The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-28


the corner of Topeka avenue and Cor
don street, and after the festivities of
the evening, everybody had gone the
limit, and there was a. keg to spare.
Mr.. Overton CHANGED to remember that
it was his birthday, and it struck him
that it would be a good idea to cele-
brate. With this plausible intention in
view, he took possession of the spare
keg, and removing it to his place of
business, issued a hasty invitation to a
dozen of his lady and gentleman
friends who We're not slow to congre-
gate and assist in the slaughter of the
key. The key, which was a full grown
one, seemed to last all night, and it
was ''gittin' up time" when Uncle Ed
Hart, who resides across the way from
Overton, decided that the noise was too
numerous. He assisted in filing the
complaint against the genial host, who
was shortly arrested, and secured bon
to stay at large until the afternoon SeS-
sion of court
When the case was called the anti
celebration forces came en- masse, and
proceeded to testify against the defend
ant in an alarming manner. Mr.. Harris
testimony was emphatic and plentifrIIly
Sprinkled with NOTWITHSTANDING and
Consequently along de line" and told
how he had been disturbed by the
jewellers. Another witness had taken
special note of the proceedings, and told
how a party wearing the luSciou name
of Peaches had mixed with a female
named Blanche and pulled her out of
the Overton shop at an early hour lin
de mawnin'," and the nature of the fur
Their disturbance, where a party of the
gentleman friends had amused them
selves by shooting their revolvers on the
railroad in front of the house.
Overton, who was ably conducting his
own defense, explained that the Blanche
woman was elected by her gentleman
friend, because she was an unbidden
guest, and was not welcome. AS the
ejectment occurred at $50 in the morn
ing, and she had probably spent the
night at the place unmolested, the ex-
PLANTATION did not have much weight
with the court, but it became clear that
OyertonS party was no noiSer than
others in the same locality, and the
court was preparing to discharge the
DESCENDANT when he began to testify in
his own behalf.
favorably received by the court, and when
affected by the heat, got as far as Z ex,
tended 'ninvitation to Semmay fren's-see?
and told them we would have some beer
see: yeh, 1 see broke in the court, that
you are too full to proceed. Mr.. Jaior.
chance to get sober.". The case was dis
missed. but the defendant and his coun-
cerated for a short time.
The doings of this mornings court were
not not very extensive Bert Parker and
fined SO each for vagrancy, and one F.
Devlin. who was arrested for petit lar
ceny because he picked up a package of
that charge and then incarcerated be-
cause he refused to tell who sold him the
want to catch some one selling liquor to
boys and habituaI drunkards.
George White was fined SO for resisting
an officer and disturbing the peace, and
L. NJ. Day, on the same charge, was taxed
S. William Ure, plain, So: John Connor,
a mute ...vag." who had card telling how
he was injured in a California mine, was
arrested on the charge of being drunk.
but was not fined.
A little woman carrying a child almost
as large as herself called at the police sta
tion yesterday and asked about her huS-
band, Charles Medley, who deserted her
about a year ago in Lincoln, Neb. She
thought he was here in Topeka and came
here pennileSS to Join him. The police say
that the runaway husband has not been
in town for six or seven years. Mrs. Nee
ley was placed in the care of Mrs. Thorpe
and will probably be sent back to lincoln