The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-19
ENSMINGER'S ROUND Up.

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ENSMINGER'S ROUND UP.
Interesting cuIprls- VINO Were Brourht
in by the Police
The police Judge was little late this
morning in arriving at his post of duty,
but there was not great amount of bus
mess waiting him excepting one case
of a man who ran a social club.
The first little case was that Of George
Morgan, whose presence Oficer Steele
was responsible for. George had his
trotter out yesterday afternoon and when
he struck the beautiful pavement on
Quincy street he could not resist the
temptation to let him slide into kite
shaped, pneumatic tire gate, and did not
stop him until Judge Steele rang the
gong. He pleaded not guilty and a. the
witnesses were not present the case was
continued until tomorrow morning. The
prisoner was released on his own recOg-
nizance until that time
There were also three cases of weak
men who had no wives to support them
James Williams was the first one called
and pleaded guilty to vagrancy. He WAS
a colored man, and told a straight story,
the reward of which was q discharge,
which he accepted with low bow and a
full exposure OF his cleaning worries.
NJ. b. Stotts, a tourist who eschews
California to Ohio, when he dropped into
the arms of our vigilant Nets, came next.
The judge let him 60
George Myers represented Officer
Campbells days work. He is a young
man who used good language and told
straight story TO how he came into
town from Abilene. and was in the Santa
Fe yards waiting for train to go to
Kansas City on, when he accepted the
officers escort to the station. The judge
concluded he was all right. and sent him
his way.
Awful BnI Dillon.
Then followed the sensation Of the
day-the assault and battery case Of
desperate Bill Dillon who was accused
of having thrown huge boulder through
the parasOl of little innocent Oscar Espe-
lin. The court room was crowded aud as
it had been whispered that it was due to
the bravery and daring and at the risk Of
life and limb of those valiant Officers
Steele, Gish and Cam pbeIl that Bill had
been prevailed upon to appear before the
court the name was announced amid
senatorial silence As the crowd shrank
together to make room for the bloody
browed outlaw. Even the court trembled
with illconcealed excitement There was
no response to the call and Prosecuting At
tOrney Hungate falteringly muttered the
name again A wee fearful voice an
swered, "Yeth, thir." Ii began to look
as though the dignity Of the court was
being tempered with. The judge arose
and looked over his desk, and there al
most directly under the reporters table,
stood timid, shrinking. oarefOOte1 boy
of eight years. Ii was Bill
William Dillon, you are charged with
disturbing the peace" Numbered Mr.
Hungate. now fully assured, in his most
impressive tones; are YOU guilty pr not
guilty.
Oscar. the abused. stood beside his
tormentor and towerd above him with his
fifteen years. while the prisoner tearfulIy
told his story, received fatherly lecture
from the judge and was discharged
Tns N~rtia Topeka Social Tub
Then came the case Of James Mccoy,
a coIored Individual, who is the erstwhile
president, or proprietor Of the North
Topeka Social CLUB There were 4 host
of witnesses in this case and Lawyer Isen-
hart defended the prisoner. Nearly fif
teen witnesses were examined without
bringing out any particularly sensational
testimony. Ella Backner was the com
planning witness and the defendant en-
deavOred to show thai the cOmplaint was
piece of spite work. The most damag-
ing witness was John Garrett who swOre
that he had bought beer at McCoy's
place at the corner OF Curtis street and
Kansas avenue, had drank it glass at
time and paid q quarter Tor IL Most OF
the witnesses who had consumed beer
there were compelled to admit that they
understood il was furnished by d Repub-
lican candidate just before the primaries
and that they didn't pay for it. George
Long swore that he had drank beer and
that he had had it charged to him JAS
Drain. who seems to have been the clubs
librarian. was also examined aud swore
that he drank only one glass of beer and
that Mccoy gave that TO him. tickets
and checks were produced as evidence
and the Judge concluded that Mccoy had
had about $500 worth Of fun SO he fined
him that amount. Mccoy has announced
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