Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-22
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STORMY CAREER OF 5-YEAR
OLD MARION BLEAKLEY
Child Raised in Incubator at St,
Louis Exposition Subject of
Bitter Fight Between Mother
and Foster Parents.

iBy Morning journal special Leased Wirel
Blca>lcy who was kidnapped at To-
pcka today, was recovered by the po-
lice here tonight, who arrested three
of the alleged kidnapcrs who had the
child in custody The figitives were
taken from a passenger train upon
its arrival here.
Topeka kan, AuG. 2i-The kid
napers Of Marion Bleaklcy. the five
year-old girl taken ny force from the
home of her parents today are still
at large and tonight the police are
securing the country
Marion BleaklcN was the famous
St Louis worlds fair incubator baby
the cause of litigation extending over
several years The little girl who is
i've years old, has been carefully
guarded in Topeka and has been con
stantly attended This morning a
woman appeared in the neighborhood
ostensibly selling soap. She visited
Mrs. Bleak!ey's house. a half hour
later 4 buggy In which were two men
and the same woman appeared in
front of the house and the kidnapinl
followed.
The child has had a stormy ca
reer. She was born in hospital at
st. Louis and was placed in ono OF The
incubators shown at the exposition
While there, she was formally adopted
by Mrs. James G. Barclay of Moline
Ills Mrs. Bleakley signed release
but she afterward sued to recover thc
child ana was successful, in the IL
linols courts. she brought the little
girl to Kansas and she was llidnapeC
from. the mother in Montgomery
county, but later recovered.
The fight for the possession Of the
baby was fought through the stat,
courts and the supreme court finally
awarded the custody to Mrs. Bleakley
Mrs Barclay then instituted a suit in
the federal court for the possession %.
the child but was again defeated.
A message to the chief-of- polio,
this afternoon stated that a party in
IN automobile answering the descrp-
tion OF the kidnapers had been seen
eight miles south of Lawrence,
Kansas City officers are watching
the approaches TO that city in an eff
fort to head off the kidnapers before
they get out of Kansas city
1t is believed that the l,idrapcrs in
tend to get out of the state as quickly
~. ~ f.F
order FOR the Kansas supreme cour
by which the mother, Mrs. Charlotte
Blcaklcy had been Keeping the Chile
VIII be invalidatcd in another state.
The penalty for kidnapping in Kan
sas is q penitentiary sentence Of from
six months to five years
Mrs. Bloaklcy, after the kidnapping
said
Il have lived in constant dread o
this There have been detectives auu
alleged friends hanging around the
house all the time. About six weeks
ago got wind Of almost the same
hing that happened today, but was
tblc to stop il and break M the plans
At this ! have thought that some Of
he most prominent people in Topeka
we're in league with them to take
Marion from the state. / have always
'onfcrrcd with my attorneys ON what
have learned. but they have always
assured me that no one would dare
Ia such q rash act But know their
,haracter and their determination t.
AXE the dear little baby from me.
Il really do have an idea who il |
s. | fear that they will do heI
larm"