The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-19
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Pension Swindle is Discovered
at Arkansas City.
TheROck Island Wins a $4,000
Damage Suit.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
LeavenWOrth COlOred People
IncenSed at Police.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

ARKANSAS CITY, May 19.-Hardy
Mitehem and wife, colored, were arrested
Tor forgery, having been indicted by the
United States grand jury in Wichita A
year ago the pair conceived a plan to Sc
cure money on a pension drawn by one
OBrien, another colored man living
here
Mitchem went to the postoffice and
asked for O'Brien's mail, receiving the
voucher and check for the pension,
amounting to $50, or Whereabouts.
OBrien's name was then erased in the
papers and that of Mitchem substituted.
Mitchem then swore to the papers and
the amount called for was paid by the
United States disbursing officer.
O'Brien waited patiently for the letter
with his pension in it, but the "letter
never came" and at last he reported to
the department the PENSIONS failure to
show up. An investigation followed and
eliminated in the indictment and arrest
OF Mitchem and his wife.
Aitchem himself can neither read nor
write, but his wife supplied this defic-
iency, while he performed the able
bodied swearing necessary to get the
"boodIe."
ROCK ISLAND WINS A DAMAGE SUIT.
John Dobson Sued for $50. 900 for Being
Accidentally Shot.
WICHITA, May 19-The Jury in the
federal court, governed by the instruc-
tions of Judge Williams, returned YER
dict for the defendant in the case of
John Dobson against the Rock Island
Railroad company. The case was brought
for the recovery of 100000 damages al
legged to have been sustained by d OLSON
by reason of the negligence of the COM
pany in not having prisoner on its train
properly guarded
In September, 1891, Charley Bryant, a
noted desperate in charge of United
States Marshal Ed Short in a Rock
some way from the messenger. A des-
perate battle followed between him and
the marshal and one of the flying bullets
struck Dobson who was a passenger in
one of the coaches on the arm rendering
it partially useless.
The judge found that the prisoner
was properly guarded.
CoLoRED PEOPLE AGAINST POLICE.
Populist Police at Leavsnworth Have Mis-
treated Them They Say.
LEAvENwoRTH, May 19.-For some
time colored people have been complain
ing of mistreatmeDt by the Populist POI
lice here and the trouble eliminated in
the shooting of young Reed Tuesday.
On complaint of some leading colOred
citizens, the county attorney has caused
the arrest of Officers Murphey and Tai
bot on the charge of shooting with in
tent to kill The policemen were placed
under 81 900 bonds each and suspended
omtduty to await a legal investigation.
Colored citizens feel that they are being
annoyed by the Populist police on &C
count of their refusing to have anything
to do with Governor Lewelling's party.
In order to protect themselves and main
tain their rights they have taken steps to
organize "Colored Citizens Protective
League" This organization will employ
legal talent to defend colored people
when unjustly arrested
TOOK HIS WIFE'S MONEY.
A TT. Scott Man Absconded with Funds
His Wife Had Earned.
FIT. SCOTT, May 19.-Sid Brown, a
lunch counter man of the north side, left
Wednesday for Kansas City, with 1925 of
his wife's money slowed in his inside
pocket. Chief of Police Ham of this
city has traced him closely and wired
Chief Speers of Kansas City, who arrest
ed him and he was brought back here.
Mrs. Brown is a splendid manager of
the business, by which she has accumu-
lated the money which her husband took.
She will not prosecute him if the money
which was recovered is given to her,
only asking him to stay away.
Brown had only time to spend $76
of the sum taken, and $3.50 was found
upon him.
BROKE BOTH HIS LEGS.
A Lever Used in Boring Well Breaks