The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15

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While Charley Ramsey, the Twen-
tieth Kansas globe trOtter, was in New
York he had strange experience with
the police.
one day his IandIady went to his
room and told him a man wished to see
him. Ramsey said +'send him up" The
man sent back word ne wished to see
him alone. The Topeka young man
went down to the parlor. The man
was there and looked him over.
Your name is Ramsey he said.
Yes
How long have you been in New
YOrk?''
Three days"
How old are you?''
wen, what business is that of yours?
Are you a census examiner?
mo. 1 am a detective" said the man
throwing back his coat and showing
gold star.
oh" said Ramsey. and his heart
thumped. He wondered what in the
world he had done. The landlady had
Just been telling him that the police
in New York knew everything that was
going on and when anyone came to the
city the police knew all about them.
Ramsey believed it now that he was be-
ing catechised-
You are from Topeka continued
the detective with his eyes half closed
and scrutnizing the man before him
like a Sherlock Holmes.
Yes, sir was the reply like very
good little boy would answer his Sun
day school teacher.
You have been in Rome London,
Paris and other cities?"
Yes, sir
'Um." grunted the detective as if a
fatal admission had been made. How
much money have yOu?' he cOnainued-
Thinks I'm a vagrant," thought
Ramsey. "Ill convince him I am not,
and he told him just how much money
You have two pals with you" said
the officer.
yes. only they are not pals, they are
comrades" said the young man from
the Twentieth who had two sick com
rades upstairs with him. He wondered
what in the world he had done He
thought of a little trinket he had pick
ed up in Hong Kong and wondered If
he was to be arrested for that and sent
back. He was determined not to let
his relatives in Topeka know Of his
disgrace
''Weu, you're the man want" said
the officer.
What fOr?'' said Ramsey.
For an answer the detective handed
the young man a telegram. With trem-
bling hands he unfOlded the yellow pa
per and read as follows:
Topeka, Kansas, Nov. -.
Sergeant HOdgins, Police Department,
New York.
Charley Ramsey, of Topeka, and two
friends are stopping at -- Park Place.
Hunt them up and show them good
time. (Signed,
DICK HODGINS.
That told the story. Sergeant HOd-
Topeka but the witty Irish member Of
New YOTk's finest had his sport out OF
the affair.
Some years ago there was a division
superintendent on the Santa Fe, with
his office not a thousand miles from
Topeka, who had many amusing eXper-
fences with employees under him. and,
although stern in his official capacity,
he never missed the humorous side Of
an incident.
He was going out on freight one
dav to inspect the road. The train was
being made up in the yard, so hee walk
ed over to the cabOOse and climbed up
to a seat in the cupola- He had been
sitting there Il few minutes when the
conductor of the train rushed into the
car
"What in -- are you doing up
there" said the conductor as he saw
a man sitting in the cupola.
Just sitting here" answered the man.
"WeII, throw me down my cap and
coat quick The Old mans going out
with us today and if he sees me in these
old clothes he would raise particular
Don't you think he wOuld?" said
the conductor, as he eXcitedly began to
brush himself and spruce up.
mo, I wouldn't say word if you
did your work properly"
Who cares what the -- you would
say" shouted the conductor. It's the
old man 7 care about"
well. I am the old man." said the di-
vision superintendent, as he climbed
down
Another time this same superintend-
ent stepped into the telegraph Office at
q small town on his division. The com
bination operator, station agent, bag
gageman. ticket seller and express
agent was out attending to some
of his numerous duties and when
the KEY sounded the call for that sta
ton the superintendent answered it
Have you a bin of lading for Wabash
car No. 456.739,' asked the operator
from the office at the end of the divi-
sion.
I'll see.' answered the superintend-
ent whom the operator at the other end
supposed was the regular man at the
station.
Yes answered the superintendent.
after he had waited long enough to have
looked up the bill.
II made a mistake" said the man at
the other end of the wire. THAT car
should not have gone to you Send it
back on the next train and also the
bill of lading before the old man finds it
out OF he viii Law me off for 10 days
for making the mistake
You are laid off for 10 days. was the
answer sent back to the operator at
the other end I am the old man"
Years ago the Republican majority
for representative in the Shawnee coun-
ty district that included North Topeka
was so large that when a Democrat
signified his willingness to acCe0t the
nomination the politicians of II per
suasiOn fell over one another, so to
speak, in the struggle to give it to
him
In 1876. when Tiden ran on the Dem
Ocratic ticket for president. Andy Will
son signified his willingness to accept
the nomination for representative on
the Democratic ticket. The convention
met and he received the nomination
without a struggle. The night of the