The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
POLICE JOT1INGS.

Luther and Henry Levels, jr., We're
taught the lesson that they will re-
member in police court Friday al
ternoon when they appeared to an
swer to the charge of assaulting their
father, Henry Levels, sr. The senior
Levels appeared as the complaining
witness with one eye 'blackened Where
he had been struck by the boys, ana
finger prints on his throat He SHOW
ed a fathers love for the boys but
they showed little for the father when
they assaulted him or even when they
anDeared in court. They attempted TO
tell a story which would be looked
upon by the court as sufficient to JUS
tify them for whipping their father-
Judge Arnold didn't believe their story
and told them so. He ended the al
fair by filming each of them $50.
Frank P. Mcclure, who is wanted
in Lawrence on grand larceny
charge, was arrested. in Topeka Fri
day by Sergeant Dan Garden Oth-
GERS from Lawrence will take him to
Lawrence. today where he will be held
for trial.
Burglars broke a window in the
store building at 925 West Gordon
street. which is conducted by Max
Overton as a grocery store. Detee-
tives Voiles and Golf went over to the
store this morning. MI OVertoh
claims that somebody broke q "inoo~
candy and a few other minor articles
The candy in the case was ulsar
ranged and spread around malicious
ly The officers believe tne FoppefS
was committed by boys.
There is one ''houn' " that is not
kicked around and that is the "houn'
belonging to Charlie Carson, the pa
Ia named "Bum." Mr.. Carson has one
of the real Missouri trail HOUNDS when
he has raised. It was given him whlIe
1t was a mere puppy ana IL Is now
grown but one can't KICK tn@t noun
"aroun'" as every member OF the po-
lice denartment guards it and assures
it of safety at all times Ihe pollcss
are proud of their "houn ana Ieeu
it on the best food on the market'
The Clark delegates to the Hutchin-
SON convention wish to take this
hound to Hutchinson as their mascot
next week but Carson has refused 10
grant it leave of absence, /
p,,+ seven city cases which have |
heen appealed from the police court
will appear on the docket OF the April
term of the district court. Ihree OF
these are booze cases, one d IS a va
cbarees and one for fast driving.
The defendants in the booze cases are
William Clark, Clarence Shumate ana
Ben Maxey. George Given mas taken
AnDoal
victed on the charge of Yagrancy. C.
n Gone was convicted on three counts
for fast and reckless driving OF an
Kate Tobias was convict
Al of being an inmate of disorder
Iy house and Dora Rogers was con-
victed of being a keeper of disor-
This is an unusually small number
of cases to be appealed from the po-
lice court in one term. Inc January
docket contained fifteen cases that
were appealed and the number often
is double this amount
The soup line at the police station
will be continued at least another
week This announcement was made
this morning by Mayor J. 3. Billiard.
1t was intended to stop the soup line
which prevailed last Saturday made it
necessary to continue at least a week
longer. The weather during the last
week has been very unpleasant and
the mayor has decided to continue it
another week and will relieve the des-
titute of the city as much as he can.
The sum of SIS was left on hand
week ago today and Mayor Bill
lard instructed Mrs. Della Sare to
continue this week at his expense. He
also will pay the expenses of the soup
for the coming week and longer than /
that if the weather continues to be |
and makes it necessary.
An average of about sixty persons
takes advantage of the soup line Of
ferings every day and this number is
and unpleasant. Mayor Billiard be-
lieves that at the end of next week
the season will have advanced far
enough to assure more pleasant
weather and that further operation of
the soup line will be unnecessary.