The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05
POLICE .JOTTINGS.
Negro Porter in Clothing Store
Is Arrested.
Much Loot Is Found in His
House.
PLUMBER Is FINED.
Was Digging in the Street With
out Permit.
Auto Drivers Are Given Fines
Of S25 Each.

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in the clothing store OF David August.
has been arrested for stealing over
$3.50 worth OF goods from the store
by the police and turned over TO the
state to be prosecuted for grand lar
ceny. Mr. August suspected his en-
pIoye of taking the goods and called
the police to investigate Detective
Hopkins was detailed on the case and
N & search Of the mans home at Al
Locust street, found three pairs Of
shoes hidden in the basement, several
suits. a suit case. and all sorts OF fur
nishing goods were in different parts
OF the house; and an overco2t which
he had taken was found in the pawn
shop Of Scrfuopskfe- All Of the
things were Identified by Mr. August
i small coincidence in the case IS that
when Mr. August walked into the sta
ton TO identify his goods and man,
he was served with g. warrant for
smashing speed limits with his auto
Vincent GoIdrfeh is not more than
. years OF age, is married and IS the
father of q, baby a few months old
He has told people who asked about
his good clothes that he made $50
month extra by special work The
evidence IS complete
Bert Edy who with Floyd Harris
entered the St Charles hotel and at
tempted TO fntinidate the proprietor,
H b Lowe and did break and de-
stroy furniture in that inn with the
result that they were thrown into the
street by the proprietor, was arrested
on warrant by Mr.. Lowe, tried last
evening. and fined 500 which he
promptly paid Harris, tried for being
drunk several days ago, is doing his
time on the rocks
Sometime ago an ordinance was
provided for the city of Topeka
whereby any person or persons max
ing excavations in the streets. alleys,
or parks must first make application
70 the city engineer. which applica-
ton II approved should then be taken
70 the city treasury and q dollar paid.
the receipt for which and the app1ca-
ton should then be given the city en-
giueer and a permit received to make
the excavation But the ordinance
has been poorly enforced owing TO the
various methods Of getting around it
and 4. G.. ksyeS was appointed an as
sfstaut to the city engineer for the ex-
press purpose OF seeing this ordinance
Compiled with
He went out TO 1915 Polk street,
January p, and found James Durkin.
a plumber. opening up the street
Durkin had no permit and had made
no application for one, but resented
the Intrusion OF the officer and told
him to do his worst Just 10 see what
tinued to dig until the police rang
the bell on him
At the trial last evening Durkin
admitted to making or 10 excava-
lions without first getting q permit
The testimony OF a plumber named
Schaerer. shows the method used.
The plumbers. most of them, send
their men to do the work OF excavat-
ing and set them to work If the city
catches them then they hurry around
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never let the city engineer know. He
himself when caught had given Mr.
Keyes 81 to go and fix IL up about
the permit
ordinance to stand the test and was
fined So
Hickman A E Gathers was ar
rested last night for driving about
town without any lights.
J. T SaImons, a one armed vaga-
bond and H c. Lentin. q sewing ma
chine agent, were both arrested for
drunkenness and in trial It develop
ed that they had induced Briggs to
Join them in their spree Lendn was
fined IS. and SaImons, the vag, when
he denied that he ever had a drop in
Topeka or ever enticed anybody TO
OF the Judge who knew differently and
was fined $50 and ordered to be given
4 good heavy hammer and take it out
on the rocks
W NJ Holman. cOIored- taken up
for investigation by Detective sum
mers is a paroIed convict from Ian
sing and has been Identified as the
man who, under the name of r
SLAUGHTER bought a watch on the in
Sraument plan at the Santa Fe Watch
company, store and within an hour
pawned It at the brokerage OF E
Scrinopskfe. Parole Officer Higgins
came down and took his prisoner
back to Lansing to serve his time
The merry motorcycle recently pur-
chased by the police department. has
Just begun TO figure in the doiuEs,
principally because none OF the Off
GERS until recently could manage the