The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

There is a lot of goodness in charity
but the devil himself is apt to push the
wagon home and a great deal of bogus
charity workers have operated in To-
peka during the winter, though they
have confined their solicitations to the
dwelling houses where women with
their tenderness might be preyed upon
but now comes the bunch of nerve, the
Limit, and visits all the most high Of
ficers of the state and slyly opens the
purses for an employee of the Santa Fe
have been without work for four
months.
The man of nerve is ]. E. Stevens,
held in the city prison on the charge
paper bears the signatures of and sub
scriptions of Governor w. r. Stubs,
P. 1. Bonebrake, Justices Clark A.
Smith, A. w. Benson, c. B. Graves,
f. W. Knapp, Sheriff Wilkerson, County
Attorney Schenck. ], r. Mulvane, A.
W. Knowles and many others. Legisla-
tiers, bankers, state house employees
and any one who CHANGED around were
samaritan who. was so earnest in the
behalf of the man without a job.
The paper was one of the Santa
FEES letter heads and was apparently
typewriter inscription: I'VE the I'M
dersigned hereby subscribe the
amount opposite of our name for the
benefit of P. L. Clayton who has been
on account of Illness" Then followed
the long list Of well known names
with dollars and half dollars opposite
as suggested in the heading.
The police investigated the case
and could find no such name on the
stevens said he had turned the
money over to Mr.. Adams at the r.
r. Y. NJ. c. A, but no Adams was
found there except switchman from
Argentine who comes to Topeka but
seldom. Anyhow Stevens does not
have any money on his person and
Clayton has not gotten 1t even If he
does exist, which is very doubtful. 1t
is the opinion Of the police that the
man has a confederate somewhere
who holds the booty while he looks
poor and tender, worming money of
state officials and prominent business
men.
Another near tragedy was enacted
in the old house at 123 North Madi-
son street where over year ago May
Buckmaster killed her pal, Addie
Kearle. The house has ever had
bad reputation and the police have
had dealings there at times, they say,
for years. 1t is an old two story struc-
ture and from tradition has sheltered
more crime than any other house al
most in the city.
William NJ. Tockenton, colored. who
now lives there, last night beat up
woman who claims to be his cook,
Susie Wesley cutting her hands and
smashing her lip into several sections
and bruising her face with blows of his
fists. Besides doing the cooking it
seems that the woman was to furnish
the groceries, too. for when she asked
Tockenton for some money to replen-
ish the depleted store he commenced
his Savagery.
Susie's former reputation has 10
serious defects and neither has Took
enton's though he has been suspected
of several offenses and implications
and once had his photograph taken by
the police department for future refer
ence, and it is still in the local rogues'
gallery of Chief Eaton.
Tockenton was fined $25 and Susie
$40 in the court this morning for fight
ing. AS neither can pay their way
out, they will have ample time to for
get their troubles and begin house
keeping again when released.
Chief Eaton received a communica-
ton from st. Joseph, Mo, this morning
from the police hospital there that c. L.
Pribble, son. of Irwin Pribble of this
city, is held there an epileptic insane
patient Pribb1e was first seized with
this ailment in Jacksonville, Fla.
year ago when he was brought back
was there given commitment as a
sane epiIeptic. He will have to be
brought back into the state before an
other like commitment can be procured
for him. His father has begun prepar-
ations for his care as he is likely to be-
| come dangerous.
Police Judge Urny carried $206 to the
city treasurer Feb. 9Th and today has
| taken over S252.20 which makes s45S.20
already this month-not so poor for a
/ dull month.
OF the gang of boys who had the
| 6Cb+ ~, front Of the Grand Sunday