The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-30
POLICE J0TTINCS.
Robert Kneisler Came Home
Too Often.
He Is Captured and Must Serve
Jail Sentence.
LIVES IN MISSOURI.
Had Twitted Sheriff for Failure
to Capture Him.
Officers Round Up Old Offend.
ers on Familiar Charges.

The police Sunday evening succeeded
in capturing Robert Kneisler, the Joint
ist, wanted here for violation of the
liquor law ever since last June. Kneis-
Ter was captured by Officers Jenkins,
Summers, Sauls and Hutton while in
his home on East Crane street. He was
turned over to the county authorities
to be tried on the charge above men
toned. A reward of SIS had been Of
fered by Sheriff Wilkerson for Kneis-
ler's capture.
Kneisler's place on Crane street was
raided last summer but the proprietor
succeeded in making his escape to the
state line in a buggy. He went to
Kansas City, Mo-, and there engaged
in the saloon business. It has been re-
liably reported that Kneisler had sew
eral times lately come to Topeka. An
effort was made some time ago to ex-
tradite Kneisler, but he defeated the
suit in the Kansas City courts Chief
Eaton was laying for this old offender,
and yesterday when he heard that
Kneisler was in the city he sent out
the officers above mentioned to catch
him if possible. They surrounded
Kneisler's house and Jenkins entered
the place. Kneisler attempted to escape
out the back way, but saw Detectives
Sau1S and Hutton in the back yard
waiting for him. He entered the house
again and going to an upstairs room
him there. The officer saw a foot pro-
truding from under the counterpart
and called on the culprit to come out,
that the jig was up. Kneisler, with
profane exclamation regarding his
luck came forth and meekly surren-
dered. He was like the ostrich, he had
his head under cover and thought he
was safe from detection. even though
his feet were sprawled out across the
floor. Chief Eaton feels today that he
who laughs last laughs best. The
sheriff's reward was divided among the
officers and the man who tipped off
Kneisler's presence in the city to them.
The police went after the keepers OF
nuisances and disorderly houses Sat
urday night with vengeance and
gathered five offenders in the dragnet.
At 300 Crane street they got b. Adams
and Eta Bailey. Dick Hoffman and
Mary, his wife, were caught at 31S
First street. Bob Campbell was found
at Topeka avenue and Curtis streets
on the North side and brought along
on strong suspicion. The charges
against these prisoners. are Keeping a
nuisance and disorderly house. They
will be tried in police court this even
ing unless they hire counsel and get
continuance of their cases. All of them
except Eta Bailey are old Offenders.
Bill mcclure, a shawnee 1IuittH ruin
Mayetta,a was arrested Sunday at the
Rock Island depot while wandering
around under the influence of the white
mans fire water. The abOrlg1ne sat
with stolid indifference this morning
and heard the judges lecture on the
evils of strong drink. He received a
fine of IS without comment and ambled
back to his CELL The Indians from
Mayetta come down here frequently
for a little spree, but generally take
the precaution to buy a round trip
ticket SO they can make their escape
before the police can lay hands on
them. Mcguire failed to take this pre-
canton on the occasion of this visit,
so he landed behind the palisades. Me
buy heap two-way ticket next time,
| he grunted after he re-entered MS cell.
| Mexican laborer named John Shau-
see was picked up by the police Sat
| ,1rday evening in the Missouri racine
| wards where he lay, badly bruised, be-
| side the tracks. He could not speak or
| understand a word of English, but at
| ter his wounds were dressed at the
emergency hospital Sergeant Parcelis
found a Rock Island time check in his
| noclset. The officer and the Mexican
| ouarrelled earnestly back and forth at
each other for some time, each talking
| in his own language. The crippled
Mexican finally used the word Ell
| Paso'' and the officer took snap judg-
| ment and put him on the train for that
point after cashing his time check and
giving him the money. He was sent
to Kansas City by way of the santa
Fe.
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