The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-01
4 BIG BATCH TODAY.
The Police Docket Well Filled
With Names
OF THE VlCTIMs OF THE POLICE.
Judge Ensn1Inger Does Good satur-
days Work.

Judge Ensn1InEer Does n Good Satur-
days Work
There was long list Of victims await
ing the Judicial consideration of Judge
Ensminger in police court this morning
The guardians Of the city's peace had
been unusually lucky in catching often
ders last night and there was one little
batch of five that had been rescued by
the patrol wagon from a most fearful jag
that was about to take possession of them
on the other side Of the river. Not one
representative Of Africa adorned the
docket today.
The first one on the list was Daniel
Frisk but he didn't look as though his
name suited him this morning. He has
been bOthering the police lately. but had
promised to leave the city. This promise
he seems TO have dIsregarded, for lie was
lOafing around as usual last night and the
police concluded it WAS time his case was
attended 10. 1t wasn't the first time by
several that he had been in court, and he
was fully up in the etiquette Of the place.
III didn't take long for the judge to de-
eide that the city didn't want Daniel SO
he placed his fine at SO and sus-
pended the sentence twenty four hours.
This means that il Daniel is not out of
the city tomorrow morning he will be the
guest of Jailer Woodruff for twenty five
days
JOun l1dIL was IN GOOD QCdl the same
fix. John used to work in the oil wells
Of Wilson county and he hadn't all the
oil of him yet He wanted TO 90 to Abb
lene and the Judge gave him twenty
four hours to get started IN. It didn't
take John long 70 get out of the court
Rom.
Joseph Murray is a misguided young
plumber who il out Of work and loating
aOOut the country because he hadn't any
taing else to occupy his time Joseph's
com pleXiOn could be cOnsiderabl i'm
proved by the vigorous application of a
Jack plane. JOe's story was a pretty
straight ONE and the judge allowed him
the customary fun grown day to gather
up his belongings and rid the town OF his
presence.
Jimmie Wilson used to be an Arkan-
Has City section hand. bnt capital op-
pressed him six or seven weeks ago aud
he hasn't done anything since. James
was prohibitionist before he reached
Topeka but here the dem IN drink over
took him and he fell-into the arms Of
the police. james had been drinking, he
said, but his breath didn't look like "a
cider breath and the judge gave him the
choice between leaving town in twenty
four hours and contributing SO to the
support Of the police department He
took the twenty -four hours.
Henry Streetor had been arrested ia
North Topeka last right for fighting.
The other man would have been arrested
too but he had plunged into the river TO
escape Il and succeeded Henry had de-
posted So for his appearance this morn
Ing, but it seems concluded that silence
was the better part Of evidence for him
and so forfeited the five.
Joe Ewing lives on Smoky Row and
runs a sort of store. Last evening Frank
Lynch. SO the evidence goes. went to
J0e's place and endeavored to procure
two 1--WE cent cigars for five cents Joe
demonstrated and endeavOred to prove to
Franks satisfaction that as the cigars in
question cost thirteen dollars a thousand
he could not afford to sell them for less
than five cents straight. Upon this
Frank said "A lot Of things that weren't
all nice for gentleman to say and so J 90
went around the counter so he could hear
better. A crowd gathered, and when the
police got there Joe had Frank down