The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-30
On Trail of Her Is Year Old
Daughter.
Welded SUDDENLY.
Wrote That She Met Handsome
Man and Is Married.
Chief Eaton Finds Cache of Shoe
Thieves.

Golden SKINNER. SlrI WiIe. anu AlSA
travelling man husband whom she met
on train returning from a visit IN
western Kansas and took stop over
at Clay Center to marry is the much
sought 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. NJ.
o. skinner of Cambridge Neb., who
came to Topeka Saturday evening and
engaged the entire police force tn watch
for her daughter and unexpected SON
in-law. .,. -
Here is the letter which brought the
mother to Topeka:
L know you will be surprised, puI
have some good news to tell YOU L
met an awfullv good looking man on
The train It was love at first sight
He asked me to marry him so we Stop
red at Clay Center and got license
/ am the haDUiest girl OH earth Write
me Saturday and address me at To-
peka as Golden Woodland
"Your loving daughter,
This ''uuick love" was a matter of
suspicion to the mother but she con-
fded to the police that if the man was
a real handsome travelling man sne
would see that the couple were HAPPY
but if he turns out to be just an oru-
nary man then daughter must give MN
m and come home While Mr.. Woodaru
will be sent to prison
The police also have their line OF
suspicion and it is not along the line
of worry as to the mans looks. A lit
tie girl about the age and size descrlb-
ed of Golden Woodland applled at the
Frovident Association for lodging last
night and the police heard OF IT, nm
m ediately they Investigated and breath
ed a sigh of relief when they found
it was not their victim of sudden
love.
Mrs Skinner is rooming at 500 Topeka
avenue awaiting developments.
Thirty pairs of mems shoes of Vari-
Gus sizes and leather We're discovered
IN hiding in the brush and underbrush
nf the river bank at the north end of
the Santa Fe bridge this morning Inc
gang was first seen by scout OF
the big chief who answered the call
promptly finding the empty shoes con-
realed under pile of leaves. 1t is sup
posed the shoes came in on a Union
Pacific train sometime during the nlsht
and must have had assistance to their
mace of hiding. The police have wired
The special agent at Kansas City for
clue to the identity of the boots
Jim Mason held in the county Jail
charged with burglary and larceny from
the Favelock pawn shop waived his pre-
Iin7inarv hearing in the court of Topeka
this morning with the intention OF plead
ing guilty to one OF the charges IN the
district court He vas caught in the
art of robbing the store by Sergeant
Ross and Patrolman England of the
police force.
Carlos Diaz, until recently a waiter
in the chill shop of Austin Alba at 1O10
Kansas avenue. but more recently of
Holton, Kansas, returned to topeka
yesterday and was promptly arrested
by his former employer who charges |
him with stealing a grip which had
been LETT in charge of the house. Alba
also says that Diaz had left without
finishing his obligations due to advance
pay. Chief Eaton and Detective Won
Derby made the arrest He will be tried !
IN police court this evening
PatrolTnan Fribance patroling the
fair grounds last night, arrested Prince
Herdiman d. f. Robinson, Grace Pat
terson and Sylvia Watson. The young
things were led to tho police station
where all but Robinson were supplied
with bonds to stand trial this evening
for disorderly conduct
Three five dollar DRINKS We're regis
tered on the police docket today. Sam
Anderson who had the same mis-
fortune Friday was brought in again
Saturday night after a friend had re-
lieved him and today forfeited another !
and Palmer was fined and paid. f. !
Johnson, Il teamster. forfeited a bond |
of SIS rather than appear He claimed |
he was sitting on the doorstep of las
abode when he was grabbed.
Mnyette IS. Printers 3.
Mayetta. Kan. Aug. 30.-The May |
eta Browns defeated the Topeka |
Printers in & swatfest Sunday after
driving two pitchers from the box and |
warming up the third one. The game |
was called in the eighth inning to eaten |
the train for Topeka. The score stood |
IS to g. The feature of the game was
Sawalk's pitching for the Browns
score: R-HE
Mareffa 4s44s isis 4
Printers = 30 0 0 @ ;
Rstteries-Sawaih and Crane; .Andcr- |
son. Curry and Isaacson.
Mayetta will play CircleEille next