The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-16
LOCKED IN A ROOM.
A Noisy Rumpus Stirred Up In the Henti
Building.

No isy Rumpus Stirred Up In the Hentig
Building.
At 1870 this morning, as Officer
Pinkston was standing on the corner of
Seventh street and Kansas avenue, girl
Annie Belts "Oh, officer Dir. Hentig
has locked up Rose and won't let her
go"
Immediately calling Sergeant Ellison
aud Officer McEIroy the three followed
the girl to room in the Hentig building,
at 7U6 Kansas avenue.
"Let me in; I've come back" said
Annie.
When the door was opened the officers
walked in. There was sound of scurry-
ing feet as ffIeer-vear-old Rose Woody
ran from the back room through the mid
die one into law office F. Al. Hentig
attempted to follow, but tripped and fell,
and Officer McEiroy was upon him.
Not long ago John Belts of SO4 North
Monroe street was at the police station
to ask them to aid him in finding his
daughter He said she had been gone
several days.
F. NJ. Hentig is a brother of the law
yer, +. G. Hentig He is single man so
years old with gray hair. He lives in the
rear room to which the police went last
nlRht, ana DOarOS AT NlcCumS ) reStaur-
ant He is fruit salesman for White
ker Bros.
Mr. Hentig was dressed in a very abb
breviated costume when the officer got
hold of him after he fell last night. Miss
Woody rushed into the front office and
locked the door, 1t took the policemen
two hours to get her out of there.
While they were in the middle room
arguing through the key hole with Miss
Woody, Hentig rushed back into his
own room in the rear. Locking the
door he shouted that under the supreme
court decision the officers had no right
to break in his door and could not take
him. They agreed.
After two hours of talking and arguing
with Miss Woody, one of the men said
for a bluff, "WelI. l don't care anything
about this door business. That law office
is public place and I'm going to kick
that door to splinters and go in and see
who's in there"
The key turned slowly in the lock.
We'll, here l am" said the girl as she
burst into tears.
While some of the men took the two
girls to their homes the rest watched for
Mr. Hentig to come down. When he
appeared at o'clock he was arrested
and taken to the station. This morning
the girls swore to a complaint charging
him with inducing them to go into q
room for immoral purposes. He was
taken before Justice Furry and the pro-
liminary examination set for Friday at 3
o'clock. He gave $500 bail.
Mr.. Hentig said: IL don't know any
thing about this matter a. all. They ar
rested me when / went down to get
breakfast at o'clock, my usual time, at
Niccum's restaurant. l don't know any
thing about these girls being in my room
at all. Yes, know them. l know Miss
Woody quite we'll. Her first name is
Rose, believe"
1t is rumored that Hentig had the
girls locked up in his room for thir-
teen days, but the girls deny
this. They say that they went there
last night on his invitation to take late
supper with him. Afterward he desired
them to stay. They say that he prom
ised them each new dress if they would
stay This frightened Miss Belts, she
saws, and she left, although Hentig told
her that she would be arrested if che
left at that hour of the night.
The career of these two young girls
last night WAS checkered one. In the
earlier part of the evening they were in
a room on Kansas avenue near Eighth
street, with two young men. Accord
to the story of the girls one tried to
assault the Belts girl. Both screamed
and the man thrust a handkerchief into
Annie's mouth. They made SO much
racket that he desisted.
Complaints were sworn out against
these two men this morning for assault
One of them is said to be the man who
gave the knock out drops" to young
May Walters some months ago, which
caused considerable excitement at the
time.