The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-18


ington White, William White and Perry
Mundin, bold bad man of IA summers
who has more than a passing acquaint
ance with the police force. The entire
works were hauled away in the patrol
wagon, together with a bicycle and
valise full of tools, keys and other stuff,
some of the tools bearing the A. T. & S.
F. brand. supposed to be collection
made by young Hedges, as the grip bore
a tag with his fathers name u. s.
Marshal E. A Prescott took charge of
Hedges this morning as he is charged
with doing a little f1im-fiam work detri-
mental to the postoffice department The
rest of the gang will stand trial next
week Only a portion of them secured
bond, and the others will await the
pleasure of the court behind the Stats.
One of the greatest surprises of the
season. to the victims, was the convic-
ton of six boys, Victor Stansfield, John
Dalhgreen, 7. j. Bickel, r. D. Walters,
w. H. Cowan and f. J. Stowell for crap
shooting which was passed out by Judge
pro tenn L. H. Balm this morning. The
arrest was made about 10 o'clock Satur-
day night by Bike Hunter Tarvin and
Patrol Driver Asher. All the victims told
their story this morning and two of
them admitted that they were rolling
the bones to see who should go purchase
a few fragments of pie and bologna
for the crowd. The others declared they
were just looking on, and waiting for
the point, eight, to rise and declare who
of explaining to the boys that it was
a crime to even look at the bones" the
court stuck them $1,000 per- Dolly
should have at least been given his
freedom His many acquaintance at
the station never had the pleasure of
arresting him on any other charge than
satisfied that he could not get into a
crap game at two cents a corner.
Three drunks, at three dollars a head,
were disposed of in the good old way
Gus Davis, colored youth of tender
years, was brought before the tribunal
charged with doing a retail business in
other peoples COAL but the witnesses
failed to appear, and he will have to
keep.
Joe-Johnson's s. by-the-Kaw was raided
Saturday evening" and the proprietor
entered a plea of not guilty this morn
ing. Mr.. Johnson's little dive is located
at the junction of North Topeka avenue
and the Kaw river.
Sunday afternoon a posse of pho
tographers called at the Jail, and re-
quested the use of the cold, clammy dun
geon for a few minutes. They were
making scenes, they said, to illustrate
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's last novel,
who Killed Joe's Baby ?'' After foul
ing the atmosphere with the fumes
of their fashlight compound they re-
paired to the dungeon, where one Harry
Wright kindly stood, or hung, for the
'suicided prisoner" with his tongue
hanging out of his brisket and set
look on his face. He hung thus sus-
pended while several exposures were
made of the pleasant little scene, and
will consequently see himself in the
illustrated edition when it arrives.
Chief Stahl is at his country seat to-
day, purchasing filling for a gang of
famished cows and their brothers. He
started on his twenty mile drive about
dark Sunday evening.
Patrol Driver Asher had a three
round bout with a vicious mare which
he is breaking to drive single-the same
grey, disa greeable beast which made
things unpleasant for Chief Stahl about
a month ago. Sunday evening Asher
drove home to supper, and it was while
returning that the steed got in its work.
| At the north end of the Kansas avenue
| bridge the mare began to run and kick,
| feinting low and countering on the
| front of the buggy, which was soon re-
| duced to a total wreck. She then
| tented with her right and landed a
heavy left jab on sAsher's Stats, fol-
| lowed by a foul below the belt which
causes the driver to limp today. Four
minutes after the knockout blow the
winner appeared at the police station
wearing nondescript fragments of har-
ness and a wild look. Asher called
| later, and proceeded to drive the beast
| to breaking cart which would with
stand the attacks of cyclone.