The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-18
POLICE JOTT|NCS.
Ira Cunningham Has a Very
Close Call.
Stole Horse But Let OFF With
$40 Fine.
MRS. WHITE IN CHARGE
Takes Place of Police MatrOn
Temporarily.
Effort Will Be Made to Reclaim
Fallen White Girl.

Ira Cunningham, North Topeka car
penter, had a narrow escape from the
penitentiary this morning when he was
allowed to plead guilty to a plain drunk
charge and pay SO fine in police
court. Cunningham was in a far way
to take a trip over the road for horse
stealing when the owner of the horse
stepped in and said that he was sorry
for Cunningham's family. and wished
to dismiss the charge.
Cunningham, while laboring under an
overdose of drug store booze, climbed
into buggy belonging to c. H. Evans,
a farmer living two miles north of the
city, and drove around town like he was
in hurry. He drove to his home in
North Topeka where he told his father
er-in-laW that he had bought the rig.
Then he lef the buggy and wandered
away, to be arrested on grand larceny
charge by Officer Ross. This morning
at the request of the owner of the
rig, Judge Urmy gave the culprit a
fatherly talk and fined him ten bones
for being drunk. Cunningham admit
ted that he was drunk at the time, and
was glad to plead guilty.
The police are still looking for four
men who robbed the John Greif cigar
store Saturday afternoon, but have been
unsuccessful SO far. The robbery was
committed in broad daylight, about 3
o'clock While two of the men took
an exaggerated interest in some meer-
schaum pipes, the other two robbed the
open safe Of $50 in money and a check
for $50. Miss Greif, daughter of the
late John Greif, was in charge of the
store at the time, and the thieves took
advantage of the fact. One suspect
was picked up by the police Monday,
but Miss Grief failed to identity him,
and he was released.
Hutch Cave, a North side restaurant
keeper, appealed a So fine assessed
against him in police court last even
ing. Cave assaulted a person named
Gillian, who interfered in a dog fight
of recent date. Needless to state. the
dogs belonged to Cave and Gillian.
Further light might be shed on the case
rivals in the hash-foundry business.
Cave didn't think that he was guilty of
anything just because he had knocked
Gillian down.
Mrs. William White. wife of Patrol
Driver White, is acting police matron
during the absence of Mrs. Thorpe, and
business is picking I'D for the female
prisoners. Mrs. White has Inaugural
ted a ''cleaningfest" which fails to suit
the ladies' incarcerated. Instead of
enjoying a season of rest and quiet,
the women prisoners find themselves
under orders to wash their clothing,
slaughter all stray vermin and scrub the
cells.
William Lewis and Nick Sanker, i'm
ported Vags, are waiting for a little tes-
timony from the officers who arrested
them. These parties are delinquent
harvest hands, who. refused to plead
guilty to a vagrancy charge, and will
get a double dose this evening.
Lottie Black, white Pansy Johnson,
white. and Henry Parker and Ed Ever
EFT, negroes. were arrested Sunday night
for being found in North Topeka dis
orderly house. The white girls were
found with the negroes. The entire
bunch, with the exception of Everett.
were fined S25 each. The negro. Ever
cit, refused to plead guilty and has
been turned over to the state on a
charge of statutory assault.
Lottie Blacks fine was RENTED Mon
day. and she was turned over to Evan
gellst Staples, the prisoners friend"
who works in the Santa Fe shops week
days and breaches to prisoners on Sun
day. The girl was in horrible condi-
ton, covered with vermin and marks of
ioathsome disease, but the evangelist
believes that she can be redeemed at
the Evangelist Home at Leavenworth.