The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-08
POLICE COURT NOTES.
Cyclists and Others Who Fall
Into the Clutches of the Law.

According to the complaint made in
the city court by Mrs. Irene Cleveland,
ID. P. Dudley of Silver Lake did will
fully, maliciously, etc, assault Mr..
Irene Cleveland, who is dispenser of
tickets for the Union Pacific at that
place. Mr.. Cleveland couldn't spare the
time to come down and make the COM
plant so his wife attended to the mat
ter. Mr. Dudley has deposited 500 to
prove that he will be back to attend his
trial on the 18th of August.
The people who ride their bicycles on
the sidewalk have found a new excuse.
properly speaking, Mr.. Frank Munsell
has found it for them. When Police
man Dusenberry made the high sign
for Mr. Munsell to get off and come to
the station Mr.. Munsell explained that
he had understood the city council had
passed an ordinance allowing wheelmen
to ride the brick. Mr.. Munsell explain
ed his illusion again to Police Judge
Hamilton who considerably cut down
his fine to one plunk. In the future it
will be five because Judge Hamilton
doesn't think the excuse is a good and
sufficient one.
Il am a Brave Man." said Police Off
Ger Dusenberry this morning, but there
is one thing 1 won't tifie with. 1 do
not include the United States mail
wagons among the list of my victims.
They are bad medicine. Besides, l am
prejudiced against delaying the United
States mails. If l find a mail wagon
united 1 may speak to the driver about
the matter, but won't arrest him. Not
when he's on duty" But this doesn't
prove that any mail wagon driver who
leaves his horse united is not likely to
be Dusenberried out of office hours. The
arrest doesn't have TO be made al the
time of the offense.
Bob Stevenson is among those whom
Policeman Dusenberry has seen" for
leaving his horse united. Mr.. Steven
son will try to avoid it in the future.
James B. Tyler was conducted to the
police headquarters last night for be
ing under the influence of liquor. Mr..
Tyler is a man of simple tastes so he
was described on the books as being
drunk of the plain variety. Owing to
his condition he forgot that he had any
money with him and filed a poverty
affidavit with the jailer. But a subse-
quent examination of the person of the
prisoner revealed a ten dollar william
in his sock. The william now reposeS
in the strong box of the city keep, Mr..
Tyler having been given seven dollars
change.
Police Judge Hamilton this morning
waxed it to Mr.. Harry Taylor to the
value of three dollars for the privilege
of hypnotizing his team. Hizzoner is
prejudiced against the practice of the
hypnotic art even upon horses Taylor
thought the influence of his magnetic
eye on the faithful animals which haul
his tomato wagon would do instead OF
a hitching post but 1t didn't, because
Uncle Dusenberry counteracted the
spell Mr.. Taylor was led from the
scene of his activity in front of Arm
strong's commission house to the corner
of Fifth and jackson where the CHG
gers stay. He arrived in time to
transact his business with the court at
the morning session. ME-. Taylor inform
ed the court that he was busy carrying
Tomatoes from the wagon to the store
room and that he had his eye pasted
on his team all the time so 1t positively
couldn't run away. The court told MIN
that while his optic might keep me
team, from leaving its place it wouldn't
keep him from paying three dollar
fine. And it didn't