The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-21
NOTES FROM THE COURTS.

NOTES FROM THE COURTS.
On a complaint filed by Justice OF
the Peace B. P. Williams of Oakland
the probate court issued a warrant for
the apprehension of John Conley who
was arrested Tuesday afternoon and
will be examined before a commission
for his sanity. Conley is said to have
kept Oakland in a state of nervous
tension through his threats to clean
OUT the whole community with his
Winchester rifle. Deputy Sheriffs Otto
Anderson and Ben Judkins arrested
him without difficulty, first getting his
rifle which he had left in the house
while he was Temporarily absent
A divorce suit has been brought IN
the district court by Edith E. Bosworth
against Roy r. Bosworth, to whom she
was married in this city in 1903. De-
sertion is the basis of the action
About the only excuse for entire re-
lief from jury service being accepted in
the district court nowadays is that of
statutory exemption; but business men
on whom such service works a hard
ship probably will escape with orfy a
short period of work being required
new venires being summoned later in
the term.
One of the cases to be tried this term
of district court is that against Thorn
as Pabb, on a charge of the murder Of
a negro on a Santa Fe train last De-
cember. Babb shot the man after hav-
ing been invited to take a drink with
him but claims that he did so in self
defense while being threatened with
assault. The case is set for next Mon
day.
Jay Steen, the boy who was returned
to Jail here after having been sent to
the reform school because he proved
to be too unruly for control there, was
brought into the district court Tuesday
afternoon on a charge of assault COM
mitted on Under Sheriff Henry Bayless
last spring when he threw red pepper
in the jailer's eyes and participated IN
Jail delivery. Steen first tried to
escape the jurisdiction of the district
court by raising the point that he was
a Juvenile court ward at the time OF
the mutiny in Jail, he having become
16 years of age since that time. His
point was overruled by Judge Dana
and he concluded to enter a plea If
guilty. He was sentenced to the state
reformatory at Hutchinson for an in
determinate period. Steen was first ar
rested here for participation in a box
car robbery
Ira Prickett and Harry Grumbine
pleaded guilty in the district court
Tuesday afternoon to the charge of as
sault with intent to kill on the person
of Algot Anderson, a messenger boy
whom they attacked last spring and
cut with a pocket knife. They are all
boys and had fallen out over some
trivial difference. Prickett and Grum-
bine were given sentences to the state
reformatory but were granted their
liberty on parole. Both boys are at
work and promised to give a good &C
count of themselves in future.
Louis Trice, when brought into the
juvenile court. admitted having stolen
13 young chickens from Morns &
Myers, for whom he worked, selling
them to the Dibble grocery. He was
given a lecture by Judge Schoch and
told to return on Saturday for further
hearing. This was his first offense and
he probably will be given another
chance before being sent to a correc-
tional school.
Charles Anderson and Mark Will
liams, two reform school boys were
picked up by the police last night and
will be returned to school at once.
The Anderson boy was sent from To-
peka only about week ago. Two
other boys, William Bell and Jack
Friend were taken in with the other
two and are held for investigation by
the Juvenile court.
In the district court this morning
charge of liquor selling brought
against VIM. Zimmerman, q wealthy
Kansas City saloon man. who owns
several farms in this county was drop
ped. The case was originally brought
by the county attorney on a sale said
to have been made in this county. 1t
was dropped for want of evidence.
Sheriff Jonathan D. Norton has
been ordered to destroy a quantity of
liquor which was seized by the county
officers last winter. when a joint run
by Fred and Shelley Bradford, ne
groes, east of town was raided. The
case against the Bradfords has been
continued for the term.
Thomas Mooney entered a plea OF
guilty to violation of the club section
of the prohibitorv law and was given
a fine of 500 and costs in the district
court this morning.
An uncontested judgment for ST.
500 damages was taken in the district
court this morning in the suit brought
by Coleman and Mary Nee against
the Santa Fe railway for the death
of their son, Patrick ]. Nee, who was
killed by an engine on that road. Nee
was working for the Santa Fe near
Albuquerque when the accident hap
pened las: June.
DR.. w. A. Coston has moved his
trail National bank building.