The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-13

wichita and before he left he spoke
very highly of the conditions as he
has seen them in Topeka.
''I believe that Topeka is the clean
est town / have seen in many years, :
he said. your police force is great
bunch of men and they are under
still greater chief. Mr.. Eaton has done
wonders for this city and 1 can see
few wears ago. I think that Wichita
is in very good condition Also
Sunday night a disorderly house
was raided on Madison street and one
of the inmates gave her nelghpors S
name Since then the relatives and ac-
quaintances of the neighbor victim
have been making the telephone hot
with inquiries of surprise and disgust.
The real name of the girl is Ford ana
she gave her name to the police as
Mrs. H. T. Carson. Apology No. 1O2.
Since the report of a motorcycle
being installed in the service of the
police station the officers at the sta
ton have spent their spare time pipe
dreaming of the use they Will make
of the machine when it pops up IN
front of the station for the trial trip:
There has been a report that none or
the officers are acquainted with the
manipulating of a pop-pop wagon.
But since the scare has appeared II
seems that there are three men on
the force who can make the land
scape fly faster than the profession
ais. Detectives Hutton and SaulS ana
Sergeant Ross are all experts on the
air cutters and some say that Judge
TJrmv could be used as utility man If
needed in a pinch. The motorcycle is
going to be a great addition to the
force in the catching of automobile
scorchers and on emergency calls and
night sergeant calls. Many times it is
impossible to make any headway with
the big heavy patrol and 1t can be
heard as far as Lawrence when it first
leaves the barn. Motorcycle agents
are following Chief Eaton wherever
he goes and excellent" propositions
are brought up to the big chief. The
force is waiting patiently for the de-
cision of the council.
Another wave of disappointment
has swept over the police station.
The news reached the department this
morning that the city attorney had
Charles Kohl. This case was one of
the strongest put up by the police and
evidence against the man was suff1-
cient to convict a British lord.
Today is Friday the 18th and but
one man has been arrested. He is
the first and probably the last man
who will be arrested today. Police sta
ton visitors always steer clear OF a
Friday arrest because they believe their
fate will take them to the 'pen" II
they get caught up on this day. But
when Friday the 18th come around the
suspicion is tenfold and all men play
possum D. H Cockrell. a clerk, was
the unlucky man to draw this unlucky
day. He was simply a plain drunk and
paid his fine of $5.
Detective Sauls left today for Lyn-
don where he is to be a main wit
ness in the hearing of Milton Brubaker
who is charged with trying to wreck
a Missouri Pacific passenger train by
putting ties on the track. Sauls assist
ed in the arrest of the man.
Because he had an awful toOthache
Oscar Brown was taken to the station
last night by Officer Parcels. Brown
claimed that he took a little whisky to
kill the pain and he couldn't help but
get drunk. Five dollars and costs was
the fine. According to the police docket
Oscar has been bothered with tooth
ache for the last number of years. He
should see a dentist.