The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-27
THOSE LOST HAIR PINS.
Vic Murdoch Comes BraveIy to Mrs.
Leases Rescue.
COMMENTS ON KANSAS CITY EPISODE.

Equal to the Occasion, and Came
Out with Flying CoIOrs.
Victor Murdoch, who, when he has
time from his numerous cares on the
Wichita Eagle, writes a 'piece" in his
oldtime style. has taken cognizance of
Mrs. Leases adventure at Kansas City as
follows:
Wichita, through one of its best citi-
zens, has again suffered injustice and in
suit from that town at the mouth of the
Kaw. town that forever reeking with
its owl putresceut infamy, forever levies
tribute on the shimmering white virgin
ity. the profits on the moil and toll, the
marginal gain on the commerce even the
inclination of political Independence OF
Kansas, ever pure and fair.
Mrs. Lease has had her baggage at
tached in Kansas City by Constable
Frank King, directed to do so by Police
Justice Kruger, at the complaint of &.
Bernheimer Bros. & Company, who
of SOL.
1t is not enough that Kansas City
should pare down in invisible dimiuu-
ton the profit of the products of thOus-
sands of calloused hands in Kansas. It
is not sufficient that having squeezed to
superlative dryness whatever The Kansas
farmer has it has added a grab all corn
but it must needs meet a K citizen
at the Union depot and seize d few hair
pins and a ight-gown, to make the steal
| complete.
Mrs. Lease had explained that her Sec
rotary had probably overlooked the bill.
But in the cold eye OF the law explain
atoms do not avail And 80 the
country, through the kind offices of the
| telegraph, is informed that Constable
Frank, King, a Kansas City constable,
made as Kansas City constables are made
in the back room of saloon, where saw
dust beer and precinct patriotism is in
termingIed, that Constable Frank King
| had served on Mrs. Lease a greasy,
| thumb marked document of law. That
he had served it at the direction of Po-
lice Justice Kruger, mighty engine
| of law, elevated by the same machine
that elevated his constable. That these
| men of such city had swooped down on
| a woman whose mental resldeace has al
WAYS been on the cloud clapped heights
of genius. 1t was indeed sad sig which
makes a doleful tale that a lone woman
| travelling without escort, woman whose
| mind has met and grAsped the subtletiss
of Isben. whose ear quickens to the intri-
cate successive sixths of Wagner, whose
eye lights up with tho sparkling genius
| of Rom brandt, should be held up, and
by a legal process of robbery, deprived
| Oh leE 1dlT Plus duO ASE ub SOWH'
But it wasn't really as bad as all of this.
| Mrs Lease, although alone and unes-
corted. with no other weapon about her
but those hair pins, said when Constable
| King appeared: "You can't bluff me
with this.' She said this in voice that
shook Constable Kings back teeth loose
aud scaled the glisten off his eye balls.
With a tremendous effort he kept him
self from falling, and with a voice Of
gasping hesitation, replied: mo bluff
| intended, madam" At this point,
SO the best accounts relate, Mrs.
Lease switched her left eye up
on the constable, with the re-
suit that he lodged quickly and
plunged behind the sofa. from which re-
treat he guessed there was some mistake,
and after picking up hastily several
teeth which had fallen from his mouth to
the floor, dashed through the door and
was gone.
But he got Mrs. Leases satchel and
carried it away triumphantly. Mrs.
Lease did not throw herself discOnsolate-
ly on the lounge and weep infinite wet
| ness She did not wiring her hands and
| cry in a smothered voice for the presence
| or Intervention of Mr.. Lease. Nit. She
| met the reporters who were nosing after
the succulent item of news involved in
the affair, aud said that they could keep
the hairpins and the night gown if they
| ri hat al q lad mora at homa-