The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-29

that while travelling in the company Of
him of the neck whislxers he permitted her
Oact as the banker and carry the
money. Ascertaining that his lady
friend had some coin of the realm, Mr..
Gardiner proceeded to take charge OF
that, for, S before stated, he needed the
change. Objections of mixed nature
were fled all around and II is alleged
that during the controversy Mr., Gardin-
er pulled up with pride and called him
self names, among which was u. ).
Marshal" The whole story is so badly
mixed that no one seems to know Vat
ISIS" It was about midnight when both
Gardiner and the woman were sur
rounded and lncarcerated, Gardiner Tor
calling himself names, and the woman
on general. principles. She was called
upon to tell all about it this morning to
a bunch of policemen. She said she left
home in Wamego ten days ago, leaving
three children with her husband. She
was seeking q home and place to Ia Dor.
At St. Marys she met the ancient one
with the fringe Of hazel brush around
his features, and he had invited her to
enter into his caraVansarie and travel
with him and incidently save car fare.
While travelling the lonely route TO
Lawrence, however, the ancient one
with the verdure on his collarbone be-
came obnoxious to her. 1t was then with
much joy that she met Mr. Gardiner
who promised to remove her from the
vile clutch of Mr. Whiskterettos. The
disjointed tale is one of failure. Gardiner
failed to get the change, the woman
failed to get the change, and the old
man failed to get the change In each
case the word change fills the bill,
but has a separate meaning. The police
will hold onto Gardiner and make the
ancient mariner with the bonnet string
beard tell his story to the real Z. S.
marshal. Lit Crum. The woman was al
lowed to depart.
Kilmours King, the North side hui
&c oil ,rr77, Of
Pages mill, captured a pair of desert
ers last night. and turned them !. at the
police station. They gave their names
as Duane Simmons and Thos. G. Brown.
and said they were members of troop
D. Fourth cavalry. stationed at Fort
Riley. Mr.. King expects to get $50 per
for the capture of the boys. but they
have only been away from the post six
days end have a ten day limit to get
around in before they will be officially
charged with desertion. The police can
keep them locked up and make them
deserters whether they are OF not on
the charge of vagraney.
man named Arthur Bissell drove in
from Elmont yesterday and when he
went home left his little boy, about ten
years old. to look out for himself He
had not called nor made any inquiry
for the boy today, and the chief paid his
fare and sent him home on an after
noon train.
Charles Maddox. a colored youth. was
brought before the court yesterday and
charged with assault. 1t was claimed
that he smote d white boy Of about his
own age. The white boy was present
as a witness, and when the prisoner was
brought out he asked to see the boy he
hit. The prosecuting witness was shown
to him. and it was discovered that the
wrong boy had been arrested Maddox
was not it" so it is a case of who hit
the prosecuting witness pa new version
Of the Billy Patterson legend.