The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-03


| other and still have one hand in his
pocket, as the police say he did when
they got in, he refused to answer.
Detective Lawson in walking few
steps behind the prisoners and Won
derby saw Morrison cautiously drop
the pair of dice at the corner of Fifth
| and Kansas avenue, and he picked
them up.
Albert Ross, big Indian from the res
crVation, whom the police thought had
learned that It was nc use to come to
topeka any more to get drunk was
hauled in this morning by Patrolman
Penney. Big Buck was sore because
be had been jerked up before he had
gotten drunk enough though he could
hardly stand.
Ought to been drunk. chief, ought to
been drunk; say Smith. ought TO been
drunk he complained but no one paid
eny attention to him and the jailer
searched him. No bottle was found on
him which is considered the cause of
his not been drunk,
A pitiful story of a mother being ia
ken away and ROBBED of her baby which
was left alone in pasture came into
the station this morning over the wire.
~ fine big brood mare was stolen last
night from the farm Of Mr.. Newson at
Ontario. She weighed 1 $50 pounds and
leaves a sucking colt. A reward of $50
is offered for her return.
The robbery OF a jewelry store OF 30
gold watches and $50 in money has
been reported to the local police from
Marshall county by Sheriff Sullivan A
reward of $1CO IS offered for the cap
ture of two men who did the trick and
their descriptions are in the hands of
the officers.
A. j. Cosgraves the tramp of yes
terday locked in the city Jail too weak
and sick to stand or speak above a
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news reporter than any prisoner vet
teld there Released yesterday after
given a good meal or Two he was again
Kicked up last night as a vagrant. In
lOllce court this morning to prove toll
the good judge that he was unable to
work and hence should not be fined he
produced copy of last evenings State
journal aud showed the judge the sor-
roW1uI story of his heart failure, sore
fe ct, poverty, and record of previous
hard labor. The story was carefully
read and a look at the poor man yeri-
ned the facts of the tramp's story
The judge refrained from tears but let
the fellow go. sending him to the Prov
ldent Association where he again SHOW
ed his record. received new shoes and
a suit of clothes and departed on his
way.
G. w. Seary, a colored fellow who had |
been drinking walked into a colored |
restaurant last evening and ordered |
HSH- FISH cost ~ cents. When he had |
finished eating, he felt in his pockets |
for the 20 cents and expressed great |
surprise when he learned that Their |
was not so much as a sou in them |
Then he tried to get out the rear door
but was denied that privilege. Conf |
dent, apparently, that he would meet
friend just around the corner who
would give him the money he wanted
to go out and get it but the proprietor
said he would go along.
I'VE walked blocks this wav and th m
that" said the proprietor in police
court this morning. I'VE walked blocks
and blocks until I played out and could
go no farther, then called a policeman
and had him arrested" Seary was
fined So for disorderly conduct.
When the police station was called
yesterday and asked for help in the
trouble of not receiving a morning pa
per as per payments, it was the small
daughter of Mrs. Grant talking and
she thought she had the newspaper Of
flee as has been learned today. She
was talking to the police station oy
mistake.