The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29

third time the probate court con-
demned him to the state hospltal ioI
the insane Bud" was in such wiz
condition yesterday that it was neces-
sary to hold the session at the county
jail in order to have the negro on nano,
Even though he is absolutely nutty II
and has no control over his brain pow
er Williams is able to keep secret
Ever since the old man has peen ar
rested the police have tried to question
him as to where he obtained MS
whisky and dope" But W1lnams
keeps mum on this subject ana ne nas
never limited as to where ne getS lne
liquor He talks continually ABOUT pee,
whisky and cigars and PLEADS Win III
keepers to get the liquor for him put
when thew ask him where to go ne |
changes the subject :. .,e
His case is hopeless and 1t IS .no
opinion of the physicians and autno,i
ties that he will have but a few Weeks
10 live He has been steady drlnker
for rnany years and his crazy spens
have become more and more frequent
until the last two weeks IL mas hau q
steady grip on him and he Is doomed.
Chief Eaton said this morhimS 80 in
| is a good example to those VINO are III
| the habit of drinking bad WHISKY.
Every day we have cases or the eaihe.
stages of this negro's troupie. II ID
shame that such dissipations cannot oe
stopped"
| ,adv came to the police station TINS
morning and stepping lightly up 10 .ne
desk she asked loudly: ..s 1,,s+ice
Gould I speak TO Shiei
Eaton, please?' obred for
the edge of the desk and Tell TO .ne
floor with a thud. Patrol Driver a.,
mer made a lunge at the stove ~,
missed it and he, too. joined Sill ,,, %.
the floor Detective Hopkins, VINO wa
i sne hacl, in his chair, felt pain IN
bic side and together with the CHAIR ne
made the third member of the force I4
he "fioored.'' Chief Eaton himsei
simply bulged out his eyes anu t1rew
while Colonel Wilse Gordon threw
down his pipe. The lady looked at tne
disarranpement for a minute ana re-
caiving no answer from the disorder OH
the floor she tiptoed from the rooih'
rb ofeoer brought a small kindly
Looking man before the desk OF the po-
! lice Judge. There was nothlne lie A :
, ter with him except plain orunn On
. he approached the desk ne sIruoN t e.,
| attitude and raising a hand ABOVE uis
5 800 es an indian might in raising his
, tomahawk. he cried: e.. tho
, "Good Chief, is there no help tor tnc
Son of Pocahontas?" The serseane
: placed his thumbs in his ears anu WIZ
. gled his fingers violently. =, .Aon
2 .Nrotbino doing. BILL he said, then
+urninp TO the officer, LOCK MN up
: an dthey led him away and iockeo nh,
mn R11t at intervals through the nlsH.
tho old iail: rs there no help LOT tne
! Son of Pocahontas? and then slilence
would fall only to be broken again ps
| the wall of the sad man.
lack Douglas. who was arrested no
{ long ago for conducting a liquor mus
I ance and who has been "bootlegging
. in Topeka ever since the saloons Wer
: | closed, was tried before Judge URN
- in the last session. AFTER iens. la
- trial in which any number OF witnesses
were heard the judge fined the MOTOR
(, ous "Jaci' 500 and 80 days In Jal
y The witnesses were cruoe lot VI PC
IS nile to handle. One old washwoma
said she had gone to the mouse o al
walking in the room she saw a oottl
n of beer on the table. Instinctlvely sn
re picked 1t up and drank it. Then ne
m | conscience hurt her and she oroppeo
piece of money on the taple unuer St
al hottie and ran from the house 81
l. claimed she did not know who too
e the money Another witness said I
lie went to the house and happened TO Sc
er some beer on the table. He drank
Of and laid the money on the taple Will
ont knowing who would take 1t.
lg the witnesses had the same story-la.
ce ing the money on the, table ana orl ~
e. ing the beer without consent OF II
is owner or without knowing VINO oWnt
VS. n or who took the money. 1t was a
is ill-prepared bunch of witnesses ana u
If truth leaked out from all sides. AS
re usually the case it is thought that u
to case will be appealed to the olstrI
court and there the officers Will forg
H. the complaints and believe the prlsone
If A. M. Ward, an old soldier alrno
IL | 20 wears old who lives in Paola, can
., mn to Topeka to draw his pension al
last night on Kansas avenue he Gel
| hrated every battle in which he M
g fought He was in the midst OF
IL crowd of open-mouthed listeners te,
as ing them of the number OF men
s9 | had carried on the end of his bayon
III when the police caught him up al
IL switched his lecture bureau TO q
&c prisoners in the Jail. This morning
- was brought before Judge Urmy az
~ released after a little talk concernll
GU the foolishness of an old man orlh
lrt ing whisky when he should have
ns more wears to live. The old sold
TX. broke down and admitted the ICONS
as ness of his acts and promised 10 new
Is he caught up by the ponce again.
~ The c. NJ. Howard crap shooting
~ fair in which the father refused TO p
~ the fine of his son and demanded
90 return of his bond mas Deen SCI SCI
Be- after an appeal to some OF the exc
~. tive ability of the police court. Juu
IN ITrmy decided that the father shol
my have his money back and the ),
he shouiu Pr1,cad the mother of the
he was a." - 80 rescue and in a half no
he S:alit e. uas Maid AS a result the ma
GER ms - haaI taken off the hands
ce: the police and placed into the ram
MI o;ro,e 70 he settled News from t
ns o,erter will not be procured.
cir
ill .,,-, ,yosl,s ago two Young m
Ter Apoue 80 SHADES of the darker
vO- oetai ms - disturbance in
zen Honeycombs of the Bottoms and
our resident who did not know that 81
the a thing was part of the routine OF
vas q eitS norts swore out a Warrs