The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-16

tam Jnen ADJOURNED 10 OIuef luSJltu-
lions OF the kind, with no further luck
About O'Clock in the afternoon a
small Russian youth who gave his
name as Eberle, appeared ut the police
station and told a story which led most
of his audience to believe that he was
cOnversant with that classic known as
Arabian Nights" His tale was in sub
stance as follows. About month ago
a hobo" attempted to embezzle some
of his fathers fowls. His big brother
saw the circumstance and proceeded to
shoot the thief with a large gun Fail
ing to kill him dead he was assisted to
dispatch the Weary Willie by cutting
of his head with an axe. They then
dug a hole and entOmbed the corpse
In few days the dogs began to do a
turn which threatened to exhume the
body The father and Warlike brother
therefore loaded the defunct bum" in
TO a coffee sack and transmitted him to
a new grave in the sand near the sec
Ond pier Of the Rock Island bridge The
youthful disciple of Munchausen seem
ed to think this was the proper point IN
narrative to ring off, but members OF
the audience requested him to add fur
Their details to the yarn This advice
he glibly proceeded to act upon by Civ
ing the attentive listeners jolt The
bum had escaped from his newly
made grave. climbed the pier and
caught a passing freight train. He
was praised for his slxillful stunt at
mixing the truth. and told that his
proper vocation was writing Kansas
pipe" stories for the eastern papers.
The boy who is only seven years old.
first told his story to Sim Watts on
lower Kansas avenue in such a grace
full manner that Watts sent for the
police His residence, so he stated. was
40 Curtis street, next door to Frank
RaynOr's joint. reporter. seeming
further developments, saw Chief Stahl
and Sergeant Carpenter leave for North
Topeka and Immediately followed on
his wheel When he reached the tragic
neighborhood he saw the officers in an
alley and Immediately gave chase He
was rewarded for his exertiOns by being
told that they were in search of Mr..
Franklin RaynOr instead of a corpse
which existed only in a vivid imag
nation
A relic of the good old times in
Smoky Row Was witnessed Thursday
afternoon Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Logan. colored, figured in the delight
full little show. as did also a white man
wearing the title of Leroy Ernest ELS
worth Carter. It seems that the gen
tleman with the extensive autograph /
told Mr. Logan that his brother.
Lafayette Carter, was going to elOpe (
with Mrs. Logan Mr. Logan con- /
fronted his spouse with The allegation /
in the presence of the gentleman with |
the long name She proceeded to call |
them liars and smite them srieVOusly |
with chair, according to their story. !
Mrs. Logans testimony differs some IN
detdllS. she SaId the two OF them pro- /
ceeded to smash her in several local. |
ties and shut off her usual supply of /
atmosphere by a violent application OF l
the garrote- She alleges that she would
have been slain by Messrs. Logan and I
Man-with- the-long-nam had it not /
been for the timely assistance of her !
m other and another female. Both the 1
gentlemen made their escape, but Mr.. I
Logan could not withstand the tempta- 1
ton to return to the battlefield. where /
he was promptly captured by a police
man. His wife arrived at the police /
:. Far~e p i
hizzoner" was present he proceeded to /
straighten matters by filming Mr.. Logan /
SO. The 5-year-old child of the Lo- /
gans was the only witness present, and 4
between sObs she gave her version of I
the fight. Mr.. Leroy Ernest Ellsworth /
Carter was taken In later In the day,
and placed where he could talk the \
matter over with his friend and fell I
low warrior. the outraged husband He /
came out and faced his accusers this /
morning. and was rewarded with fine
very similar TO that attached to Mr.. /
Logan Among other corrections ne
made was one in regard to his ex-
travagant name. It was not. he said
Leroy Ernest Ellsworth Carter. but I.
Ernest Leroy Ellsworth Carter. At
present his name. according to the
ancient scrap of vernacular is Mud =
"A large concourse Of Smoky Row deni-
zens looked on with approval while
Mr. Man-with- the-Iong-a autograph was
under examination.
Miss Lillian Nordica Jordan was re-
leased from the castle keep Thursday
evening. dressed in a brilliant yellow
gown, which she had kept fresh dur
ing her forcible conhnen ent by sus-
pending on nail while the owner
wore nothing but a sour look Her
brother paid a portion of her fine. and
the jailer was so glad to get rid of her
that he threw OF about 25 per cent for
cash, She was sentenced to 50 days for
shopHfting about month ago.
locking Mrs. Thorp in the cell.
and was recaptured several days later.
Since then she has constantly sought
TO initiate the immortal Carrie by
on the door of her cell and
yelling.
The disturbance between a trio of
women. Mrs. Spendlove. Mrs. Province
and Mrs. McCarty, was called this
morning. and the court decided that It
was moonshine" case. and accord
.ngly fined both the defendant Mrs
ProVinoe and the coroD1aiufnrr witness