The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-10


"Who purchased her clothes %
Mrs. Bleakley.''
HAS the child been sick at times 2''
| Yes
"Who bought the medicine?"
Mrs. Bleakley.''
"Who nursed her?"
"Mrs. Bleakley.''
| ''Where has she made her home?"
with Mrs. Bleakley and myself
| During this testimony Mrs. Thomp-
son took occasion to call the Kansas
| City detectives thugs
| Marshal Mackey on Stand.
| In bringing w. II. Mackey, United
| States marshal for the district of Kan
saS on the stand, the state presented
the defense with a witness. Mr.. Mack
| ey withstood his examination on the
part of the state and before he was
excused the defense asked that he be
retained as their witness.
1t seems that Mr.. Mackey met Cap
tain Tillotson in Kansas City some
| time before the kidnapping of the
Bleakley child took place and the
matter was mentioned to him by the
detective.
Il met Mr.. Tillotson on the street
and asked him what was going on
said Mr. Mackey in explaining the
conversation between the two. He
said something about his employment
by Mrs. Marclay."
Then what happened" asked Mr..
Schenck.
"1 mentioned to him that kidnapping
was a dangerous business in Kansas"
answered Mr.. Mackey.
Did you and Tillo.son go to Judge
Pollock and discuss the matter?" ask
ed Mr.. Schenck.
Yes, sir
What did Judge Pollock say?"
HE also said that kidnapping was
dangerous occupation"
1t developed farther along in the
17sn& NeaVN
tain TilIotson had told Judge Pollock
that he thought Marian Bleakley be-
longed to Mrs. Barclay and in secur-
ing the child and giving it to its right
full mother crime of kidnapping was
not committed. The defense smiled
in unison when this was brought out
and Mr.. Mackey was dismissed.
Hotel Men on Stand.
H R. Thompson, clerk in the Ma
tional hotel, Topeka, was called TO
the witness stand but on account OF
an initial wrong in his name the de-
fense objected and the OBJECTION was
sustained by Judge Rains Thompson
will be retained, however, and when
the matter can be fixed according to
law, he will be placed on the stand
and his testimony taken.
William Hutton, a plain clothes man
on the Topeka police force was next
in order and he testified to the arrest
he made Just outside Kansas CITY
when Mrs. Barclay and j. M Gentry
were caught in a train with Marian
RIeakley. Hutton told of the To-
peka and Kansas City officers with
him and he was excused
G. r. Barber, manager of the CheS-
terfeld hotel, Topeka, was placed on
the witness stand with his hotel regis
ter but on being questioned by both the
state and the defense he said that he
Thought the names on his register
referred TO the defendants but has was
mot sure Robert LOW a clerk IN
the Chesterfield, thought the same.
Their testimony was not of mucn ValuS
to the state at that time. More will
follow.
Mrs. William Atchison, stenographer
to County Attorney Schenck, was call
ed by the state to read certain notes
she had taken during the preliminary
hearing in the Shawnee district court
last fall It was some time before the
defense would become convinced that
Mrs Atchison was a stenographer
whose Office was provided for by law
ard it was only through the rulns OF
Judge Rains and the appeal of County
Attorney Schenck that she read the
notes. The notes were of value to the
state They proved that Captain T1llot-
son had made admissions as to his reg
irtration at the National hotel IN To-
peka. The notes also told OF the Gen-
try registrations.
Tells Story of Auto Trip.
Chas. NJ. Ross, a Kansas City auto
driver repeated the story of his auto |
mobile trip from Kansas City to To-
peka and return, that he told at the
preliminary hearing in Topeka last fall. |
He told of the trip through Kansas
City when he picked up Gentry, Ran |
doiph an unknown woman and another
chauffeur OF the long drive to To- |
peka, the stop at the Stafford garage
Tor repairs on the machine, the run
through Topeka. to the waiting point |
near Soormont hospital and the wait
for Gentry, Randolph and the baby
at this place.
He then related the speeding with
the child from Stormont hospital across
the Melan bridge and on to Valley Falls
where the car broke down The gun
play on the part of Gentry. and the
flight through the country was describ
ed realistically.
Accnrdine 70 Ross the automobile