The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
POLICE OTTInGS.
Good Work Done in Capturing
Harness Thieves.
CuIpritS Caught Before Owner
knew of Loss.
ONE WHO WOULDN'T GO
He Was Finally Persuaded
With Revolver.
Events of a Day With Topeka
Peace Guardians.

The police have scored again by re-
covering stolen property and capturing
the thieves before the owner OF the prop
erty discovered that he had been robbed.
On this occasion a set Of harness was
stolen from the barn of a AIr Glass,
who lives at ITO QUincv street. The
thieves sold it to a secondhand dealer
who became suspicious and notified the
police The same men. two negroes.
named Henry Johnson and Walter VIII
liams, had sold him another set of har
ness short time before The police
investigated. located their game and
found an owner for the first set which
belonged 70 l. Blackman, the druggist
Then they arrested the thieves and
when Mr. Glass called UP to notify the
officers that he bad lost q harness they
told Rim where 1t was, and also where
the EuriolnerS were boarding. at the city
hotel One Of the negroes arrested.
Johnson, is convict recently 2arOIed
by Governor Stanley.
When the time was ripe. or at least
after Detective Lucas had worked up
the case. located the thieves and found
an owner for one set of the harness Pc
Hcemau Abe Henderson and Tailor Nor
gan TOOK warrant and went into the
WildS OF lower Monroe street. where they
gathered the pair. Henderson acted as
sponsor for Johnson and Morgan held
fdsr to the wing Of Williams. They had
not gone TAR when William decided that
Morgan was not good company Hastily
anneXlng himself to telephone DOle
Mr. Williams drew knife and began 10
make wild and vicious swipes at the.
5a1lor- Ere he could carve the ex-schoo1
dad ne was rutely INTERRUPTED bv Hen
dersan, who jabbed him In the ear with
large feverish looking revolver and
told to wander al0ng. peaceabIy and dis
pense with the knife which was net 4
very good knife anyway. So Mr. VIII
uans DROPPED his knife and came along
as per instructions A state warrant
was secured for both negroes this morn
Ing
William Smith is naughty eo1ore1
man Who "resode" in Te0uessae+ovvn
Last evening little Willie filled his per-
son with booze and. securing the assist
ance of nearby ak drove his maternal
parent and his ditto grandparent into
the hacienda and kept them there for
quite awhile. threatening to do tbs
matrieide act if they tried to come out
into tie fresh. crisp Tennesseetown arr
Therefore came officers of the law and
gathered William even a. a rine banana.
ready for the 2lucAzist Mr.. Smith viii
get his this evening
Last evening al $50 bv the nostoetice
clock an officer ran onto a man named
J. 5 Kelly He subsequently, ran Mr.
Kelly in Kelly had money. and the
Jailer allowed him TO pay the iniriatorz-
fine of SO and wander once. again. Al
1880, seven hours later. he was again
introduced to the jafler When he came
this time he was without value ana
without price. The sixteen ducats and
gold watch he wore when he went away
IN the early evening had gone from him
When he was inspected by the court
this morning his honor said. This is
peculiar case This man paid a fine
for being drunk at $50 He vas re
arrested at 1890. and this court finds
It convenient and sensible TO presume
that he had the same drunk al 12-sn
that he was clothed in at 5.so o'clock,
and further. this court will presume
that no man can get sohar ard drunk
again in seven hours. Therefore. the