The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26

eminent not long ago. Mr.. Young also
| told of several other influential rela-
] tives and acquaintance
| The whole matter is now before the
court of Topeka. The trunk is in the
possession of the county and when the
hearing comes up Saturday morning it
will be decided whether the girl is en-
titled to the trunk or whether she owes
the Young family for board and wash
ing.
The romance started out with coIors
flying but like everything else there are
two sides to the story and 'innocepl
blue eyed Myrtle RUSSELL may be of
an opposite variety. Judge Simon vii!
decide the fate.
Caught IN the act of selling whisky to
some of the employees working on the
Davis building at First and Kansas
avenue is the fate OF s. w. Hill. He is
booked at the police station under the
charge of bootlegging and from the
evidence collected by Officer Hutton oe
the police force it looks as though he
would have good heavy fine and
Jail sentence to serve. az.
Hill is a young boilermaker. 81 years
of age, but he seems to have been
making more money the other way
When he was caught by Officer Hutton
he had four half pint bottles in his
clothes and was just handing over one
bottle and receiving the payment He
did not keep the liquor for sale pur-
poses only because he was so drunk
himself that he could hardly keep HIM
self on his feet
He was arrested and fined five dol
lars by Judge Urmy for being drunk.
He is on the docket for another charg
of bootlegging and he will undoubtedly
get 800 and 80 days for this offense-
A neighborhood row has taken oil
enough territory to attract the atten-
ton of the police-this row includes
some of the Twelfth and Kansas ave
nue. neighborhood. One of the Drawer
friends of the fighters came to the 20
lice station this morning and registered
her kick with Chief Eaton. She claims
that the chickens owned by Mrs Mary
z. Council, living at 1900 Kansas ave-
nue.. are playing havoc with everything
in sight despite the threats of a police
man who has been trying to stop the
ravages.
John Kahler. the. man living on
Chandler street who was arrested on a
cause he insisted on beating his broth
er after he had accused him of having
a tickle wife. is in the city prison again.
Kahler was taken to the probat
court for a trial. The doctors and law
yers met to see if Kahler was really
insane But the county did not have q
lawyer in the building to take up the
charge-County Attorney Schenck is
linger were in Kansas Cfty-and Kahler |
was discharged.
At this time the many complaining |
witnesses stated that if the law would |
not take Kahler in charge they would ,
and they threatened to shoot him |
the head If he raised any mora
in Parkdale. It is said |
that Kahler not only beats his wife bu> |
widens out his territory and beats all
those who look as though they could |
be whipped.
The police and county officers have |
been trying to search their memories |
for a man named DR. A Ray. CHIEF |
Eaton received a telegram this morn |
ing from the chief of police of Reno, |
Nevada. in which he said that DR.. A. |
Ray was in Jail at that place and was
wanted for killing his brother-in-law |
in or near Topeka
Jessie Harris, the colored woman /
who has been recorded among the po-
lice records ever since she was twelve
years old. is in trouble again. She is /
now accused of stealing a hat from a /
mans head and before he could catch /
her. with having pawned the lid and /
spent the money
Jessie was entertaining an out of I
town tall good looking colored man at /
her home on 'tRoedy Row last night. /
He came in the place at her request !
and after talking over the weather I
she asked him if he did not |
want a piece of watermelon. He could
not turn down such a treat. She thea
asked him If he didn't want SONS /
They drunk that Then she
his new FIVE dollar Stetsor
from his head and gaining the wide
she struck out unseen
for a pawn shop. Here the hat was
oawned and the guest was left at home
He complained to the police and Jessie