The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-21
GIVEN HIS CHOICE.
Thirty Days in Jail or Kelley
Cure for Young Man.
Chooses Latter and Is Released
by Judge Urmy.
IT'S HIS LAST CHANCE.
Father and Attorney Say Will
Do No More.
Son of a Well Known Topeka
Family.
IT'S HIS LAST CHANCE

Fined $40 for assault and given his
choice of a term at Kelley institute
or 80 days in jail, Frank Crane, who
is prominently connected. chose the
Keeley cure and will attempt to get the
craving for liquor out of his system.
If he does not take the Kelley cure, or
if the cure is not effective, he must
serve the 80 days sentence. Crane has
promised faithfully to take the cure
and avoid the appearance OIL eVll IN
the future.
IF you are ever caught up there
again." said D. o. Crane, father OF the
victim of the peculiar sentence, refer
ring to the residence of the woman
where the alleged assault was COM
mitted, II will drop you altogether
You can go to the devil
IF you are ever in trouble TINS way
again." said Judge A. B. Quinton, who
defended the young man, Il VIII not
appear as your attorney, that is one
thing certain
While young Crane was listening
and promising the court he would
stay away. a woman who was for years
! known as one of the leaders OF To-
peka's half world, sat in chair across
| the room trembling. Her eyes were
| bruised and blackened and on her
throat were the marks made when she
! was choked sunday afternoon. She is
| Mary CheSney and for once she was III
| notice court without a charge against
/ her. She was an unwilling witness
! against Crane.
| According to the police Sundays
1 disturbance is not the first Crane has
| caused at the roOming house at 4OS
! Kansas avenue. Three tunes ne mas
/ been arrested there. Sunday afternoon,
| if is charged that Crane went to the
woman's room. knocked her down,
| kicked and choked her She man
aged to free herself and fed down
! stairs where she asked W. h Darby
| formerly a member of the police force,
! TO call the officers as she was afraid TO
return to her rooms. Crane was ar
rested by Detective Wonderly at the
! Chesney rooms Actions as described
! above are said to have become haolt
! with him.
! The police say that Mary Chesney
/ has not reformed, perhaps, but that
! she has quit her old business and now
! conducts a quiet roomlng mousse ohe
! is under sentence to serve 81 Gays
| for selling liquor, but is out on parole
airing her good behavior. She said
i this morning that she feared to call
the police, would rather be beaten
4 than summon them, because she fear
I ed it would lead to the conclusion that
she had violated her parole and she
| would be compelled to serve out the
sentence.
John Bennett, aged IL. Fred Smith
aged IL and Sam Williams, aged -
years are in the city Jail charged with
| burglary and larceny. 1t is charged
that the boys entered the Virgins
and Shaw grocery store at 1901 East
| Eighth street and took 81 in nicke1s,
| IS in pennies and quantity of smok-
/ ing tobacco. They have confessed.
1t is also charged that they recently
robbed the Voight bakery of Sc worth
of pies They have confessed to this
J robbery. The boys rented room at
the johnson house, after the robbery
Saturday night, slept there, and sun
day morning, flush with money, they
visited the various places about town
spending it with lavish hand. They
were arrested at the E. B. Walker
drug store. where they were buying
marbles Last night they tore the pa
per off the wall in the women's ward
at the city jail. They were shown
the dungeon this morning and told
they would be thrust into it in case
spent the morning hours playing mar
bles. Their hearing comes up this
afternoon in the juvenile court.
Mabel Porter, a negress, who was
released from jail Saturday night was
arrested after a hard chase few
hours later, on the charge of high
way robbery. Tt seems that the wo-
man enticed Edward Bauergren, of
Scranton, into her apartments, extract
ed $25 from his pocket and he "hol-
Tered" She confessed to the police
and found the money for them where
she had hidden it. under the carpet
of the room in which she sat with
Bauergren A state warrant will be
asked for her.