The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18

he had paid his fine and made his es-
| cape. However, the police are we'll
| informed as to his wherea bouts and
| he will be taken up at once. A man
| who claims to be an agent for a car
| pet sweeper company has been graft
! ing the people of the city for num-
| Der of weeks. He conducts his bust
ness in d second and underhanded
manner. Claiming to be running
| carpet sweeper cleaning establishment
| he procures carpet sweepers from
| housewives over the city and then
| through a sad lapse of memory he
| forgets to return them. Instead he
| shines them up and sells them to the
next neighbor. Not long ago some of
| the nefghbors got together in a sew
| ing circle and one of them spied her
| carpet sweeper. She spread the alarm
neighborhood row in the history of the
| city was in session. Things grew to
such a heated condition that Officer
Mead, who is gaining a reputation on
the police force as being the Village
Peacemaker (Mead is a big blue eyed,
slow talking, and interesting sort of a
fellow and he spends his time making
friends which help him in his bust
ness) well, officer Mead took the mat
ter up in a kindly manner with the
ladies and before a half hour of quiet
discussion he had the whole row set
tied and the women falling into each
others arms-(not his.) He showed
them that they had been duped by an
agent and Mrs. A. had purchased the
carpet sweeper that Mrs B. had given
an agent to clean.
When officer Mead heard this morn
ing that Patrolman Fribance had
taken up the man for drunkenness, he
made a rush for the cell but the pris-
oner had paid his fine and was re-
leased. However, he has enough con-
fidence in his own confidence game to
keep up the good work and the officers
After spending a few days in the CITY
without attracting the attention of the
police and at last gaining the depot
where they expected to board the next
train the regular tribe Of the Mayetta
Indians were caught up by the officers
These Indians always follow their me-
chanically inclined minds to Topeka
for JOY water and for the first time the
police failed to make a capture on ac-
count of the quietness of the braves
They spent their whole time in the
Bottoms this trip and generally in
doors. But they grew too jubilant at
the Rock Island depot last evening and
Officers Hutton, Mead and Brown took
them in charge. The Indians being the |
only victims which the Bottom Bellies |
are unable to relieve of all their |
money. The redskins had the money on |
hand to pay their fines and they left |
for another weeks dormant state in
the Land of Mayetta. |
Lying dead drunk among pile of |
t1mbers in the alley off from Jackson |
street between Fourth and Fifth. Thor |
Shea, moulder living in the east part |
of the city, was found by the police last |
evening. When Officers Kenney and |
Costello had lifted the man to the top |
of the lumber pile he regained his |
senses and Immediately showed fight |
In spite of the fact that he was drunk |
and unsteady he aimed his blows
squarely and only by a clever piece of |
lodging were the officers able to cap
ture the man uninjured. He was cor
nered at last and held securely by Ser
geant kenney while the patrol was ar
irving on the scene. When taken to the |
station he entered the mad drunk" /
stage and then grew crazy. He ran /
from one end of the reception room of |
the prison to the other and claimed |
that there were a thousand Indians |
with appraised tomahawks after him.
cell below and this morning he said the |
excellent company of rats and snakes |
had kept him sober.
Cleo Bennett visited the police sta
ton as usual this morning and held
her regular conmutation with the girls
who are being harbored by Mrs. Thorpe
the police matron. While at the sta
in the Cleo Bennett Home For Fallen
Women by donating fine kitchen cabi-
net, and a complete set of dishes for
use in the home. Cleo is still receiving
contributions for the work at the home
and she said this morning that it was
getting along in fine shape the floors
being carpeted and the rooms in a
warm comfortable condition. Several
people over the city have taken an ac-
tive interest in the home and have
promised their support. However, there
is a lot fleft to be done and Cleo is
only handicapped by the lack of funds
and appliances.
A man named Winnfngham was ar
rested this afternoon for selling spoil
ed and decayed fish over the city He
started out on his daily trip this morn
ing with a wagon load of fish and his
route could be followed at the police
station by the hasty calls of angry and
housewives who complained
of the bad condition of the fish. Win
ningham will give his excuse to Judge
Urmy this evening.
Officers Mead and Mcclure and Ser
u