The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

it was simply a regular fight in the
bottoms and the boys who received
the worst end of the deal We're the
ones who started the fight The two
men appeared before court last even
ing but the complainant failed to ar
rive and their story was accepted by
the judge. Five dollars each was the
fine imposed.
Another S5hn Doe captured last
night. The John Doe family seems to
be an aggregation of criminals and
drunkards. The family blood runs
lightly This Johnny was the first In
dian who claimed admittance to the
family circle and he gave the reason
that his squaw up in Mayetta would
meet him at the door of his WlgWam
with a tomahawk if he did not come
home with a police record. He was IN
bad shape when booked at the statlon
and the jai1er put him down on the
docket as 'beastly drunk"
This check forger was the crudesS
one ever taken up at the station. ne
gave the name of George BROOKS anu
claimed residence at Perry, Kansas he
tried to pass a check for 1--WE dollars on
Liberman the pawn broker, Out tile
very writing was raw In every ueIali;
Nothing on the piece of paper looked
like a check except the printed words
Bank of Perry and this looked IKE l.
had been carried around in MP pochet
for months. Brooks gave ms ocSupd-
ton as a brick layer and said ms hoine
and money were at Perry me polic
looked the matter up but they found
neither money or home at the sald
town. Brooks is not considered a very
valuable catch or a professional cTooN
as his work is a disgrace to the pro-
fession. He was just hard up ana
needed the money. Judge Urmy will
take the matter up this evening
While things were dull last nlgnl
Patrol Driver Bob" Palmer and De
tective hopkins saw a chance to make
three dollars apiece and Tapping tneir
wings they swooped down on two niue
Indians boys who were stanolnS at INC
corner of Fourth and Kansas aVehuS
gazing at the passing street cars anu
automobiles in bewilderment. Takins
them to the station they admitted thaS
thew were from Haskell and one Oh
them. Eddie DeRoin, said ne hao es-
caped from the institution and lntehoe9
to see a little of this world. He SAID
tbo4 Tawrence was the last town on
earth to be troubled with insomnia ana
he had heard wonderful Things dpou1
Topeka and her beer piping systeHls.
The Haskell authorities arrived ln1s
institute. The other little fellow was
living at Mayetta and had been re-
leased from Haskell. He had pIanileu
70 meet the Haskell boy and away they
would fly to better hunting grounds
THE postoffice at the Indian reserva
ton in Mayetta will have to stop bus1-
ness or else transfer their office TO To-
peka Every day bunch of CARDS ana
envelopes come to the police statlon
addressed to Indian prisoners. 1t mas
become a habit for young bucks (ano
sometimes their fathers and mothersl
to come to Topeka every saturday
night and take on some OF the oanclnS
water that makes them see other lanos.
This morning postal card came Iot
one of the Indians from his sweetheart
and it was covered with epistles OF love
and slush sympathizing with the poor
brave and asking that he come soon 10
hs Indian maid. When Mr.. LoVe-hs-
souaw saw this card this morning IN
his cell he looked at it a minute ana
with a groan of disgust he threw the
card to the floor and then said:
ME no love girl that send no money
to get me out"
br1 F9 'e case viii &C come up before Judge
Urmy at the evening session, This time
married woman and she is suffering today
from the wounds she reGielx v,h,a a M lev
Matilda Vicklund who lives at the corner
of Eleventh and Brooks streets lost some
thought they had been turned loose and
Monday morning she started out in pur-
A
order to see if, any of the chickens had
strayed onto their roosts was her first
lust across the alley from the Vicklund
place. the little boy, Roy, pulled his lists
out of his pockets and letting them ny
at the chicken hunting neighbor he hit
her in several places before she could
make her escape. She swore, out a war
rant this morning and Roy Will be brought
before the police Judge. Young Carrot
gave no excuse for the assault except that
neighbors call him thief He said he
knew that Matilda Vicklund did not call
him a thief right out, but she intimated
the same by coming to their house for the
lost fowls.
Chief of Police Eaton has his private
patrol remodeIed in such manner that
the familiar warning to the residents OF
little patrol was equipped with pneumatic
tires and steel wheels. A new set of small
repainted by Charles Boyer, the prisoner
genius" who has been such a money saver
painting. wall papering and cabinet maxi
ing. a prominent buggy manufacturer of
chiefs patrol, that the job of painting and
was the best he had ever seen
vouch that no other man in the city
could do such masterpiece" of work. |
drink whisky
Chief of Police R. W. Eaton leaves this
evening for part of his annual vacation.
county where he viii spend a week hunt
ing and omobiling-anything to be out
of doors. Chief Eaton is an old time
football man and he is firm believer in
the art of exercise. Many times he has
been seen by the force chasing fleeing |
prisoners Just for the exercise. One of the |
officers at the station said this morning |
that Chief Eaton often allows a prisoner |
to get away from him in order that he |
might have the pleasure of pursuit. There |
is more pleasure in pursuit than posses |
sion"
rs there any relief for me?" is the wall |
contained in u letter to Chief Eaton this |
morning. 1t seems that certain parties at |
lilo TAYLOR street are allowing their chick |
ems to run at large and the neighbors are |
sending in Dleading COMPLAINS.