The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22

and if the would-be robbers had not
been mOlested for a week they could
not have opened the safe
County Attorney Hungate is the only
man about the court house who even
hints that he has a clue. After much
persuasion he finally whispered his eN-
PLANTATION. He said: Everything about
the deal indicates that the man who
attempted to rob the safe is our un-
known friend, A r. Brown. who robbed
the state treasury of $l,400 worth OF
Garden City bonds and then returned
them by mail The fact that no one
knows who he is, and that his identity
is shrouded in deep mystery is one OF
the strong links in the chain of clrcum-
stantial evidence which points to A X
Brown as the man who broke INTO the
vault at the bank"
Judge Dana took occasion While
most of the lawyers OF the Guy were
nresent in the court room this morn
ing to urge upon them the importance
of attending the banquet of the State
Bar association which meets in TINS
citv on the last day of the present
month Tt is the idea of Judge Dana
that the lawyers as a profession can
assist materially in making the pro
/ DOsed Semicentennial success ana
/ they were urged to assist in booming
the project at the meeting OF the STATE
I Bar association.
w H Davis. through his attorney,
This morning filed motion to quasn
tbe contempt proceedings hied against
him by Judge Carver, ana the HLoe.oll
! was taken under adVisement Dy Judge
Dana. Mr.. DAVIS VINO - oiiJ - 80
prominent merchants Of the city. was
s14bDOenaed to appear before AsSlslai!l
{ Attorney General Carver and JesliIy
,.alsrtive to the sale of Intoxicating
L IL Henrr
ir the CITY. He refused to obey the
subpoena and was cited to appear pc
fore Judge Dana of the district court
and show cause why he should not De
punished for contempt OF court
The indications are that the Vaca-
tiou which the jointists are enjoying
/ at present viii be prolonged lhuelliIe
" as Judge Carver is very busy Il lle
district court with cases which nave
/ been commenced and are set Iof lIldl
during the present term OF SOp 80
Judge Carver said this morning
have about all that I can do at tne
present time and While 1t IS propapiy
true that there are Jolhls Iulillii -
most of them are being operated by
men against whom I have cases penQ-
ing. I do not think that it IS adVlsaOle
to pile up a. lot Of costs IN THESE easSs
until I find what disposition IS 70 pe
made of the case which L now nave
against them.
Judge Carver this morning filed
/ proecipies for ffty-eight suDpoehas
with the clerk of the district court.
1t is expected that these fifty -elghs
subpoenas will bring that NUM- per OF
unwilling witness into the dlstrlcp
court to tell what they know OF the
Joint situation in Topeka me lsl
contains the names of several prolhi-
nent business and professional men OF
the city who very naturally shrln
from the notoriety which this puphcl'y
viii give them.
While Sheriff Lucas and Detective
Pavey were searching house on
lower Kansas avenue last night Tor a
suspect In the attempted bank robbery
+ case a man who was in the house at
! tempted to make his escape by leaving
by the window route. He was cap
! tured after a short run by the detec-
tive and with his friend was taken to
/ the county Jail where they were
( booked as suspects. They told a very
straight story and were released this
morning. 1t seems that b. c. Arnold,
the one who attempted to make his
I escape. had been mixed in little
affair at Valley Falls. where both
men live and suspected that the Off
/ GERS were after him. Roy Higgins,
1 the man with him, was also held as a
+ suspect until their story was verified
+ by the officers at Valley Falls. who
said that they did not want either of
+ the men,
! Sheriff Lucas returned from Kansas
/ City Sunday bringing with him p. NJ
Gayhart who was arrested by the police
of that city on warrant charging him
+ with having passed a number of forged
/ checks on merchants in this city. Gay
hart. who is a confirmed dope" fiend,
admitted the charge and says that he is
anxious to go to the penitentiary so that
+ he can get the dope" cut of his sys-
tenn Gayhart admits that he has pass
i ed a great many cheeks to which he
has forged signatures but claims that
+ it never happens excepting when he is
i beside himself from the use of gum
opium, being a confirmed user of this
drug.
Del Walford was arrested by Under
/ Sheriff John Lucas in South Topeka
I yesterday on word received from Sheriff
woodward of Douglas county. Walford
is wanted by the authorities at Law
renee on an assault charge and viii be
4 taken back some time today
f MORGAN'S VEsNTUEE PAID.