The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-05
STILL AFTER JURY
Kidnapping Case Is Dragging at
the Start.
Much Difficulty Experienced
With the PreliminarieS.
JOHN SCHENCK SICK.
Shawnee County Attorney Rest
ing Till Jury Is Secured.
Rain Delays the Serving OF
Necessary Papers.
JOHN sCHENCK SICK.

tJolton. Kan. May o--Wlth 'lIo -
ception of five jurors on t1e o
panel in the incubator bapy h1ul.@ ni+H in
"a Sc who did not appear IN lIe ct'S +ba be
tf+oo for the session of the court, tLL0
live list Of 20 veniremen was eXhaust-
cd this morning. Two pahels r.
sentine Sc jurymen have oeeh useu -, eiiC
~ 6e matters stood when the Coull :
-ai. -,.1-a5 +1is noon there was still one
iuTvnau to qualify, and the attoLI ,,lt',so
had ore perempt ory cnallenSe u 9pa.
From the action of the defense, TINS
challenge will be used to best 1oL. auv W. W.
age, as play for tune anu a. u91e nase
zen anparent throughout the case.
Tudga Rains found it necessary AI"ltS
+i,y,es during the morning session "
nro6 the attorneys and break up thelr @
1nng conferences and ask that theS
firt less with father time. .o,,i,,a
Tbe defense is rapidly marShdlIIHIs
evidence durine the delay IN NE ~
ing the Jury and it is expected tIl"t .,,i+h a.
+oTnpvs will flood the court room Will
witnesses tomorrow. .4ohisor
Assistant County Attorney AtcnlsUil sIl
.rd A ]. Bollinger, also OF MI
Snbenck,s li6 staff, took the lead in eX-
Emining for the state this mornllls.
Comfy Attorney Schenck is IN moor
etate nhvsically and is resting uhuI @ t@he
iurv is selected and the trlaI peslIIS 5l,l
in earnest as far as the taxing Oh le
tinonv is concerned. Later in the az
Statement states case will be pre-
eented. and the evidence III the case
of the state of Kansas against CdPI'
F. II. Tillotson will be lntroouce5u,
Counsel for the defense Will not nnahe
their statement until after the 9IdU0
has concluded its evidence -,
Chief Counsel Friedberg mas slsni-
fed his intention of withholding MS
statement until this time:
Most of JurYmen Farmers
The rain in jackson county this morn
ing delayed the courts session Tor one
bn71r Sheriff Francis spent all last
night in an automobile skirmshlns
around the country serving jurors WIN
subnOenas. The farmers live in all Dr.
rections from Holton, spent most OF the
morning driving in from thelT MONIES.
1t is a noticeable fact that nine
tenths of the jurors are farmers. A
plumber. a carpenter, a insurance man
and a newspaper editor represented the
remaining number of the panel:
A ban has been placed on the read
ing of Topeka and Kansas City news
papers in Holton. over 20 prospective
jurors have been excused on the
grounds of holding opinions which they
formed from the reading of the papers.
Judge Rains has admon1shed all re-
manning prospective jurors to refrain
from reading the papers until they have
been called and examined.
one venireman upon being question
ed by Attorney Friedberg, dropped
bomb in court when he said:
Il have not subscribed to newspa-
per or read newspaper for five years"
However, in connection with the
opinion OF the court in regard to the
daily press Frank farrell. editor of the
Holton Signal, has boen summoned on
the special jury panel He was eX-
cused after a short examination con-
sisting of only three questions.
Incubator Baby III Court.
Marian r. Bleakley, the famous in
cubator baby is in Holton today. This
is the first time she has appeared in
the city since the opening Of the court.
The little girl. who is now six years
OLD. was brought to Holton from To-
peka this morning. She was accom-
panied by he natural mother, Mrs.
Charlotte E. Bleakley; her grand
mother, Mrs. Ora Thompson, and E.
S. Stanley former councilman in To-
peka, and man who has been en-
trusted with the child many times
since the last kidnapping took place.
The child was conveyed from the
train to a private home in a closed
carriage. At no time has she appeared
in court and according to Mrs
Bleakley, she will not likely be called.
On account of the interest in the
baby in Holton, many people have
crowded into the court room expecting
a peep at the child.
With the muddy roads and the wide
spread knowledge of the case in the
surrounding country, there is little
fear of second kidnapping
Despite the bad weather, the court
room was packed at the morning ses-
sion. Great interest is being taken in
the case by townspeople and farmers
IN the surrounding country
I1llotson's Attorneys Confident.
Both the attorneys for the state and
re
will win their case before the jackson
county court.
Harry F'riedberg, brilliant Kan
Sas City lawyer, has been chosen as
Leading counsel for the defense. All
or the future work before the court
for the defense will be conducted bv
this attorney.
In speaking of the probable out
come of the case to a State Journal
reporter today, Mr.. Friedberg said:
,,,,tt I IeeI confident that We will ac-
qult captain Tillotson. I can clear
MN OF the charges against him. In
case the state does win the case.
nave faith in the higher courts
dont believe they will sustain the de-
Captain Tillotson has been mada
the goat by the attorneys of the
state They have picked him ont as
nrst victim in this case-the other de- /
fendants zen have been really laid aside
Tor the present
- think we can prove that Captain
Tillotson is not a criminal ne is ~ ~
ola man so years old and has put too
many men in the penitentiary to fin
ally land there himself
schenck Confident, Too.
county Attorney SchencK is as con-
ndent of his side of the case and hos
IDEAS in direct opposition to tbose of
M. Friedbere. '-io'e u
- don't think this trial against TIL
iotson will last very long" he said ~
teei I, that by Saturday night We will
go, :. p[oHTh iSI TO the court that Tillot- |
him." AGAINST
Captain Tinotson is charged with
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