The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-07

his silent applause and sought other
fields of conquest. But the 5ailer is
tired of writing out his name, age,
color, and ''vagrancy." The officers are
tired of trotting him to the police sta
ton. The patrol team looks no more
out of the corners of their eyes at the
same old vagrant and the same old
face. Judge Urmy has increased the
rock pile to such an extent by his fines
that no work is left for the other pris-
oners. Every one is tired of poor old
Levi with the sanctified name and he
must go to new fields and old labors.
Never show your face in Topeka
again., said Judge Urmy yesterday az
ternoon and with his jacknife and the
last prison dinner Levi left over the
Union Pacific Rock Island for Law
renee. He is due to arrive in the uni
versity city sometime in the next Few
days and a reception by the Lawrence
police force Will be given him when he
arrives. He Will probably be met near
the city limits with a uniformed mount
or a beautiful red wagon trimmed in
brass-and so on will the ever ready
Levi travel through life. Escorted to
and from the city limits of each city
as he plods on his way and with moth
ing behind him and nothing before him
but a big efficient police record. Such
is life for those who do not know how
to live. si
OeleCllNcS sodulS AAehN =
taken their turn at capturing bicycle
. riders who persist in riding On the
sidewalks and this morning H. Lari-
mer, a clerkt and H. w. Shook, also
clerk, were spinning downtown.
lodging frantic pedestrians and fam
ming the coat tails of hurrying office
men. They came tearing down the
sidewalk occupied by the police de-
tectives and with another notch of
speed and with muffiers open they
made a rush for the officers. Con-
trary to their expectations the twin
detectives did not sidestep but instead
| they footed" the front wheels and
the two clerks pitched headlong, hunt
! ing for a soft place on the curb lawn.
| When they had scrambled to an up
| right position and had been given a
little information, together with a
dollar request they slowly acknowl-
edged the interruption and with the
levers at slow speed and the muffier
as silent as the stars they slowly rode
| out of sight.
1.-THE gun went off in my pocket and
| I did not try to break up the church
meeting with it," Clarence Shuch, as
sistant janitor to his father at the
Santa Fe office building. pleaded not
| guilty to disturbing the peace with a
| loaded revolver. Sunday night, it is
! alleged by churchgoers and neighbors
u
| of the church for the appearance OF
his lady love, grew restless and taking
| his gun out of his pocket he passed
away the time shooting at the blink
ing stars and the solemn church
| steeple The minister's voice could
| not be heard and several of the con-
| gregation were awakened from their
sermon slumber. But Shuch claimed
that his gun was restless and without
a warning of any kind 1t started the
- -,
Fe offices this morning by Officer Fri
bance and was chased from the root
to the basement and vice versa in the
| elevator before he was caught. He
was not mad at the police for filming
| him SIS, but he claims he has lost the
love of his pigeon" and that was
worth 81 at cost.
The phone rings wildly. The CHIEF
/ makes a dive for 1t with one hand
and pulls up chair with the other
Hello. is dis de chief? Well, If yor
will let me carry a gun I will do lit
tie KILN noise aroun' dose Kansas
avenoo bottoms" and the fierce voice
of Jessie Harris came as warning tC
Mr.. Eaton this morning, 1t seems tha
| Jessie has a husband who at odd times
makes makes eyes at another woman
and the other woman thinks it is JUS
the thing. But not for Jessie. The
other night she went home to spend 6
lovely evening before the fireplace
with her husband in a big leather
chair, but alas-Mary Brown had bea
her to it and there she sat exchanging
words of affection and loving caressel
with her husband. Jessie walked il
the room and with calm voice asked
that she might take Mary's place. and
Mary very kindly released her hold OF
John. but not to give up her place
She ran to the kitchen, and grabbing
one of Jessie's own butcher knives
she ran her out of the house. Jessi,
has been out of the house ever sine,
and she told the chief she would no
return until she was properly armed
Chief Eaton saw that he could no
talk the woman out of it, so, summon
ing all of his literary talents, he said
Mrs. Harris, it IS far better to be
living coward than dead hero. Pu
away your weapons of defense and of
Tense and live and let live" A dark
deep, deadly. dastardly tragedy wa
narrowly averted-
A woman was arrested last nigh
who gave her name as Viola This i
the first time in the last two month
| that a name other than Mary has beel
given and Viola has smashed the 9th