The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02

ers who could not be caught at the
time. They were a hard bunch to
handle as they We're in their own ter
ritory and threw rocks, bricks and
anything they could, get their hands
upon. Officers Leach and Douglas
and Specials Moran and Mcknight
made the arrests. rs
| The North Topeka gang was a gang
! of small boys averaging about years
of age. They had torn down a coal
house in the rear of one of the houses
on the North side and were caught up
| by the police and taken to the station.
| None of them were old enough to fine
with any degree of satisfaction and af-
ter a few hours in the Jail they were
turned loose two at a time in order
| that they might be able to get home
| safely and not bunch together again.
There were twelve of the little boys
arrested.
| Another gang of young men took
candles and marked up all of the
show windows on Kansas avenue and
Sixth street. This morning every
business man on Kansas avenue is
having his windows, washed and the
stuff is hard to remove. The police
:. did not connect with this gang. but
they are suspected and will be taken
up when found.
Chief Eaton said this morning that
every resident in the city who could
prove that any young man had malic-
disturbance could swear out warrant
and the party would be arrested and
fined by Judge Urmy. Chief Eaton
| said in part:
This business of destroying proper
ty under the Halloween excuse has got
to be stopped. 1 am glad to say that
Halloween was very quiet this year
compared with former years and 1 am
of the opinion that it will be quieter
| than ever next year. We have been
issuing warrants all morning and ev-
cry law breaker will be arrested.
am not kicking on the innocent fun
practiced by sensible boys and girls
but this malicious fun has got to be
stopped"
j. E. Walker and Dan Shepherd
farmers west of the city came to the
city Saturday night to do little trad
ing. Before they had finished their
shopping they were arrested on lower
Kansas avenue by Officers England
and wonderly The farmer boys had
enough money to pay their fines and
they went on with thor business this
morning. One of them said this morn
ing as he left the station: when
come to this town ! never see cop
i Lots of times I have looked just to see
what they looked like. But Saturday
night I took a little refreshments and
they came to me from all Sides
have heard about these invisible To
| have heard"
| Two Indian farmers from near Hol
ton giving their names as Joe Pahi
| and Ketchomi Kea came to the station
| this morning and told the police the.
| were drunk Kea said that Pahis hat
| stolen So from him. Both of them sail
they had "squaws" but did not ear
where they were just so they could b
| locked up for being drunk After the.
had been celled they fought like tiger
for a half hour. They were too DRUM
to do any damage and made amusement
for the other prisoners.
With overloats laid aside and Goa
lapels flying in the cold wind the "ol,
heads on the Topeka police force ar
| enjoying a new distinction. The homo
system has been instituted at the pc
lice station and the patrolmen wea
stars according to their service on tn
force. The lower the numeral on
cops star the longer the officer ha
been connected with the force and to b
connected with such an efficient fore
/ is an honor that the Topeka officer
appreciate At the roll call Saturda,
the patrolmen were given new star
and each star was numbered according
to the position of the officer. Ed Walk
err who has been on the force for tn
last II years and who has never miss
ed a day, is the proud possessor of tn
Oldest star and the star that occupie
the highest pinnacle. 1t is No g. Franz