The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

tie use for law breakers and he never
fails to make use of his big stick"
II Officer England stays in the bot
toms long it will mean a big hole in
ton.
ooh. I wish that a big wagonload Of
policemen would come to my house at
ana can hear them as plain as can
be. Do come right away before they
get up stairs and steal US all away"
This is the thrilling tale told over
the phone to Jailer Lawson last night
Immediately big Bob Palmer mounted
the patrol and together with Sergeant
Ross the wagon went tearing down
Harrison street to 1929 where the fear
full complaint found its origin. The
wagon drove up to the curbing and the
two big officers jumped out and ran
into the house. For an hour every nook
and corner was searched. Every bed
was peered under. Every closet search
ed and not man could be found
were locked securely. When the police
heard OF the circumstances they knew
the cause at once. The lady of the
house was alone with only her daughter
Cases of this kind come up every
so often. It all depends upon when
the man of the house leaves for the
night and then the bad bold burglars
lay siege to the homes with blood in
their eye. Such is imagination in the
wild and wolly west.
An escape from the insane asylum
the other night had the following line
of conversation to give to the big de-
tective
"They say I am crazy, but am not.
They say I am at the state insane
asylum but I am not. No 1 am with
you. Let me tell you something 1
have been 22,622 days at the insane asy-
lum but I don't like 1t very well. But
1 like it as we'll as they like me. l
don't like them because they are run
by the United States. They won't let
me pay my way out. have Y million
and 2S4 dollars in the bank at wichita
and 1 will write them out check for
so cents if they will let me go. 1 am
married Vanderbilt. 1 wanted to De
president of Germany but the insane
asylum wouldn't let me-"
A supposed deserter was picked up
by the police the other night but was
released by Judge Urmy at the last
session of the police court on account
of his success in showing the court
that he had nothing to do with the
army and had never been in the SER
vice. The man gave his name as 0. G.
Westbrook but did not have any
occupation. He had an excellent
carriage and walked down Kansas
avenue as if he was at the head of
regiment on parade. He resembled
somewhat a photograph received by
the police department from the gov
eminent describing a deserter and he
was taken up on this charge.
The police are having any amount
of trouble with the bunch of deputy
sheriffs who are overrunning the city
1t seems that an officer of this variety
can be found at almost every time
and they are taking undue liberty
with their stars. An arrest of VIII
liam Smith was made this morning
He was charged with impersonating
an officer and pleaded guilty to being
a deputy sheriff. Deputy sheriffs are
getting a little too plentiful for the
order of the law. When an officer has
to arrest an officer there is leak
sheriff was arrested for being drunk
and disorderly and again bunch or
three of them were caught attending
a keg party. If many more of these
cloudy nights cover the stars of the
deputies the police will have to en-
large the calaboose capacity.
Dressed UP in all of the necessary
and unnecessary hunting toys a young
man was arrested last night for load
He had intended to go hunting but be-
fore he had reached the city limits
he emptied the contents of a little
bottle which contained liquor pri-
marily intended for snake bites and
the like. The young man lost his gun
before the police found him and if he
had been allowed to go much longer
he would have lost all his money. He
had about ten dollars and an ex-
pensive watch on his person when ar
rested. The young fellow gave his
name as John Doe and considering
the circumstances in the case, that
name will do as well as any.
The prisoners at the city Jail are
kicking about the food they are get
ting Last night they told visitor
to the station that they read the State
Journal every evening through a loaf
of bread. They saved the beans until
they were put on the rock pile the
next day and broke them then. The
meat was something awful and it is
never touched, not even by the station
mascot. For the last few days several
of the prisoners have been sick in
their cots on account of the food
served them. 1t is not the fault of
the police force that such a kind of
food is being given out to the prison
ers but the fault of the restaurant
keeper who has the nerve to ask men
to eat such material. OF course the
prisoners will have some kind of a
kick coming on what they get to eat
as it is not as good as mother used
to make" but when the meat is ac-
tual1y stale and the bread a minus
quality it is a shame that the men
have to stand it. The pure food laws
don't affect the city jail prisoners.