The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-05
George Glenn, a Farmer, May
Die as Result.
This Latest Outrage Takes
Place Last Night.
TRIED TO HIDE HIM.
Doctor Was Refused Information
About Him.
Jointists Arrested on Charge
of Robbery.

George Glenn. a young farmer liv-
ing about two miles west of Lecomp-
ton, was drugged and probably robbed
in joint at 225 Kansas. avenue last
evening. and is now at Keith's hos
pital, where two physicians are trying
to keep him alive with a good chance
of success.
William Trimble a hack driver.
Mike Kelly. bartender in the joint
where Glenn was found. and William
Briggs, an assistant in the place. are
in the county Jail awaiting a formal
charge of robbery
Glenn had $40 when he left home
and 20 cents in nickels when found in
the back room of the dive by DR.. H
II. Keith. Glenn is 80 years of age,
and lives on the home farm near Le-
compton with his brother-in-Iaw
Dr. Keith thinks that Trimble is in
nocent of any completely in the "dop-
ing or possible robbery, as he did
what he could to secure medical aid
for the man, against the wishes of the
gang who run the place.
Glenn came to Topeka at noon yes
terday to sell some wheat. He had
samples of the grain and hired a
hackman, William Trimble to take
him to the several mills. He began,
according to Irimble'S statement, by
taking two drinks of whisky at the
Shoaf joint at Fourth and Holiday
streets. and then drove to the Crosby
mills on Tenth avenue. He reached
that place during the noon hour. and
was unable to see any of the man
ayers, and ordered the hackman to
drive to the Shawnee mills at Third
ana Kansas avenue. Trflnble claims
that he left Glenn at the Shawnee
mills and did not see him again until
he found him in an unconscious con-
dftiOn in the Fart joint at 225 Kansas
avenue, and called DR.. Keith to at
tend him
DR.. H. H Keith knows more about
the case than any other person, as he
was called to attend Glenn.
1T was about o'clock" said DR..
keith today when 1 was called by J.
w Wagstaff, druggist employed in
] the Deutsche pharmacy. He said that
l was wanted right away l went
down there in my auto, and Wagstaff
said that the man who called for me.
/ across the street to 225. Wagstaff
went across with me, and I asked the
man who seemed to be running a
joint there who was sick. He said
/ that no one was sick, and I was not
wanted. Wagstaff, who had gone
/ across the street with me, remarked
! that some one was a liar, and pushed
past the crowd toward another door.
/ He went into. another room, where he
! found Glenn lying among filth and
?
amined the young man I saw at once
/ that he was suffering from morphine
poison. The contracted pupils of his
/ eyes and other unmistakable symD-
/ toms told me that. / ordered an am
bulance and sent him to my hospital,
where DR.. Rhodes and myself worked
/ over him all night, giving him power
/ full hypOdermics of morphine anti
dOte. At o'clock this morning we
/ thought he was dying, and redoubled
| our eXertions. At that time his res
piration was about five to the minute
! After that he rallied and when al
left there at o'clock he was partly
! conscious. and recognized his brother
The joint where 7 found him was the
! dirtiest hole I ever saw
Mr.. Wagstaff. the druggist. says that
! Trimble came across to his drug store
and told him to telephone for DR..
Keith, and that while he was tele-
phoning Mike Kelly, a bartender in
the dive across the street. followed
Trimble and told him to cut it out 3"
as there was no need of a doctor
Trimble insisted that some man in
the joint needed a doctor, and swOre
about it. Trimble started back to the
joint and told Kelly to stay there and
bring the doctor over, but Kelly did
not stay, and went back shortly after
Trimble.
The jointists in the dive where DR..
Keith was called seemed to be afraid
to let DR. Keith see the place, and
Stoutly denied that ne was needed.
After DR.. Keith had taken Glenn
to the hospital he called up Sheriff
Lucas and gave him the story, with
the names of the parties implicated.
Lucas Immediately arrested Trimble,
Griggs and Kelly. and later raided the
place as joint and arrested John
Hart a policeman under Mayor
BergundthaPs administration. The
fixtures in the upstairs joint and the
basement annex were confscated, to-
gether with a wagon load of liquor.
County Attorney Hungate does not
seem inclined to prosecute the case
He said today that he thought the
dope" story didn't amount to much,
but that he had two good liquor cases
on the place His chief concern
seemed to be the conviction of John
Hart for running a joint