The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09

Well Known Characters Leave
for Emporia.
Sister City Is Welcome to the
New Citizens.
2 ESCAPE FROM JAIL
Others Paid Their Fine and
We're Released.
How Col. Wise Gordon Was
Offended Today.
ESCAPE FROM JAIL

in a harvest during fair week. Dutch"
and Viola left the city Jail this week
without any ceremony-they even left
without saying a word to the police
about it,-they escaped. Mr.. and Mrs.
Atkinson have been to the Jail on the
average of once a week and they have
plenty of money to pay their way out.
All four of the characters are opium
5ointists and they were the ones cap
tured in the raids of the last week.
The Topeka police force had made it
too warm for them and their duties
require a move. The police are pray
ing that the move will be permanent.
Since Goggins and the Rodgers woman
left the Jail by way of escape the po-
lice have been on such a keen hunt that
the two have been hiding Early this
morning they met the Atkinsons and
left on the Santa Fe for Emporia be-
fore the police could reach the station.
The Emporia police force will find the
quartette a hard one to deal with. They
are all opium smokers and drug fiends.
They all drink whisky when they can't
get drugs and beer when they can't get
whisky. With these characteristics
they increase their police records by
doing stunts in "alley rating and
thugging. When there are crowds in
a city they spend their time picking
pockets. The rest of the time they
spend in Jail.
It's a bad bunch and Topeka is glad
to get rid of them. Emporia will do
we'll by giving them steady position
in the city jail.
A young white girl was arrested last
night for walking the streets. When
taken to the station and asked her
name she hesitated a little and then
fIa % fnF he cofd nv
Davis" OF course this was not her
name but the police books are full of
Mary Davises and the name has grown
to be handy one for the use of women
criminals. There is only one real Mary
Davis of Topeka and she left for En-
poria this morning. The police failed
to sing-"So long. Mary" but instead
they sang-"Mary is grand old
name" 1t certainly is handy name
for police characters.
The ,phone rang this. morning as if
there was danger ahead and Jailer
Smith made a leapsto give a hasty an
swer.
who is this?" asked a masculine
voice.
as said Smith loudly.
"Oh, Lord" returned the voice and
the receiver was slammed. on the hook
Bicycle news is getting to be an old
story in these police items but to con-
tinue to the next chapter-another
Washburn student was arrested this
morning for riding through the state
house grounds. He paid his five dollar
fine and sneaked to his classes WASH
burn students above all others should
be able to read signs even If they are
painted in Greek, Latin. French or
Spanish.
A man giving his name as Joseph
Josiah Reed was arrested this morn
ing on suspicion He was supposed to
be a deserter and after investigation
he was released. He claims to be a
bookbinder and seemed to know
enough about the business to uphold
his statement. 1t is such an uncom-
mon sight to see man with a straight
carriage and a military air that the
police arrest every one they find.
and believed in exercise and erect
shoulders.
Ed Adds, a painter by trade, and
old enough to know better. being in
his sixty-fifth year, was arrested last
night for being drunk and disorderly
He was arrested every Saturday night
, about two years ago and became quite
year ago he solemnly promised the
Judge that he would have nothing
more to do with whisky and would
not let whiskey have anything to do
with him. He has kept his promise
as far as the police know and until
last night he had been a quiet
citizen. But last night some of his
old friends, especially among the
real estate dealers came over to see
him and after a thirsty three hour
talk about the merits of Taft and
Bryan they yielded to temptation and
the cork flew out of the bottle. In
order to stop the evaporation of the
contents and save the whiskey from
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entrances with their lips. Gravity did
the rest and the whiskey began to do
its work. Adds told all about it this
morning in the court room and said
that his will power had been doubled
since his rest in the jail and he would
never touch whiskey again. Judge
Urmy felt sorry for the old man and
he was released on his promise.
A boy was picked up by the police
this morning who was working his
way to his home in Kansas City. He
gave his name as Arthur stafford and
has been working in a print shop at
Glenwood Springs, Colo. He said he
got three or four diseases at Glenwood
Springs and went to the hospital to be
cured but they gave him poor treat
ment and he decided he would work
his way home. He is an honest look
ing little chap and is so homesick he
can not wait for the train The city
took him in hand and he will be fur
0t8neQ Win = tlCkel u hdhSdS lily,
he says that he will spend the rest
Of his life at home If he can stay
there.
Colonel" Gordon, Topeka's Oldest
chief Of police and one of the oldest
settlers in the city, made his daily
visit to the police station today and
was as happy as a young kid after
school is out. He sat in the stand be-
hind Governor Hughes of New York
at the speech in the city park yester-
dav and since then he has refused tc
talk to anyone on the force except
Chief Eaton. It seems that Colonel
Gordon tried on Governor Hughes hat
while the latter was speaking yester-
day and he found to his surprise thai