The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

The spectacle Of a conely miss lead
ing calf on Kansas avenue is not an
everyday sight. But not long ago such
a procession started at Garfield Park
and trayersed the length of Kansas ave-
nue. to Woln's packing house to the
wonderment Of people who were on the
street at the time The young lady was
the 16-year-old daughter of a railroad
man living in North Topeka. The veal
that rHgged at the far end Of the rope
had been presented to her by a. farmer
friend to be her very own and to do
with as she chose.
Sampson was rather a diminutive calf
when she got him, bat Sampson grew
under her tender care. soon getting be
yond the proportions of Milo's calf and
could not be lifted every day Sanp-
sons owner decided last week to sell
him. AS the holiday season approached
she forgot self, her heart filed with the
spirit Of charity and she thought Of the
many nice presents she could make to
the unfortunate with the proceeds of
SIMPSONS sale. Her parents We're
against parting with Sampson, Woo was
much of pet. but the young miss was
determined. 50 she set off for Woln's
at one end of the rope and Sampson
Juggling at the other. Discoura cement
met her at the packing house. Samp
son was not hefty enough for their use.
Something OF a crowd had gathered
behind the unique procession. There was
a stir when she told her story.
TIL give you s2.50 for Sampson" said
a man in the crowd
Make it three" chimed in second.
Three ffty.f shouted a third.
Sampson was bid up to $3.50 and the
impromptu auction was over. The high
bidder paid his money led Sampson
away. while the crowd cheered its APP
prevail.
What did the young lady do?
She was thorough little woman. She
cried
= man appeared at the police station
a day or two ago and asked for a war
rant for the arrest Of a neighbor who
had been stealing his milk The man
is a Waterman at the Santa Fe, but he
did not leave his name and did net re-
turn at O'Clock. as the police told h-ra
to do. so that he could see the police
judge and get his warrant
According to his story the neighbor
had been getting up very early in The
morning and milking his tthe watch
mans cow. This morning the watch
man and his boy We're en- the lookout
and they caught the neighbor just
he was making for his house with j
pail full of milk, extracted from the
WaIcnman'S COW. The boy threw q rock
and struck the milk thief in the back,
but he got in the house and shut the
door, which they We're unable 70 force
open.
The question that is agitating the po-
lice officials is what charge they can
bring against the man. If he opened
the shed door by breaking the lcck they
might bring charge Of burglary or
they might make the charge stealing
the COW, for the man certainly did take
away a part of the Cow. 1t might aiso be
petit larceny, and it might be disoriersy
conduct or it might be disturbing the
peace. Cruelty to animals also might be
charged. for it is positive cruelty to M Ike
a COW stand two mllkings in enc morn
ing. which the COW had to put I'D VITA
until the owner discovered that she had
seen MIXED before he got up. The COW
lost her good name and fame, too; at
least she did for several days. for the
owner accused her Of not giving down
her milk, and said ne thought it was
done with malice aforeth0ught. for
which otfense the COW was kicked and
struck and called bad names
If some one viii kindly state just what
the offense is it will be an accommoda-
ton to the man and the police.