The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-14
SUES FOR STOCK.
Bank of Topeka Seeks to Re.
cover IA Shares.
We're Held by the Late C. J..
Devlin.
PLEDGED TOTHEB BANK
This Is Claim Made in the
Suit.
Frank Jeffries VIII Go to Re-
form School.

1t would seem that the echoes of the
Devlin crash will never end. The
Bank of Topeka has filed suit in the
district court again Ira NJ. CODE, in
which the bank seeks to get possession
of fourteen shares of it's stock held by
Mr.. CODE and turned over to him from
the receiver of the defunct First Ma
tional bank to satisfy claim held by
him against the bank. The plaintiff in
this suit alleges in its petition that on
June 80, 1904, Charles ]. Devlfn was
the registered owner of fourteen
shares of stock in the Bank of To-
peka; that Mr.. Devlin endorsed and
guaranteed payment on notes and
drafts to the Bank of Topeka in the
sum total of s22. that only $4,000
was paid on these notes. leaving 49,
034 yet due the bank for which Mr..
Devlin stood security. That some
time after June 80. 1904, Mr.. Devlin
pledged these fourteen shares of stock
of the Bank of Topeka to the defunct
First National bank. also of this city,
and when Receiver Bradley assumed
charge Of the First Nationals affairs
he used these fourteen shares of stock
as part of the assets of the defunct
bank, and turned them over to Mr..
CODE. the defendant in this suit, to
satisfy claims that the latter had
against the First National Now the
Bank of Topeka, the plaintiff in this
action, alleges that whatever right,
title or interest the said Cobe has in
these fourteen shares of stock. no
matter how he acquired them are
junior. inferior and subordinate to the
claims Of this plaintiff, as the said
Charles J. Devlin had guaranteed pay
ment to plaintiff on notes covering the
full value Of the said bank stock, and
this plaintiff can therefore enforce its
lien on said shares of stock for the
satisfaction of said Indebtedness.
George w. Newberry filed a suit for
divorce from Emma Sarah Newberry
Monday making sensational allega-
tons in his petition. Before night he
dismissed the suit and became recon-
ciled to his wife. He said he found
that his charges were false.
The sheriff's officers today took
Elizabeth Cross. adjudged insane this
week, to the asylum at Osawatomie,
and Sam Beasley, also insane to the
Topeka asylum. There yet remains
Frank Carlisle. afflicted with the same
malady. to dispose of. Under Sheriff
Norton declares that. it. is his expert
ence while in lthe~ s6eriff's Office that
the number of insane cases increase
largely during the hot weather.
Arba and c. NJ. Howard, formerly
| employees at the Smith Automobile
factory, but now strikers, were arrest
| ed today on warrant which charges
| them with assault on the person Of
John Miller last night. The complaint
reads that these defendants did will
| fully beat, strike and bruise the COM
planning witness in a most brutal
| manner at point on East Tenth
street while the latter was walking
1 IN fS. y-a HAr u,
has been more or less labor union
troubles at the auto factory this week
and the defense of the Howard BROTH
| ers is that they mistook Miller for a
strike breaker as they came UP be-
hind him in the dark. Miller sustain
| ed a bad wound on the top of his
| head, but 1t is not serious.
Edward Fart, a former Topeka boy.
but now of Denver, Col. today figured
His bride, Miss Clara Mettke of Ber-
| lin, Germany, had only landed on
these shores at New York on the It'll
of this month, and came to Topeka on
July 9, when Mr.. Fart saw her for
the first time. She does not speak a
word of English They had conduct
ed their courtship by correspondence
during the past few months. getting
| their start through the medium of
! friends and relatives in both this
| country and the Fatherland.
The Bank of Topeka has filed suit
| against VIM. Knitter to recover on a
| promissory note in the sum of s1,499.
William Jenkins. negro. was ar
| rested today on the charge of beating
| mis- wife. They live on Laurent street
over in North Topeka.
Ed Myers. a German boy 10 years
old, and OFT Davis. a negro boy 9
years old, were arrested today by the
police on a charge of larceny and
turned over to the Juvenile court.
Frank Jeffries, an incorrigibIe ~
year old boy of this city. was today
| ordered taken to the Reform school
| This is a sad case. The boy is as
| bright as one of Mr.. Bryan's 16 to 1
dollars, in fact he is typical street
Arab, and has picked up more slang
and wickedness than most criminals
twice his age. He is a red headed,
| freckle faced boy and his eyes fairly
dance with devilment. He was charg-
| ed with the theft of q horse and bug
| CYL. two bicycles, and other crimes too
numerous to mention. When brought
into the probate court he informed
the Judge: Its immaterial to me
what you do with me-" His vocabu-
| larry of slang would make CHIMNEY
Fadden or George AIDE look like a
couple of plugged nickels. But after
| all. he is only homeless. friendless
boy, who has the wit to have made
success in life under different cir
cumstances and with any care and
kind treatment
The sensation started yesterday
about the 11-foot strip of land lying
between Potwin and kenwood addi-
tions, and used as an alley for the
past fifteen years, being private prop
ertY that had escaped taxation for