The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-02
NEVER LOOKS BACK
Els FINANCES WERE EVERY DAY
BECOMING LESS SOLID.
Newton Man Appears In the Police Court
Measure Taken for Box--Massey Was
Going to Ship Him to the Marshal of
Newton How the Semi Criminal
Classes are Manag ed--Sutton Decides
Some Intricate Points of Law--POlice
Court the Highest In. the Land.

Talk about the personal government
OF the car OF Russia His government
| Is not in ii for unanswerable tyranny
| 10 the average police court in America.
The semi criminal classes who are
kept as nearly as possible within
the bounds of rectituie by the police
Of city know no court or earthly pow
er above the police court.
The police of Wichita even decide
cases involving the right TO property.
Only last week Harry Sutton decided
as to which of two colored women was
| the owner OF dress with big sleeves.
He gave one woman on order on the
other for the dress and then laid down
the law to her which was that II he
ever heard of her being on Fourth
avenue south of Douglas avenue, he
would have her locked up. The woman
declared she would never be seen there
again.
Another woman was given her choice
OF getting employment in family or
going behind the bars. She chose the
former and then Sutton told her how
we'll she could keep house and how she
used 70 be respected when she earned
honest money
The average business man has no
more idea how the detectives and police
officerS manage to control the semi
and criminal classes than he knows
about the construction of a flying ma
chine or perpetual motion. Some are
taken to the city limits and ordered
TO fly" and they usually fly.
Some who are known TO be crooks.
but against whom there is no positive
evidence. are allowed to remain here on
a promise that they will commit no
depredations in the city. The reporter
for the Eagle knows one man whom
the detectives say is an all-round thief.
though can convict him Of no special
ofrense. who is allowed to stay here on
condition that he will notify the detec-
tiveS whenever he sees a notorious
crook in town from some other city.
This man gave pointers in prominent
robbery last year that resulted in the
arrest of men who are now serving
their time in the pen.
Only last week Chief Massey execut-
ed the law in most effective way.
though perhaps, the manner in which
IL was done is entirely unknown 10
the supreme court. The subject in this
instance was a Newton man. whose
name is withheld, out of regard for
the feelings of his family.
He drove a team down from Newton
and in a short time was bowling drunk.
Officer John Kerwin found him down
by the Santa Fe depot and run him
in. The police at the station went
through his pockets and found $27.40.
He plead guilty TO being drunk the
next morning and said he had family
in Newton. Judge Hatton let him of
with a fine of S., on condition that he
would go home.
He was given his remaining S22.40.
but that night lack Massey brought
him in again, drunken than a boiled
owl. This time his assets footed up to
$3.50. He was kept until morning and
the fine in this case would be suspended
If he would take his $3.50 and go right
home to his family. The man promised
faithfully that he would do that. and
the chief saw him go to feed stable
to get his team.
That was O'Clock in the morning.
and that night at a late hour Officer
a. NJ. Sutton brought the Newton man
to the station for the third time and
he was locked up. y survey Of his
pockets revealed So.
A good nights sleep sobered him up.
and the next morning Ed Harris. the
turnkey, went down below and stood
the Newton man up against the iron
wall and. with a tape line. began TO
measure him. He took his height and
marked it down on a tab. He took the
measure of the width of shoulders and
put that down on the tab.
What are you doing that for?" ask
ed the now thoroughly alarmed man
from Newton, and wondering IL he
Were dead and going to be buried.
THE chief told me to take your meas |
ure and put you in a crate and ship |
you by express 10 the marshal of New !
ton" said Harris. continuing the meas |
urement in a business like way.
MY God. don't do that Don't" |
said the Newton man. 81 will be dis |
graced and II will cause the death Of |
my wife. Go and send the chief Of |
police to me-"
Then Chief Massey went down and |
braced his arms against the bars Of the |
iron door and looked unconcernedly IN |
TO the Newton mans cell.
You are not going - ship me TO /
Newton in a crate like a hog, are your"
he asked pathetically.
q hate 10 do it," said the chief. "but |
you will stay here and spend the money |
that expect your family needs
u promise you on the honor of man /
that If you will let me out and give me !
my money that I will drive out Of this |
town and never look back until I get 1
home"
And that is just what he did.