The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-10
John Rines Takes Restaurant
Cash and Leaves.
BOarders Waited in Vain for
Breakfast.
NORTH TOPEKA FIGHT.
Thomas Steele Defended His
Brothers. Good Name.
Fined for Hitting a Brother"
in the Lodge.

John Rines. known as 1.-The Dutch
man. at the restaurant of ]. w. Jordan
where he has been employed. has abb
seconded with about SIG from the res
taurant cash register. or as he would
say, has moved the city OUT
1t was the Dutchman's'' early morn
ing duty to open UP the place by the
transfer station at 6 o'clock ana get the
breakfast business under way. He had
free access to the cash register; This
morning he opened up for a half hour,
then closed. Regular boarders ran to
Jordan with the news that his res
taurant had gone out of business or at
any rate the door was locked.
Jordan hurried down and found his
place closed. Investigation disclosed
the theft OF the contents of the cash
drawer. He then went to ths police
the court of Topeka. When he finally
got action against Germany" that
smiling Teuton had vanished in his
Zeppelin.
Rines is a new one in America He
has learned enough of the United
State language to get cute with the
English slang but still retains his Ger
man brogue 1t would seem that he |
has also developed quite aptly along |
the American walters plan. Unable to |
exact tips as usual in his dear father
land he adopted the richer eEbezz1e- |
ment plan.
The whole trouble, thinks his en-
ployer was another result of his cute
American accomplishments-that is, he |
fell in love.
A long drawn out factional fight in |
the Fraternal Aid association In North |
Topeka has resulted in an assault |
charge brought in the court OF Topeka |
against Thomas D. Steele and his fine
of 81 and costs.
Steele is a fireman at station No. 1 |
and q brother of an ex-chief Of police |
whose bOndsmen were involved when |
he died leaving a shortage. 1t is alleged |
that certain members of the lodge con- |
tinue to say insulting things about the |
widow. There was an attempt to GUST
her from the office she holds at a late |
election but she had the more friends.
Thomas Steele went to a meeting a |
few nights ago to listen to these SLAM /
derous remarks about his sister-tn-law
if any were made but they saw him
first. it is said, and as he started TO 60,
a certain influential lady of the lodge
spoke up to the effect it was time for |
his tribe to get out Of there. Steele
was about to demonstrate when g. J.
BaIlotte, a lodge officer. pushed him
along.
Steele struck BalIotte, telling him
Ballotte then got warrant for steele
In the court of Topeka steele ex-
planned to the county attorney the |
state of affairs and was let off by the
judge for 81 He says the lodge mem
bers have now turned against him and
are trying to put him in bad" with the
fire chief to make him lose his job.
c. V Stamey was arrested last even
ing on a warrant issued upon a COM
plaint sworn by J. R. Newman charg-
ing him with assault and battery, and /
was fined so and costs by the police
judge. Newman has felt the force of
Stamey's blows before and has made
complaints.
L Stammers and Lizzie Stammers
were the hosts of squad of policemen
consisting of Sutton. Penney. Fribance
and Smith Saturday evening about mid
night at their home at 1920 Quincy
street. They are cOlored people and the
officers did not stay long but when
they went they simply put stop to
Housekeeping at that number. Others
present were James Skaggs and Hattie
Lewis and Thelo Stammers and Mabel
Stammers. These were slated a s found
ms on the blOtter while the former
mentioned were charged with keeping a
house of illfame- Great care was taken
Ey the defense to prove that only a part
of the peach was bad. That was the
half of Lizzie and L. Stammers and
they were fined $25 each for having a
Gisorderly use house
IT'S a wonder. isn't it, said Judge
ice Reed, how these fellows without
any. recommendation or money can come
into our prosperous city and as soon
as they allght on our soil have a car
riage with a driver and a footman meet
them at the station and haul them
right away to a good easy job with
three meals day supplied. That's
to the patrol wagon meeting the vags
at the depOts and putting them to work
in the asphalt plant.
A lovers quarrel between a
Tennesseetown swain and his dusky
queen Sunday night came very near
assuming murderous proportions
when James Shute drew his razor
ElSShlnR Nina SimnSOn
with which she shielded her throat
Further cutting was prevented by
help brought by the woman's screams.
With her arm swung in a sling
swollen and bruised where Shute had
struck her, Nina Simpson applied for
a warrant at the police station and
got it. Shute gave himself up to the
officers little later and was tried be-
for the police judge and fined $40 at
yesterdays second session.
H E Reynolds and Louis Feirer
arrested Sunday evening for playing
something with cards in the Office of
Reynolds father in North Topeka
were placed under SO bonds to tell
what it was they were doing. Of
ficer Weatherly took them UP. 1t is
not known what they were playing
but there was money in it and that's
the trouble for they We're charged
with gambling. Both forfeited the
bonds by non-appearance for trial
last evening.
''Blubber," a colored fellow too
drunk to talk was turned into the
pen last night. His real name is Rob
ert Ellis but on the book he was
registered BIubber. That was be-
Stiu this morning at court his shirt
was torn and he gave evidences of
moving about somewhere when the
Taller spoke up saying that that blub-