The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-16

his friends were of the opposite sex
And during the night their screams
| and yells awakened the neighborhood
| until they could sleep no longer. Sun
| day night their patience was at an
end and they called the police
what the police heard and saw
columns But when the girls could
replace their clothing and the boys
could settle down the whole bunch
was removed to the station. The boys
were Willie Long. the host. Walter
Blade. also aged 19. a guest Another
guest named L F. Hartzeu The
girls were Efhe Owen and her sister
Irene Owen. The former was only
16 years old and the latter but IT.
They have been working at the Cafe
Trapp.
Judge Urmy stated this morning
that the charge against these young
under age and the offence is a PEN
itentiary one with penalty of from
to 20 years if it is pressed The Of
ficers who made the raid were Ser
geant Kenney and Patrolmen Eng
lang, Summers and Parcels.
A young man by the name of Paul
r. Brewington was arrested last night
drunk and disorderly at the Union
Pacific depot Brewingtons mother
committed suicide a short time ago
At the time some of the neighbors
S4lU I1e woman look neT own NE De
cause. it was alleged she had worried
about the fast life of her son but this
was denied Brewington works out of
Topeka as a travelling salesman and
his actions lately have attracted the |
attention of the police.
For the first time in many years
Topeka policeman has found it neces- |
sary to subdue a prisoner of the law
by lodging a piece of lead in his sys- |
tenn. Last night a colored man
named ]. H. Anderson was being ar
rested for disturbing the peace and |
drinking when he made a break for
his revolver. Before he could grab |
the weapon Officer Bryant headed off
the movement by shooting him in the I
calf of the leg causing a painful |
wound and subduing the man at once |
Anderson is the negro who was shot |
five times by a woman with whom he |
has been living for some time at his |
restaurant, rs Kansas avenue This |
event occurred last summer and the |
colored man lived in spite of the |
punctured condition. He has been in
several scraDes and is considered a |
bad character By the police.
His wounds were dressed at the city |
Jail and later they were put in good |
condition. The officers have had con-
siderable trouble with him and they |
have tried to refrain from any such |
means to make an arrest
A pawnbroker named Morris
Lieberman. doing business at $40
Kansas avenue. was arrested last
night by officer Penney for selling
goods on the Sabbath day. Lieber-
man lives Just back OF his store and |
when a customer desires entrance it
is very easy to accommodate him He
was caught by the officer Sunday,
however, and will appear before
Judge Urmy this evening.
Mary Floyd, co1ored woman of
both a shady color and reputation,
was pulled last night for transact !
ing some of her old time business
She was keeping for public use |
disorderly house. as usual and when 1
the officers swooped down upon the
den they found besides her natural
face that of another woman named
Matilda Nudge. Matilda and Mary |
had in their tolls a Mexican who could /
not make the iailer understand his |
name-thus it was booked as CoaKsey |
Sylvia william Drodson another |
coIored lad of deeper hue was also |
found in The whole gang will help /
crowd the little hot court room this
evening officers England and Bryant
made the capture.