The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-05
POLICE JOTTINGS.

After indulging in several drinks of
whisky that was rank enough to
cause jackrabbit to spit in the face
| of hound dog, Henry Gabel went
to his home at 123 North Locust street
| Thursday night and began beating his
wife. Not being satisfied with that,
he ran her out of the house and COM
| PEELED her to go to the home of a
neighbor to spend the night. He was
arrested by Detectives Voiles and Golf
Gabel family occurs only when the
head of the house loads up on jack
rabbit whisky similar refreshments
sufficient to produce insane drunken
ness. Mrs. Gabel appeared in police
court this morning to relate her trou-
BILE and was carrying a child who was
but fourteen days old. She asserts
that her husband picked up a cradle
which contained the child and
slammed it down on the floor with
such force as to crush it. Two days
after the child's birth she says her
husband forced her to get out of bed
and then whipped her for getting out.
In addition to his abuse, he wrecked
a trunk which contained about $1,000
in gold and took all the money. She
was unable to find it this morning
Gable is in the city Jail and would not
tell where he had secreted the gold.
Mrs. Gable, with Sergeant Dan Car
den, went to the office of the county
complaint. A peace warrant or an or
der to restrain him from returning to
his home will be issued. Mrs. Gabel
insists upon filing divorce proceedings.
A daring young man grabbed a
purse from the hands of Miss Myrtle
Howard on Sixth avenue near Harri-
Son street about 9:30 o'clock this
morning. Miss Howard was returning
home from a business trip in the
lCI1 n tot -IaO 11oI
q purse which she values highly, it
contained but 35 cents. The purse
snatcher, pursued by Miss Howard,
ran east and north and passed the
police station with her in pursuit.
However, the police had not heard
of the affair and did not receive a
report of the loss until after the man
had disappeared. Officers Golf,
Lindsay, Garden and Saunders spent
the entire morning trying to find him,
but were unsuccessful. Miss Howard
was unable to give more than faint
description of the man and the police
did not know who to look for.
A white horse, which weighs about
1850 pounds, seven years old, and
delivery wagon were stolen at Holton
Thursday night. Sheriff Isaacs of
jackson county notified the local po-
lice and asked them to try to locate
the missing horse in Topeka.
Chief Morris Jenkins has been re-
quested to return a barrel of bottled
beer. two gallons of whiSkey, a case of
bottled whiSkey and two gallons of gin,
which were seized in the building at go
Kansas avenue. The barrel of beer and
a case of whiskey were seized a few
days ago and the remainder were seized
several weeks ago. 1t was thought to
be the property of a negro woman
named Mary Tyre who runs place at
1907 Kansas avenue, but the replevin
suit has been filed BY Glib Williams.
The summons of replevin was filed and
served on Chief Jenkins this morning
but he furnished a redelivery bond and
will contest the suit
John Thompson, white man and a
negro woman named Marie Watts,
We're arrested by officers Palmer and
Morgan Thursday night on the charge
OF disorderly conduct. Thompson for
feited a cash bond of five dollars in po-
lice court this morning and the Watts
woman will appear in police court this
afternoon to answer to the charge.
John McCulla, who was arrested
Tuesday night by officer Nash, was
fined five beans on the charge of being
this morning. He paid the money and
was released.
July 4. 1912, will go on record at the
police station as the quietest July IN
the history of the department There
were no special officers on duty. as
usual. and the police had, but few calls.
There was not even a drunk arrested.
The officers, other than the regular
patrolmen. were detailed to patrol the