The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23

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| notwithstanding the load the car
climbed the hills as If it had only an
ordinary load and the party was land
ed at the police station without mis-
hap of any kind.
Councilman StanIey's Story.
Councilman E. F. Stanley was seen at
his home. 1881 Garfield avenue, next
door to the BIeakley home, last night
after his return from Kansas City
1t was the most exciting time ever
had in my nfe,' said he. and II 1t
hadn't been for the Great Smith car
am confident Marian Bleakley would
never have been recovered and we have
DR.. Smith to thank for the capture OF
the kidnapers and the recovery of the
little girl. No matter how heavily the
car was loaded 1t seemed to take the
hills as if it was empty and we made
time wnen we needed to make it. L had
about given up finding little Marian at
ter We had passed through the Buriing-
ton train without finding her. She was
with Gentry and Mrs. Barclay in one
corner of the parlor car and was sleep
ing. She was dressed in an entirely
new outfit. including a big white hat
and passed her by when Hutton call
ed my attention to the people and asked
me if that wasn't the child. | then look
ed closer and sure enough it was Mar
ion and / sat down on the seat and said,
Yes, Hutton, this is the little girl
He then went for the other detectives
who has passed on
y
made any attempt to move but the wo-
man certainly looked daggers at me-
When the detectives came back they
placed the man and woman under ar
rest and Marian climbed onto my lap
and put her arms around my neck. The
man Gentry is the one who stole the
child and knocked Bellnap down with
his revolver. The same revolver was
in a grip between the seats. The grip
was open so that he could get at the
gun easily but ne made no attempt to
use it, though he might have secured
il easily after 1 sat down The woman
seemed only anxious to know II she
was in Missouri and made no protest or
comment when Marian climbed into my
lap. In the trip up town in the au-
tonobile which was loaded until no one
else could have hung onto 1t the chllu
sat on my lap in the front seat She
saj6 nothing whatever ON the trip to
the police station and seemed entirely
tired out. 1 am glad to be home and am
pretty well tired out but happy
Bee Smiths Trying Experience.
which enabled the police to capture
the kidnaperS, was exhausted Wneh
he reached Topeka last evening. The
nerve wracking drive and the night
most too much for him. When L
was told that we had TO get 10 me !
bridge before the Burlington tram
reached there I let the car go and !
we made it by hairs breadsh- me
Kansas City police said That the Kid
napers would undoubtedly have got |
away if we had not got to the bridge |
in time to get the train. But the most /
exciting time of all was the drive
from the police station to the Cnion |
1enot with Chief of Detectives Phip-
1en. He looked after clearing the
street and when he told me to let t%e
,ar go 1 obeyed and we fairly flew
Down the crowded streets
ut seemed like every one VINO coulo
rhere was a large crowd there around
he car and did not inquire VINO was
IN when we started for the station.
do nor regret it. I assure you. I am
lad that we were able to do some
hing to help recover the child for her
mother"