The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-31
He WAS TOO LOUD
Joe Dwiggins Shouted "GlOry to
God" at Mission.
But He Did 1t in Offensive
Manner.
DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
So the Ushers Carried Him
Out.
Broke Up Meeting and Dis
turber Is Arrested.

Because he shouted GLORY to God"
amen" and other expressions too
loudly and fervently and laughed as he
did SO, Joe Dwiggins of the Parkdale
district, is in the city jail charged with
disturbing a religious meeting The
disturbance attributed to Dwiggins also
was featured by the display of a large
knife, knock down and drag out fight
between Dwiggins and some young men
employed as ushers, and the rush the
crowd male for the door when the
fight waxed warm. The alleged dis
turbance occurred at the City Mission
worship rooms at 30 Kansas avenue.
IL is charged that DWiggins was
drunk. His visit Sunday night is said
to have been the first time he has at
tended services at the Mission. While
Mrs. Jennie Elliott was on the platform
! preaching Dwiggins suddenly shouted
GLORY to Cod" Then he yelled and
/ laughed. While there was some nudg-
! ing of elbows and few glances cast in
his direction. his actions attracted little
attention. But Dwiggins was happy
stead Of religion. His opening ejacula-
ton was followed by many others.
Meanwhile he laughed and enjoyed
| himself after the manner of one deep in
| the third degree of inebriation.
He finally became so Objectionable
that one of the ushers told him he must
be quiet. Dwiggins objected to being
thus called down" and invited the
young fellow to put him OUT Every
eHort was made to quiet him, it is said,
but Dwiggin- wasn't on that kind of a
jag" and persisted in inviting trouble.
At last the usher told Dwiggins 10
leave and the fight started, Stalwart
cohorts rushed to the aid of the usher
and Dwiggins was ingloriously thrust
out of the door with more or less
bruised Sn0fS concealed q
anatomy But his name was Dwiggins,
he was a free man in a free country, he
wanted more and came back. And he
got what he wanted. He became noisy
and was again thrust out into the
starlit street. Still he returned, this
time with a large sized knife which he
put on exhibition as first evidence of
what he intended to do to the usher
who had thrown him out. The police
were called and the crowd rushed for
the door. The meeting was dismissed
and DWigginS was arrested. He OBJ
jected to this proceeding but was over
ruled in a manner which convinced him
that the government was "agin" him.
He pleaded not guilty this morning to
the charge Of disturbing a religious
meeting and will compare notes with
the witnesses before Police Judge Urmy
this afternoon.
Three japanese laborers who were in
police court this morning can probably
give valuable information to Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson regarding the
increase in the cost of living. They
gave names which the police guessed to
be the following: K. Natotoni, o. Spedoi
and T. Sakai.
All are employed by the Santa Fe
railway company. Sunday night they
were out Of coal and as the Santa Fe
had several cars of the fuel nearby the
JapS helped themselves. Each gathered
a sackful of the mineral which insures
against failure in the gas supply and
were about to wend their way to their
own freSide when some Santa Fe de-
tectives appeared and arrested them.
They were jolly trio in police court
| this morning. Two Of them had the So
which Judge Urmy fined them for their
| thoughtfulness in providing against the
coming cold snap and after couple of
hours skirmish they raised enough 20
third. AS they left the police station
they announced coal was high and they
would burn cornstalks hereafter.
Sprague Chase enjoyed a couple of
hours of liberty Saturday night, but It
had been so long since Sprague was al
lowed to roam at large that he failed to
Now he is charged with violating
parole and is working out the re-
mainder of a fine of $40 imposed re-
/ Gently in police court. Sprague was re-
leased late Saturday afternoon. He
promised to be good and keep away
| after a clandestine meeting with a
bootlegger and went home. He had not
been home for a couple of weeks and
his greeting to his family was so Of
fensive that they notified the police.