The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-18

nave come 10 an emu. only THIS 1lOAL-
ing Attorney w. w. Harvey filed a mo-
ton to quash in the case against E. f.
Shoaf, who was arrested two weeks ago
for selling liquor at the Holiday fhouse
near the Santa Fe depot, and others
will follow suit The court refuses to
say much about the matter, but his
attitude would not indicate that he
thought his work in conVicting the
dealers in the seductive brew Is to be
wasted. George Klauer wants the chief
to return the several bottles of hop
taken from his place at different times.
He needs it for Christmas. n chief
has not promised to return the goods,
and no agreement has been made as to
who will pay the cost of transportation
The efforts of License Collector p. r.
Forbes to get what is coming to the
city have led to a pair of test cases
based ON various points of law, n
the construction of the state law under
which the ordinance was enacted Mr.
Forbes caused the arrest of Mr.. J. r
McKeever of the House Furnishing Co
of lis East Fifth street. and w. l.
Morris. manager of an installment
house, who lives at 416 Madison street
The charge preferred was failure to pay
a license. Mckeever was represented
by his brother Z. d. McKeever, who
filed an objection to the complaint on
the grounds that the state laws did not
specify installment houses in the list of
taxable institutions Mr.. Forbes said
that he wanted a. ruling on the matter
to go by in future, and Attorney f. j.
Lynch Tor Mr.. MOTIFS also desired TO
have a test case made OF it. The de-
Tense in both cases will be on the con-
struction of the Both cases
will have a hearing in a. few days
Two coal diggers from Scranton, CIV
ing their names as Thomas Chambers
and John Green, called at the police
station Tuesday and swore out a war
Senate" joint, charging him with as
sault and battery. Chambers wore
symptoms of a mix up with somebody,
and said that Kempton was lit" Both
parties were well loaded, and when
they failed to appear against the de-
PENDANT this morning he was at once
discharged One of the victims claim
ed that he had been relieved of $21.00 in
the DEAL, but he was too far into booze
land to be exact in his statements.
There is no doubt about his having
been too close to some one with a
grievance, as his face was frescoed in
the most approved style.
Tuesday one of Kaczynskf coal
teamsters found it necessary to put a
load of Usage shaft in M. e. Stoker's
cellar. To do this properly, he drove
the heavy wagon and its burden onto
the sidewalk to get closer to the area
way. A cop f1oated out of the bastile
across the way, and he was a prisoner
and AS he is quite busy at
warmer weather when his employer can
spare him long enough to receive a
fine.
Mr.. William Rodgers of Kansas City
is a timer out of a job. He came to
Topeka to find work, but was not ac-
customed to the brand of white horse
dispensed here. Under the circum-
stances it was ar accident that ne got
too numerous. He informed the court
that il he were permitted to take leave
of the burg, he could get started in
five seconds by the clock. He was given
a chance to test his remarkable speed.
The city will be a. monument to the
reign of Mayor J. w. f. Hughes. He
camps on the trail of the who
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