The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-27

broadly intimated that the gentleman
in question was under the subtle in
fluence of the balm of white horse, and
therefore not competent to name the
exact caliber of his missing wallet he
said he had been to the new country
and that fact adds to the doubt IN the
minds of the officers for it is currently
reported that no one is allowed TO take
any money away from FL Keno, no
matter how much he may nave Wnen ne
arrives in the town. Anyhow this par
ticular John Doe did not find much con-
ISOLATION in Topeka
The prosecution Of a liquor case was
a total failure Friday afternoon, be
cause of the temporary healing OF a
family break.
Mrs J. E. Try was angry at her
worthy spouse when he was arrested
on the 2oth, and informed the police
that she would appear against him ana
testify as to his liquid trade. But her
anger faded with time, and at ms
hearing Friday she positively refused to
divulge anything of an discriminating
nature about the lesser half of the fam
lily AS no other evidence was at the
disposal of the prosecution, Mr. Try
was discharged. This mode OF pro
cedure is historic with the Urys- Ten
years ago when Andy Fuller was chief
of police it was much the same Mrs
Try frequently caused the arrest OF her
husband for cruelty, drunkenness, or
abuse, and regularly refused to appear
against him. On this last occasion, Try
was arrested at the instigation of his
wife for being drunk, and later the
same day for selling any surplus Whlcn
he might have on hand after filling MS
system to the limit.
Officers Lucas and Pavey gathered
horsethief into the fold Friday night
L. H. Nettleton of Usage City lost a
valuable horse on the night of July 10.
He advertised a reward of SIS for the
return of his horse, and also sent out
good description of the negro, Frank
Cunningham who was supposed to
have allowed the horse to follow him
out of the country. When he first be-
came acquainted with Messrs. Lucas
and Pavey, Cunningham was working
for Chas. Wolff, and keeping the horse
at Danley's livery stable at the corner
of Western avenue and Twelfth street
Mr.. Cunningham was seriously surpris-
ed when the officers requested his COM
pany and denied every thing Sheriff
Costogan of Usage county was notified
of his arrest, and he will be taken back
to Usage City today It seems that Mr.
Cunningham was anxious to shake
the naughty animal which had followed
him away from home. and was max
ing a noble effort to dispose of him for
a cost consideration, thereby laying
himself liable to the suspicious of Mr..
Lucas, who was looking for something
of his description. Had Cunningham
been smart he wouldn't have tried to
sell a horse at any price while hay is
$40 ton.
George Deever and wife. who say
they are from Wichita, were picked up
by the police Friday evening in the
North Topeka railroad yards ana
brought to the station for the night.
Deever says they had started for Sioux
Falls, Dakota, and had run out of mon
ey. They have a small child with them.
A pleasant game of hide and seek
was played Friday afternoon between
a gang of small boys who were bath
ing in the dusty Kaw, and a pair Of
policemen who discovered the fact that
the boys were violating an iron-clad
swimming ordinance. A sortie was
therefore made with a view of captur-
ing the wearing apparel of the bathers
who seeing their peril, hastily gathered
the garments they had no time to put
on, and made dash for their respec-
tive homes. The great spectacular ex-
travaganza Of about a dozen boys, clad
in nothing whatever, was too much for
the officers, and they paused to laugh,
thereby letting the bovS oe1ora