The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Franklin Il. Wilson Finds Him
self in Trouble.
Deserted From Navy and Cap
tured by Officers.
HE MUST GO BACK.
Will Be Taken to San Francisco
by Chief Eaton.
Ice Cream Thieves Captured at
Last.


A young man who had jumped his
job with Uncle Sam, fell in with Po-
liceman England last evening, and is
now slated for bunch of trouble
FRANKLIN e. Wilson is the name of the
young man, and he was a sailor of
seas until he jumped out and sailed
across country. When captured he
put up story about being member
or the famous around-the-world
Junketing party. He told some other
stories, also. But the police wired the
on1claI scorekeeper in Washington,
who promptly replied that frankie
was wanted by the commanding Of
hcer of the Pensacola" at San Fran
cisco. This exploded Frankie's pleas
ant little fairy story about his voyage
TO foreign clfmes.
The government pays only $40 re-
ward for the return of land-locked
sailors. but pays the expenses of the
trip. Therefore, some officer will take
this fearful, tarful youth, to San
Francisco. Chief Eaton thinks Sc
rfously of taking the trip himself and
letting it count as kind of much
needed vacation.
The sailor boy has burning desire
to stay away from the briny deep. SO
strong is his desire to eschew sailor
ing for all time to come. that he told
Chief Eaton he would make arrange
ments with his father to pay $500 if
he was allowed to escape. Now that
he has made that break, Chief Eaton
viii take excellent care that he does
not escape, because 1t would look too
much like the difference between $500
and $40 1t is in fact, a safe bet that
little frankie will go back to the
Pensacola
This speaks we'll for the coIored
race: Seven drunks were arrested last
night. Only one was a negro, one was
Swede, and the others We're native
whites. 1t is rumored that the seven
were were not Of the only drunkg on the
'roes" who suffered the penalty. This
morning Judge Urmy slipped them a
few-all the way from five to double
five. The Swede, who is an old Of
fender, got the ten.
bunch of brilliant youths named,
William Blaine, John Sharp, Archie
Hosford. Noble Foster and Clyde Dem
charge of larceny. 1t appears that
Officer James, of the night force |
caught them robbing a refrigerator OF
viands intended for a party. The theft
one of the favorite out door sports of
q number of unemployed youths since
history began About once cut of a |
hundred times, they get caught at 1t.
OF course the crime is not In the same |
claa with murder and arson, but it is
a blamed nuisance to the househ older
who has framed up to feed some
friends, only to find, when 1t is too |
ldIe 10 puTcndH0 any more, tndt the |
neighborhood gang has surrounded |
the ice cream. 1t is no uncommon |
sight, particularly in the summer |
months, to see some fat man in pneu-
monia clothes sprinting to the police |
house with a tale of woe.
Perhaps Judge Urmy will pass these |
boys a package which will spoil their |
appetites for ice cream.
Officers Summers and Hopkins, of |
the plain garment brigade, wandered |
the bottoms last evening, |
and scooped up one Sadie Holem
alias Jones, a lady of color who is
with disturbing the peace 1t |
appears that Sadie. assisted by Jess
Harris, a friend, threatened to kill
couple of neighbors of the same color.