The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30

&A-uAmAA-k-.z aA-hzA-A-S revolver, will be let
off by answering to a misdemeanor
charge. His CONDITIONAL threat seems
to be the excuse for giving him a light
fine. The police are disappointed be-
cause the sensational gun Wielder was
let down on a light charge which is not
liable to cost more than $50 as a, fine.
The charge, as it now reads, is resist
ing officer, disOrderly conduct and
carrying concealed weapons. Officer
Walker consulted Attorney Joe Waters
on the subject, and was told that
Franks could not be held for assault
with intent to kill. by reason of the
wording of Franks threat He told
Walker that If he did certain things
he would shoot, thereby making condi-
tons. If says the legal talent
Franks had said, I am going to kill
you that would be different PROPOSE
ton Maybe this is all right, but it
seems to be a narrow margin between a.
penitentiary offenSe and light fine,
and in the future some policeman, haV
ing in mind the late hold up. may shoot
Mr.. Franks full of large round holes.
Officer Walker is celebrating the ar
rival of a son. and policemen are smok-
ing cigars at his expense. Mr.. Walker
seems to take more interest in the Incl
dent which occurred at his home night
before last than he did in the little dis
turbance the day previous. His scare
from facing the gamblers gun has III
no way conficted with his present joy
1t is the general opinion that Walker
In the raging Kaw bathed a group
of small boys, seven in number. In
police court this morning the same
luckless seven were the main attrac-
ton. They had spent the night IN the
Women's department of Castle de Keep,
and the court after taking an inVen-
tory of the woebegOne culprits, decided
that they had been punished sufficient
" for their evil ways and decided to
let them go. OF course the judge did
not tell them SO. He frowned, or tried
to. and told them the old, old story
about rock piles and dismal dungeons,
as the sequel to bathing in the city
limits dressed only in freck1es. The
victims looked duly impressed with
their dangerous position, and sign
of relief escaped them as they were
told to go and sin no more, under pen
atty of a double sentence next time.
Officer James. of the night force,
captured the seven near the foot OF
Harrison street Thursday evening
about o'clock The pOlicen an was not
in uniform, and the boys didn't know
what they We're up against until he had
beaten them to their clothes. Ray Cor
nelius. Floyd Lewis, Homer Wilkinson,
Arthur Bailey, Vernon Helmig. Harry
Wilkinson and Walter Barker were the
names they gave when the roll was
called at the police station None of
them were over 10 years old.
attention of the court was a foreigner
giving the name of Marc Norsis, who
was gathered in on the North side last
night for looking suspicious The court
kindly explained to him that it was
unlucky to look suspicious, and that he
had better leave town. Marc signifed
a willingness to depart
Thursday night a colored man. David
Jenkins by name, found his wife with
a gun She intimated that she might
possibly use it for purposes very dis
agreea BILE and dangerous to Mr.. Jenk-
ms. He therefore relieved her of the
shooting iron, and incidentally turned
it over to the police. ting the gun
Mrs Laura Jenkins called this morning
and politely requested the jailer to re-
turn it, as it belonged to neighbor.
She was told that itawould be returned
to no one but the neighbor in question,
and that said nieghbor must call per-
sonally and prove ownership Laura
seemed greatly disappointed at her
failure to replevin the weapon. Mrs.
Jenkins is the oldest daughter of the
oratoricaI Jefferson Davis, formerly of
Topeka