The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
the penitentiary instead of at a place
unknown.

z. L. Douglas, VINO with MS noun
er runs a restaurant at 2141 Y East
Fifth street, was arrested in his res
taurant by Officer Pinkston for hSht-
ing with Carl Farror, Greek, VINO
has a store at Fifth and Monroe tar-,
ror is out on a hundred dollar oond'
while Douglas awaits trial in jail
Douglas admits he was drunk and
remembers that he had been at the
skating rink in the evenings round
He knows, too, that he was taken
member OF having fought anyone. No
damage was done other than to the
persons of the beIIigerents. Witnesses
are being gotten for the trial this eve
ming.
Two Frenchmen sat in a bottoms
joint and played Partisan game, the
chief ingredient of which was a pack
of cards. They We're L. Dumas and
Joseph Points The game had just
reached exciting French point when in
walked Mr.. Fribance, a wearer Of the
star, and took the foreigners for
walk "Cards on Sundays" was the
charge One of the men is a sort of
recommendation from him, and the
promise of their lecture, the two men
were released this morning with a
bug Of discretion in their ears
Robert Wicker, a private in troop
''L'' at FIT. Riley was arrested in To-
peka yesterday having out stayed his
pass and suspected as a deserter.
telegram to Riley brought no response
and so he was held until today Wick
er claims that he missed his train
and had to stay a day over his time.
He is in full dress uniform and any
one may SEQ HIN who so desires.
Armed with a shotgun and nerved
with Iron brew Rex Gibson late
Saturday night thought to do the
assed Mrs. Nunson, who has charge
of the building, with the weapon and
the woman was terrified nearly out of
her senses. but Rex did not get time
to fully explain what he wanted before
he was nabbed by officers and led
away from his happy hunting ground.
Charley Boyer, the erstwhile paint
er. ever in the city prison on the
dTunks' penalty knows the place very
we'll. Last night he walked into one of
the rooms took a couple of warm
wooden blankets off the bed and walk
ed away with them, but he was seen
leaving with the woolen goods and
little chase by Driver Palmer and
Sergeant Ross placed him behind the
bars for a strange charge When the
Judge says this evening. Charles Boy
er, your are charged with petit larceny
what IS your plea ?" he is expected to
swoon at the sudden change in terms.
Claude Moore and E. G. Moore and
Son, printing company. holds an
unique record on the books of Judge
Urny Claude was arrested drunk
again Saturday night and fined the
large sum of $25 which stamps him as
an old timer at the bottle A few of
the records were pulled out and in
each one Claude Moore had credit Of
from seven to ten arrests Added up,
Moore had something like forty fines
since Jan. l. 1907, for drunkenn ess-
The record has been equaled for many
years and this is only partial list OF
the saz1 for he would hardly be
caught on but a small per cent About
two weeks ago he was arrested drunk
ard with his feet frozen He was
placed in the hospital ward, his feet
got to feeling stout and he walked off,
Now he is confronted by a real sub
stantiaI fine, but that won't cure the
appetite.
Husband Gone-Sccks Divorce.
Mrs Lucy Coleman. through her at
to-ney H w Euler today filed in the