The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-06
POLICE COURT NOTES.

Three characters supposed to nave
drifted into Topeka with no other pur-
pose than to do the town during the
circuses and fair week have furnished
great excitement for the police. They
came in from Kansas City last evening
and give the names of Jess Fowler
; Mary Jackson and Leonard Robinson.
All are colored.
They first broke into the police lime
light when the woman came running
down east of Crane street closely pur
sued by Fowler. Patrolmen Penney
and Bryant were on duty in the We'll u.
fly and she dashed into their arms fo-
protection. crying for help, stop hin,
or he'll kill me-
The officers took her and turned to
catch the pursuer. Then they went
with them to a room the three had en- :
gagged in an upstairs room opposite the
Rock Island depot. There they learned
the cause of the flight The woman
had $40 when they arrived. Fowler
thought it best that he have 1t and
took $50 away from her. transferring 1t
to secret pocket in the lining of his
trousers.
When he had gone she took a razor,
cut a great hole in his suit case, pulled
out a $35 suit of clothes and cut the
coat into shreds, cut one leg out of the
trousers and ended by cutting the top
out of a black derby hat-just to get
even. The chase took place when he
came back.
Bottles of Yenshee-ashes of smoked
opium-mixed with wine were found IN
the suit cases, evidently intended to
take the place of the dope until they
Finished Topeka, although the mix
ture is said to be an aid in quitting the
habit.
At the station a searched reveal I'd
two pairs of dice-one straight pair and
one creeked pair-in the leg of Robin
sons underwear. He explained that h d
put them these as he did not want re-
spectatble people to find them on him.
but the officers think he slipped them
there when they came into the room
where they found him awaiting the out
come of the chase.
The three were fined $25 each and
placed in the Jail unable to pay out
They pleaded guilty to disorderly con-
duct
Fritz Durien-how accustomed the
pencil the jailer is to that name. The
Taller almost has to hold it from writ
he goes to the dOcket-is booked again
and for the inevitable offense of keep
ing a nuisance.
A bucket of cold ones were found in
Fritz's place at 211 East Fourth street
by Chief of Police Eaton, Wonderly
end Bryant after they had seen an in
toxicated man come out of the house.
But what would Fritz be without beer
and still they take it away from him.
G. W. Core a fugitive from justice
in FL Dorado, was captured in Topeka
from a Santa Fe train last evening by
Chief Eaten, Sergeant Ross and Derec-
tive Lawson. A telegram from the
sheriff, M. E. Joliffe. informed the po
lice that the mang would board the
Santa Fe train No. 116 at Derby, south
Of Wichita. yesterday. Core is charged
with assault upon young girl of Ell
Dorado. He left there suddenly when
the father of the girl learned of her
condition and started to hunt for him |
with a loaded shotgun
Three DRINKS grace the book today. |
JOHN Wigant a German of the North |
side, was brought in by Weatherly and |
forfeited a bond of SIS. George Buckner
arrested by Mcclure was fined S.. Jim
a barber from Lawrence, got
drunk last evening and in an attempt |
tc reach the Santa Fee depot wandered |
IN TO the porch of a Parkdale home
and went to sleep. He was fined So.