The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-09


man named Gregg roomed with him.
Sunday morning about 10 o'clock the
wife OF the proprietor went to the room
OF spookiness to clean up for the mys-
teriouS nightly visitor but the pass key
did not admit her-the door was locked
from the inside. Hastily she summoned
mine host who remembered that door
led into No 8. He called to Scott who
hesitated for few moments and then
answered, Come in" but they couldn't
for the door was locked. Suddenly
there was stealthy moving about of
furniture and the dresser was moved
from the partition door and back again.
We'll, come on in" the door was found
to be unlatched and Mr.. Scott and Mr..
Gregg were in possession of the room.
The room was in order and appear
ances indicated no more than a late
Sunday morning snooze; but they lost
no time for apologies, and jerking
away the dresser and opening the
partition door, imagine their surprise
hstlessly pulling on her stockings.
But who the highwayman are
you," growled the boss. who. me ?
I'm Grace Johnson. I've been in this
how funny" and she lapsed into
lethargy. How did you get in here"
asked Burdett. "Oh, Frank gave me
key" Ard Frank said that in
fifteen minutes he could make a key
to open any door in the house. In
Judge Urmy's court the girl pleaded
not guilty. Scott pleaded guilty. Both
were fined SO.
John WeIch is under investigation
for bootlegging as a sequel to the
plea of guilty by John Thomas. Welch
is a stable boss for a dixie contractor
and being a stable boss or jockey or
cab driver is regarded by curry-comb b |
ethics as giving a perfect right to tilt
the bottle as often as desired, but |
John was passing the bottle around |
yesterday and several companions |
were 'SouSed.''
Under the impression that perhaps
he was bootlegging, John was ar
rested by Patrolman Fribance, booked |
for investigation and locked up to |
await trial at the evening session.
Throwing spittoons and breaking |
out window light cost d. H. Harris |
SO and the replacement of the glass. |
Harris is reported to be bad man
and has a gun and big voice and
other colored folks watch him from
the corner of the eye. A small young |
man, Arthur Tresvan, rooms at 119 |
in the barber shop of Charles Lytle |
at 100 the same street, when in |
walked Harris. Tresvan was reading |
paper, Harris drew up alongside |
and stood there several minutes when |
he opened a great load of derogatory |
comment which fell heavy on the
lesser negro. Before the whole as |
sembly, he upbraided TreSVan for de-
serting his wife. Although afraid OF
the man, Arthur at last demonstrated |
at this parading of his family troubles
which seemed to embarrass him very |
much but to no avail
Harris, picked Up a spittoGn and
would have hurled the slippery |
weapon had not the BARRIERS inter
fered asking TresVan to go out. He |
started to do so when just as had
for the cuspidor and Arthur |
quickly stepped outside and drew the |
door shut behind him as the missile |
came crashing through the door glass,
drenching him with filth. The bar
bers made him come back inside to
clean up while Harris continued to
abuse him. Then Harris was prompt
" elected by the froprietor and Tres
police station. The advice was fol-
lowed this morning and Harris was
arrested when he came to replace the
window glass he had broken. Very
meekly, for bad man, ne pleaded
guilty and was fined $40, which he
paid.
That same gang which has been
nce visitors at the corner of Branner
and Crane streets continues. The
latest is the reported insult to girls
whether on the street or in their own
yardS winch Is DelnS Solten ready Tor
prosecution today. Specific charges
are alleged against one Bill Evans
who, with the gang for backing, has
,alled to young women from the al (
eys as they appear at the back doors.
rhe people of the neighborhood are
alarmed about the matter
Ind will push the investigation.
The city is too large and scattered
over too much territory for adequate {
patrol by it's small police department. !
No more effective work is accomplish
I'd any where in the world perhaps {
1y the same number of men as are on !
he payroll of the police department of
Topeka, but a total force of eighteen
nen, half of them in bed, have their
lands full on Kansas avenue alone r