The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-06
May BE MURDER.
Negro Tells of Stabbing a Man
In a Low Resort.
Crook Wright Gang Arrested
by the Police.

by the Police.
The police spent a good part of the
forenoon hunting for the dead body of
the victim Of Monday evenings fight in
Crook Wright's resort. The officers had
only their suspicion to guide them and
nothing was found.
\ trail of blood was discovered Tues
day morning leading from the doorstep
to Crook Wright's resort Of First and
Monroe streets east on the north side
walk of First street to the wooden cul-
vert at First and Madison street where
the trail ends in a pool of blood.
Chief Ramsey and his officers have
been Investigating and as result a
warrant was sworn out for Crook
Wright, Johnson Jordan, Tickling Har-
per. Maud Edwards. Pearl Edwards and
John Doe charging them with disorder
ly conduct.
Crook Wright, who deserves the
nickname and who became notorious
from his connection with the Big 400
hall and the Collins trial, was quick
to hunt UP the officers and profess his
innocence but the officers have found
that he was seen Tuesday morning
scrubbing out his house and the stains
from the front steps. It was also said
that he was washing some clothes.
He claimed that he was not at home
during the early part of the night and
that he has no knowledge of how the
blood stains came there. The police
1OuIlQ llldL NduQ EDWARDS, a notorious
white woman, was at Wright's place on
Sunday night and that she had a fight
with Wright She admitted to the Off
GERS that she went there Sunday night
in search of her daughter who was in
the house. She ordered her daughter to
leave there and Wright interfered. She
called Wright q vile name and he
struck her and beat her. The right side
of her head was cut, the left side of her
face is black and blue, her left arm is
horribly bruised and her side is badly
bruised. She has been confined to her
bed ever since.
She said that she used to live next to
Wright's place but that she was abused
so by tOughs there that she had to
move. Chief Ramsey told her to appear
and swear out a warrant against
Wright but she refused. saying that if
she did so her life would be in danger
She said she left the house by way of
the back door and went home by way
of Madison street. She fears that her
daughter might have been fOully dealt
with and that when she was carried
away might have left the trail of blood.
The officers are certain that if the
truth could be found out some under
handed work would be revealed. The
trail of blood looks as if some one had
been shot or stabbed and carried TO
First and Madison street. The pool of
blood indicates that a stop was made
there and that then the victim was
placed in a vehicle and taken away as
the trail ends abruptly.
has been missing since Sunday night
When last seen ne had s1S in his pocket.
Some have thought he might have been
fouIly dealt with. but he was a man o.
steady habits and never frequented SUCH
resorts it is not probable Some of the
people living in the neighborhood say that
a man from Lawrence was known to be
there and that he has not been seen
People living in the neighborhood re-
ported to the police that young cOlOHed
man by the name of Arthur Giverns
boasted that he stabbed a man at
arrested and locked up awaiting devel-
ments. He asserts i, his .ddl jnnocence. Co,---
Row became so notorious he moved to
his present location but the resort is as
disreputable as ever. 1t is the headquart-
its patrons have never been dealt With as
they should be or they could not main
Wright and his gang have been handled
arrested they have escaped with very
of the gang have been in Jail nearly all
the time and have communicated easily
with those on the outside keeping them
well informed of the intent of the officers.
peatedly arrested and fined and allowed
to go their promise to leave town.
There is a $50 fine hanging over Johnson
Jordan now. He was allowed to go on the
promise that he would leave town. That
was two weeks ago. He was here sun
was In store for him when he returned
he would stay away. He knows better. He
knows from precedents that he has moth
ing to fear.
This gang shall be broken up" said
Chief Ramsey today. I shall try to have
the heaviest sentence possible imposed
upon all we arrest and they will not get
off easily. Everyone must go on the rock
pile. There has been trouble enough there
and Topeka is better off without Glese
people. If we have them with they
must take the consequences for their con-
duct
The same class of women have an easy
time when arrested. They arc well cared
1dleneSS
have no dread whatever of arrest More
than once underhanded work has been
done at this resort People in the neigh
bOrhood have seen people cut and bleed
ing thrown from the house into the street
and yard People who saw these things
were afraid of the consequences if they
told
For some reason many of the officers
pander to this element Many of those
who have been in the. place say that
things are squared with the police" and
that there is no danger. Chief Ramsey
is determined that Topeka shall be rid
Of WriSht's notorious resort and if he
sticks 20 his resolve it can be accom-
plished-