The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

One Man STEELE q Bicycle LamD-AlI
who Had Money Were sent Away
and Some Others.
Officers Jones and Campbell were par
ticularly active last night, and when PO-
lice Judge Ensminger hustled into the
court room this morning be found long
list of vags, etc, awaiting the action Of
his Judicial scalping knife.
John Veney and VIM Olive, who have
been playmates for the past tw elve avs,
and have been IOafing around the capital
clty-since yesterday morning, constituted
the haul of Officer Owens, and with the
men were brought in their bundle Of
clothes and bicycle lamp which Mr..
Olive had appropriated to better enable
him TO find his way along his darkening
career.
The testimony Of the men in question
was given with sighs and faltering
though the position was new to them.
and brought out the fact that Veney
hadn't stolen anything. Olive, however,
admitted his theft. and was fined 50,
which he couldn't pay, and was com
mItted to jail.
Two colored gentlemen were then
called to the stand, charged with disor-
DERBY conduct. Their names were Henry
EdmOn and Jake Morrison. Their wit
nesses had not arrived, however. and the
case was continued until tomorrow morn
ing.
Then came the list of eleven Migrants
that were placed to the credit Of the Of
fetal sagacity of Policemen Jones and
Campbell.
C. Z. Bohannan, who is aged seven
teen, had been guilty Of waiting for a
train at the Rock Island junction. He
was from Missouri and was tired OF KAN
sas civilization He wanted to get back
to the land of pawpaws He had been
working for the Santa Fe at Argentine
on the tracks, and was here on his way
to St. Joseph. He was excused on prom
Use that he ind Missouri as soon as pos
sible.
Columbus A. Goosey was next called.
Columbus is only sixteen years of age
and lives in Topeka He and his step
mother do not agree on the suffrage ques-
ton, and he has been compelled to seek
among strangers for comfort He had
been west, but in his ramblings had
found himself at home once more. In
his frantic endeavOr to get away from
the eold lady" he had ran straight into
gang of his co-labOrers at the Rock
Island junction, and the officer did
not give him time to explain matters the
judge was compelled to listen to his tale
this morning, and after a fatherly lee
ture discharged him. He will leave for
Abilene as soon as possible.
J. 4. and w. n. Boyd, two Tennessee
youths of Is and Is years respectively.
their father had compelled them to leave
their sunny southern home and get down
to doing their own rustling for daily
grub. Judge Ensminger concluded the
best thing to do would be to let them
keep on rustling SO he discharged them
with the provision that they get out Of
town as fast possible.
The next case to engage the attention
of the court was that of ION 4OnsOn,
who "haf bane cen dis Cantra saxtane
mon," and was charged with having no
visible means of support. After several
minutes study in dialect it was discov-
cred that Y on had to his account $3.50.
That's more money than I've got"
said the judge, and discharged him.
Hans Abrahamson was called next on
the same charge. He had dollar and
was discharged.
Fred Olson, who is a brother to Ole,
had the same charge against him, plead
ed guilty and was allowed to Join his
They were all three from
and were on their way to juno
lion City where they expected to get
work in the harvest field.
Thos. Mcbride. an Arizona miner who
had been east and was trying to get
home then sauntered in with his blond |
nustache and curly hair and pleaded |
guilty to being penniless. He told a
straight story and was discharged.
Charley McFarren, another boy plead /
with a reprimand.
thomas Winters, who is also vagrant,
vas discharged after promising to leave
own.
Paul Herrell, a boy of thirteen, with
hort pantaloons. gray eyes and no par
ocular conception Of gentility, was
,alIed, discharged as a vagrant, and held
,ver until tomorrow morning on suspi-
ion of having been implicated in the
Payne shoe store robbery. He is the
10Y that Doyle says gave him the shoes
0 sell.
The daily grind having been disposed
4. the slot machines cases. Of which
here are four, were called and imme-
lately continued, being reset for Fri
lay morning. OF course the witnesses
nd defendants who had been summoned
we're mad about it, but that didn't make
ny difference to the placid Judge.
The case of Mrs. T. Hair, who was
ried yesterday morning on the charge q
laying illegal thirst at 80 much per all
ay was dismissed last evening, the evil