The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-16
TIE SUNDAY CROWD.

some People Whs seldom Pay Attention
rhe Church GoinR Bell
When Judge Ensminger entered the
court room at police headquarters this
morning and looked over the docket, he
put few extra weights Of justice in his
balance and wrinkled his brow.
IL was the usual Monday morning aR-
gregation and the usual crowd, or cloud,
Of witnesses and spectators held down
the benches in the rear Of the room
The first case called was that of Harry
Smith, who had 50 far forgotten himself
as to make his bed in a car of wheat near
the Crosby mill Saturday. Officer Parker
was handy. aud as the neighbors wanted
il done. he ran him in The evidence
showed that he wasn't drunk and that he
couldn't well disturb anybody's peace
and sleep, too, SO he was discharged. In
discharging him the judge made sonde
strong remarks about people who want
ed men arrested and then wouldn't ap-
pear against them
Ed Williams pleaded guilty to being
drunk and disturbing the peace, and was
fined 50.
VIM Wright was another man that had
been sleeping in wheat car. He was
discharged, and allowed to resume the
cOmpanionship Of his friend Mr. Smith
VIM. Doyle was next summoned TO
stand up William IS not handsome, and
the only ornaments he wore were bland
hand He concluded that the charge
against him of drunk was not unwar-
ranted and was fined the customary So
Before leaving the stand he gOL permis-
sion to address a few remarks to the
Judge and explained that he had lust ar
rived In town Saturday, that he had Sc
cured a Job as a stone mason on the adj
dition to the Parkhurst building and that
he wanted a chance to hold his job
"But you can't hold that job and this
one. too" suggested the judge.
well, l amt so very particular about
this one,' said the prisoner, and as it was
found to be his first offense and he prom
ised to not let il happen again, the judge
gave him a chance TO earn the money to
pay his fine with.
Lyndon Smith was out for his evening
stroll Saturday about supper time and in
the course Of his rambles visited the
stand Of Andy Morrison, next the court
house. where he ascertained on inquiry
that MT. Morrison's son was in the ser
vice Of the Santa Fe as a
has very little nse for deputy
marshals. and he said with such unpleas-
ant emphasis that Dir. Morrison con
Guided he would call policeman, but he
encountered Mr.. Smith on his way out
Of his stand, and when an officer arrived
he found a serious complication, and took
both of them with him. They both
pleaded guilty this morning, paid the
fines of 50 each and departed.
"Chippy" Smith, who is a man, and
seems to be Miss Ella Jordan's steady
friend, was next called He had been
arrested by Officer Gish at the request Of
his sweetheart, Ella, and was charged
with disturbing her peace. These two
live on Smoky Row and wear the com
plexiOn. The witnesses were not pres
ent, and the case was continued a few
minutes in consequence.
During the interval the case of Mrs
Il. Hair was called Mrs. Hair is a white
woman who lives on Smoky Row and
who, it has been charged, has not been
discreet in dispensing liquid refresh
ments to thirsty people Several wit
nesses, male and female, black and white
were examined and none of them had
bought anything worse of Mrs. Hair than
hop tea tonic. There was one witness,
a Mrs. Rocam, who was too sick to at
tend, and as her testimony was said to be
highly Important the case was continued
till this afternoon at 2 o'clock to allow
her testimony to be taken at her home
The 'Chippy" Smith case then came
up again. Miss Jordan was the principal
witness and she seemed to be sorry that
she had her Chippy arrested. The testi-
mony developed that Chippy had de-
manded two dollars Of his bread winner
and after she had given it to him, had
quarrelled with her and thrown the
money away. This seemed a serious
offense in Judge Ensminger's eyes and
he fined Chippy 50.
This settled the police court business
for today. The slot machine cases will
be Investigated tomorrow.