The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-09

L
aw, ow-wowr' ''Whachername? salo
the jailer. Johnnie Jones, boo-hoW-
'sWacherage?" I'm IA, aw, I wanter
see NAV, ow-wow." Johnnie may have
been II, but he didn't say how much
more, and his fearful visage wore the
mark of about 20 summers and similar
number Of winters. AS the honorable
court was doing an after dinner stunt III
the court room, the weepist was ushered
into the august presence, where he sud-
denly cut out the weep, and answered
questions with readiness when sur
priSed the court, inasmuch as the STORY
of his downfall was something wonder
full. 1t seems that Johnnie came In Mon
day eve,. with $500 his person, put
habit "What did you do with your five
spot?" asked the court "A Teller want
ed to borry it an lent it to him. Dq
you know the man?'' 'NaWslr out
1 -'' Where, then, did you get the
price of your present state ?'' Il borrled
a quarter from another Teller l didn't
know did you spend it all for
whisky?'' Jest took one drink How
much did you pay for it?" Ten cents,
answered Johnnie promptly. Where's
the changer" Il lent that to a nuther
feller.'' (Great applause from the entire
house) The court then tried Mr.
Urmy's favorite game called find the
joint" but when Johnnie was asked
far away look and broke out in fresh
place about "wantfn' to see maw- he
finally said that his one disastrous drink
came from Frank Raynor's- If JOHNNIE
a good one, as the court was too amused
to fine him giving him Just twenty-five
minutes" to go to see maw-"
The only joint raid occurring last
night was the call on Mrs. Lou Garrett,
colored. who juggled the jug al Sl2 West
contained a lone jug and keg, both OF
which were almost, not quite, empty
Mrs. Garrett secured bond this morning
after the usual plea of not guilty
Mrs. Nan Ewing, who was removed
from her happy little home
on Smoky Row yesterday and escorted
to the city jail. filed with troubles and
tanglefoot pleaded guilty to the drunk
and disorderly charge this morning, ana
was taxed ten dollars, but would not
stand for the selling and maintaining
business charged to her.
SALLY Jenkins. dark and wrathy, was
gathered in last night at the request OF
another "cullud lady, wearing the name
of Iorinda Adams. She stated in court
this morning that Sally had called her
bald names" and threatened to ''cahve"
her person. Sally, who sat in the pres
ence of the court also, took exceptions
TO the testimony and another fight was
brewing, when the belligerentS were IN
formed that further talk in the supreme
presence would cause their Incarceration
'still the feathers drop off of your hats.
This awful threat kept them quiet while
the court placed the entrance fee at SO.
The case against a boy named Harry
Johnson for assaulting one Thos. Fultz,
an aged and OfficiOuS specimen from the
east side, was aired, Attorney Joe Reed
taking the defensive. According to the
gospel of F'ultz, the wicked youth had
alighted from a freight train and called
him bad things, after which he bonn
barded his person with rocks. The state
ment of the prisoner differed some in
details He said that he mad caught a
train to ride across the street, and that
the ancient gentleman had pulled him