The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

court 70 the charge of petit larceny,
was nned $25 and given good ham,
ner to work over the rocks.
Renouncing all Connection with the
wet goods" business in Topeka, the
rather of H. E. White whose drug
store was raided by the police and
IN whose, store the father clerked, has
fed the city and back to his old "dry
goods business in the little town of
Oketo escaping the warrant which
was being pushed toward him. The
warrant read for W. E. White which
letterheads of the Oketo business
bear the initials S. NJ, anyway they all
came here from Oketo last August so
what's the difference as the old man
was merely a clerk.
When the officers were watching H
p. White after the raid they tried to
learn of the fathers whereabouts but
were informed he was out of town.
However, an innocent bystander spoke
up that he was at home in Oakland
at III Kellam street. No plain
clothes man being handy uniformed
ofhcer went over to get him. He was
met at the door by the wife who said
Mr.. White had gone to the store
An hour later Detective SaulS went
over to learn definitely of the where
aboutS of Mr.. White and found the
house deserted and locked up. From
others he learned that the old couple
parted for their old home and the
drier business of Marshall county.
The sight of the uniform is thought to
have given them warning that the
business was over in Topeka.
This "hieing AVA to Kansas City to
have a good time is quite the fashion
and manya new and delightful ac-
quaintance is picked up there, but go
ing the pace is ever dangerous and
Sidney Ellis struck a snag ending his
joy ride $40 short and a dull pain in
his head. Ellis met two agreeable
strangers in a saloon, shortly after
starting on the rounds, at Fourth and
Main streets. They proposed a walk
and he accompanied them The en-
joyab1e stroll ended at the corner of
Missouri avenue and Main where the
new found friends slugged Ellis
and took the $40. The police were
notified.
A weary son of rest named John Kernes
who has continually reported to the sta
t1On for bed during the winter, upon
his 'steenth application last week was told
that if he came again he would be arrested
vagged and locked up and put to work on
his fine. Pm going to stay right here
suits me. It's as good as I care for. But
when spring comes on, with 1t the warm
weather. then me to the grassy highway. ,
the box car, the stock yard. and all the
old stamping grounds where we flock to-
gether around the good old camp fires of
a score of hobos who know more in
minute than all the rest in week John
has the whiskers to meet the description
of any old tramp; his walk is just as
slouchy and unexerting; he has the black
sa tin shirt and the corduroy trousers, ana
his story of contentment in the prison is
no denial of his condition.
S. r. Barnhart, an Insurance agent who
lives at ia Quincy street, was jerked in
by police very drunk and in the morning
had a most awful time getting the news
to his wife. First a messenger boy was
sent for him and returned with the in
formation that the wife was not there
he would only go to her room and make
her get UP and tried to get every one in
sight to go Finally another messenger
was called for and with very explicit in
struction went and secured the money to
pay his fine.