The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-27
THE BATTLE OPENS.

stead of some one else. Had Miss Jen-
kins been shooting at target IN the
opposite direction, Mr. Thomas would
have been numbered with the slain
After scuffle for the now empty gun,
they We're separated by Officer Mcin-
tOSh, who had also been counting the
shots, and was perfectly excusable TOR
not arriving while the gun was in
working order. He would certainly
have been killed had he approached
from the rear while the fusillade was in
progress. The irate woman was arrest
ed for assault with intent to kill, and
turned over to the state, but the target
for her wrath and revolver was booked
for disorderly conduct and his friend,
Harve Wheeler, was required to elevate
800 bond ere he could leave the sta
ton.
During the afternoon and evening
Joe Try was arrested on the usual
selling and maintaining charge, and
also the genial and always innocent
Benjamin Jordan together with his bar
tender, Edward Mcdonald, son of the
colored copper of that name, were added
to the books and not guilty list by OH
GERS Bernard and Walker The arrest
of jointist has ceased to be an item
of interest, either to the police or the
jointist. To be sure the booze dealer
is required to neglect his business
few minutes while he is waiting for
bond but he sells enough when he gets
back to make up for lost time. The raid
is an advertisement for his place, and
Buck Gibbons was again required to
come before the court and explain the
jambOree which occurred Saturday
night when he jerked the overcoat from
the person of Officer Blank. The coat
was introduced as evidence. This time
the defense was allowed a few words
and little testimony, neither of which
did much toward vindica ting the de-
PENDANT in the eyes of the court. Mr..
ChaS. Youngren, proprietor of the gro
Gerry store where Blank landed his priS-
oner, to the sorrow of the establish
ment was permitted to stand for Sc
we're browbeating from the prosecuting
attorney, who made a noble effort to
discredit the testimony of the witness.
When Mr.. Youngren was allowed to
talk, he stated that Blank had thrown
the prisoner into his place and followed
by kneeling on his breast and striking
him twice with his club, and that later,
while another officer, Long, held the
mans arms, struck him again. The de-
PENDANT testified that the policeman had
pulled him out of his own house to
make the arrest, but all this had no
weight with the court, who would not
believe that a policeman could be
wrong, and fined Gibbons $40.
Mayor Hughes wants the police to see
themselves as others see them He ap
peared at the Jail this morning with
handful of choice mirrors, which cost
S119 net. He is also to blame for hot
water attachment which will be con-
nected with the bath and washstand.
This will be a useful addition to the
works of Castle Stah1 High balls can
be manufactured at a moments notice
it does not follow that they will be
and if any water is then left, an occa-
sional bath will be taken by the Off
GERS, whether they need it or not
DIR. c. B. Hammond, represented by
Attorney Schocn, faced the police court
this morning on a charge of violating
a city ordinance 1t was alleged that
he failed to report a case of scarlet
fever at 1S5 Wabash avenue, Oakland,
where one May Fogel was sick with the
disease The defense filed a motion to
quash the complaint the grounds
that the police court had no jurisdiction
in the matter. The court will investi-
gate its true worth and see if such is
the case.