The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-30
WITH THE POLICE.
''CrOOk" Wright's Resort Is
Raided.
Was Released From Jail Only
Last Week.
FAKE PRIZE FIGHT.
Another "Attempt" to Pull It
OFF Frustrated.
Owner Of Pawn Shop Arrested
For Ignoring Law.

| county commissioners, was arrested
last night by the police.
The police say that his disorderly re-
sort never closed its doors while it's
proprietor was in Jail. As he was a
'truSty" he had an opportunity to ex-
} ercise a close supervision over his
business venture"
1t is about time for Topeka and
Shawnee county to elect some officers
who will not truckle to outlaws of the
Crook Wright stripe. They are not
treated like ordinary criminals al
! though they are of the very worst type.
Their resorts are the source of much
of the crime and the criminal is al
ways sure of a. retreat as long as these
have a political pull" Is it any Won
der people become disguised with poll
tics?
The action of the officials is a dis
grace to the city and county.
Wright was arrested at midnight for
keeping a disOrderly house, where a
dance and beer drinking were going on.
Sergeant Belts and six officers made
the raid. The house at First and Mon
roe streets was surrounded but only
eight of about fifty inmates were ar
rested. Officer H D. Smith was guard
ing one of the back doors when a col
ored woman by the name of Jennie
Brown, jer1ed his club out of his belt
and struck him on his head, inf1icting
a deep scalp wound.
Frank Jordan escaped from the build
ing and ran down First street Officer
Lucas fired at him but missed. Some
one in upper story threw beer
key out and it barely missed the Off
GERS at the door. officers Henderson
saw Johnson Jordan escape from the
building and later in the night he saw
him on lower Kansas avenue He told
him to consider himself under arrest
and come to the station. Jordan broke
away from the officer and ran towards
Second street. Henderson shot at him
but missed him. Those arrested were
Crook Wright, George Buckner, John
Campbell. Jennie Brown, Ben Jordan,
H. BOdiIson. Pearly Atkinson, Q. Brown
and Ella Buckner.
Less than a week ago Wright was
released from the county jail, where he
was serving a sentence for selling Ii
quor, by order of the county commits
in the business again.
Arrest and Imprisonment have no ter
rors for Wright, when he knows he will
be given all the privileges of the jail
and has a good chance of being par
doned
The hackers of Billy Teller and Tom
my Sears again made an unsuccessful
attempt to pull off the fight between
the two on Tuesday night, and were
prevented by the police.
The place selected for the battle was
the fair grounds. At $50 several of
those interested boarded a South To-
peka car and walked from the end of
the line to the fair grounds. They were
Joined by others and a place near the
west side was selected and the crowd
waited for the rest of the party. Soon
Sears appeared but Teller was not in
sight The crowd became impatient
and started off for the other side of the
grounds and ran plump into Officer
Hopkins, who was as much surprised
at being caught as the crowd.
Sergeant Belts and officers Pavey
and Bundy were waiting nearby in
a gully and they Joined the crowd and
all started for the car line Just out
he To FTa71a n p
They had discovered the officers and
were awaiting developments. The
crowd with the officers waited for the
car.
When the car arrived, the officers an
nounced they were going home and
boarded the car. They won't be back"
said one Of the crowd. It was suggest
ed that the tight be pulled off just out
side the city limits, but Sergeant Belts
had explained that he was sworn in as
deputy sheriff and would stop it.
They will be back in a minute" said
Kline The crowd waited in a shadow
and sure enough in a few minutes they
could see the officers coming back. The
fight was called off and the crowd
started for town just as Sheriff Cook
and Officer Carpenter were starting
for the scene of the trouble.
Samuel Kamesky was arrested and
fined so in police court this morning
for not complying with the ordinance
second hand stores and pawn
shops.
The police found about $40 worth of |
copper wire, stolen by boys from the
city railway, in Kamesky's junk store
at log North Kansas avenue. He had |
kept no record of who he bought it |
from. The city ordinance provides that |
dealers in second hand goods shall keep /
a record of all such purchases and the |
names of the parties they bought the /
goods from. This the junk dealers fail |
to do and those who sell stolen goods |
run no chances Of being caught. The |
police believe if they can stop dealers |
from accepting stolen metals that the |
will stop.
Jay Hendricks reported to the police |
this morning that he was robbed Tues |
day night Of $40.
Hendricks is from Usage county and /
came here yesterday and stopped at |
the Sixth Avenue hotel When he went /
up to bed he found nan in another Il
bed in the same room asleep. Later |
two more came in and went to bed |
Hendricks had s58 in his wallet and |
placed it under his pillow. When he /
opened his wallet in the morning he /
found only SIS there.
DR.. George H. Hapgood, who is /
sworn in as a special officer, arrested /
DR.. Bowman, another veterinarian, |
Tuesday.
Bowman was sitting in his buggy and |
refused TO get out so HapgOOd did the
next best thing and led the horse, bug
gy and all to the station. Bowman and /
had some words about bury |
ing a dead horse which Hapgood con-
sidered fragrant enough for an arrest.
He said Bowman called him names and /
the officers found out by questioning |
the two that Bowman called him "a |
stinker." The jailer refused to lock /
Bowman up as he did not know what (
authority HapgOod had to arrest him /