Monday, 26th May 1913 Tobie Tried to Kidnap Incubator Baby, Says Topeka Police Official

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Monday, May 26th, 1913  That the past career and record of C. W. Tobie, the Burns investigator who came to Atlanta to probe the Phagan mystery for Colonel Thomas B. Felder, is being investigated by the local police is shown by a telegram received by Chief of Police J. L. Beavers Monday morning.  The telegram was from the chief of police of Topeka, Kan., and reads as follows:  "Tobie tried to kidnap incubator baby at Sedan, Kan., but failed, being employed by Detective Tillotson. Subsequently Tillotson kidnaped the child at Topeka and was convicted, but Tobie was not connected with Topeka kidnaping.  "J. W. F. HNGHES [sic],  "Chief of Police, Topeka, Kan."  Efforts were made to reach Tobie by The Journal Monday, but the detective was not at his hotel.

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00:00Toby tried to kidnap incubator baby, says Topeka police official, Atlanta Journal Monday, May 26th, 1913.

00:07That the past career and record of C.W. Toby, the Burns investigator who came to Atlanta to probe the

00:13Fagan mystery for Colonel Thomas B. Felder is being investigated by the local police, is shown by a telegram received

00:19by Chief of Police J.L. Beavers Monday morning.

00:22The telegram was from the Chief of Police of Topeka, Con D., and reads as follows.

00:27Toby tried to kidnap incubator baby at Sedan Con, but failed, being employed by Detective Tillotson.

00:32Subsequently, Tillotson kidnapped the child at Topeka and was convicted, but Toby was not connected with Topeka kidnapping.

00:39J.W.F. Henghees, Chief of Police, Topeka, Con.

00:43Efforts were made to reach Toby by the Journal Monday, but the detective was not at his hotel.

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