The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-11
. POLICE JOTTINCS
g. V. Stamey Arrested for Dis.
turbing the Peace.
All on Account Of His Bad
Shooting Sunday.
CITIZENS IN DANGER.
One House Hit Twice During
the Fusillade.
TrOu blesome Negroes Have Not
Yet Been Arrested.

G. ". Stamey, the West Tenth ave-
nue. liveryman who clogged the air
in his neighborhood Sunday evening
with bullets in his exciting chase af-
ter a couple of negroes, must answer
in police court to charge of dis
orderly conduct. George P. Stitt. one
of the residents in the vicinity OF the
chase and whose house was in the
line Of fire, made a complaint before
Judge Urmy this morning and a war
rant was issued for the warlike livery
man. Another neighbor alleges that
he dragged his wife around the cor
ner of the house out Of harms way
to the tune of .whistling bullets. Still
another resident in the war zone COM
planned about the bombardment to
which his house was subjected. de-
claring that he found a pullet hole in
the Misunderstanding near the roof
and a broken window pane. There
were many men, women and little
children in the front yards and on the
street at the time Stamey made his
wild chase after the fleeing negroes
and it was a miracle that more than
one person was not badly hurt.
Stamey had a bulldog revolver OF
heavy caliber in each hand and fired
at least ten shots as he ran. one
bullet fell in front yard three blocks
distant from the scene OF the shoot
ing. The police have been looking for
the negroes ever since Sunday evening
and hope yet to arrest them.
Chief Eaton and Detective Hutton
arrested Wilson Barnett on a burglary
and larceny charge from Morris
county and turned him over to Sheriff
King today. Barnett is Topeka boy
and is only Is years old He is ont
on parole from the reform school and
is wanted in Morris county on charge
of breaking into and robbing a gem
eral merchandise store. 1t is expected
that Barnett will be sent to the re-
formatory at Hutchinson. The officers
found him on the grounds of the
Parkdale school.
for street walking and in the case OF
Mary Floyd. highway robbery was
added to the charge. She was turned
over to the state.
Edwin A.. Fredenhagen, superin-
tendent of the Society for the Friend.
less, has gone east on a two weeks
visit and Chief Eaton will keep an eye
on his paroIed prisoners during his
absence. There are 33 of these per-
sons, about half of them negroes.
During QudTTel dt- the ehOW
grounds last night at IL o'clock Ed
Watkins, foreman of the canvass gang
for the Gentry Bros show was
stabbed by a negro with the show by
the name Of George Coy. The latter
had been discharged by Watkins, and
while the tent was being taken down
last night the negro approached Wat
kins with knife in his hand. and
without any warning or provocation
stabbed the white man in the side, in
f1icting a dangerous wound. He also
stabbed Watkins again as the latter
fell to the ground. but the second
wound was not bad one. DR.. Keith
was called and attended the injured
man, and he was taken away with the
circus last night. Before leaving the
city Mr. Gentry notified the police that
he would pay 800 reward for the ar
rest of Coy, the negro. The latter is
described as being black as coal.
about feet six inches high. weight
40 pounds and has a scar on his lip.
He wore dark trousers and a dark
cap The police are on his trail and
expect to locate him by night.
James Holmes. a white man. re-
ported to the police that he was
robbed at an early hour this morning
of the sum Of SIS by a negress at the
corner of First and Monroe streets.