The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
HE"BOSSED" THE GIRLS
Until Grace and Myrtle Had
Their Stepfather Arrested.
Then They Felt Sorry For
Their Hasty Action
And Paid His Fine ard Costs in JUS
And Paid His Fine ard Costs in JUS
tice McClintock's Court.

Miss Myrtle Sampey and Miss Grace
Sampey 1903 North Harrison street, very
strongly object to the interference of
their stepfather William Patterson with
their liberty to walk about the streets
when they so desire, or visit acQuaint-
ances.
Mr. Patterson has been fined 81 and
costs, amounting to $25, in Justice Nc
Clintock's court for disturbing the
peace. He was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Miss Myrtle Sampey for
disturbing the peace of herself and her
sister, Miss Grace. The girls say that
he has been too strict in regard to their
visiting and has at several times taken
them home by force and at the point
of a revolver.
working in different families around
town for several years and at each
place they say the stepfather has cauS-
ed them much annoyance. He was in
the habit of spying around the houses
where they worked. He generally made
his appearance about 10 or IL o'clock at
night and would look in the windows to
see where the girls were and was sever
al times apprehended and driven away.
He went to a house on Quincy street
where the youngest girl was working
and the owners of the residence thought
him a burglar and policeman was kept
there on duty at night for about
month but was unable to catch the
mysterious offender before the people in
terson. About three weeks ago Mr.Pat-
terson met one of the girls at Tenth
and Kansas avenue and by force put
her in his buggy and drove to the place
the other girl was working. Meeting
her just leaving the house he grabbed
her and put her in the buggy, too, and
took both of them home.
Two weeks ago the girls went to
dressmaker near the City railway barn
and he went after them and when they
came out put them in his buggy as be-
fore and took them home. At the gro
GERS and butchers picnic Wednesday
he went over to the park about O'Clock
ard again took them home much against
their will. The girls were not pleased
with his actions and they swore out
a vegetable wagon and it was after
long search that Constable jackson
found him on Clay street. He was much
surprised. His bond was placed at 500
and he deposited the cash for appear
ance The trial came up yesterday at
2 O'Clock in Justice McC1intock's court
and he pleaded guilty. None of the
prosecuting witnesses appeared The
lawyer for the defense said they could
not be found. Patterson stated to a
Journal reporter that he pleaded guilty
because the girl who swore out the
warrant begged him to do so. He said
they came to where he was working and
said if he would plead guilty they would
pay the fine. Patterson would say put
little about the case, but limited that
this was not the end of it, but that
something startling would develope. He
claimed the girls were induced to swear
out the warrant by parties who were
unfriendly towards him.
The mother of the girls said she was
sorry her daughter had sworn out the
warrant and she would not have done
So had she not been promised that she
would not have to appear in court