The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-21
LOCAL MENTION.

The Shawnee County Populists' club
Will meet at Weber's hail Tuesday
night. Last night 20 new members
were taken in.
John Wolff was fined SO and costs.
amounting to $2e. in the city court this
morning on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. On de-
fault of payment he was committed to
Jail.
The Santa Fe shop men who have sig
nlfied their intentions of joining the
Curtis club which is being formed at
the Santa Fee shops will hold their first
meeting at the old court house this
evening. At this time the club will be
organized and officers elected, and such
other business transacted as is in the
interest of the club. A full attendance
of all the shop men who are supporters
of Charles Curtis are requested to be
present. It is expected that several
prominent speakers will be at the meet
ing to make short talks.
A. NJ. Baird, foreman of the Santa
Fe boiler shops, was presented with a
gold badge last evening by Star lodge
No. 331 "A o. u. w, Of which he is a
member. The badge is pretty one and
is known as the Past Masters badge
token of the esteem with which he is
held by the members of the lodge, and
is very appropriate just at this time,
as Mr.. Baird is the representative from
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A. O. u W., which will be in session
in Topeka next week.
James McClary, who broke into a
hardware store in North Topeka a few
weeks ago, pleaded guilty to the charge
of burglary and larceny in the district
court last evening, and was sentenced
by Judge Hazen to two years in the
penitentiary. Today Henry Scott, a
colored man, pleaded guilty to the same
charge and was given the same SEN
tence. William Larson, a white boy,
who stole chickens from a butcher shop
in Parkdale, was sentenced to 100 days
in the county jail.
The methods of keeping the records
at the Topeka insane asylum seem to
be rather peculiar About two years
ago Isaac Belts, a brother of Police
Sergeant Belts, was adjudged insane
and sent to the asylum, as result of
having been struck by a train. Sew
eral months ago he was allowed to go
home from the asylum, and shortly af-
forwards he died On Monday Judge
been discharged from the asylum as
improved" This is six months after
he had died.
Joseph Hockhard, the man who was
taken no by the police yesterday while
violently insane, had his hearing in the
probate court today, but he was not
present. Judge Dolman ruled that he
would not have a man brought into
court when it required four men to
hold him, and he might succeed in
breaking all the furniture then. Some
of the police officers testified concern
ing HocEhard's condition and his fight
ing qualities, and the jury quickly re-
turned a verdict of insanity.
Two more unhappy couples have
sought relief and separation from the
district court. Nora v. Sinel brings
suit for a divorce from her husband,
Joseph f. Sinel on the ground of ex-
IRENE cruelty. She says he has beaten
her and otherwise abused her. They
were married in 1887. MRS. Sinel says
her husband owns a farm in the south
ern part of the county, and is worth
about 1880. ]. C. Mcclure asks for
a divorce from his wife, Eliza Nc.
CURE. He says that she used to curse
and swear at him, and has beaten him
with her fists and with a club, and
once took a pair of scissors to him.
Several months ago she locked him out
of the house, and since then has not
allowed him to come back. For these
reasons he wants a divorce