The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-11
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Officer Small Again Uses His
Club With Telling Effect.
ReSult-Ben Jordan Is in Hos
pital With Cracked Head.
JORDAN WON'T DIE.
J0intist Will Remain to Get In
to More Trouble.
Busy Day I'm Judge HamiIton's
Dominion.
JORDAN WON'T DIE.

Ben Jordan, a notorious negro joint
list, was severely dubbed by Patrolman
Small Saturday night while the latter
was endeavoring to arrest Jordan on a
maintaining a nuisance charge. Jor-
dan was removed to Christ hospital
where he is reported today as resting
easily. The scalp was broken through
in several places but no fracture of the
skull apparently exists.
The arrest of the Jordan place on
Saturday evening was made by Officers
Small and Palmer. A warrant had been
issued charging Jordan with running
Joint at III West Railroad street and
it was on this charge that the attempt
ed arrest was made. On entering the
officers surprised Jordan carrying sew
eral bottles of beer in his arms. Jordan
broke one of the bottles in his effort
TO destroy the evidence and ran on out
to the back yard with the intention of
breaking to pieces the remainder of
the bottles. Small followed Jordan in
to the back yard leaving Palmer to
guard the house. Small ordered Jordan
to desist but the latter stated with an
oath that the chief was the only man
able to take him to jail With these
words he aimed a blow at Small who
lodged 1T. Small in so doing dropped
his flash light and in STOPPING ordered
Jordan to return into the house. While
in the act of Strengthening up the joint
est struck the policeman under the
right eye, knocking him to the ground.
Jordan next reached to his pocket for
a knife as Small got up, so Small says.
At this Small hit the jointest with a
club Jordan'S son and the wife of Ben
Jordan attempted to come to the aid
terfering by the bystanders. Jordan is
about so years old but proved no mean
antagonist to the officer who attempted
his arrest since he is much the larger
of the two.
Jordan has a lengthy record for joint
keeping and is we'll known among those
who engage in this sort of business.
There is considerable feeling existing
between Small and Jordan and the lat
ter has been known to make threats
against the person of the officer who
engaged with him Saturday evening.
Small has had previous trouble in the
blubbing line having been arrested on a
state warrant for having severely beat
en- John Bowen, jointist at the Ches-
terrified hotel. The case was permitted
to lapse.
definite decision as to whether he will
make an effort to push case against
Small for assault.
J. r. Cowdrey, of 51s Van Buren,
street, was the complaining witness in
an assault and battery case against j.
H. Vilott, a liveryman at 514 Jackson
street. The trouble resulted over the
payment of rent which Vilott owed to
Cowdrey. The testimony showed that
Cowdrey had been hit by Vilott, once
in the mouth and second glancing
blow. A fine of IS and $3.50 costs was
assessed against Vilott.
Cliff Dumford is another youth with
a penchant for trouble, and it looks
very much as if he will get his gripful.
Dumford was arrested Saturday for
having pestered a small boy several
years his Junior, asSaulting him in adj
hi Of
sums of money. Oscar Doran, the boy
who received the unwelcome attentions
of Dumford, lives at 1925 Kansas ave-
nue.. Dumford received $40 worth of
the penalty imposed at the police court.
This is not the whole of the story how
ever, as w. P. Wilcox of 305 East Tenth
street, has another chapter to add.
Wilcox alleges that Dumford is impii
Gated in the cutting up of a $35 set of
harness belonging to him. A warrant
was sworn out by Wilcox against Dunn
ford.
Fred Deever who appears to be class
ed with the lurid east side gang, was
tried and given $40 in police court this |
noon, for having assaulted J. M. Jen- |
nings, a colored man, upon the Fourth |
of July. Deever was one of the gang
which gave Jennings great deal of
throwing rocks at him and |
calling him niger"
Dudley Christopher. who was arrest
ed charged with having robbed Gold |
Oerg's pawn shop was turned |
over to the marshal of the city |
court by the police Saturday afternoon. |
The man is now charged with burglary. |
Claude Mundon is under arrest for
petty larceny. Friday night Mundon |
was observed taking several pieces of