The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Gang OF Drunken Men in TrOu-
BILE at Novelty.
Manager Miller Proves Himself
Good Peace Officer.
WHIPPED AND IN JAIL.
Punishment Administered to
One Of the Gang.
Treatment Has Quieting Effect
Upon the Others.
WHIPPED AND JAIL

The rough drift stuff caught on the
North town dikes has been released for
the day and scattered over the city
with their pay checks to enjoy the
fruits of their labors which in most
cases was barley-corn. A bunch of a
half dozen hard sticks drifted into the
Novelty theater for the matinee and
proceeded to emphasis their variety.
Manager Miller told them they would
have to cease their loud talk and dis
turbance but one lowed he had paid
for his pew. The performance was late
on account of the delayed train and the
bad whisky got to working. Doorkeeper
Pohlman told the men to be still, and
they finally saw the show begin and
that was the occasion for more out
breaks. Just as the wise guy faker was
bringing tears into the eyes of the
town marshal to whom he was in pro-
cess of selling a bolt of soap, Mr.. Mil
Ter seized his victim and jerking him
out of his seat handed him two long
JoltS to the Jaw, and with the. door
keeper saw him through the exit to
the great amusement of the audience
and the loss of the touching scene on
the stage. The others of the gang at
tempted to answer the call for concert
ed action but upon being allowed to
remain and seeing the treatment ac-
corded one of their number decided to
keep in their seats.
Patrolmen England and Woodward
ran in from their beats and took charge
of the enraged drunk. At the station
he gave his name as R. J. Cutbirth,
a dixie driver and awaits penalty. A
crowd of these loafers had collected in
the alley between the Edison company'S
offices and the Majestic theater about
PAS and were publicly drinking their
wages from several bottles of dollar
five, the same party likely that went to
the Novelty as the Majestic show did
not arrive. The pool rooms all over
the city were filed to the limit with the
were surrounding the rear table in a
great game of craps but had dissolved
before the police could get to the scene
of action. 1t fact every sort of Ioafing
place was occupied by the dixie work
ers. Whether they are workers or not
is hard to tell but that is what they
offer as an excuse for their presence in
the city whenever captured by the po-
lice. The levee has certainly turned a
lot of drift into the city.
Faith yer honor. judge, 1 don't know
how the diVvil that watch got on me-
morning when asked his plea. 'WeH.
guilty, guess, yer honor, but was
crazy drunk" Ed Egan, a son of Erin
and red-headed, a driver for Bob Kin
caid on the dixie. came to the South
side Sunday with a friends overcoat,
fell to drinking and did not go back.
In the Johnson House. on lower Kan
sas avenue, about midnight, he hastily
went through the pockets of Malon
Burget a well known deaf mute, who
was soundly sleeping in a chair. Other
people in the lobby saw the procedure
and pnoned the police. All Ed got was
an Ingersoll watch worth a dollar new
but the crime was the same, robbery
from the person and a penitentiary Of
fense. He was locked up in the prison
to await a warrant from the county but
that seemed to be denied. All day yes
terday his friends from the dixie on
their day off called Singly and in |
groups to see him until they were told
to tell any others who might wish to |
call that if they did so they would be |
locked up as vagrants and the rest got |
the word for no more came.
Despairing of a warrant from the |
on the robbery charge. Egan |
was allowed to plead guilty in police |