The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04
POLICE JOTTNCS,
George Latham Got Away With
Property of Wife.
He Also Left His BOndsmen in
the Lurch.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
Wife Says That 1t Was a Mean
Trick.
Herbert BertlesOn Is Taken Out
Of Jail nv Fafhov.
WANTS A DIVORCE.

Besides leaving his bondsmen liable
for 5000 George Latham, who failed to
show up for preliminary hearing in the
court of Topeka yesterday morning. is
learned to have taken all of his wife's
clothes he could find and either sold or
pawned them before he left For which
offense he is threatened with a divorce
suit
The wife was looking for police help
in finding the clothes this morning
saying that all she had left was what
she wore, a white waist and brown
skirt. Her husband had rif1ed her
dressing table, trunk, dresser and
wardrobe. The articles taken are too
numerous to mention but included u
suit and a rain coat besides skirts and
waists galore. In fact the only things
he baked at were the big hats which
he could not carry.
Latham was charged with assault
upon James McCarron or at least pre-
tending that he had a gun by holding
his hand on pair of pliers in his pocket
and thus making McCarron hand over
a pitchfOrk WithWhich he was about to
run him through. He Is also suspected
of some irregularities in Kansas City
where he worked as lineman for Il
telephone company.
Jesse E. Mace, one of the bOndSmen,
is the brother of Mrs. Latham and to-
gether with Charles Myers they Will
have to nav the bond of 5000 unless
they can find the runaway. Post cards
are being gotten out today to be sent
over the country to sherIffs and chlef5
of police asking for him.
Z can no longer live with man who
would do such a mean trick as that,
said Mrs Latham this morning.
Brother and 1 will have to pay ali
that. YES I'll get a divorce if I can
earn enough to pay for it besides TINS
bonds"
Herbert Bertleson, confined in the
county Jail for robbery from the clothes
of a fellow member of the Y. NJ. {. A.
while he was swimming in the pool,
arranged with judge of the court of To-
peka for release from prison.
Bonds were furnished and the lad
taken in charge by his farther who is
travelling salesman and who VIII take
the boy with him on the road to advise
him which is best not to do.
H. f. Duck, a duckling of the "a
NOUS Ed Duck who paints and preach
es, was arrested for harboring VI
cious dog and not knowing what to do
pIeaded guilty to the charge and was
fined So Ed says the dog is a poor
little shepherd. and constant COM
panfon of school children and harm
less. but all he could do with the Off
Gals was to pay dollar and promise
the rest upon which promise the duck
ling was released.
Clara Risdon of 210 North Kansas
avenue was severely bitten by vicious
horse belonging to Dyal Brothers.
Junk dealers, of North Topeka last
evening Suspecting the horse was
mad Veterinary Young was called but
the horse saw him first and snapped at
him. INJECTING a slight wound.
The police station was then called
I'D and Detective Hutton hurried to
the rescue of the frightened people.
1t was necessary to shoot the animal:
Whether from the heat or the bite of
a mad dog. the horse had suddenly be-
come furious biting itself. tearing
pieces of flesh from it's sides and legs.
The veterinary expressed his opin-
ion that the horse had rabies.
Stanley Waggoner was fined SO by
Judge Urmy for assaulting Adolph
Reichstadt at the medicine show near
the Fourth street viaduct Monday
night. Waggoner has been up before
for assault connected with gang OF
East side youths who are training
themselves in governmental affairs.
Witnesses for the plaintiff testified
that they saw Waggoner strike Reich
stadt who is an invalid. The defense
also had witnesses but they reported
that there were no blows struck
though they had not been looking all
Of the time.
one item Of the testimony to show