The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
Mrs. Thorp Takes Charge and
Plans to Help Her.
SMALL BOY ARRESTED
Hubert Winkler Says Parents
Didn't Object to Him Leaving.
On His Way to Home of an
Aunt in Texas.

the police matron was calleQ up Dy
city detective to know what to do
with a homeless, penniless girl whom
he had found on the streets, half
clothed, and cold and hungry. The
girl was taken to the station. She
gives her home as being near Pitts
burg. Driven away by all her people
she came here and has lived with
woman who works in restaurant.
but this woman was unable to provide
and care for her so she has come into
the hands of the matron. The girl is
in a helpless condition and her case
presents one of the most pitiful of I'M
fortunates A committee of women
will meet this evening to provide for
the girl at the office of Mrs. Thorp.
Chas Roch. and Charley Hamilton,
colored laborers were fined IS each
this morning for being drunk. Geo.
MCGEE and Fred Cook, white, suffer-
ed the same poisoning and the same
IS fine Perry Renfew was fined SIS
for disorderly conduct about the Santa
Fe depot Jack Dale is awaiting trial
in the jail for 1oafing in the Santa Fe
yards Joe DAILY was able to navigate
and was allowed to go on, he not be-
ing SO heavily charged with this sun
day spirit.
Hubert winkIer, 16 year old boy,
was taken by the officers this morning
suspected with running away from
home. He says, however, that ne was
told that if he wanted to go he GER
near Muscotah, Kan. His father ne
saws has been in the habit of cont1n-
ualIy nagging him until it became I'M
bearable for the boy. He has worked
among the neishbors when his father
did not need him and is able to work.
At present he has 20 acres of wheat
planted on rented land gettlng lne
teams to do the work from his fatner,
work At the beginning of school last
fall his father would not let MN go 70
school he says. Huberts aunt, Md Is
Meek, his mothers sister, VINO hVes
lar Kingsville, Texas, has sent for the
lad to come down there and live. The
mother Hubert said, was willing that
he go If he was dissatisfied with nome.
Winkler had ridden this far with
brakeman. The police Will propaply
help him to get work to earn enough
money to continue his journey
f. B.. Robinson. "a colored laborer,
who hit Chas. Burke foreman hot
Maxwell ON the sewer construction at
twentieth and Fillmore so hard on
fine law that he was laid out FOR Two
DAYS, was given only 80 me tIlIs
morning. Burke was not on hand 10
testify and the negro got away with
an easv story which saved him some
money Robinson had carried off
box Which was being used to thaw
powder in. Burke told the time
keeper to dock him so cents Ior ~:
Next day. without a word, as Burke
passed him, Robinson LANDED ms
knockout to the left jaw
walter Watts, colored, of 51s1z
Tl,,SS Cross bad man
ouartette which has just been nned
$50 each for participating in pitched
battle in the bottoms Friday nlsnt,
have been arrested on warrant
away with a ham from his wagon
while standing at Second and Quincy
last Thursday. The officers gave
chase at the time but the negroes were
Watts pleaded guilty this morning
and was fined $25 by Judge Urmy
Cross will be tried later. 1t is better
to do without ham out of prison than
to do without it in prison
About two square feet of trousers
was brought to police station by
Councilman H. B. Howard as evidence
against a would be thief. The thie1
to be has not been apprehended. Mr.
Howard drove to church last night
and tied and blanketed his horse.
Later somebody who wore trousers
attempted to purloin his lap robe,
whip and horse blanket. He had
when, from somewhere in the buggy
bed Howard's big bird dog lunged
forward and secured that piece OF
cloth. All that is known of the thief
is the kind of trousers he wore and
the police have a generous sample
Dora Rogers has returned to town
and is already in Jail for maintaining
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Quincy. Seeing two many callers en-
tering her house, little squad of
detectives also called last evening and
removed the party to the police station.
Three young men, ]. Downey, d.
Clark and MurI Thompson were also
arrested. Downey pleaded guilty this
morning. He was fined $40 which
was paid by his employer. an iceman.
Thompson is out on bond furnished by
his father and Clark is out of Jail by
request of the mayor. Their trial will
be held this evening. That one of
the party has already pleaded guilty
will serve to convict the others,
though Dora claims she was just put
ting on her hat to go to church.
George Bradford. colored porter
at the Glenwood hotel, is on trial to-
day for running a gambling house in
the rear of the hotel in the Glenwood
dye works A boy reported to the
police when in the place, Bradford
borrowed IS from him to get into the
game After playing about an hour.
he refused to return it to the boy who
promptly made complaint and a war;
rant for Bradford and also for Geo.
Turner Craps has been the great
game in the room for some times but
on account of the arrangement of the
room the officers could catch no one.
With a door in front, a window in
the rear and a partition between, the
simple device has kept out the Off
GERS for a long time. Upon appear
ing at the rear window. a get away