The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-14
POLICE JOTTINCS.
POtwin Has Miniature Burglar
Scare.
Intruder Visits the Home Of
A. b. Poole.
LEAVES SUDDENLY.
Detectives Fail to Locate the
Man.
SUDDENLY.
Farmer WOrswick Renews Ac.
Quaintance With Chief Eaton.

The peaceful little usburb, Potwin,
was rudely awakened from it's slumber
between the hours of and this
morning by cries of "Burglar!" and a
contingent of the inhabitants turned
out to chase the. fleeing form down
Woodlawn avenue and into the woods.
The intruder was discovered in the
back yard of the A B. Poole resi-
dence at 313 Woodlawn avenue. Dart
ing about in the rear of the yard
shooting flashes of light from a dark
lantern to guide him, the would-be
robber crept closer to the house in an
attempt to find a window easy OF
access.
A flash of light entering one of the
windows fell full upon the face of Mrs.
Poole who promptly awakened and
screaming, aroused help. Running to
the telephone the police were called to
aid in the chase of the man who had
examined the turf and looked in the
barn, kicked around in the shrubbery
and concluded that the man was gone.
bunch that the sanitary inspector has
a grievance against him. John Coyne,
the inspector. had him arrested last
evening for dumping refuse in an al
ley and he was fined IS this morning.
Stating that he will not allow Mr.
Coyne to film fam him in such man
ner, Lawless appealed the little case
to the district court
Farmer IL w. Worswick, one time
peddler and steady visitor at the po-
Ice station, was brought in last night
for the first time in a year. He was
drunk according to the idea of PATROL
ran England and almost disorderIy at
the Quincy street feed yard. Jamaica
ginger and Hostetter's Stomach Bi-ters
were responsible he said, adding that
he just had to have them as he was
feeling badly. But after he had got
ten things to going around at a very
comfortable speed somebody took $3.50
from him and bought some beer and
whi< Ky. OF course he was too drunk
tc remember who did it but the police
have n line on a bootlegger operating
in the feed yards.
John Walker, IS years old, immature
globe trotter of Springfield. Mo. was
detained by the police and kept in the
city prison yesterday and last night.
The boy said he was en- route to Den
yer, Col, the first checking point to
his journey. At first he denied having
relatives but finally told of his home
in Springfield. The police wired i'm
rnediately and received reply to hold
the boy until further notice from his
father.
Officers of the police force and friends
of Lemuel Wins. the colored boy drown
ed in the Kaw yesterday. are still drag
ging the bottom of the river with Crap
ping hooks and shooting mantle to
float the body Twenty-Five sticks of the
explosive have already been shot without
result though nearly every bunch of drift
has been dislodged for a mile down the
river Deep holes in the bottom and
irregularity make the dragging OF little
use and the workers are about to give up
the search.
Since Jailer Al Hopkins has been matron
of the women at the city prison the
absence of Mrs Thorp, he has instituted
new rules Of government. Now he takes
a bunch Of the women, appoints one of
them scrub boss, and has them do a daily
duty of cleaning the floors and woodwork.
With eight negro women placed in charge
last week he immedia tely started a cru
sade against the dust and dirt. Working
under Tinney Stammers boss the women
washed all trace of ''jair' out of the tow
er. Partly as compensation Tinney was
paroled today upon her promise TO leave
the city never to return. IsI(t that kind?