The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-16

A young runaway student from Has
ken institute at Lawrence was plckeC
up by the police last night and the OIL
f1cers of the institute called for him
this afternoon. He has been d1ssat1s-
fed with the treatment he has been re
ceiving at the school and decided that
he would take care of himself Tor
awhile He is % years old and is big
husky Indian of the darker type. He
said he had a good position offered him
in Kansas City and was on his way to
accept it. Haskell officials say he is
hard nut to crack
F'ranticaIly trying to climb up the
side of a billboard and read the signs
at the top, William Rodgers, was
captured by the police at Fifteenth
and Madison last night. Rodgers was
crazy with the effects of bad whiskey
and he had created a wave of fear
from Ninth to Fifteenth streets on
Madison. Every house he would pass
ton and inform the police of a crazy
man who was attempting to clean out
the neighborhood. The man had the
street to himself for six blocks be-
fore he could be caught by the Off
GERS and people were peeking out of
their windows and from around the
corner of their houses waiting for the
passing of the deadly enemy. How
ever Rodgers had been attracted by
the big sign board and when caught
ly trying to read the colored sign at
the top of the board. He said he
knew that it said something about
him and he would not stand for his
this manner. officer Sauls and Mead
made the arrest.
Declaring that he had insuIted their
wives, E. L. Douglas and A. G. Con-
cord were caught last night beating
and bruising a man by the name of
Andy Brunnet. The fight was rapidly
coming to an end as the lone victim
was bleeding and choking when the
police arrived on the scene. All three
men were arrested charged with
fighting on the streets. 1t is the I'M
doubted opinion of the police that
the two men had other reasons than
revenge for beating up the Brunnet
with the men at the time of the fight
were not their wives. Judge Urmy
will decide the matter.
This habit of trying to disrobe on
the sidewalks of Kansas avenue is
getting to be too frequent and the po-
lice will make it hard for the next
man found in this act. Last night
Daniel Webster, an old colored man,
So years old, was caught in the act at
the corner of First and Kansas ave-
nue.. He did not seem to be drunk
but Just couldn't wait until he got
home. officers England and Won
derby found him and made him spend
the night in the tower.
Not long ago one of the big Phila-
delphfa newspapers printed a big
story about the great work accom-
plished by the police department of
that city and remarked that one of
the finest systems of receiving fines
from prisoners was Just instituted in
that city and it was the only one of
its kind. The paper also stated that
this new system would be copied by
other cities in the east at once and
would undoubtedly be one of the
gigantic achievements of the age.
Many people will be surprised to
learn that this same system has been
used right here in little old Topeka
ever since Chief Eaton took charge
of the department. The system is
this: When man is fined by the po-
lice judge he is allowed to leave the
city prison on parole He is on
parole as long as he owes his fine and
during this parole period he is under
the orders of the police and the law.
II he makes one attempt at the law
breaking stunt he will be rearrested
and given new and heavier fine. He
must work the latter fine out and is
under close watch. This system has
been treated with great success in To-
peka 1t has been found that many
OF the old time drinkers pickpockets
bootleggers, and disorderlies have al
most reformed since enjoying a peace
ful parole from the police. 1t gives a
man chance to make good and if he
fails he will receive a double punish
ment. Many of Topeka's oldest and
worst characters have been complete
ly recast by this method adopted by
Chief of Police Eaton and the con-
dltion of the city is naturally bet
tered. For instance last week when
officer Mead had such a time with
MABEL Rodgers down in the bottoms,
the presence of a paroled prisoner
gave him the needed assistance in
making a good capture. He spfed the
parole In the crowd and nrdnrnd Z, 4.