The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-24
POLICE JOTTINGS.

A letter has been received by the
Chief of Police from J. T. Schaeffer,
proprietor of the Blue Springs hotel
at Blue Springs, Neb., asking that the
police try to locate Mrs. Mary Collins.
who, together with Mrs. Schaeffer, has
fallen heir to an insurance policy.
The police have failed to find the
woman. The letter follows:
Gentlemen: VIII you please locate
for me Mrs. Mary Collins? She lives
with her brother Jim Sare some place
in Topeka Mrs. Collins and Mrs.
Schaeffer have fallen heir to a life
insurance policy made out to both Of
them, so it is necessary she be there
to sign up so they can get the money.
Kindly give us their number so we
can correspond. Yours Tespt.
]. T. SCHAEFFER.
About the happiest kid in town
with his new Christmas present is the
chief OF police with a new Smith &
Wesson, presented him last night by
the police department The gun is a
handsome blued steel, 80 calibre with
Winchester sights. Experts say it is
the best gun made today Mad dogs
and others, beware.
Red the horse thief. alias Jim
WEIGH was fined $40 in police court
for being drunk that he could not
remember any body nor himself. That
will keep him in Jail long enough for
some one to claim the stolen horse
and prepare for his conviction.
Another Annie. but of clear COM
p1exion, Ann Anderson, took on
little more gin than is good for even
q Swede. When arrested by Detec-
tives Hutton and Summers, she held
q bottle by the throat in grim deter
mination. Ann was calling at a rela-
tive's home on Tyler street trying to
get some money. Her home is on E.
Locust.
Chas. Baker finished at term of 20
days in the city prison Wednesday.
Released. he FASTENED to the Money
penny store and set sail with a couple
of big pipe wrenches for cargo But
the big chief caught sight of him as
he went down an alley and accoSted
him as he emerged. Charley was
very much surprised, but went peace
fully back to jail for a Christmas din
ner. Chas- Boyer, a close companion
of Bakers went out last week and
returned drunk within hour to
serve another term. These two may
either one can fill the others place,
and they always do the same thing.
working for the city free of charge.
Frank Hatton. a negro chauffeur,
was fined. IS in police court this
morning for violating the speed limit
in an automobile.
Usually Little Russia is a peaceful
enough place. but at Christmas time
this people to whom old St. Nicholas
himself belongs, begin real and
lasting celebration. They might dis
turb oftener could they stand so
much, but at Christmas there is no
limit and it is BE merry while you
may" John Kan berline led off last
night by overflow wing the tank and hot
footing his frau around the house.
She had covered about fifteen laps
and was complaining something about
tire" when Messrs. Walker and
Pinkston arrived inside the railing
and John swerved TO one side. crash
ing into a telegraph pole. He was
tenderly gathered up by the officers
and placed in the prison ambulance.
Today he will learn his fate.
Since the riot in the rock shed and
the break of NIP" Wisdom for free
DOM Capt Wentworth has had
mounted in the court room and in the
office of the chief two rapid fire
spring machine guns. These guns
are a new model of cannon operated
in quick succession by very power
full and fiexing spring which makes it
possible to fire as fast as the hand |
can move a remarkable achievement
in 2 gun of this size. The guns are
about three inches long and are what
are commonly termed toys.
Triple wedding Celebration.
New York, Dec. 24.-Miss Francis
Silverstein was married here last
night TO Julius Hallinger, manu-