The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-12

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the prisoner absent they would let the
| better part of their natures elf they
have any, take the initiative and full
fill their promises.
Officer Fribance seems to be max
| ing mighty good as a police officer.
Fribance is the new man who was
taken on about month ago and who
1sh army. During the first month of
his service in Topeka he made and as
sisted in making almost fifty arrests.
1t is said at the police station that he
watches every man who walks on his
oeat which extends along Kansas
avenue from Second to Fifth streets,
and if he catches anyone stumbling on
loose brick he will arrest him for
investigation.
Ed Reddick. the barber at 425 Kan
sas avenue. who was arrested Monday
night for disorderly conduct on Kan
Sas avenue made a visit to the State
Journal office today and stood in line
forty minutes waiting to get a whack
at the struggling police reporter.
When his turn came for the usual
complaint he surprised all present by
acting like a gentleman and admitting
that the article used last night was
true with the exception of the fact
that ne was given a lecture on ETH
quette by Judge Urmy. He said he
did not appear before the Judge but
simply gave a ten dollar bond and let
it go. This therefore is Apology No.
1O1.
The gas cart speediacs are redeem
ing themselves and the series of ar
rests and fines that occurred after the
topeka Vanderbilt Cup race on Kan
sas avenue are resulting in a rather
encouraging manner. w. w. Webb,
the motor1st who finished third in the
race was found not guilty in police
court yesterday. 1t seems that his car
does not go half as fast as it seems
II Just has an appearance of scorch-
ing and the police are fooled This
was the third time Mr.. Webb has been
arrested for speeding his steamer and
the third time he has been released
without fine. Other air cutters had
better take notice and take the police
OFFICIALS on trip, in their merry mo-
biles.
DR.. w. F. Bowen who was arrested
was found guilty and made the usual
five dollar deposit with Judge Urmy
He does not seem to know Tow to pull
his wires.
The Topeka police department is
getting the raid fever badly and last
night they pulled off two perform
ances for the benefit of the people of
the East Side. The East Side has
been escaping al! of these disorderIy
house and crap shooting raids and
Tor itself but last night it's eye was
blackened by the presence of two
wide open busy disorderly houses.
The first one was raided by Off
GERS Smith, Bryant, Fribance Mead
and Hopkins at 301 Branner. The
detectives had been watching the
place and when they thought every
thing was lovely they surrounded the
mousse. gave the alarm to the station
and broke in the front door armed
with everything from a warrant to a
revolver. Frank Curliss and Minnie
Curliss were held as the proprietors
fifty dollar fine. They had Jennie
Corliss and John jackson as Gus
toners and inmates. The latter is a
married man of some prominence in
the East Side and the police know
his name to. be other than Jackson
NO liquor of any kind. was found on
the premises. Just plain dfsorderly
house with very few fixtures.
The next place was4not far from the
f1rsto at 424 Chandler. The same
bunch of officers made this capture
after disposing of their prisoners.
They had blood in, their eyes last
night and took the East Side by
storm. There were four people found
in this place. Their names were given
as William Neddo, Lewis VanWinck-
ell Cleo Meade (alias Cleo DeahD
and Kate Bernhardt (alias Kate
smith, A funny circumstance oc-
they were surrounded the girls
claimed at once that they had Just
been married to the gentlemen in
waiting and the officers had no right
to intrude. But the gentlemen newly !
weds stoutly denied this proposition. |
Although she is only 10 years of
age. Kate Bernhardt-Sm has been
before the police judge for the last
Cleo Meade, is also a young woman
being but 21 years of age, but she has
police record to be ashamed Of |
They both started out as school chill
dren allowed to run loose by their
parents. Then they quit school and
paraded on Kansas avenue Such |
cases as these are everywhere in To- |
peka and the police say truthfuIly |
that there are hundred of cases of |
THIS KIND known to, them. The de- |
partment is powerless to stop some of |
this business as the girls watch for |
the police but it is possible for some
of the churches and societies in the
city to do a good work. Cleo Rennet |
the reformed disorderly house keener'
and at the present time connected |
with the Salvation army, says that |
hundreds of these girls could be saved |
by simple consultations with the mar
ents and heart to heart talks with the |
girls. Topeka needs some of this kind
or work and then the police would /
nave little cause to make such arrests |
and expose the rottenness to the pub |
lie.
The bike on sidewalk business had |
about crusted over until student by |
the name of Willie Lyman struggled |
loose and opened the work again He |
thought that the sentiment had died |
down and he would have little trouble |
but a policeman never forgets. That's !
his business. Willie paid one dollar |
for his thoughts.
Fighting
ly 30 minutes, Mabel Porter, the young !
colored girl who escaped from the po- |
lice matron not long ago, was captured |
by Officer Mead down in the Bottoms