The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-02

and prevent them from breaking the
limbs in their way. The long suffering
public is expected to watch the case,
the first to be tried, with much interest
while the police are expecting a great
gruffness from the movers.
Patrolmen Parcels and Smith arrest
ed Elijah Steele, a 16-year-old boy, last
night for stealing a wheel at STAINS
court for trial and out of the police
jurisdiction but the police are making
special efforts to stop the wheel steal
ing which has grown to such proper
lions that wheelmen are agitating Or
CARNATIONS similar to the anti-horse
their association though of course on a
more local basis. The several cycle
shops of the city have already a pretty
we'll developed system of catching
thieves and preventing the purchase of
stolen wheels. It has been possible for
thieves to steal wheel from one shop
and sell it to another but now the
shops have combined against the
thieves and aid the police materially
in finding stolen property. Ralph Coop
er of the Little Cycle company while
in North Topeka the other day on
motor cycle stopped at a shop and was
talking about Identification of wheels
when negro rode up and began ask
ing what he could get for his wheel
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him. He Immediately left off his bar
gain to mount his bike and flee with
Cooper on his motor after him, suspect
ing he had stolen the machine. Seeing
the pursurer gaining at each second the
negro jumped off the wheel and made
his escape on foot while Cooper got the
bike which finally proved to belong to
one "Swede'' Ekblad.
Topeka is certainly a dry town. Poor
Ella Branch, arrested last night Tor
street walking, when brought to trial
this morning tried her very hardest to
flood the station and the noise was OF
onrushing waters but not a tear show
ed in her eyes and the judge knew not
what to think of the performance or
her story, which was that she had
come here from Wichita to do general
house cleaning for Mrs. Brandon but
her employer and husband had gone
down to Wichita for several weeks ana
left her to care for the house, giving
her some money to pay for meals at
the chilli Joint She was on her way to
the chilli shop for her supper at 10
O'Clock when Detective Wonderly saw
her and brought her to the station Ella
tearfully said she did not know girls
were not allowed to walk on the street
when the officer told her what he ar
rested her for.
Ernest Day, yesterday released in the
court of Topeka from the charge of
robbery from the person of Dave Fink,
was arrested again last night for in
vestigation suspected of having turned
another trick of similar character but
after a sweating in which nothing was
learned he was released again.
Former jointist, VIM. Stuart, bust
ness deceased. was met by the hand of
fate last night and arrested for
vagrancy He was right at the station
door at the time of his arrest, perhaps
guided there by fate. But as William
saw the inside of the prison confront
him something like an idea turned over
in his head and cranked his engine for
he was away with a leap from Detec-
tives Hutton and Wonderly and Scorch-
ing the pavement west on Fifth street.
At Van Buren, he turned north at in
creased momentum and distanced the
officers at every stride until he reached
First street when he turned east again
seemingly having exhausted his bat
teries while the policemen accelerated
their speed in proportion and captured
him as he reached Kansas avenue.
Stuart gave up, a good loser Nothing
serious is likely to result of the chase
except the short vacation of the de-
tectives while their trainer rubs out
the soreness.
Clead Ogelsby is under promise to re-
turn to the police court this evening
and answer to the charge OF rldlng MS
wheel on the sidewalk. There is an
average of one arrest day for that Of
Tense but the boys seem not to take the
hint.
With SO for a bone of contention,
John Melvin, fireman. and Mrs. John
INLAY of 128 North Quincy had live
~ word battle at the police station last
night. where Mrs. INLAY had come to
identify Melvin as the man who stole
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