The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-30
GREED TO BLAME.
Harold S. Williams Stops to Cash
Another Check.
Had Ticket to Denver in Pocket
When Arrested.
PASSES ) BAD CHECKS
Drug Stores and Clothing Stores
Are His Victims.
Gen" Delk CheWs Up Neck OF
Nazarene Disciple.
PASSES 5 BAD CHECKS

Harold s Williams just dropped into
town Friday to get some easy money
and was successful. But the police
caught him before he got away with
it. He wrote checks on banks where ne
had no money on deposit and was pre-
pairing to leave for Denver when De
tectives Voiles and Golf arrested nm
in Lakes drug store.
Williams arrived in Topeka Friday
and claims to be an insurance man al
though he was here about year ago
as solicitor for one of the weekly mag
azines of the country
He succeeded in getting rid of At
least three of his checks and probably
others. He passed one at Warren NJ
Crosby's for $40. On this occasion he
rushed to the cashiers office and asked
for five and fivs one dollar bills An
other check for So was cashed at Mar
shall Brothers drug store and one for
$40 was cashed at Brunt's drug store.
The check which was cashed at Brunt 5
was drawn on the First National bank
of St Joseph. These checks are now in
the hands of the police but there are
two others which have not been re-
ceived.
Williams was arrested in Lakes drug
store last night as he was trying 10
cash another check. Detectives Violes
and Golf were hunting for him and ar
rested him on the spot. They took him
to the police station where he admitted
passing the checks and admitted that
he did not have any money in the bank.
He told the officers that he passed a
check on q clothing store and another
in q shoe store.
He was on his way to the Union Pa
cific depot when arrested and had pur-
chased ticket for Denver. The Off
GERS found checks on banks in Mary
Vile. Mo. Wichita and St Joseph. Mo.
nOSSPSSiOn z
grip which contained two new
suits Of clothes. some underwear.
watch two scarf pins, a shirt, and
number of other articles
Williams claims to be 20 years of age
but looks older. He claims to be mar
ried and claimed that his wife is in
New Orleans. His home is in Cameron.
Missouri, and he claims to be nephew
of ". H. Kemper. He will be turned
over to the county officers on q state
warrant which will be served on HIM
sometime today
Fred Voiland of North Topeka, re-
ceived a worthless check and came to
the police station this morning to try
and identify Williams but was unable to
do so. A. Samuels also is the victim
of a bad chez man but could not lden-
tify Williams.
Lewis sullivan and wife, Indians. who
live on the reservation northwest of
Topeka. come to Topeka Friday and
loaded UP on white mans whisky Off
Ger Joe Wonderly found them down
and out He took them to the police
station and they were hned IN court
this morning.
George Names. another big Injun.
carried the same kind of package but
had a fighting mixture. He was ac-
by his wife whom he knock
ed down in the German hotel on lower
Kansas avenue. Previous to that ne
had been quarreling with her at the
Rock Island depot and they were eject
11n w
Of her chiefs unkindly treatment when
he was arrested but she forgot the
white mans talk in police court ana
asked for al. interpreter. Names drew
Il fre of 800
Delk Chews Disciples Neck.
General Delk, who is in charge of
the work of the Nazarene forces IN
Topeka chewed the neck of Eleck
Friday when the latter want |
ed to collect for his services at keep
ing the pot boiling during the week |
to Christmas stevens was I
stranded in Topeka and was employed |
by Delk to watch the kettle and ring |
q bell He collected ten dollars IN |
five days and tried to collect ohe-naA
Of that amount for his services. When |
Dellx refused a rough and tumble fight |
resulted During the fight Delk seized |
Stevens by the throat with his teeth
and chewed hard. Stevens neck
shows marks of violence and was
bleeding when he called at the office
of E. r. Simon, the county attorney,
to ask for a complaint AS the trouble
was not witnessed by other persons
the county attorney refused to issue a
warrant on the grounds that 1t would |
be impossible to secure conviction
Jimmie Engle and his attorney at
tempted to convince the court that n
was not drunk Thursday night when
arrested by officer Joe Wonderiy, but
that he was mad because of the per
secution of the police. They were in
bad" and Jimmy drew a fine of SD
53hich will hold him for a while.
Engle after being locked up tore down
the stove pipe and raised general
disturbance at the Jail
Friend Clears Himself.
Mark williams proved himself the
Good Samaritan in police court when !
the case of Jack Friend, who was
charged with fighting, was called. |
Friend. Williams and George McFern /
were arrested on the charge of fight /
ing. and raising disturbance in I
which the latter was hit in the head |
and face with a pair of brass knucks.
Friend claimed that he did not strike |
McFern but witnesses for the city |
claimed that he did. Williams pulled |
IF the good Samaritan stunt by adj
hitting that he had felled McFern
With his fist. Williams and McFern
rev a five each and Friend was out