The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
KNIGHTHooD UP TO DATE.
Case of a Modern Knight Who Won
His Lady Fair by Strong Arm.

The herald at our eastern gate an
nounces that knighthoods flower still
blossoms in Parkdale where passions
are strong and knights still do battle
to win their sweethearts. To prove the
point but harken here. On authority
full grounded. though not voiced yet
elsewhere, tbs known the lady, Mary
Williams, of that province. for whom
one Harry Apologize did battle late one
night, whilst yet the lady did stand
by, with Lyman Streeter, who escort
ed her, and with a blow-like a sledge
stroke-felled him to the ground, will
now in marriage bind herself to that
Knight Apologize. because he is so
strong and great"
And still. tLis valiant App1egate, is
bound in court this day yet to appear
and answer why he shall not the pen
atty reuuite on such grave charge as
an assault with full intent to kill. And
with him. too, is one Sid Olney, cousin
Of said Applegate, who, it is charged
by counsel well informed, did hold the
vanquished knight about the arms and
body whilst the victor hammered him
with "knucks" and so maigned his
physiognomy that later in the night
as he approached a friend, the friend
no longer seemed to be the same but
passed him by unrecognized.
Yet smooth and keen in sophistry,
went these two brave men to justice Of
the peace, Ben Williams, and there
they pleaded most humbly for little
fine to fix petty brawl they had in
dulged the night afore. 1.-Two silver
wheels from each of you think might
proper be- which they paid and went
their way. No man from Shawnee
court nor less the battered man him
self was present there nor any one
knew how serious was his wound-a
great cut in his face.
But this on exhibition soon was
placed where Schenck, the mighty pros
ecutor of Shawnee. took note Of it and
sought the brawling, brass knuck
jousting, sir knights, and fixed the day
they should be tried more properly for
that offense they had committed. H.
Ward Page, a lawyer good enough it
might seem, respond for them and says
the case has once already been tried
and therefore it would seem poor fit
that this young man now happy in the
promise of the lady fair he battled for
should have to stand again for which
he had paid the penalty.
But Schenck, all wise IN things which
do concern him, brought down great
books marked kansas 1905" and show
ed the court, the bench wherein sits
good Judge Dana. that since when that
book was by legislature enacted law
has been by which the misdemeanor
charge as Of assault shall not be taken
but to the city of Topeka court and
therefore Mr.. williams had nothing
useful in his justice. Contrarywise, says
]. J. Schenck, who gives the law right
rapidly, Ben Williams could then have
acted had the charge been a felonious
one for that is then provided for But
as 1t is the valiant knight Sir Apple
gate, has never yet been tried at all,
and this charge, called assault to kill,
is a serious one with which to deal
With all this trouble that should
weigh him down, this victorious knight.
nevertheless sits happy in the court
room there accompanied by his lady
won in battle fairly and by his side sits
his staunch support. the cousin, who II
not mindful now will go along with
him to Lansing to intercept a mule
cart, pile it up with shovel loads OF
black and dirty coal. and see the light