The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-10

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EgSEJl not heard a the city
@xz3 bastile as often as in
Il days of old How
VI ~6A=1@A\ ever. few call
ES2EZAS<J around and tender
(>SWA their services to Mr..
Boyd. custodian Of
the steingarten, or pay from three 10
ten ducats. Among those to register al
the Hotel de Donovanski and give thetl
residence as State of 1nenrlatlon,
We're Messrs. John Nelson. Lulu Maze
and E. King The latter is not one OF
the king consorts who assisted in the
festivities at the Crawford last night
He was probably a member of the au-
dience which saw the show, and fou1d
it necessary to take something for II
after the curtain fell. Each of these
gentlemen were plain ones at three Uer,
except Mr.. Nelson. who disturbed some
peace.
Frank Lawson, ex-race rider, was ar
rested during the day for stealing ana
subsequently soaking certain clothing,
said clothing being the property OF ms
ex-employer, one McManuss who Is ad-
vertised as a maker of clothes that mt
The garments seemed to fit the crying
need of Lawson. so he took them. NOV
comes the mystery. Lawson pleaded
guilty to the charge of larceny preferred
against him in police court. but be WIS
not sentenced, and the docket shows
that his case is set for December II,
which is not so adjacent to the present
date as it might be
County Physician Bowen was called
upon this morning to repair the person
of one Ben Frazier, colOred, who was
suffering from a large knife wound IN
the back. Mr. Frazier was carved dur
ing a session of rough house with one
Moses Aaron Hodges also colored. They
were en- route to the stone crusher out
toward Ninewood Park. where they
We're employed, and were beyond the
city limits when the row and its results
were pulled off After briefly chewing
the rag, so it is stated by the scrappists,
Frazier stopped to conquer" by the
slipper elm route, but ere he could
seize the club in sight, he was smitten
in the back with knife. The smiter
was not arrested. because it happened
out of the city. and Frazier refused TO
swear out a complaint.
The body of William Kimble the old
cOlOred man who was drowned IN the
Kansas river Monday, has not been
found. The police have small hope of
recovering the body for some time, as it
Is in all probability under the ice along
the shore There is a pathetic story
connected with the death of Kimble.
The old man was devOut1y religious, and
very fond Of his three daughters, aged
8, y and 16 years. Being unable to care
for them, and having been convinced
that they would be properly cared for
by the state, he consented to their be-
ing sent to the Beloit industrial school
They had no mother, and were running
wild. All three girls are now in that
institution and the greatest ambition of
the old man was to earn money enough
to go and see them at Christmas time
He was working at odd jobs and saw
Ing the little money he received with
that trip in view. He was recently given
some bedding by Mrs. Thorpe police
matron. and he offered to do some work
for her in return. She told him that he.
could black the stove in her office and
he came for that purpose last Saturday.
but the stove was too hot at that time
and he promised to come again. He
was crossing the bridge for this purpose
when he met his death Monday
Last night Sergeant Owen and Jailo4
Smith We're called down to the Armory
by some person who averred that o
young man was being held up" When
they reached the old building they founa
a bunch of soldier boys of the K. n. c.