appearances and from
evidence taken today 1t is apparent
that Tillotson is the man who has Civ
deal. And Gentry was
hired by Tillotson to capture Marian
Bleakley. 1t was Gentry's job to kid
nap the child even If he had to do
to carry out the purpose OF
his superiors."
The sympathy for Mrs. Barclay has
increased Wonderfully in Topeka and
she has a host of friends who believe
that she was of the belief that she
was right both morally and legally
in taking the child from Mrs. Bleak
lev. This seems to be the sentiment
views and his talks Gentry, the de-
tective, who is in the county jail.
claims, and claims in perfectly good
faith that he believed the woman to
be right in her attempts at kidnapping.
The feeling for Gentry has also
wonderfully. He has been
thought of as slug and a cold blood
ed william in the whole deal. These
words have been used in connection
with his name and many past records
have been dug up against him. But
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