The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
CAPT. DODDS IN JAIL.
The Salvation Army Leader Placed
Under Arrest.
he WILL NOT PAY his FINE.

The Trouble Originated in an Attack
Was UnIawfully Wearing an Army
Badge.
Capt. J. W. Dodds, who has charge of
the Salvation lassies and cadets In this
city, now languishes in Jail, and he says
he will stay there and rot before he will
pay his five dollar fine. The captain is q
good man, bat like all men, he has his
weak moments But the worst part of it
is that he doesn't think he was in the
wrong in the case just settled To add
to his discontinue he was arrested on
Sunday afternoon. The whole trouble
was over Jewish tramp VINO
came to the city sometime Sat
| urday. He was very poorly dressed,
and was suffering for food. He wore
a Salvation Army badge on his blouse,
and that is where the trouble started.
Some of Capt. Dodd's cadets found the
lad begging for something to eat They
questioned him in regard to the badge
He told them that he was from Den
yer, that he had bought the badge and
that he WAS going to wear it. He was
not member or the Army, he said The
cadets cOrralled him into Capt. Dodd's
house, which the Salvationists term the
"garrison."
There, & g boy was questioned by the
! captain. Matters came to head by the
captain throwing the boy upon the floor
and tearing the badge off the blouse. He
then let the boy up and told him to get
| out of town or he would have him ar
rested. The boy left, but the captain
| followed, ia hot pursuit As the boy
| was nearing Seventh and jackson streets
the captain called to some coIored men
| to stop him. The men did SO, and the
rather Heshy captain came putting up and
ordered an officer to the place. George
Hapgood aud Dr. Huhtoon were
soon upon the ground of &C.
ton, and parted the captain from
| the boy. The former had taken a paper
from the lad. Sergeant Donovan was
there in quick time and he arrested them
| both and booked them as disturbers of
the peace. Captain Dodds would not
give up the paper until the sergeant
raised his club in dangerous manner.
| The paper was found to be q pass which
the Salvation Army issues to its mem
bers. The boy had been a member of
the Army in Denver, but to use his own
words: 81 backslid, and wasn't a soldier
| any longer"
When Dr. Huntoon told what he knew
of the case to Judge Ferry this morning,
|
nettled the doctor and he said: s'If ]
were outside, 1 would call you liar. ]
won't be contradicted here. "Its a Iie y
Some Of the cadets testified, but it must
have been that they didn't pay very close
attention, for they didn't give very salts
factory testimony. Then Judge Ferry
said, "Probably this boy hasn't any righl
to wear that badge. but at the same time
you had no right to take the law in your
own hands and take the badge off the boy
If it is against the forms of you1
church, you have redress in the law.
fine you So" "I'll go to Jail first" said
the captain. And he did. He sat back
with the prisoners with a defiant look
upon his face. This didn't work OF
Tailor Disbrow's feelings bit, though
The boy, whose name is Louis Schneider
man, was discharged. The police got t
coat for him to wear in the place of the
one that the captain tore off him. They
also gave him underclothes and shoes
and he was made happy. Captain Doddc
is a large man. with rather a benevolent
countenance and quick temper.