The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-07
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JOTTINCS.
Troubles of Thurman Funk Not
Yet Over.
visits Lady Love Once More
With Usual Results.
DID NOT TOUCH HIM.
But Nevertheless He Secures
Warrants Today.
Will Have Second Airing This
Afternoon.
DID NOT TOUCH HIM.

The Thurman Funk-Liberty street
gang feud has broken out afresh and
Eugene McBroom and Lydia Thompson,
mother of Charles Thompson, who, was
one of the principals before, have been
arrested on warrants sworn this morn
ling by Funk
| Since the beating he received two
weeks ago, Funk has been timid about
venturing down into the Liberty dis
trict to see his lady friend and until
last night had not been to her home.
Sunday night, however, came around
with its Turing summons and ne went.
Instead of going TO the United Brethren
church at Fourth and Leland as for
nlerly, he went to the Methodist church
with Miss Spicklemire. accompanied by
her father and mother. The church
service was enjoyed very much, pre-
sumably, and the homeward journey
was unmarried by any accident. but
W bile Funk was at the Spickefrnire
home at o12 Liberty street and before
he had decided to say adieu, four of
porch with the information that the
gang was after him which in the YER
nacular of the country means beat it.
He and his escort had gotten but a
short distance in the direction of the
car line, however, before they We're
accosted by a large gathering OF wo-
Ecen and boys of the neighbOrhood,
according to the defendant, and Nc
Broom challerg ed him to a single hand
combat somewhere alone On the plains.
The challenge was not accepted for
says Funk, IT want to let the boys
alone and 7 want them to let me alone
Then he says, Mrs Thompson called
him a name for telling the police what
he did the last time.
No violence was committed last night
but Funk carries his two weeks old
.bloodshot eyes in evidence of the thor
oughness of the former conflict.
Just about the time the complaining
youth got to the station this morning
the father of McBroom telephoned that
Funk had brought gang down last
might to clean out the suburbs, but had
not. Thus 1t is evident that there will
be things stirring when Mrs. Thompson
disturbing the peace-probably this ev-
|ening. McBroom and Charlie Thomp-
son were fined $50 each for the thrash
Ing they gave Funk before.
There is a world of irony and
weight of testy huPlor set down by
nimble minded jai1er in the occupa-
ton column behind the name of Fritz
Durein arrested last night for main
tainfngea nuisancs&sAs' Gentleman is.
the word seen there. Fritz is not al
together unqualified to make good
either, he is idle, has enough sub
stance to worr! along with and says
what he bloomin' likes. Still he has
served several terms in the city prison
for selling liquor. is suspected of SELL
ing it all the time and is nearly con-
victed quite often. He has been book
ed as a jointist several times but that
may be little unjust on most occa-
sions so someone has happily found
the homer, gentleman.
Armed with warrant a detective
is watching for Bud Roseby, who
brutally jerked Is years old Ralph
Kuypus of 1161 Clay street off his
horse and beat him simply because he
replied that the horse was worth $3.50
to a question from the negro. The
boy was riding along at a walk past
the corner of Eleventh street and To-
peka avenue, where the negro was
moving a lawn. Hey, kid, what's
that hos worth ~ called Roseby.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars" the
boy replied. ct won't pay it," said
the negro and struck the boy on the
head. pulled him off the horse and
beat him. Ralph later caught and tied
the horse then went to the police
with his story. The chief took the boy
in his buggy and drove to the place,
but Roseby caught sight of the IA
miliar "Blanch and buggy, and
Jumped his job at rate roughly es-
timated at 65 miles an hour in the
direction of Tennessee town. He will
be arrested on sight.