The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Fifteen Year Old Girl Is Spirit
ed Away.
Officers Think She Was Taken
to Kansas City.
GIRL BECOMES INSANE
Here From Colorado Visiting
Her Uncle.
Errand Boy Is Also Held on In.
sane Charge.

Vera Davidson, Is years old, wear
ing shoe top dresses has disappeared.
and the mother and police think she
has been abducted from her home at
125 North Monroe street for the Kan
sas City market, being last seen at
the Rock Island depot. The mother,
Belle Davidson, ran into the police
station this morning and told the
sergeant her fears of foul play.
Laura wisdom. an old time
disreputable and highway robber has
from her home and accompanied her
around the streets for some time and
had almost succeeded in inducing the
girl at times to Join her. The Wis
dom woman has a police record
equalled by but few. She has been
ordered out of town several times I'M
til now whenever she shows up she Is
promptly arrested to prevent crime
in the jungles She was in town again
day or SO ago but has now vanished.
The officers are working on the
clue that the Wisdom woman either
enticed the girl away or dragged her
off by force. The police at Kansas
City, where Laura loiters in the worst
of the colored districts. were notified
to look for the couple. The bottoms
of Topeka, Lawrence and other towns
are scenes of almost hellish infamy
but some where in the remote black
precincts of Kansas City the worst
find their mecca and it Is feared that
the Davidson girl has been taken
there to be forced into the drag net
of all that's vicious.
Miss Ethel Cornell who came to
Topeka but recently from Pueblo,
Col, to visit an uncle. Rev. J.. E.
Glendenning, of 445 Green street. has
unfortunately developed symptoms of
| a demented mind and is under the
care of the police matron, Mrs. Thorp,
while arrangements are being made
| for her future.
A few months ago the sister of the
young lady with whom she lived in
Pueblo died leaving Miss Ethel alone
| in the comparatively strange city. She
soon moved back to Kansas to live
| with her brother at Council Grove.
| between the two there and Ethel only
a short time ago came here to see her
uncle and get employment
Miss Cornell is a we'll appearing
and her actions have been for the
| most part sane enough, still she is far
enough "off'' according to her rela-
tives to need care. Yesterday she
searched for employment but finding
none went to the Brunswick hotel to
spend the night intending to look for
work again today. While at the hotel
| the police were asked to take her in
charge Officer Wyatt escorted her to
the matron at the police station.
1t is said the woman was once con-
fined in a sanitarium in Pueblo for
some time but released, evidently
sane. She persists today that she is
perfectly competent to manage her
own affairs, though saner people
think not. Her relatives are plan
ming to have her treated at some pri-
vate institution as formerly.
Earl Tilley. an Is year old insane
|errand boy. was taken by a city detec-
tive last night and will today be turn
ed over to the state hospital for the
insane. The boys life furnishes a pitt
full story of responsibility. He has
been in Topeka but short time. COM
ing here from the home at Garnet,
Kan. Picked up by woman philan-
thropist OF the city. the boy was taken
into the private home as an errand
boy but the condition Of his mind be-
came steadily worse until now 1T is
thought to be incurable of its more
frequent lapses. All that could be done
for the boy. seemingly, has been done,
stiu he must be given up to the asylum.
The strain Of insanity apparently runs
in the family for Earl has brother
in the state hospital. other than
paranoia, no specific name is given Tor
the phase of insanity which a1ects the
boys.
w. NJ. Tockenton, a specie of blue
bird. who flew off the roof of a house
the other night when the cops took the
rounds thereby saving few or ms
feathers was last night captured by
england and Bryant and registered for
the old charge which had been delayed.
He was also booked for investigation
which is another delay for a "a license
to find out if there is anything doing
The prize six team circus driver, Ed
Bennett erstwhile express wagon en-
gineer. who makes his head-supply sta
ton at the Eaton inn, came back again
last night. bringing a good sized jag
which he will trade for a few days ra-
lions.
Perhaps it was the great tension of
the pending ball game, which also
c1ogged all other lines of business, that
held the wheels of the police depart
ment during the last "a hours. AT any
rate the curtains may as well have been
drawn and painted, Nothing doing un-
til after the parade" Maybe, almost
likely. the police patrol will stand in
readiness at the ball park this season
| for any of the Goes type but the new
patrol will surprise and sadden the
| crowded out bleacherites for the cage
| top does not give standing room for
| dozen or more rooters as did the old
! brewery wagon
| The deposed police court prosecutor
| is now thinking of taking advantage of
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