The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-19

James, Tarvin and PARCELS, headed by
Sergeant McElroy. Had it not been for
the fact that McElroy weighs 300 in the
shade, he would nave been with the
porch climbers, but it was not deemed
advisable to trust him on the fire escape.
The two alleged proprietorS were arrest
ed. and various chips. tables, wheels
and paStebOardS were confScated. Both
victims came to the front with a not
guilty plea this morning, and gave
bond. The police say that they did not
break anything in entering the build
ing by way of the lid, and consider it
the proper mode of entrance, if it were
not so cold.
Among the minor cases needing the
attention of the court this morning
were MIR. William Rodgers, the transient
timer, who was released once on the
charge of drunk providing he would
depart hastily from the city. Mr.. Rod
gers found it impossible to break away
from the seductive brew made IN To-
peka," so the police waited until he got
full once more, and then it cost him SO.
by the wayside without the customary
lump of Junk as an anchor. His Of
Tense was classed as a three dollar
crime.
Chas. Tyler has sticky fingers. He is
a colored youth who was attracted by
a revolver belonging to Mark Putnam,
the jolly proprietor of the o. p depot
hotel The result was hat the gun fol-
lowed Tyler away and got him into $40
worth of trouble
Court was closing out at cost when
a pair of colored gentlemen called to
adjust a little difference of opinion.
Henry Williams works at Smiths hide
house near the corner of Kansas avenue
and Third streets. So does one Samuel
II. Moss. From the appearances of
things these parties had INDUCED in
some slight controversy and Williams
w g tho 1nG0r in tho arUuVn1anf His left
optic wore an injured expression, in
fact it was closed for repairs. He
charged Moss with assault Moss said
that Williams had started the Seance.
They could not agree so the loren an
of the hide preserving works was sent
for as a witness. He said that the de-
PENDANT was very much wrong, and he
was fined So. The victir1, Mr.. Williams,
was the funniest thing in police court
for some time. He would start an off
suit play by contradicting the witness
or chipping in while the court was
speaking, and would jump and throw
up his hands when called. His eye is
growing rapidly worse.
Fred Gessen, the Swede painter who
has been doing the landscape work at
the city jail. jumped his yob" and left
the thing in an incomplete condition
The mayor was wroth, and fearing that
the terrible Swede," he appointed Off
Ger Long, who can WELD the brush as
well as the bat, TO complete the job. 1t
looks funny to see a policeman at work.
Mrs. Thorpe and ten young lady as
sistants are busily engaged in sorting
over the collection of 1othing hats,
toys, shoes, gloves and other stuff too
numerous to mention. A regular depart
ment store occupies the top floor of the
jail. There are no fen ale prisoners at
present, which is lucky, as all the wo-
mems cells are filled with the effects do
mated by the people of Topeka to local
charities. Nearly all of these things are
in good repair, and any one could pick
put a good outfit from head to foot at
Mrs. Thorpe's bargain counters. The
patrol wagon is kept busy bringing in
more donations, and Mrs. Thorpe is
highly elated at the prospect of a merry
Christmas for the poor. A meeting will
be held in the council chamber tomor-
row afternoon at 8 o'clock to determine
the method of distribution to be fol-
lowed.
Does any one know Green Coleman?
Mrs. Thorpe has received a card from
his relatives at 623 Wichita street. Wich-
tia, Kansas, who think he is in this
city, probably in some hospital.
Wreck on Mexican Central.
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