The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-19


street could she get the bead on him
when she turned the Calling loose.
After the escape of the disturber, the
girls dressed and phoned Ffzer to come
home and the three proceeded to the
police station to get warrant. They
were referred to the county officials.
as the case looked pretty serious, but
there they were sent back to Judge
Urmy. Sanders will be arrested on the
warrant today and tried this evening
provided he is found.
There was heap much smoke at the
camp of Big Chief Eaton this morn
ing where braves and towards,
drunks, half shots and shot ats ap-
peared in squads before the great
father. Urmy, pleading their cases. II
was the heaviest court for a long time
and the cases introduced were scat
tered along the way for a fortnight to
come.
A small and choice cab party with
splendid supply of much enjoyed
liquid refreshment went astfay about
10 O'Clock last night and was picked
up from the gutter where they were
/ lodged half unconscious by the over
turning of the joy wagon.
The cab was one of these little sim
gle seat carts and Irene Burke and
Dora Rogers were shut in it quite un-
appreciatively by the two men who had
to ride outside. These were Lee
Clark and the lad who owns the
| vehicle. Clyde vilott. All were in the
best of spirits when they left town
in fact so much that Patrolman Fri
bance thought it best to follow their
course.
The party sped away out Sixth
| avenue and the wagon carried no
lights. Way out on the road near the
city limits where the old cemetery
car line crossed the road and the
grading was never fiattened down, the
off horse jumped sidewise and the
| wagon, team and all rolled over into
| the ditch breaking the wagon and in
juring the merrymakers.
The men escaped with but few
bruises but the women locked inside
did not escape so well. "Dode"
Rogers suffered a blow on the head
and scalp wound. had a tooth
knocked out and lips bruised and
swollen, and a sprained shoulder.
Irene Burke sustained a sprained
wrist. AS the wagon rolled into the
ditch, a colored witness of the acct
dent took them to his house to get
now caught up and appeared just as
a sheet was being torn into bandage
strips.
They were all hauled to the police
station in the patrol. and vilotts
helper went out after the disabled
| joy-buggy. The men pleaded guilty
to drunk and disorderly charge this
morning and were fined SO each. The
Rogers woman was in no shape to be
| brought to trial so the case of the
court. In addition. Vilott was
charged with running his hack with
| out lights and also with soliciting for
clients To these. he pleaded not
guilty and they were set for this
evening.
Asked To expla5n their far away
drive last night, "Dode" Rogers stated
that she and Miss Burke were going
out to see an old colored lady about
their washing and were crossing
bridge.
Following the tip that lube Jorden
was conducting nuisance at his
place down in the bottoms, Sergeant
! Kenney, led Hutton, Sauls and Eng
| land down through the jungles at 10
O'Clock last night. lube was at home
and had Louie Dupree, VIM. Shrant,
VIM North. F H Merritt, E. Smith
and Robert King for boon COM
panions but that was not ali-he also
| had Bessie Van and Mamie Brown so
when they were all safely conducted
| to the police station Jube was doubly
charged with keeping nuisance and
| a disorderly house
All pleaded not guilty through Joe
Reed at court this morning and the
trial was set for tomorrow.
In mix-up not satisfactorily ex-
planned to the police because none of
| the participants remember very
clearly having spent all day Sunday
drinking in q room in the Fourth
Avenue hotel, ]. A. Bodenhaus was cut
on the shoulder by knife in the
hands of c. Metsger, who stated that
he also was cut on the coat tail,
though he did not. have the coat to
prove it The case was referred to
the county officials who turned ii
down. Then Metsger pleaded guilty to
cutting Bodenhaus and the police
judge fined him SIS.
l. NJ Crawford has been served
with a warrant and has furnished a
$50 bond to appear in police court on
] the 27th to defend his box sign In