The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28
MAY HANLONS TROUBLE
One of DEVILS Auction SOubrettes Loses
Her Money in Topeka.

Smiling between tears, trying to be
cheerful, but troubled and anxious. a
chic little theatrical lady appeared at
the police station this morning and
chokingly told her troubles to a po-
! liceman."
| She is May Hanlon with the Devils
Auction company which plays here to-
day, and pretty Her story was read
| lily listened to. The company bound
from Emporia to Manhattan changed
roads in Topeka yesterday. At the
Union Pacific depot she felt like
cup of coffee" she said, but oh! what
an expensive cup of coffee she added
plaintively. IT went into the lunch
counter over there with couple of
girl friends and got cup of coffee,
The train pulled in and we hurried
out. Not fifteen steps from the door l
remembered 1 had left my pocketbook
run back the girls said. II ran back
expecting to pick up my pocketbook,
but it was gone. 1 asked the woman
behind the counter for it and she re-
piled in the blandest manner ever that
she had not seen anything of a pocket
book there, and asked me if l had
looked between the seats for it. She
evidently thought l had been on that
train. When 1 told the girls, they
were furious. 1 did not know what to
do. The train was about to go and 1
had to go, too. The girls then ran in
but she told them, oh, people come
and go, haven't seen anything The
brazen thing! One of your plain
clothes men was on the platform. He
went in but could do nothing. 1 knew
I would be back today SO ran and
paid and all 1 had left was in the
book, and my baby's picture" she
sobbed. oh, it is awful to lose all you
have-and my little pictures. want
my baby'S pictures.
The book contained three five dollar
bills, dollar and a half in silver.
Canadian penny, the baby's pictures
and numerous trinkets, she said.
Detective Hutton, whom she had seen
lunch counter. Putnam said the woman
not think she would take it. But he is
not a friend of the officers and would not
man suspected is well known by the police
from past experience She claims
left and went to the laundry, that as she
returned the girls came back. toe, show
ing that she was not in the room again
Mr.. Hutton was not in when Miss Han
at the GIenwood where she is stopping.
When told what the woman said, she bit
hood eG .P 81 She cried I she took up paper paper
and sat down; When we went back she
and saucer were cleared away and my
pocketbook had lain right beside them.
Inc IleaIiil6SS Ol IL Ii she HdQ only taken
some of it out. but taking everything l
had. And 1 bet she makes more than. I
do. too" 1T is cinch she does broke
in one of the officers. we know her" IT
thought she looked awfuily cool and SIMS
her. Pardon me if go off into tantrums
but think how mean it was. Is there
nothing 1 can dor The officer explained
that if they could get a warrant out and
she could be here next week for the trial
they would be glad to do it. That's the
trouble with these. one night stands,
can not be here next week. she said IF
could only get into her rooms,'' Miss
Hanlon pleaded Il know she would not
destroy all those little things That would
oh these warrants. then is there moth
ing i can do but wish her all the different
she said. trying to brighten up. Il will
have to cut out coffee. 1t is too expensive
for a show girl