The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-09
POLICE JOTTINCS.
WrOnged Husband Finds Erring
Wife i'm Topeka.
Causes Arrest of Woman and
Her Companion.
THEN HE RELENTS.
Takes Wife Back With Him to
Tennessee.
Lets the Man Off With Ominous
Warning.


rived in the city from Memphis. Tenn,
looking for his runaway wife whom he
had good and substantial bunch was
in Topeka with another man. The ac-
accommodating detectives got busy and
located the wife and the other fellow
living together as man and wife at S05
Adams street. When they were all
lined up at the police station, little Mr..
d. Thompson. the husband. who had
never seen the inside of jail, began
to quake with fear and desired that no
prosecution be made at all. cause his
wife would go home with him, he said,
and that was what he wanted. He did
not care for the man. The other man,
IL. o. Carmen who has been employed
sphinx and the woman who is larger
than the two men together, stood also
awaiting last farewell. but the police
don't like this peevish fOrgiVing method
and insisted that D. Thompson do some
| thing to justify their exercise of detec-
| tive ability. Thompson was hurried
over to the court house and swore to
warrant which contained both the name
of Carmen and his wife.
Then he was stuck. He could not pros
ecute Carmen without prosecuting his
wife at the same time and he never
would do that. Carmen and the woman
were held in the county Jail over night
and appeared at the court of Topeka,
where Thompson awaited them TINS
morning, After a lengthy consideration
OF the matter of continuation of the
case. which Carmen asked, knowing
that Thompson could not well stay,
Thompson filed written request that
the case be dismissed with County At
torney Schenck. The dismissal was
agreed to by all and the costs were at
fixed to Carmen, but Carmen was play
ing sure thing and said: you'll have
to throw me in jail for have no mon
ey," he just gambled at even money
that Thompson would pay the costs to
get his wife rather than have the dis
missal set aside. But Thompson baked
and when Carmen learned that the
costs were but $40 he drew a five from
his pocket which the police had missed
last night, sent for the $2.70 which the
police had taken from him, paid the
costs and started out with a clean pock-
ct.
Carmen was a barber temporarily
employed at the Antiseptic barber shop
under the Central National bank. He
manager, the day before Christmas, and
as the shop needed barber, and he was
of good address and appeared to be a
competent one, he was employed. he
proved to be "a good workman and moth
ing was known against him until his ar
rest yesterday afternoon. 1t is needless
to say he will not be again employed at
that shop.
D. Thompson keeps a barber shop at
Birmingham, near Memphis, Tenn.
Thompson seemed very meek and
mild, but when Carmen hesitated
about paying those costs he summon
ed UP a rage which had large influence
in helping on the decision.
Finally as the three encountered in
the corridor as they were leaving,
dramatically Thompson raised his |
right hand aloft and swore, IF ever l |
meet you, James Carmen, again, no |
matter where. you will never have any |
more costs to pay"
Carmen admits he got off very cas-
f,-of Of VIII frAv
Thompson. In fact he says that in a !
suit they could hang no blame upon |
him, that some men have women
thrust upon them.
Police officers arrested Louis Gray,
an old negro laborer last night on a
warrant sworn by his wife Lena Gray
charging him with beating and bruis-
ing her. The couple live at 1911 Mon
roe street, and the row there last
night was heard afar. The old man
was released on bond to appear at the
evening session of police court today.
Lena has fed the town and there may
be no prosecuting witness for the trial.
James Riley and John Wilson were
having a Jubilee of the transients'' at
the Santa Fe depot last night which
was very obnoxious to others waiting
for their trains. They were found by
Officer James and taken to the station
for drunkenness. They were fined SIS
each this morning and are beating
rocks for a living in the little shed
behind the barn.
Miss Alva williams, the chic col
ored lass, arrested last night for street
walking was released this morning
after a night in jail. The evidence was
not especially strong and Judge Urmy
decided that because it is the first Of
fence she should not be given a police
court character.