The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-09
HEWORST CASE OF ALL
Ono of the Most AfrOcious Rob-
berries of Recent Days
Apparently Suppressed by the
Police officers
And Up to the Present Time No Ar
rests Have Been Made-This
Needs Investigation.

A bold and daring robbery was COM
mitted in broad daylight in the thick
Iy settled part OF Topeka on Wednes-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock and as yet
the police have made no arrests.
George S. Savage, who lives in Mary
land has been visiting his son F. S. Saw
age, of the advertising department of
the western division of the Santa Fe,
at his home 1928 Tyler street.
On Wednesday afternoon Obout
o'clock Mr.. Savage says he was stand
ing near the corner of Eighth and Kan
sas avenue when two men stepped up
to him and said Have you been look
ing around town."
Yes said Mr.. Savage, Il am
stranger in town and have been looking
around"
You are rather an old man and
ought not to be going around alone"
said one of them.
1--WE are going down street and if you
want to look around you can go with
US" said the other.
They started north on Kansas ave-
nue. and Savage went with them. They
walked along and the two men eX-
palined to their newly made acQuaint-
ance the different points of interest.
They turned east on Fourth street to
Jefferson and went by the Jefferson
street Fire station. They turned up
Third street and stopped in front of a
small One-StOry frame house on the cor
ner of Third and Monroe. One of them
said This is where live, come in and
rest yourself Savage accompanied
the men into the house and sat down
and the three commenced to talk. AT
ter talking for some time Mr.. Savage
got up and said he thought it time for
him to go. One of the men told him to
sit still and not be in hurry. In a
few minutes he started to rise again
as if to go and one of the men pushed
and showed him back into the chair
and told him to sit still. He again at
templated to rise and one of the men
grabbed him and struck him in the face
Savage struggled and attempted to cry
out. The other man stepped up and
commenced to choke him and the man
who was holding him struck him on the
temple with his fist knocking him
senSeless. He was senselesS but an in
stant and when he "came to- he saw
the two men and a woman examining
his pockets. He kneWaWha was going
on, but was too daZed to do anything.
The thieves took his watch and some
money he had in his trousers pocket.
he had about $50 in his inside vest
pocket but before the searchers found
it they We're alarmed by some one pas
sing the house and they jumped
through the nearest window and es-
capped. Savage was hardly able to rise
Dut after a lew minutes he managed
to set up and wash the blood from his
face. He made his way to the police
station and notified the officers of the
robbery.
The officers visited the scene of the
robbery and found that the room
showed signs of the recent struggle.
The floor was smeared with blood and
the window glass was broken where
the hurried escape had been made but
found no clue as to who the guilty par
ties were further than that Jennie Par
ker lived in the house.
Detectives CaprOn and Kesson were
working up a case on Smoky Row
when Zeke Butler stepped up to them
and said, Jennie Parker stole a watch
and you had better arrest her, The
officers supposed that the man was
trying to get the Parker woman arrest
ed on account of some trouble he had
with her and took no notice of him.
When the returned to the police sta
ton they were notified of the robbery
and they Immediately connected Jennie
she and two men had tried to pawn the
watch at three different pawn shops.
They were given the description of the
men and were enabled to tell who they
were and sWOre out a warrant for Jim
Ffnney, Zeke Butler and Jennie Parker,
All three are white and are of the
worst class of disreputable characters.
Finney is supposed to be the ringIead-
ed of the gang. Zeke Butler and Jen-
ME Parker have left town, but Finney
is still here. Finney was at the police
made to arrest him. The reason given
by the officers for not arresting him is
that they want to get the other two
first. There is considerable mystery
about this action or rather lack of ac-
tion by the police.
Savage is unable to be around. His
head is badly cut, his eye is closed and
his temple is badly bruised. The one
who struck him wore a heavy ring
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