The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-26
THE EVIDENCE.

Oscar Gcenour, a prominent confec-
derby set about getting evidence against
Fourth street, was fined SIS this morn
ing in police court for selling cigarette
papers in violation of the new anti-cig-
arctic law.
That the wholesale dealers are send
ing papers in to the retailers together
with tobacco orders the same as before
is the belief of the police. 1t is no Sc
cret that papers can be secured in many
of the stands and stores of the city and
the police thought to keep closer watch
of them.
Complaints of the Goenour confection-
cry have been numerous. Detective Won
derlyset about getting evidence against
the place and sent friend into the
shop to buy some papers. He bought two
packages and turned them over to Won
derby. A warrant brought the proprfe-
tor to police court this morning where
he was confronted with the evidence He
pleaded guilty and was fined the mini
mum S25 which he paid.
May Walkers joy emporium for col
ored folks on East Fourteenth street
was put out of the running last night
by a squad of police. May was fined
$50 for running the place. Minnie Pen
rIngton and Ethel Brown who were in .
the house and unable to get out were
fined 80 each
Patrolman England of the bottoms as
signment was beating it up and down
the river front last night when he came
upon Ovara Simms and Ed Davis It is
considered almost a penitentiary offence
t. stroll with Ovana and the two We're
arrested. Davis had been duped. He
had left his work on a farm to see what
was going on in town. He drew lemon
and his good natured boss came after
him at the station and paid his fine of
SO While Ovana was left behind. Both
parties are cOIored.
Two Mexicans suspected of being nam
ed John DObi and Emanuel Klein though
their pronunciation gives little cause
for the names on the blotter, were fined
SO each for calling at the door of Jes-
sic Harris abode in the jungles of First
street. They had been there before in
the days of another they explained and
Just went on in when they were told to
get out. There was something crooked
about their testimony, however, for the
woman who was brought along pleaded
guilty of having a disorderly house and
was fined $25.
The pay box of the indie pendent Tele
phone company booth at the Union Pa
cific depot was broken into last night
and the contents stolen. The amount
contained has not been determined. The
police are investigating the case.
Chief of Police Eaton is finding it
the city ordinances which forbids the
Use of telephone, telegraph and other
poles along the streets for advertising
because the old placards of the city at
torney and other officials are still left
on poles about the city from the last
campaign. Now says the chief,
when 1 inform anyone to take down
their signs or consider the arrest of
some of them. my attention is called to
those signs of the city officials and it
checks proceedings However, William
E Swift will be arrested today for tack
ing up his baking powder signs for there
is a warrant coming his way. Several
local concerns which had a lot of posters
nailed up last week have employed men
to take them down today.
A warrant was issued upon COM
plant of H ZeHgman this morning
for the arrest of Waiter Frost, the
young coIored boy held under bond
by the United States marshal for in
terfering with the delivery of the
mails.
zeligman says that Frost stole
pair of shoes from his store about the