The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
WASHIS BUSY DAY
Police Judge Hamilton Deals
Out Fines.
All Are Petty Offenders Before
the Court.
A WOMAN Is FINED.
WOMAN is FINED.
a aIf- Breed Indian Assessed S5
for Drunkenness.
Men Who Threw Things in the
River Held.

Police Judge Clad Hamilton deals out
good advice with every fine which he
doles out to evildoers.
This morning Katie Stevens, a half
breed Indian appeared before the judge.
She was charged with being drunk She
had been picked up by PatrOlman
Small at the corner of Tenth and
Kansas late Thursday afternoon. The
woman was taken TO the police station
in the patrol wagon and her screams and
raving attracted attention to her dur
ing her ride to the station. She was
ushered into the station where Po-
lice Judge Hamilton was in the midst
OF the case of Walker VS.. Scott, both
colored, who were lawing over the dam
age to a pasture lot done by COW.
The doors Of the court room We're open
ana the piercing screams OF the crazed
woman disturbed the court and the
doors had to be closed and the woman
was hurried away to the WOman's ward
OF the Jail. She kept up her screams
until late into the night when she lapsed
into silence from exhaustion.
This cmorning she was able TO plead
guilty. A five dollar fine was assessed
against her. She didn't have the mon
ey and had to go back 10 Jail The vic
tim told Judge Hamilton that she had
only lived in Topeka for few days,
she was not getting very good start III
Topeka. and said that he hoped she
would not appear in court again
Four plain ordinary drunks were
gathered in last night. Only one was
able to go before the judge this morn
ing Dan Getting stood up and pleaded
guilty. He told Judge Hamilton that he
had been drunk before. He appeared to
be willing to confess that it was not
first ofense His was a new face for
the Judge however, because it happens
that this was the first time ne had been
trapped since Judge Hamilton has been
at the head Of the Justice department.
The police officers recognized in him an
old friend. and thought it not amiss
that he was assessed a $40 fine. Because
be didn't have the money he viii have
to remain d guest of the city for
time.
A. Patterson pleaded guilty to being
drunk and was handed the five dollar
variety of fine. He will also be a guest
of the city until the fine is settled.
Arthur Anderson was arrested for
vagrancy- He was not called out be
fore the judge this morning to explain
all about how he happened to get ar
rested but viii have the opportunity
this afternoon.
Hank Lewis and G. w. Collins were
booked for carrying concealed weapons
and destroying property. They We're
taken on the DIlOSb. IT Naa 4iSt *
midnight, bat late Thursday afternoon.
When the police gathered them in they
we're busy turning everything which
they could overheard so that they
could enjoy the splash the planks made
as they struck the water in the river
below. Telegraph poles and lumber are
considered valuable sometimes. and it
was not the desire of the police to allow
the men to crafty their pleasure in
that manner. Hank Lewis pleaded
guilty to the charge of carrying a con
cealed weapon and was fined. He got
the ten dollar variety. G. W. Collins
viii tell his story at 4 o'clock
Abe Henderson has got two cloth
telescopes fun of copper wire at the
police station which probably belongs