The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
NYMPH HIT HARD.
He Put Negro Named Lacy Out
of Business.
Surgeons Sewed Up Head and
Water Sprito Is Fined.
AFTER BOOTLEGGERS.
Reported They Are Operating
at the Fair.
Woman Has Attack of Heart
Disease at Station.
AFTER BOOTLEGGERS.

THE almost inevitable differences ana
ro1vs between concessionaires at 1alrs
has come into the immature pike at the
state Wide Fair and a Negroes neao hao
70 he sawed I'D with five stitches as
result of club swinging by W. Z. Senl"r'
the man nymph. who eats and takes MS
after dinner smoke under the SURFACE
Of the water.
lake Lacy's circus of local fame has
a right on the ground and Jake
brother hung about. He also rooe eh9
nerrv-go-round without paying, ex-
cusing himself by stating that the was
one of the concessionaires- sun the
nroprietor of the merry machine Would
have none of him.
The water nymph took the part of the
PROPRIETOR in the election of the negro
who later passed Mr.. Senior and law
lshed uncommon names upon him. Inc
nymph arose and in his hand he heIu
a club Then Lacy was taken TO C1's
Keith hospital to get his neao seWsu
nm w G Senior was hauled to the
station. and into police court where ne
was fined $25.
Later reports say that the water
sprite has left the city, dlsturpee Dy
the sentiment of the colored 1oiks
which was adverse to his welfare. A
brother of the nymph, however, can 90
his trick equally as well and the pike
show is not destined to suffer
As a result of a number of warrants
issued by the police judge and bearing
the name of John Doe distributed
among the detectives who work the 1alr
grounds during the fair to serve upon
anv one caught selling liquor or sur
posed of doing so, N. Newton, vet
eran horseman, and Slim Harding,
cOlored man, are due to a trial In the
court.
Newton has charge of a barn wnera
much drinking was in progress. Slim
Harding is charged with bootleggins.
Chief Eaton, Sergeant Ross, Hutton,
Mead, and Gilbert were responsible for
the arrests. Trial has been set for the
Goth.
The Indians have descended upon the
city from their reservation at Mayetta.
They have come in numbers to see the
Wild West show of the Two Bills, hop
ing to restore some of their original
free air spirits and get drunk If posi-
BILE.
The latter object is destined to
thwart the first. Four of the braves
ere already locked up in the city prison.
4 gremee are the first victims. Cnofey
is a young buck. He was fined SO. He
paid it and then started out but he
Was happy even though it was all the
about 1t. Rather he laughed long and
oisily, then ne thought he wanted a
cigar so he went back to the judge
5nd he said, Now you have taken all
my money but 1 want a smoke give
me a nickel for q cigar" But the
Judge did not hear and he walked away
only to return again with the same plea
and to be again refused attention.
Finally he though. he was on the
wrong track and he pleaded for a nickel |
10 get Il sandwich but the judge held |
On to even that last nickel told the |
indian to keep still as court was still |
n session or he would be locked up. |
4 nd 10, the poor Indian was jerked out |
Of the room by a guard and walked |
}ejectedly away. Thus i. is with the |
over Of the firewater.
The theft of four boxes of cigars
makes another item from the Agustin |
Alba chill parlors. Will Redman was
designated as the guilty party to Off
,ers Wonderly and Wyatt last evening
md was taken to the jail. more for
nal arrest was made this morning
Then Alba swore TO a complaint and a
was issued. The cigars are
alued at SO.
When Mrs. H. M: Presnell with her
title girl called to see her husband
onf1ned on a fine for disorderly conduct
asst evening. she fell to the floor, an