The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-28
WAS NO TROUBLE.
Strikers Made No Demonstration
at Branner Viaduct.
Plain Clothes Men We're at
Work on the Job.

The lull in police circles has con-
tinued unbroken all week. The prom
Use of trouble yesterday on the First
and Branner streets viaduct where
some strikers threatened trouble for the
street car company, who are building
the bridge, failed to materialize. Two
plain clothes men were sent out on the
job and spent most of the day there.
Today the car company has two special
deputies sworn in and they will stay
out there all day. There is not much
likelihood of any trouble at this place
as the strikers failed to show up in
any numbers today.
There were only four prisoners in the
city jail this morning. This is the low
est number that has been confined
Only one man worked on the rock pile
today.
The State Journal, the first of the
week, had an article about the man
Durham who was arrested for carrying
concealed weapons and who talked to
the police judge about his rights as an
American citizen under the constitu-
ton, etc. In the article a brief descrip-
ton was given Of the fierce little man
with the big gun. Yesterday Chief Ea-
ton received a letter from the under
sheriff of Cloud county, with the Jour
nal article enclosed and asking for
further particulars about Durham.
The sheriff believed from the descrip-
ton that this was the man wanted at
Concordia for robbery, Jail breaking,
etc. The sheriff stated that there was
a SIS reward offered for the man, and
that he was dangerous criminal. A
close examination of Durham yester-
day failed to identify him with the
printed description of the man wanted.
Robt. Elliott, a cripple, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of cruelty to
animals and fined SIS in police court.
The judge RENTED his fine this morn
ing and let him go under the condi-
ton that he dispose of his poor old
broken down horse. or quit driving 1T
about the streets. Elliott has one leg
off above the knee and walks about
by means of a crutch and a cane. He
tries to make his living as a teamster
rather than by begging. Under the
circumstances the Judge suspended the
fine and let him go.
Abe Fulford, the contractor, offend
ed Col. Gordon In the police judges
office this morning and the colonel
talked so much about it that Chief
Eaton suggested that they get a pair
Of boxing gloves and settle their trou-
bles a Ia ett-Fitzsimmons style.
The colonel is by far the older man
but he surprised the chief by quickly
agreeing to the plan. Judge Urmy
said: "Why don't you take a crack
at him right now without waiting for
the gloves?"
Eyes, and then have you take a
crack at me with $40 fine replied
ha colonel. mot much"
Business is dull in police court
this week. said the judge, dryly.
The belligerents soon made up their
little quarrel. Col. Gordon was the
first chief of police Topeka ever had.
That was back in the fifties. The pres
ent chief, Eaton, is the youngest chief
in the city's history.
The following dispatch is of local
interest:
ST. Joseph, Mo-, March 27.-Collap-
sing at the sight of a Kansas officer
who came to st. Joseph to take him
to Wathena to answer a charge of
robbery, William White, Topeka
youth, had to have medical attention
before he could be taken across the
river today. The youth took his ar
rest calmly until the officer came for
him. Then he went into Mysteries,
shrieking and ravIng until he was eX-
hausted.
DR.. E. S. Ballard said the youth was
suffering from an attack of acute ner-
vous prostration and that the pain of
his disgrace may wreck his mind.
There is no William White in the
city directory that answers to the
above description and the local police
had never heard of such an individ-
ual