The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Officers Find Little to Occupy
Their Time.
Usual Monday Grist of Inebri-
ates Fined.
HE GOT THE PISTOL.
VIM. jenkins Told Good Story
but Is in Jail.
Events of a bay With Topeka
Peace Guardians.

A few plain drunks of the three dol
lar variety were hauled before hizzoner
this morning. Not even a peut larceny
case appeared to break the monotony.
Court amounted to nothing but roll
call in which the victims answered Dy
disgcrging three per They came IN the
following order: Prof. Weise. Mr.; al
penter, j. Gala ger, Solomon Brown.
Joseph jackson. Clad Moore and =.
Fiannery. An old soldier who mac
neither money nor ability to work out !.
fine was not booked, but told to DRIFT
RAPIDLY out of town ere the shades or
night fell on him and broke him In
two. Said old soldier made his presence
in the city known by breaking rev
glasses in Zimmermann's joint on
lower Kansas avenue while taking his
morning high ball. Judge Magaw evil
IDENTIFY intends to ignore the threats
made by a member or two OF the Guy
council, for he did not ask each defend
ant his street number and exact location
at all hours.
Among those noted for their colossal
nerve, Mr.. William jenkins holds
prominent place 1t seems that he
walked into Elliott's gun store Saturday
evening and gathered unto himself a
Colt six-shooter of the value of $12, He
went after the gun in this manner: He
entered the store, gazed at the gun.
to George Haus, the gunsmith, who was
in charge of the store: Say, know
fellow who wants to buy gun just like
that. I will take it down to him and
worked by someone on an average OF
twice a year for the past rs, passed
out the gun and Jenkins went down TO
see the man. Jenkins did know of a
man who would buy the gun, and that
was no prevarication. The man in
question was D. Capland. three-ball
artist down the avenue. He purchased
the gun all right but he only paid $3.50,
which amount Jenkins forgot to remit
to the gun store. When Mr.. Elliott
returned he discovered that the man
had escaped with a gun belonging to
Fred Ross. who had left it to be re-
paired. He notified Ross, who located
the gun with the assistance of Detec-
tive Pavey, and then started replevin
suit to recover it from the hook shop
man. The matter was closed by MI.
Haus, who paid the amount for which
the gun had been sold and returned it
to the owner. Jenkins was arrested by
Marshal Stonestreet of the city court.
He is also accused of passing forged
checks, but that is another story.
Otto Kuhle. who is employed in the
silverplate department of the Santa Fe,
was run into by carelessly driven
hack Saturday night while going. home
in his buggy. The accident occurred at
the corner of Fifth and Buchanan
streets. His buggy was demolished,
and he was badly bruised in the mixup.
He did not get the number of the hack,
which hastily moved to other parts
after the accident. but he gave the po-
lice a good description of the team.
Patrolman Darby gave a fine exhibit
ton of aerial ladder work Saturday
night. Some person spotted another
party ascending the fire escape in the
rear of the building just south of the
Crawford opera house. OF course they
told Darby, and he saw plainly that it
was his duty to drag the miscreant
doubt occupied with burglarious intent.
Darby, who is not of sylph-like form.
peeled off his coat and helmet. and
drawing his trusty gatling gun, began
the climbing act After struggle for
supremacy over the laws of gravity he
reached the roof and discovered that
the suspicious party had entered gal
lery window of the Crawford to SEE
Sandy Bottom"