The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
A ROGUES' GALLERY

Police News of a Miscellaneous
Character.
Chief of Police Strauss will this even
Ing present his first monthly report to
the city council It will be the first re-
port of the kind which has been made
from the police department
The new police force took charge of
affairs July 1st.
Chief Strauss said in regard to his
report: I am going to let the mayor
and council know exactly the conditions
of things in the city each month. When
ever particular valor is shown, I shall
mention it."
In recommendations Chief Strauss
has the following: He recommends that
a new horse be purchased to replace the
grey horse. Dan, and also that a drop
harness for quick bitches be purchased.
He also asks that an appropriation be
made for the maintaining of a rogues'
gallery Included with this appropria-
ton he asks that enough be set aside
TO employ a man in the secret service.
Chief Strauss says he needs a man in
citizens clothes to attend to work of
the police department. The old force
had two and sometimes three secret
service men, but one good man could
easily do all the work the others did.
Following are some figures given by
Chief Strauss for the council:
Arrests for month Observation-Disclosures. 1856
Arrests for drunkenness C1S of these
were made in the first ten days of
July) ---.-.----.-- .-.-..-..- 30
Arrests for disturbances .......... Is
Disorderly houses raided ......-...
Inmates arrested Observation-Disclosures. %
A aefz for Ga11
Prisoners turned over to state auth
critics --.-.-.----- .-----.-...-.---.
Sent to BelOit Observation-Disclosures.
Sent to Reform school.
Sent to Colorado penitentiary. 1
OF the eight jOintists arrested, two
were fined $500 and sentenced to 80 days
in Jail, two We're fined 5000 and 60 days,
one was fined 5000 and 80 days and three
are yet to be tried.
Chief Strauss states that when he
took hold of police affairs there were
running openly in the city three gamb-
ling houses, Is disOrderly houses and A
Joints. He adds that a few of them
have been pulled and the rest are now
so quiet that it is most difficult to OBJ
tain evidence against them.
Amount of fines imposed during
the month .--.-.--.- 81, 354
Amount Of fines paid during the
month ----.-.--- ------------------- 10
Last evening a boy went to police
station TO inquire about something
which he claimed had been stolen from
him. He was Is years of age. and the
officers noticed that he appeared nerv-
Gus. While he was talking a message
came from the authorities at Lawrence
to arrest and hold a boy named Albert
Duncan. An Investigation was made,
and it was found that the boy who was
at police station answered the descrip-
ton, and he finally admitted that he
had run away from home. He was ia
ken into custody and today was sent
home to his anxious mother.
w. H StillwelL today reported to the
police department that at HeringtOn
last night Rock Island cabOose No.
1928 was broken into and a gold watch
and some cash stolen from a pair of
trousers in the car It was supposed
toward Topeka.
A Rock Island detective was in the
city today comforting with the police
department in regard to the apprehen-
sion of two highwaymen who are sup
posed to have come to Topeka, who last
night at Wellington held UP and robbed
two harvest hands. killing one of them
in the encounter. The harvesters were
walking along the railroad tracks, when
they We're stopped by the two men.
When the latter drew a revolver on
them. one of them turned and ran. re-
ceiving a shot in the neck from which
he died almost Instantly. The men then
robbed the other harvester and took
what the dead one had. Both men had
been working in the harvest fields and
were returning home, having with them
their earnings tied in a sack hung about
~t their necks.
Chief Strauss believes that the letter
found Sunday in the upper rooms at
AS Kansas avenue after the fire and
published yesterday does not refer to
an intention to burn the building He
said: i think that was a fellow just
sending word to his girl that he would
pc nome. That was a tough place up
there If the fire hadn't cleaned it out
we would have done so very SOON
Not an arrest was made at the fair
grounds last night Notwithstanding
there was such a large crowd present
to see the fireworks. But little drunk
enness If any was noticed and the
crowd was uniformly orderly.
John Snyder. a travelling worker
was arrested at o'clock this morning
by Patrolmen Maze and Campbell on
the charge Of carrying concealed weap-
ons- He had in his pocket a revolver
which IS now locked safely in Jailer Al
bert Hopkins drawer. He was regis
tered at the jail a bum"
Chief Strauss has made a. change in
his office He has moved his Office furn-
iture into the north room on the second
floor OF the city jail building which was
formerly occupied as the police commits
siOners' room. There is now no board
of commissioners so the chief will utiI-
ize the large room for his own uses
OF the 1856 arrests made by the police
during July, 81 were cOlOred people.
CHEEKTOWAGA'S PLEA.