The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-26

was visible when the inside was gain
ed. but Mike Haniey, who was on the
watch, was ping-ponged by policemen
and then arrested for interfering with
an officer fer trying to reach the Jig
GER bell.
About the quickest recovery ever
made by the police was at midnight
last night. At that hour telephone
message from the west part of town
said that a house at 1920 West First
street had been burglarlzed It was too
far to walk, so JaiIer Miller took the
wagon and drove out into the jungles.
When the place was finally found, it
was discovered that while Miss Anna
Anderson had been to church some one
had frisked her room for all her gar
ments. consisting of dresses furs, jack
cts. ct cetera Miller asked her if she
had any suspicious. She said she had.
A neighbor girl, living just across the
street, she said, had acquired the repu-
tation of being something of klepto,
and as it was nothing but womens
clothing which was stolen. she must be
the one. So Miller went over and inter-
viewed the neighbours family. He talk
ed to the girl just like he knew all about
ii and she confessed Then she went out
in the weeds back of the house. and by
the aid of a lantern dug up everything,
absolutely everything. 1t took two re-
porterS and policeman to carry all the
stuff back and deliver it to Miss john
son. who, of course. was glad to see II
once again Then they let the girl, who
is IS years of age and named Ina An
derson, go back home, but Miss Johnson
will come down and swear out a war
rant for her this afternoon. The pecu-
liar part of the transaction was that
an old man. the uncle of Miss johnson,
was in the house when the burglary
took place. He is totally blind, ana the
Anderson girl knew it.
A dark disorderly house in North To-
peka was raided Saturday night and
three negroes, Matilda Cantrell, Betty
johnson and Dorsey Cantrell were ar
rested.
Last night North Topeka officers ar
rested a man for going to sleep in the
Union Pacific waiting room while wait
ing for relatives who had gone on the
excursion to FIT. Riley. The train was
late and he SnooZed, which they con-
sidered sufficient excuse for arresting
him on the charge of "tresspassing on
railroad property The railroad is get
ting mighty particular about its pro-
perty when a man is arrested on such
fimsy pretext.
Frank Gaylor, colored, stole grip
from the Union Pacific depot and got
into the grip of the law. He said that he
took the grip by mistake. The measles
are frequently taken the same way.
Saturday night a bunch of Scranton
coal diggers came up and started the
usual line of rough house. They were
up at AIS Kansas avenue, an alleged
disorderlv house. when a citizen named
A. B. Frost CVho is not the artist of
the same Nance started up that par
ticular stairway after a couple OF
friends. He got to the top of the stair
way and there stuck his left optic into
the bunch of coal miners. When ne
came to at the foot of the stairway.
Officer Voiles was busily engaged in
making a collection of coal operators.
He made two trips to the statlon. ana
when he finally kicked the last man
into the coop he had the following to
his credit: James Dangerfeld, Joseph
Dangerfield Leslie Jones and Mr.. Frost,
the victim. Mr.. Frost was repaired by
Dr. Keith, and let go on his own recog-
nizance. He told a good story, and the
police believed it.
Oran Macdonald, youth of tender
years, is the first victim of the new
anti-gun system. He was fined $25 Sat
poor grade of deadly 50. The weapon
was a rim fire, and he had a box of
center-fire cartridges which made 1t
absolutely harmless. He is evidently a
had the gun buckled around his waist
in a very cheap holster. Twenty-Five is
the regular price according to the new
schedule.
The fire department was called out
Saturday evening to quench a small
blaze in a negro shanty at 920 Center
street, which is alleged to have been
started by a family fight. The neigh
bors say that 'Bill'' Douglas proprietor
of the shack, playfully tossed a lamp at
his better half. and the confagration
resulted.
CHANGE ON THE 10Th.