The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
Chief StahI Has a Real Live
Murder Clue.
Like Sheriff Lucas He Is Very
Mysterious.
is PLAYING DETECTIVE
Says That He LIS ShadOWing
Some One.
E. E. Sparr, the ROmancer, Is
Fined $40.

Chief Stahl says that he has the
best clue to the Nickum murder which
has yet been found. But he won I
tell a thing about it to the reporters
or anyone.
yes, I'm working on my idea, ne
aafd. in answer to a question.
do you think 1T will resolve itself
into anything tangible?"
well of course I cannot just say
anything about that, but it is by far
the best clue which 1 have found so
far"
the suspicious directed at Cunningham
and his wife. who are now being held
by the county officers?"
mot a thing at all. 1 do not think
the Cunninghams implicated in any
way. shape or form. do not believe
that they have anything to do
with it
rs it a man or woman you sus-
pect?"
Il feel quite sure that woman had
something to do with it"
Are you shadowing anyone?
Yes. am was the reply. IT am
watching some PARTIES here in town
very closely. They are the ones 1
suspect. But I don't want to say any
thing about it, because 1 am afraid
they will get wind of the matter and
get out
"Do you still think that a woman
committed the deed?''
About that I am not sure. Yet
there is something which have found
out that makes me think a woman
may have done it. Women get jealous
and that may have been the motive of
the murder. That is the way I figure
It out 1 think the mutilation of Mrs.
sNickum's body means something
along that line. But I don't want to
talk about it,
when did you get next this clue 20
TIE III
the answer, "and 1 am sure it is a
good one"
Personal questions directed at the
officers about the station did not re-
veal anything with regard to what
the chief is working on.
E. E. sparr who was a central figure
In the Nickum murder case for over a
week, because he claimed to know
something about it. was brought into
durance vile on Monday afternoon for
getting drunk and committing nuis-
ance in the Holiday House. According to
Patrolman Hendricks, who made the
arrest. Spar was cutting a lively caper
He was brought to the station and lock-
ed up. This morning he had to answer
to Judge Hamilton. He said that the
county officers released him on Sunday
night and he wanted to get out of town.
Judge if you will let me CO." he said
this morning, 'I'll walk out just as fast
as I can This is not a good day to
walk" was His Honor's reply. You're
fined ten dollars
The Topeka Five and Ten Cent
store is having trouble with shoplift-
ers, of both the adult and infantile
variety Clyde Walker, a young Is
Tear-old colored boy, came TO grief. the
police station and the rock pile on Sat
urday night for pilfering a ten cent
comb. He was tried this morning by
Judge Hamilton. and answered Guilty
TO the charge. His father who is a bar
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wife was dead. and that he could not
keep his two boys on his apron strings
all the time. I'll fine you the lowest
possible amount, So and COSTS said
Judge Hamilton to the boy. But you
are getting old enough now to know
what these things lead to. If
You don't, the reform school
will be your punishment" The
boy was put back into the cage. !
His father said as he went out: -Four
days on the rock pile will teach him
good lesson"
A. L. HILBERT, q stone mason from
Valley Falls had a hilarious time at the
Santa Fe junction depot in North To-
peka on Monday. He got drunk and
scared number of women, who were
waiting for a train. out of the station.
PatrOlman Hutton took him to the sta
ton. fine of So was assessed against
Rim, which he paid.
But few captures were made on Mon
day night. Jim Wilson was booked for
NagranCy. Ed Douglas was drunk. A
colored runaway boy by the name of r. I
e Bullet got lodging over night. It
was too cold for him outside. The lat
ter went his way this morning
The North side policeman got busy
last night and today around the rail-
road yards to keep people from steal /
ing coal Matters got especially trou- 4
blesome this morning about o'clock 4
Drivers at the foot of Jackson street /
stated that people were stealing the fuel 4
from the cars while they were busy
loading up, and wanted to know what /
they should do. Upon being informed !
that they could arrest anyone they
chose to. they got busy and drove the .
marauders away. For the past two /
GERS were detailed on watching the cars (
and the thieving was practically bro
ken up But it started again this morn
ing with the absence of the cops" and |
the coming of the cold weather
There is a nice big fat Plymouth Rock
hen in the police station for somebody.
PaTolman Hutton found it in the city
park this morning, with its feet frozen
so badly that it could hardly navigate
He brought it to the station and thawed
it out by the stove. Her chickenship is
apparently in as good health as ever,
and unless an early claimant sets in.
Mrs. Thorpe will provide some poor
family with a chicken dinner
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