The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-10
POLICE JOTTINGS
Little Meledrama Enacted at
Police Station.
Hero and Heroine Go Free,
Villain Is Held.
STORY OF BANK ALARM
How One Officer Got the $40
Reward.
Absent Minded Man Arrested
for Stealing a Pillow.
STORY OF BANK ALARM

A stranded show company arrested
by the police has been playing havoc
with the police records and the book
keeping Will require an experienced
auditor. The company was composed
of three MEMBERSHIP leading lady, the
villain and the hero. The Dutchman,
the rich father and the frivolous girl
were arrested in Kansas City and the
rest OF the company is working at vari-
GUS towns in Kansas.
The three members in Topeka are
Mary Davis, Samuel Davis and Will
e. lam North-their stage names are Dor
othy Lovington, Sir Roland de Bravo
and Bud" Stabber. Mary was arrest
ed yesterday for street walking. She
was the girl who refused to give her
real name but substituted a police
character instead. When Samuel Davis
heard of the arrest of his beloved he
armed himself and sneaked through
the alleys to the station determining
to revenge the dastardly deed. But he
met policeman and without word
he submitted to the unavoidable and
meekly followed the officer to the sta
ton. He had changed his mind about
murder and decided that he would sac
riice anything to be with his lovely
spouse, even If he had to visit her
through the prison bars. When he was
searched at the station he had five dol
lars. This was just enough to pay the
fine caused by Mary and after a long
and fearful discussion IT was decided
that she should leave over the draw
bridge that night and he would watch
her from the prison tower. When the
bridge was lowered for Mary and she
had entered the city gates again she
at once hunted up the villain of the
company. He was a handy villain and
even when he was informed that 1t was
his duty to pay the release Of the hero,
he never fiinched and promptly took
every cent from the corners OF his
jeans and gave it to the leading lady.
The So were carried down to the sta
ton with all haste and Sir Roland de
Bravo was a free man rescued in the
nick of time by the Lovely Mary.
But the sad part of the story is yet
to be told. We now have Mary and
Samuel safely protected against the
tolls of law. Meanwhile the police took
a hand in the melodrama and the viii
lain was arrested and Is now in the
city Jail without money or help. Mary
and Sam have skipped the country.
1t was just like the melodramas on
the kerosene circuit. The heroine in
distress. Brave rescue by the hero.
Hero in prison for terrible charge
Heroine to the rescue. Villain snatched
by the officers and downed forever
Lover and loveress happy ever after
ward. AIoral-Always lay aside IS for
police fnes-they are bound to come.
Another farmer in seeing the sights
of the city acquired a few insights.
John Kemp. rurally inclined and rather
of the open mouth variety spent Fri
day and all his money in Topeka. He
started on his way up town from the
Rock Island depot but before he had
gone a block he met a friend" Result
another friend. Sub-result-a game
of cards. P. S. result-Something to
stop the aching thirst. This was fol-
lowed by lady friends" and when
Kemp bid goodbye he was unable to
leave them-instead they left him and
the police found him in time to give
him a nights lodging in the Eaton
tower. He is feeling better this morn
ing and is preparing an elaborate de-
scription for the police judge this af-
ternoon.
Officer England met William Fricke
on the street last night. He looked at
him a moment and running up he
shook his hand in a 5ovial manner;
Fricke was glad to meet Mr.. England
but he did not have time to drop into
the little place at the corner of Fifth
and Jackson with him. Then Mr..
England insisted and Fricke kindly
followed He looked like a man
whose face was prominent in the DE
tective," a monthly magazine devoted
to prisoners and should-be prisoners
exclusively. However, Fricke explain
ed to the Judge that he was a hard
had spent enough time with Mr.. Eng
land in his rooms and he must hurry
home to his wife and children. Judge
Urmy realized the mistake and
Fricke, the bread winner, left the sta
\ ton in glee.
y A good joke is being told on Officers
Smith and Wonderly. 1t is the custom
of a local bank to pay ten dollars to
the policeman reporting the ringing
of the burglar alarm to the bank au-
thorities. The other night the two
officers were standing in a Kansas
avenue hotel and the alarm sounded
loudly. Both men pulled their hats
tighter on their heads and made a
dash for the door. Smith was ahead
and Wonderly followed closely on his
heels. Just as Wonderly was leaving
the outside door of the lobby he met
Smith comin~ back frantically irving
to edge his way into the hotel. He
wondered at the time why Smith had
returned so quickly but thinking only
of the bad burglar at the bank he
made a sprint up the street to find
the trouble. Later in the hour Smith
came painting up only to find that the
alarm was false one. Later Won
derby began to inquire for his ten dol
lars and to his surprise he found thai
Smith had retreated to the hotel tina,
night and reported the alarm to thf
bank authorities and had received fine
premium, while Wonderly had chased
on down the street hunting for this
bank breaker. Which was commend.
able?
Two newspaper men of the boom