The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-26
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Police Find Two Cases Of Beer
at q Back Door.
They Are Seized and Taken to
the Station
KLAUER Is ARRESTED.
He Il Charged With Being the
Owner.
Events of a Day With Topeka
Peace Guardians.

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morning at $50 by
the pOsrOftice clock
~ a prying, inquisl-
tive policeman dis
covered two cases
OF the cool varle-
ty. hidden under a
cake of CONCEALED moisture. which IN
turn was concealed IN box near the
rear door of a. SanuelS clothing store
Now this beer was perfectly harmless
and was disturbing no one, but his
-coppership" had the audacity TO call
the Maria Negrito' with the full in
leutions OF transp or1ation- IL so hap
pened that the dark wagon was in the
repair shop. being cured of a detective
gong. and Patrol Driver Asher vas
constrained to search the highways Tor
an express wagon to move the goods
he therefore started mp the street tell
ing his trgE bleS 10 the express men w no
seemed to be out OF = JOB but they
heaTtIessIy refused to haul anything
for the police department, and so IN
TO think he would have TO carry me
stuff on his back. when he met a good
Samaritan with a yellow wagon Nlo
would take the job The Two cold cases
were accordingly transported TO the
castle where the police made haste TO
sample it lest they be unable to swear
il was beer when called upon by Pros
ecuting Attorney Lrry- or course Mr.
A. SamuAls was not arrested for having
goods other than clothing on his prem
Uses. but Mr. Geo. klauaE-. who hn1dS
forth only one door distant from the
capture. was picked cut Tor lh9s victim
1[r. klauer VIII not be angry at them
for alleging him to be the owner of the
Schlitz- He IS used 70 such high hand
"a proceedings. but il does lock Ike
downright wickedness to spring a joke
like that on him so soon after his first
conviction in district court
The ever popular RaynOr joint On the
North side was again empried OF its
MANAGERS and stock late Wednesday
evening. Officer Hutton never seems to
tire OF dlstur bling the peace and quiet OF
1Ir- Raynor and his peaceful little shop
This time Charles RIsby and VIII era
ham were taken as accom- plices. rOEeLn-
er wlthnthe cold goods Mr. Raynor
showed considerable agitation Wnen ne
called with "a sack containing $500 and
bitterly denounced one CaIkins as a
spotter and the destroyer Of his nappl-
ness The trio pleaded not guilty TINS
morning. which i the regular way Of
doing things in police court
O. c. smith. private stable secretary
to Governor Stanley who was arrested
Saturday night by Officer Mcintosh for
fracturing an or vial on the sidewalk
was discharged despite the strenuous
efforts of Attorney Irmy to convict
through a hole in his pocket and there
was no testimony TO the contrary Mr.
ITrmy during the examination was IN
able TO avoid the burning question OF
the hour and Insisted on asking ques-
rions about the bottle. its former and
intended contents. and If the court had
not called him back To the case In hand.
he might have tried to make smith say
that il was .white horse purchased at
4 Topeka drug store
The successor Of the late bicycle
policeman BeveEIe. is young man
named Torrin who is initiating his pre-
decessor TO the best of his ability as the
faiI register testffies. He has only been
on the special force about TWO days, but
has intercepted enough 81 fines to pay
his salary FOR two weeks Not being
sour at the world and its inhabitants
he viii probably be more Ienient with
small children than the former sidewalz
guardian
ATassrs Bernard and Luster. who have
often been enormously called spOtteF
fsv the citizens Of Topeka have return
I'd from the far west where they have
been sofourning during the troubled
times allotted TO them BY vindicrlve at
tarneys. ostensibly to testify N
some cases pending in district court
but it is alleged by parties claiming to
know something of the mysterious in
rar workings of the police department
that they viii begin to collect evidence
against the drug stores