The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
BRAVED The LAW.
Like Another 'sGen." Coxey
John A. DALEY
Deliberately Walked on the
State Capitol Grass Plot,
Where He and Many Other Cit
liens Believe
PATHS SHOULD RUN.
He Is Arrested By Officers Nay
lOr and Howell,
Taken to the Police Station
and 'sBOOked."
TO CONTEST THE CASE.
Mr.. Daley VIII Carry the Mat
ter Into Higher Courts.
He Is Arrested BY Officers Nay.
lOr and Howell,
Taken to the Police Station
and e'BoOked."
TO CONTEST THE CASE.
Mr.. Daley VIII Carry the Mat
ter Into Higher Courts.

John A. Daley was arrested this
morning for his announced attempt TO
cross the state house grounds in place
where there isn't any path
He was ten minutes early, but Super
intendent of State House Grounds Dave
Naylor and Mark Howell, who acted as
his assistant. had been waiting for him
for half an hour and took him to the
station.
Mr.. Daley is a civil engineer i'm the
chief engineers department of the San
ia Fe and a respected citizen. He lives
at 212 Fillmore street and for Is years
it has been his habit at morning, noon
and night TO use short cut
across the state house grounds to
and from his work in the gen
eral Office building. For years there
was no protest and business men, clerks
and all people used the grounds as
public convenience for shortening routes
between the business center of the city
and the residence portion on the west
side.
When the present state administra-
ton took charge Of the grounds 1T was
purposed to beauufy them, and walks
were laid ait the order of the executive
council directly through the state house
from east to west and from north to
south. No diagonal walks were pro-
vided and there has since been a pro-
testing murmur from the thousands Of
people who have used the diagonal foot
paths for years.
Mr. Daley was the first man to open
ly defy the executive council and pro
claim that he would use his old path.
since plOwed up. and the executive cOun-
ell could do what it pleased about it,
whether it liked it or not
A meeting of the executive council
was held yesterday afternoon and su-
perintendent Naylor was rather rough
ly handled for having failed to stop peo-
pie from walking on the forbidden
ground.
Gov. Morrill, read the letter from Mr.
bailey declaring his intention Of walk
ing across the state house grounds as
has been his habit this morning 'at or
about the hour of S.25 a. m central
standard time"
The council in no unmistakable terms
ordered Mr- Naylor to be there at that
time ana If MI Daley undertook to car
ry out his programme to arrest him
and take him to Jail
The fun particulars of the def were
published in last evening" State Jour
AT the northwest corner of the
grounds where Mr.. Daley had annOunc-
cd ne would start across, a large sign is
posted which reads mo Trespassfne
Allowed on These Grounds"
Near this sign Mr.. Naylor and Mr.
Howell took their stand
rev people had cOngregatad to see
tne excitement, iii there should be any
some who rode by on bicycles walked
Ds on the walk or drove by. called out
DTS OF pleasantly to the guards asking
lneIn IT lhey needed any help. etc All
these sallies were replied to pleasantly
by the guards
Walter Noble of the frm of Noble &
Merriam was the only one of the pas
sers-by that got off his wheel and stop
ped to see what was to be done
1aS your man been here yet?'' was
asked Of Mr.. NaylOr
Not yet" said Mr. NavI0r eff isns+
time and Mr.. Daley is a man thar win
be on time
You know him. then2''
on, yes, he's a fine man.
Ine little gatherings feet grew colder
ana colder on the frozen ground and IF
stamped and wished Mr. Daley would
Zen minutes past" said man with
WaLch. and everybody threw an occa-
siolai glance west on Eighth street ana
north on Harrison
At about 13 minutes past s Mr. Nav-1,,-
NODDED TO his deputy and everybody
looked across TO the high school bnild-
They saw a rather smallfsb. b1,t f,ssz-,-
set man, elderly. with gray hair and
mustache wen dressed and most r.
spectacle looking, carrying in his hand
httle paper bag that perhaps contain
ed his lunch. hurrying along toward -
corner of the grounds. His he'd -
Aeid neither high nor low but there was
a look OF determination on his face ar7
NN 1ffA 6AEW respectfully silent and
This was Mr. Daley
f1ls step neither slackened nor has
tened as he stepped up On the curb
stone. crossed the parking to the stone
walk crossed the walk and steDDad On
tne ploWed ana frozen and forbiddar
ground OF the state house yard.
ne mad not gone 20 feet before r,s
"as seized on the right by Mr.. NavIor
ana on the left by Mr.. Howell ana tba
crowd smiled am eiis
W here are you going2" asked Mr.
NaylOr. quietly -'ii-
as quietly. MI D1llieS'
61L you can't cross these grounds =,
siliq A4f- Naylor; take the walk
am gol2g through this wav or NOT
az all said Mr.. Daley and there 80
a short struggle as he tried Ia rnsf-s
his word good. -lis-iA9
Then you are under arrest said
An right" said Mr.. DALEY ana +ba
struggle ceased
The officers kept hold of him un+il
they were wen off the state hons
grounds. The rest of the way to The
city prison Afr Daley was allowed to
walk untouched
The little gathering, having seen the