The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-21


the force in the next month. The re-
naming members of the old force will
exert themselves in an attempt to polish
up their records. Woe unto the bur
golfer" who starts anything. Half
dozen bloodthirsty patrolmen will light
on his frame in a compact bunch.
But speaking of burglars, what is
wrong with the old force? Many bold
breakings have occurred, but .the per
petrators were almost invariably
caught. Only last night, while the city
council was busily removing some of
them, they captured five members of
the gang alleged to have cleaned out
the store of A Raffeloch, the Hebrew
merchant at 100 Kansas avenue. Last
night about ten o'clock, Patrolman
Voiles was strolling along his beat on
lower Kansas avenue, and wondering
what the wild waves were saying up at
the Auditorium. He noticed two shady
looking individuals tinkering with the
front door of E. Watts pawn shop. In
stead of telling them ito g'wan," VoileS
made haste to grab the pair. This is
where he scored He searched them
carefully and found a gun on one of
them. which gave him an excuse for
taking them to the station. They gave
their names as Alvin Hammered and
James Burke, and the officers sweated
them into saying something which i'm
plicated Marsh Meredith, a hack driver,
and VIM. White-a man who never had
any trouble with Platt Several officers
at once went to Meredith'S room on
lower Kansas avenue and arrested the
pair They then set a watch on the
room and later collected Geo. White, 16
years old, who was entering Meredith'S
room. Some jewelry, hats and cloth
ing found in the room were identified
by Raffeloch as his missing property,
and he says that about 60 or 20 suits
of clothes and a bunch of jewelry are
still missing. One of the boys under
arrest made a partial confession in
which he said that he was a member
of the gang which cleaned out the
Hebrew week ago last Sunday night,
of the "swag'' he had to be content with
a pair of suspenders and hat. Raj
feloch also Identifies some of the cloth
ing worn by the prisoners, and wanted
to know this morning why they couldn't
be forced to disrobe, and return his
property. The police are vexed with
Mr.. Raffeloch. They think he should be
happy as the birds in May because he
has a prospect of seeing the thieves
punished. Jaw, he makes me weary"
growled an officer who had done much
on the case. He roared because we
didn't nab the push the next mornin',
and now he's howlin' because we can't
grab all the swag at a minutes notice.
He would kick If he was goin' to be
hung"
Sergeant Ed Pavey takes his promo
ton quietly. He is a warm friend of
Chief Donovan; and there is little doubt
mony. With this pair at the head of
the force. the light fingered element of
Topeka are up against a hard pro-
position. Tim Donovan has a pro-
nounced antipathy for all classes of
thieves, and has no regards whatever
for their rights. Pavey has been the
star performer since Donovan was drop
ped to make room for Hank Carpen-
ter, who stood accused of swindling a
widow at the time of his appointment.
Donovan was not present at the police
station until about eleven o'clock. In
the early part of the morning he was
at the Auditorium listening to the
swearing in of the new officers and at
tending a lecture by Mayor Parker on
How to be a policeman and be happy"