The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20

the police who made the raid. They
knew positively nothing detrimental to
the welfare Of anyone. They had never
seen, tasted. smelt or heard of any
beer during their many visits to the
club except on the occasions when the
police came. thereby intimating that
the police brought vile stuff with them
Andy Dupree who was found in the
place AYERS that he was not the bar
tender, but only tired colored gentle
man VINO made a practice of sleeping
on a billiard table in the front room.
Considerable discussion was raised
when a policeman stated that several
Indians We're among the motley con-
course found In the club on circus day
The defense tried to prove that they
We're not Indians but colored men. He
also attempted to show that the several
white men found in the place were not
white. All this was done because the
president of the club on former oc-
casion stated that none but the pure
in heart and black in color were allow
ed to enjoy a membership of the club.
Among the witnesses was Professor G.
W. Jackson, who knew nothing at all
about the place, and was in hurry to
tell it SO he wouldn't be late for din
ner. r. W. Allen and Dan F. Wyatt
We're among the witnesses. but they
were also ignorant of anything unlaw-
full about the club The case was pIen-
tifully garnished with heated words by
the attorneys who frequently failed to
agree on certain points of law When
the court adjourned for noon the case
was still on trial, and Mr.. Urmy was
expressing a wish to suboena Mr.
Waddington who is the alleged presi-
dent of the presidents own namesake.
law, they can't blame me for what
my tenants do" said Chiles- Il tend
to my hotel and paper and don't know
anything about this here monkey bus
mess.
Prior to the arraignment Of Nick Chiles
the court had found time to dispose of n
few minor details, among which WAS a
small fight between Mr.. Henry Schultz
q ards Ff1f1 &c o
car CONDUCTOR under Favorable circum-
stances. Mr. Schultz alleges that the col |
lector of small change called him sew |
eral artistic styles Of bad names, and |
when he exposstulates ed Went 50 far as to |
the business end thereof toward Mr.. |
s schudtz lPon invs1sstigatlon the court
therefore fined him s..
Messrs. Wood and Gregg, who were
slated for trial today, were turned down |
when they applied for their cir inning The
prosecuting attorney has the pleasure Of |
Gregg and other unfortunate secondary /
considerations were told to call some |
other time when the court not busy. /
About noon a farmer boy was piloted |
stationWard at the request of his parents. /
in the country al ,ut Is miles west He |
found the hiding place where his ma /
ternal ancestor Keeps her spare cash. and 4
last night he stole the same; he also stole |
away. but unlike the proyerbial Arab he 1
had no tent. Aiming himself with a |
''22' popgun and a mouth organ he made |
a sprint for Topeka, which village he /
knew. by former similar experiences. to I
be a. perfect Mecca for any one to dispose
of surplus wealth His parents missed the /
cash and youth about the same time. and
having a good idea Of the transa etien he t
had in mind. Immediately gave chase.
They found him. They also found so. I
Later they stood by. in grim silence while
the police made their son shed his shoes.
socks and suspenders in q. vain attempt
to find the balance due He was shut in
the incubator with a view of making him
divulge the whereabouts of the missing
collateral 1t is said that young Barker
frequently resorts to such methods of
raising the wind
According to the regulations of the To-
pe6a police force, each officer is entitled
to a ten-day furlough on full pay in every
year of his service It to properly
and satisfactorily arrange these vacations
that Chief Stahi hit upon the novel plan
of playing policy for them. He knew
that If the force were allowed to choose
their own time that about half Of them |