The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
PICKS OUT A Man
Police Arrest Harry Griebal for
Highway Robbery.
Frank Coke, the Victim, Identi-
fies Prisoner.
WAS A FALSE REPORT
That Charles Saunders Has
$4,000 in Bank.
Lawyers at Once Took Interest
in Burglar.
WAS A FALSE REPORT

A state warrant. charging him with
highway robberys was today issued for
Harry Griebal, alias Thomas Ryan, a
stranger arrested by Chief Eaton, Ser
geant Ross and Officers Summers and
Palmer. The man has been identified
by Frank Coke. who was held UP and
robbed at Three Bridges Thursday
night, as one of the men who perform
ed the operation. Griebal was arrest
ed at the Curtis house. in North To-
peka, where he has been boarding for
several days.
At the police station young Coke
picked him out of a crowd of prison
erS and says he is reasonably sure that
Frank Brown. another man arrested
with Griebal. is the other person con-
nected with the holdup. Griebal's
hand is bruised. and the police think
this injury was received while trying
to hold Coke's horse. Two North To-
peka men say they saw two strangers.
answering the description of Griebal
and Brown. entering town from the
east on the night of the holdup.
Both Griebal and Brown deny any
knowledge of the holdup.
E. G. Thran. proprietor of the
manager of the City Hand laundry.
were each fined in police court this
morning for violating sanitary ordi-
nances. The complaints were made
by Sanitary Officer John Coyne. Thrall
was fined SIS for having swill barrel
in the alley back of his hotel, and
Ulsh was fined SO for throwing ashes
in the alley back of the laundry. He
had made several unsuccessful at
ashes away. Harry Lyman. owner of
the laundry, was also arrested, but
has not been fined.
A
Saunders. the burglar captured by
Pop" Anderson, night Waterman. has
$4,000 in some bank. This story came
from the family on North Van Buren,
street where Saunders boarded. An
attorney, with large fee in view, call
ed upon Saunders this morning. but
the burglar admitted that he could
raise only $3.50. the money found on
him when captured.
A little family '.jar" was settled in
police court this morning when Max
Wilhelm paid a fine of $40, and divid-
ed his roll with Mrs. Max. Wilhelm.
who seems to be LOADED with more
money than the immediate need calls
for, was arrested upon a warrant
charging him with assaulting his wife
and beating, striking and so forth"
The handsome, well dressed woman
who preferred the charge, showed no
marks of i'll usage, but Wilhelm not
only entered a plea of guilty and
Shelled out ten to fix it, but divided
a large wad of ready cash with his
wife. 1t is understood by the police
that Mr.. Wilhelm is what is common
ly known as a "goer," and his wife
was trying to keep him from spending
all his money when the disturbance
occurred. Srrr
THAT is easily settled" said Will
helm, and he handed her a portion
of the wad he. carried in his hand and
left the court room.
Little is known about the Wilhelms,
who are visitors in town, and came
here recently from California. Will
helm gave his occupation as "capi-
talist.''
Ingwald johnson, a. youth whose
parents live in Auburndale, was ar
rested by Officer Wonderly last night,
and has been removed to the county
jail IT is said that Johnson is want
ed in Mcfarland, on a charge of lar
ceny from a railway coach and steal
ing an overcoat last spring. Johnson
has been under suspicion of being the
man who held up and robbed street
car on the Washburn line on the
night of March 10, and Manager Hix-
on brought the motorman, who was
held up to the county Jail today to
see IL he could identify the suspect.
The motorman said that he would be
unable to identify the hold-up man
unless he saw him dressed as he was
at that time.