The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
what his fine amounted to. He is re-
cuperating on the stonepile.


streets about % members of cral
shooting party were witnessed by four
OF the police detectives last evening
The sight was such a comical one that
the police officers were handicapped
with the humor of the situation and
only two of the gang were caught.
They were simply onIookers and were
released after they had cried and
sobbed around the station for an hour
and had been given a severe soaring"
Last evening while making their
daily trip through the Bottoms De-
tectives Hopkins, Mead, Sauls anG
Hutton came upon the crap shooters
JUST behind the Crosby mill near
Shunganunga creek. When the young
broke up with a thud and dice, nlckei5
and all were left behind. Most of the
shooters made a dive for the first hole
they could see. The nearest means
ter of the Shunganunga and no
one hesitated. Some of the bone
throwers dove head first into the
shallow stream. One of them buried
his head deep in the mud and looked
like an ostrich trying to hide his head
from the enemy. With a few jerks and
splutterings he removed his head from
the mud and gaining the opposite bank
he made a blind run for safety. Others
tried to jump across the creek and
lighting in the middle they kicked and
squirmed until they had Joined the
gang of safeties on the other side. One
fellow threw his arm out of joint in
getting away from the officers and
when this accident happened he gave
up at once. 1t was the biggest sight
combs and before the gang had
emerged from the muddy water the
whole district had turned out to see
the fun. The leaders of the gang are
well known by the police and they will
be arrested later.
Frank Durein, a property owner on
the East side, was arrested last even
ing by the police for violating the sani-
tary ordinance. He had failed to clean
up the rear of his property as it should
be cleaned and the neighbors COM
planned to the officers. Durein claim
ed that he had ordered a man to clean
up the place but he had failed to arrive
at the proper time and do his work.
Durein will be given a hearing the last
session this evening.
Following the footsteps of her girl
friends and doing a series of street
walking stunts, Ethel Smith a young
19-year-old girl, was arrested last night
by Officer Fribance Ethel has never
been before the police matron before
and her occupation is a new one to her
but on account of the habits of her
girl friends she followed their example
The police are picking up these stray
ma jority of them are good at heart but
their heart needs a little patching to
keep moving in the right direction. An
other chance for the home missions"
of the local churches.
The sanitary laws are being watched
closely by the police and arrests are
being made every day for offenses
along this line. William Anderson, Il
resident of the Quinton Heights dis
trict, was arrested yesterday for allow
ing Stagnant water to stand in his al
ley. Some people have an idea that the
police simply hang around the streets
hunting for drunks and thieves. There
are other things that affect the welfare
of the city.
The finding of a box of shoes under
a temporary trestle on the Union Pa
aific down near the foot of Madison
street will help the police officers in
clearing up a little mystery that has
been bothering Chief Eaton and the
Union Pacific officials for some time. 1
Sergeant Ross and Detective Summers
found a big box of shoes under
,restle on the Union Pacific yesterday
and the material was brought to the
police station at once. The shoes are
IF the B. B. style and were stolen from
Kansas City to San Francisco.
About two weeks ago a car on the
Union Pacific was broken into and the
shoes were stolen. Later a pile of
empty shoe boxes and the wooden crate
we're found in a nearby cornfeld but
he railroad detective could find no
,Iue 1t was thought at first that the
ar had been opened by passing buns
1ut since the box was found by the
police it is thought that there is a
,y~%x IN, No ri SnUnr1I n
ire being worked out by the police and
hey think that before this evening
he right men will be caught. The |
shoes found two weeks ago We're dis |
covered by the two little sons of |
ormer officer on the police force, |
.ucien Bradis At this time nothing
,ut empty boxes were found. However, !
hev were of the same shipment and |
we're the same make shoe found by the !
police The officers have noticed a |
Bottoms lately and the cause will be in |
The railroad company reports several |
,ther thefts from this same car and a |
borough search will be made of the |
district in search of the other articles. I
Bottles of cold foaming beer on ev-
ry table and the ice chest bubbling |
ver with the long necks. a gay
thinking party was raided by the po !
ice at 211 East Second street last !
light. The house it is claimed was !
Inder the managership of three wo-
men, strangers to tho police. These
Mrs. H Ward, Mrs. F. A.
arson and Effie Lyle are charged
With keeping and maintaining nuis !
nee.
Officers Ross. Summers, England,
WYATT. Mead Bryant and Fribance
made the captures and surrounded
he premises.
Martin Bluback and Oliver Lasley |
re back again AS regular as the |
aturday nights come around and as
ocular as the Rock Island trains run
rom Holton to Topeka. the two In
ians make use of their weeks wages