The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
POLICE JOTTINGS.
Negro Carries Off His Employ
er's Money Drawer.
COnfesses and Reveals Hiding
Place of Plumber.
FINDS WORK TO Do.
Member of Anti Horse Thief As
ISOLATION Loses a Horse.
AutOists Are Having Sessions
FINDS WORK TO Do.
AutOfsts Are Having Sessions
With the Police.

with the Police.
Returning from dinner to his office
Thursday Mr.. Kent, who operates the
Kent Kash Koal Koncern at oil North
Kansas avenue, found that his money
drawer had been carried off Suspect
ing Frank Jones, a 19-year- old colored
fellow who works for him, he notified
the police and Detective Hutton was
| put on the case.
| Mr.. Kent had told Jones to hitch up
his horse as he wanted it upon return
| ing from dinner. When he arrived,
however, the horse was not ready and
! the blinds of the office We're drawn
| Entering, he found that his cash had
| been taken. A monkey wrench lay on
the desk. Upon searching the barn the
| till was discovered empty on the loft
| floor. Mr.. Hutton then went to the
home Of Jones and found his man. At
first he denied everything but after d
thorough sweating confessed to the
| robbery. Once inside of the city
prison. he decided to reveal the where
abouts of his booty. He had put it in a
tobacco sack and slipped it under d
weather board on his house at COS
North Tyler.
The Anti Horse Thief association just
organized in the east part of the city
| seems to be getting off bad Mr. NJ. f.
McCarter, who runs the Continental
transfer at Eighteenth and Chandler,
one of the instigators of the organiza-
ton, has already lost a horse.
For the benefit of self appointed de-
| tectives, the horse is described as a
gray gelding Weighing 1.400 pounds,
with a black tip on his right ear. The
harness and buggy which went with
the horse look as follows: Concord
| spring, Sears and Roebuck single seat
| buggy, with two spokes damaged in
! left hind wheel and only one step. The
! harness carries little brass knobs and
on the bride two rosettes with horse
| heads in them.
David Greeley. who admits of but
slight relation to Horace, and John
Price are having an exciting time over
a wagon tongue. David bought
wagon tongue the other day and Price
claims that he took it from him. Dave
says he can prove he bought it. John,
to prove his ownership went over and
beat Dave up then went to the black
smith shop on East Fourth where
Greeley is having his wagon repaired
and took the tongue out of the wagon,
and home. Dave is looking for several
kinds of warrants.
Clarence Trumbo, alias Jim Smith,
was found to be a paroled prisoner
from LeaVenworth. Parole Officer Hfg-
gins came down last evening from the
penitentiary and claimed his man.
Trumbo was sent u" from Ellis county
via the reformatory charged with as
sault with intent to kill. His term
ends May Is, 1913.
To whom it may concern, from D. c.
Jolly now in the city JAIL fine SIS and
costs, and so days in Jail: I was led
before the colored attorney and was led
as lamb before the slaughter and was
asked if I was guilty of stealing stuff
from boxcars. 1 told him 1 did not
steal single article but that 1 did
have them in my possession, having
bought them from parties who said
they had gotten them at a Santa Fe
freight sale. He told me that if
would plead guilty to a charge of petty
larceny I would get a small fine, other
wise 1 should have to fight it in the
courts. Realizing that I was not fin
ancfalIy able to fight it out, did as
days in the Jail I say I am not guilty
of stealing a single article in the whole
bunch. (Signed)
Another automobile driver, F. w
Watson, the nursery man, is to appear
this evening before the court for speed
ing.
Late Thursday afternoon in the gath
ering dusk, an automobile was seen to
fairly fly down the avenue by Officer
England. Following as fast as he could
the officer saw it sweep into the garage.
But the chauffeur. Earl Jones, had hid
away in the tire room of the building
and could not be found. However he
was taken in the morning by the same
officer at the garage. Climbing in the
machine, he directed that Jones drive
to the station. Away they whisked, |
Say, boy, how fast are we going?"
asked the officer. ooh. about 20" was
the reply. well. cut her down.
Down the street stood Detective Hop
kins. Seeing the swiftly approaching
auto, he said to a couple of bystanders, |
Watch me grab them, they are fairly |
tearing up the pavement Then he |
saw the bluecoat of his brother officer. |
1t was a pretty cute trick on the part |
of the boy but it cost him ten.
Trouble is lastly gathering in the sky |
of Bill Hewitt who owns a grocery and |
shoe shop at the corner of Third and |
Jefferson. Bills home is at 1918 North |
Harrison but he does not go there. His |
wife and little children, however, are /
there without food and fuel. He stead |
lastly refuses to tend them support and |
any number of sad things are likely to /
happen to him before the day is done. |
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