The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-10
TROUBLES OF MIR. SULLIVAN.
VIII Stop at junction City to Recover
Ring and Damages.

Junction City, Kan, July 1O.-Mr
Samuel Sullivan who has been released
from Jail on writ of "habeas corpus"
Is at present working in the hay fields
near the city. He will remain in the city
until fall when the suit instituted by
him against the city for illegal deten-
ton in the city prison will be tried.
Roark & Humphrey have the case for
him and will try it at the November
terms of court.
Sullivan has had about all the trou-
BILE that was coming to any man. He
had gone from Kansas City Mo- to
the city of Solomon. Kan, for the pur-
pose of taking a diamond ring to
young lady at that place to whom he
was engaged. When ne arrived, there
with the ring for which Sullivan had
paid a jeweler of Kansas iCty round
hundred dollars, the young woman had
changed her mind. Sullivan pleaded his
case but to no purpose.
He had only $3.50 in his pocket left
from the amount taken with him and
so decided to foot it back home. At
Junction City he offered his ring for
sale to Scott, a jeweler here. Scott
thought Sullivan looked a little too
of that value about him and as a con-
sequence had the police look him over.
The officers took him before Police
Judge Stakebake and had him searched.
A pocket knife was found, among other
things, with a blade three inches long.
Judge Stakebake fined him $40 and
costs on the spot and gave out that
Sullivan had pleaded guilty to carrying
took the ring for security, and RENAL X
ed that it could be sold for enough to
pay the fine and leave enough over for
a ticket to Kansas City.
Sullivan remarked that he would work
it out first, because he did not wish to
part with the ring for less than it was
worth. He was put in the dungeon
and kept there for two days Then he
-7G11 for h RI
enough to pay his fine and costs of the
proceedings to all to $l65O.
Sullivan went to Roark q humphrey
lawyers, and wanted redress. The mat
ter was taken up and a time appoint
ed for the next morning when the en-
tire case was to be gone over and put
in shapes That evening Sullivan was
again taken into custody without
charge or warrant and again placed In
the dungeon. He told the officers that
he had a date with Roark & Humph-
rey the next morning, but the ponce
paid no attention to it and did not no
tify the law firm of their again taking
Sullivan into custody They spent two
hours trying to get Sullivan to sell the
ring They said that they knew Where
they could get him $40 for it, but he
steadily refused to sell it. At last they
said that they would give him just two
minutes to make up his mind TO sell
the ring and pay his fine or else stay
in Jail If the fine was not paid WITHIN
80 days Judge StakeDake Woulo conilS-
cate the ring and sell it to cover hne
and, costs. Sullivan pleaded to be al
lowed to work it out but to no pur-
pose.
Three days later Roark & Humphrey
found their client in prison without
a charge against him or warrant for
his being placed there. The writ of
"habeas corpus" was at once made out
and within Is minutes after the hear
ing was called Sullivan was released.
Suit has now been brought against the
city for damages to the extent of $1,000.
Sullivan sent to Kansas City for his
clothes and other jewelry consisting of
solid gold watch and valuable set
of stud buttons. and has located in
Junction City for the time being. He
saws that he has never been in Jail be-
fore and was never detained by an
officer for any cause. He does not drink.
and is at present industriously working
in the hay field.