The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-27
LITTLE ALBERT LEE.
He Came Dangerously Near Being
Identified IN Court
As OAE WHO'D BEEN THERE BEFORE.
The story or a Roy Tramp-Othor Ar
fairs In Police Court Today.

this morning. Officer CaprOn had cap
tured him near the Rock Island depot
yesterday and thinking he looked like a
runaway. concluded to take him to the
station. Albert says he is 16 years old.
but if he is he must have forgotten to
grow any after he was ten. He is chubby
faced and toWheaded and wears a smile
that is contagious. He mad il with him
In court this morning. He was charged
with being runaway
His story was q tOlerably straight one
for so small a boy-but the court was
rather enjoying the examination and SO
were the spectators, SO it was continued
for some little time.
Albert said he had been living with
his uncle in Minnesota, but his mother
was sick at Newkirk, Oklahoma. and he
was going to her. He had been beating
his way, he said, on the trains, and had
only been arrested once, at Fort Madi-
son, Iowa, where he was held on the
same charge as here.
Il think we had better hold you awhile
and write to your uncle" said the
judge.
Albert opened his eyes at this "Well,
but judge, he lives out in the country,
and only goes to town every three weeks"
said he.
well, Wen write to your mother
then"
''she lives in the country, too. and don't
Does your mother know you are CON-
ingT"
mo, I'm goin' to sprize her-if I ever
get there"
IF let you go when will you leave
townI"
First blamed train that comes along.
judge, an that's the dead honest truth"
well, I'll let you go this time"
Albert's baby teeth showed themselves
for moment and he slid out of the door
to the front room, where he engaged a
little colOred boy in a game of checkers.
Officer Steele thought he saw some
thing familiar about the lad and made
search of his gallery" with the result
that he found a picture that looked so
near like Albert that he concluded to
make az examination. The description
beneath the picture was OF a boy named
Chauncey Moore who had run away
from Terre Haute. Ind. The pictafe
looked like Albert, only it was much bet
ter dressed. He had the eyes and the
hair, the size, the age, the vaccination
mark and the dimples.
'Has marks left by the chicken pox,"
read the description.
Here they are" saTd Steele.
''Oh, go way; them . 'skeeter Bites"
exclaimed Albert in disgust And the
Judge sustained the objection saying he
had had chicken pox himself
WELL said Steele, There's another
description hero, and believe the boy
answers one of them"
"Gee, that Teller wants a reward
mighty bad, don't he,7 said Albert with
a weary look
Il think you'd better slide out before
he finds it" suggested Judge Ensminger,
and Albert took the advice.
The last the police saw of him he was
going up Fifth street towards the Santa
Re depot the trot.
James Johnson's Case.
James JOhnsOn,s case WAS on the
docket this morning. 1t was one of those
cases in which the mothers good advice
has been lost upon d hayward son. john
son is young man and was charged
with having stolen $3.50 out of Kansas
avenue money drawer. IL was his first
offense and his mothers heart was nearly
broken. She had visited the judge at
his home yesterday and with tears
and sobs begged him to spare her boy.
The boy pleaded guilty this morning and
that must have sunk deep into his heart
he was given the minimum tue of ten
dollars, which he has since paid.
Charley Williams, who has 'Deen there
before, many time" was up for having
been intoxicated. Charley wanted just
one hour to walk out of town, but the
judge thought the town would like his
society a short time longer and SO he WAS
fined $40.
Other Cases.
MT. j. Ed DAVIS q Wn1t0 young man
who had been Ioahng IN trout Of the
store of J. NJ. Hayes Saturday afternoon
and ''fooling" with colored boy
WAS next called Dir. Hayes had
had him arrested on charge of disturbing
the peace, hut the judge couldn't lind
any peace that had been disturbed 50 ne
let the young man 60 home to the dis
gust Of Mr.. Hayes.
The next victims name was Jack Rob
inson and quicker than you could say it
be pleaded guilty to having been slight
iy under the influence and was assessed
five dollars
Joe Weller was also guilty of the same
terrible otfense and paid his five dollars
like a little man and went his way.
Fanny Wright was IN again this morn
ing and was charged with pArading the
street for purposes not mentioned except
in Kentucky politics he minimum tine
for that sort Of thing is $40 and as Fanny
only had i've her lawyer, Mr.. JamisOn,
asked that the charge be changed to
drunk" although she wasn't. The pO-
lice agreed to this and like a wise little
girl she pleaded guilty to the charge and
''broke" herself
The case Of Ed Martin, drunk, was dis
missed.