The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
JOTTINCS,
One Girl Accuse Another of
Taking Finery.
Minnie Messick Arrested in a
Boarding House.
SEARCH is FRUITLESS
Diamond Sunburst Secures the
Young Woman Liberty.
G. Il. Greenway Run Down and
Badly Injured.

1 w OnanS innate love OIL uHe lingerie
has caused the undoing of Minnie
Messick of the house of Mrs. z. NJ.
Burnett at $40 Harrison, and she owes
her liberty to the value of diamond
sunburst deposited as security at the
police station.
Lingerie, fine, soft, and embroider-
ed. was laid out on the bed fresh from
the laundry in the room of Eloise
vonquett at the Burnett boarding
house last evening and Minnie paused
at the door, feasting her eyes on the
dainty articles which have been fully
explained to the police. Minnie STOOD
but a moment spellbound, then, II IS
charged, gave way to temptation and
rapturousIy gathering up the hnest OF
the doll rags" hugging them to her
bosom, she fed with them to- her
room.
Eloise. returned soon, caught sight
of the empty spaces on the counter
pane, gave little cry OF anguish ana
tears stole into her eyes Tor she loVeo
the finery no less than Minnie. Ihen
her anguish gave way to hope of re-
.venge and stern policemen were caileu
to investigate.
Detectives Hutton and Wonderly
were called and decided that enough
facts were learned to warrant them in
the arrest of Minnie. There was no
one to go the poor girls bond so she
reluctantly unclasped diamond
DrOOCh SnG wore ana pdSSSO IL -
Iously into the hard hand of the Jailer.
The chief of police was called again
this morning by Eloise VINO eXclteoly
asked him to come quick ana sedfc
Minnie's trunk for she was moving
from the scene. Moreover Elolse said
she had found one of the articles up
in MINES room. The klndly chIeI
asked the girl to meet him at the court
house in about a minute and the two |
went up to the court of Topeka ana |
got the search warrant Detective
Hutton searched her trunk but could /
find nothing which Eloise 1aid cialIH
to. The case may be tried this even
ing in the police colrt, though It Will |
more likely be continued.
An old man. G. F. Greenway, lies
in the Keith hospital with crushed
foot. a broken finger, gash cut IN
his head, another on the toreheao
and still another over the right ear,
besides being bruised about the BODY
and internally injured by the reck-
less and fast driving OF hVerynlan'
w. H. Wolfinsburger, who has a
barn at the corner of Seventh and
Van Buren, streets.
The accident occurred about z
o o'clock last night in front spt 9ethef
hotel. The old man~was rid
ing a bicycle down Kansas avenue
from the south and the lfveryInan
driving a single rig came up the ave-
nue. at a fast speed. Both parties
turned west on Fourth street and /
without Stacking his
speed in the least struck the old
man knocking him from the wheel
while the horse and wheels of the
buggy passed directly over his body.
Citizens and travelling men at the
hotel, who saw the deed, started in |
pursuit of the careless driver, but
he outdistanced them and their at
tention was turned to the old man
who was badly injured. DR.. FL. H.
Keith was called to take care of the
injured man and removed him to- the
hospital. '@ 90
AS soon as the chief of police
heard of the affair he swore out a
complaint and got a warrant for the
liveryman who has been booked at
the station for disorderly conduct and
fast driving.
A very youthful burglar named
Walter woodward, but 10 years old,
pillaged the cash till of the Bond
warehouse grocery store out |
near the asylum yesterday afternoon,
and jumping onto a passing car.
made away to Vinewood for a jolly
time.
The sum he secured, figured. in the I
mind of the child, constituted a for
tune with which all the Vinewood at
fractions could be made to run and
stop at his bidding, although it was
but 1855.
He had entered the store during
noon hour when the proprietress
was at dinner. The officers were
notified about 8 o'clock and Detec-
tive Lawson, assigned on the case,
learned from street car conductor
that the lad had transferred for /
Vinewood park. Lawson Immediate
y went out with a detailed descrip-
ion to work on. Walking into the s
square across the bridge in front of ,
he carousel he spied the boy stand
ng erect and proud before the lem
made counter demanding another !
glass. Later the boy was turned over
o the juvenile court A
But this is not the greatest crime {