The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-06

of Gilkey with his right hand and had
his revolver in his left hand. The crowd
made a threatening move and Lucas
warned them off. He was standing near
a wagonbox. Gilkey jerked his arm
free and struck at Lucas. AS the officer
stepped back to avoid the blow he
grabbed at Gilkey and at the same time
triIped and fell into the wagOnbox pull
ing the negro with him. They fell to-
gether with the officer underneath. Gil
key grabbed the officers hand, holding
the revolver and tried to point it at
him. Lucas fired two shots. One struck
Gilkey in the shoulder. Gilkey struck
him a terrific blow on the cheek, nearly
knocking the officer senseless. Lucas
was stunned and unable to rise for q
time and while he was lying there Gill
key fired three shots at him with a 81
calibre revolver. One of the bullets
struck the officer on the right side of
his head and another buried itself i'll
his shoulder. Gilkey had wrenched the
officers revolver from him. Mrs. Gilkey
stepped between her husband and the
PROSTATE officer TO prevent Lucas from
getting at her husband who continued
to fire at the officer over her shoulder
AS Lucas attempted to rise she struck
him a. blow in the face with his own re-
vOlVer knocking out two teeth. When
the trouble commenced Lucas called on
Jesse Artebridge. colOred, who used to
be a policeman during the Lewelling
administration, to assist him. The eX-
officer refused. Lucas then called on
Lacy Woods, who was a policeman dur
ing the Leedy administration but
Woods gave no assistance to the Off
Ger. Mrs. Gilkey drove Officer King
away with a scythe.
After capturing the officers revolver
Gilkey escaped. Lucas made his way
to a neighboring house where his wounds
were dressed. The police were notified
of the shooting and the patrol wagon
with several officers made a quick run
IN he of fr051hle a l1TN6
crowd of negro toughs had gathered but
gave the officers no assistance in finding
their man. Mrs. Gilkey stood in the
yard OF her house and laughed at the
officers and threatened them if they ever
set fOO- around her place again.
The police started d systematic search
for Gnkey. Squads started in every dl-
rection. Bert Lucas took train for
Valencia and a squad of officers started
west on the Rock Island track. It was
found that Gil1ey had crossed the river
in a boat. He was tracked along the
railroad to the sugar works station. Bert
Lucas found some clues which led him
to believe that Gilkey was in hiding near
Earnest's brick yards. Several officers
in the patrol wagon started at once for
the briclsyards. When they arrived there
they searched the country but failed to
find their man..
While hunting through the woods Jas
per Earnest saw small fire at the bot
tom of the river bank near the water
He LOlQ Ine Officers Ol Ills uiSCONt1N
They spread out in a line and worked
their way to the river bank. When Gill
key, who was lying near the fire. look
ed up he found himself covered by hall
a dozen revOlvers. He was informed
that if he made a move to escape OF
draw a revolver he would be riddled
He threw up his hands. His own re-
volver was in his pocket and Officer
/ Lucas revolver was found near by. Iht
| officers reached town with their prisoner
about six O'Clock. He was locked III
! in the city Jail and will be turned ovel
| to the state for trial.
REDMONDVILLE RECORD.
Redmondvil1e, the negro quarter where
/ the shooting occurred, is one of the Wors
| localities in or around Topeka.
| RedmondvilIe has been the home of the
| toughest characters that the police hav'
| had to deal with and at no time has i
! been safe for a policeman to be ther'
| alone. In 1890 four stores in North To
| peka were burglariZed and seven tough
| from RedmOndville were sent to thu
| Denitenfiary as a result. The place wal
| the home of the notorious colored wo
| man Mat Ellison for many years. SIN
| served seven years in the penitentiar.
for stabbing and robbing a man o
$3.50
''Sis' Parker, another notorious col
| ored character was stabbed and killed
| by Mary Carmack. The Carmack wo
| man was sentenced to 81 years in tn
| penitentiary but was pardoned. TIL
notorious Parker gang made thei
headquarters in RedmondviIle unit
broken up by the police. Henry Steel
shot George Parker while trying to ar
rest him and only by his prompt worl
with his revolver avoided serious trou
BILE. Officer Gaines had a running figh
with a colored tough and several shot
were exchanged before the man wa
captured. During the two years tina
John Guthrie was district judge 1
toughs from that locality were sent t
the penitentiary. In 1889 seven deput.
sheriffs and 13 policemen surrOunde
one of the colored dives and had a figh
before they succeeded in arresting
colored tough by the name of johnson
] known as THE King Of Redmondville.