The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-03

caught in opium joints and disorderly
houses. These were raided during the
| first of the month. after that there be-
Hing nothing doing on account OF the
scare. The burglars and petit larcenies
came in for the BOBBY prize only cap
| turin twelve people. The rest were
little of everything.
The two young shopnfters who were
arrested Saturday and tried yesterday,
| being found guilty were paid out this
morning by a young man acquaintance
and they left the city still lifting the
flood gates and shedding crocodlle
tears Just before they left on the
Santa Fe this morning they met De-
tective Hutton of the police force and
with cry of recognition they hid their
faces. Hutton served for two years on
| the Kansas City police force and he
states that these two women have been
doing shoplifting business in Kansas
City for a number of years. When ne
approached them they admitted that
they came to Topeka from Kansas city
for this purpose but declared that they
would never do it again.
1t is said by the professional shop
| filters that Topeka is marked as the
easiest city in the west for shoplifting
and they all make this their hunting
grounds. The two girls at the depot
this morning said that the Topeka
merchants are too easy ana Tor this
reason they became careless and al
| lowed themselves to be caught. II
might be well for some of the big mer-
chants to make a little note of this
statement by the reformed shoplifters.
with nothing to do and with a fiat
refusal on his lips for every offer of a
job. H. ]. Burton was arrested by De-
tective Hutton for vagrancy. He Is
simply a professional bum and the
nearest he gets to money is to watch
the pay car go flying by. He said he
had nothing to do, never had anything
to do never wanted anything to do and
never would have anything to do
Judge Urmy said he would have one
thing to do or else work on the stone
hill. He obeyed and is grinding the
ballast on the Santa Fe.
This month starts out like another
record smasher at the police station.
October was the biggest month for
number of years but last night when
the books were cleared up it was founh
that the days work ran over $500 and
with % men in the coop. Thirtytwo
breakfasts were served this morning
and SO dinners. Jailer Lawson is using
sub to answer the telephone calls
while he counts the money and sends it
to the bank. Judge Urmy has not had
minutes rest for three days and the
| police force is gradually killing the
poor lean patrol horses and their big
driver. Today being election day with
the force using extra men all over the
city and with the big celebration COM
ing off tonight the prospects for ten
tables at the morning meal are bright.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the big banquet.
The Morning Molasses Label report
.f .ntNr Iii = &
campaign speeches on Halloween
night. Such a condition of affairs
would have been more than fatal to the
conditions existing on such night and
the police chief never had the faintest
| idea of leaving People who read thai
article and who dug up their hammers
to use on the big chief will have
chance to bury them again.
A little sixteen year-old boy was ar
rested last night and kept in jail over
night for disorderly conduct. He was
member of one of the gangs that de-
stroyed property in Quinton Heights.
His mother paid his three dollar fine
and he was released this mornig. Next
time he engages in this sort Of a thing
he will be given the manly fine of five
dollars. But he says he has changed
his mind about Halloween and next
year he will pull taffy.
One-half of a mammoth pumpkin hol-
lowed out and filled with grapes, apples,
nuts candy and any variety. of sweets
was brought to the station this morning.
On il was a card bearing the following:
ITO Topeka's best chief and Mr.. Robin
son. from Mrs. Bennett, 416 Woodlawn
avenue" 1t was little reminder to in
form Chief Eaton and Patrolman Robin
son that their services in protecting the
house at 416 Woodlawn avenue during the
on RAIDS a vas bs ese SurnP tbs
night revelries and the chief sent Robin
son out to watch the might riders" This
is the only sign of thanks the police have
received for the great service performed
Saturday night. Needless to say it was
greatly appreciated.
Caleb Jackson. who was arrested a year
ago for selling liquor and who was re-
out all of his time. has been captured
again for the same offense. DRINKS at the
station testified that Jackson had sold
them the whisky and Caleb was pulled
at once. He is one of the TRUSTEES" at the
station and is shining the shoes of the
officers and the reporters-for a pinch of
tobacco. Caleb claims he has a hard time
trying to pay house rent without buying
booze and he is not guilty. He does not
have to pay any rent at the station and
there.
Charlie" Boyer the most talented man
who has ever been the star boarder at
the police station is back again after. a
night off. Charlie has the whisky weak
ness and when he serves out his time he
gets drunk and is back in the station
again before he has spent one night as a
free citizen. Charlie is one of those fellows
who could draw good wages If he could
get over the drink habit lie is the mas
ter OF many trades and since his enter
tainment at the station he has reprinted
ana repapered most of the rooms of the
lal and his carpenter work has resulted
IN numerous benches typewriter tables
and the like. In speaking of his fire.
guent visits to the station Charlie said
this morning: Il realize what a fool I am
70 drink this way. L have had several
offers and could be making mighty good
money II ! would only get down to 1t.
AND stiH l think I am unlucky in this
drunk business / have been drinking
with one or two fellows for the last five
years and they have never been arrested.
Inc trouble with me is 1 get drunk and
then make for the avenue as fast as can.
L feel as though have to parade Just as
soon as get on my high rollers"
1t is said that when one of the "regu-
!ars are brought up before Judge Urnny,
his honor looks over his spectacles sizes