The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
THAT LOADED GUN
Same Old Gun and Same Old
Accident.
Galinski, PaWnbrOker, Thought
1t Was Empty Gun.
AND HE LOST A FINGER
Police Active in Arrest of Va
grants From Kansas City.
A Crap Game That Was Inter-
rupted by Officers.
and HE LOST A FINGER

Harris Russell. of 700 Monroe street.
thought he needed a revolver unoet
his pillow 1t night to protect hlmseli
and other members Of the household
from burglars and night prowlers anu
bought a six-shooter of the buLdog
variety, SO caliber, for protection
After buying the gun he has been con
WINGED that such deadly weapons are
not necessary and he has offered &c
sell the gun to the highest bidder.
While exhibiting the revolver Tuesday
afternoon, simon Galinski, who runs
a pawn shop at 326 Kansas avenue
took the weapon out OF a box TO MAKE
an examination. He recognized the
gun as the same instrument winch ne
had sold to the boy several days ago
but wanted to make an examination
so as to assure himself that 1t was
in good condition In making the eN-
animation, he accidentally slipped one
finger over the end of the barrel ana
another over the trigger. Not content
with this, he pulled on the trigger the
gun went off and with it went the
end of the finger that was over the
end of the barrel. GalinSki thought the
boy was responsible for nus INJURIES aa
and complained to officer Jake Maze:
who was on the beat in front OF the
Mace Officer Maze took the boy &c
the police station, simply as a matte4
of Identification but the boy was SEM
home with the revolver and told to sen
III
Galinski went to the of1ce OF LIZ. j.
C. McCIintock for treatment and was
rushed to Stormont hospital where ar
amputation was made.
Bud Higgins runs g. pool hall or
Fourteenth and Quincy streets and in
cidentaIly enjoy a f1irt with dame Tor
tune and other mysterious beings oc-
casionally. He and NUMBER OF 1rlenoS
were enjoying a crap game ABOUT 3
xx-hn
reant Dan Garden and a number OF
other members of the police depart
ment entered. Earlier in the day Buo
had received a case of beer but the
officers could not find more than six
bottles that had not been drained.
iThev arrested Bud and his friends on
the charge Of shooting craps and the
crowd is due to appear in police court
this afternoon to answer to the charge
The other participants OF the GRAZ
game were Andrew Taylor, Gus Stew
art, John Williams, Will Moody and
William Hugg.
The police will not permit Migrants
from Kansas City to. stay in Topeka
and arrested q crowd Tuesday night
and they will be taken before Judge
N. B. Arnold this afternoon to answer
to the charge of doing nothing. The
gang was found in the vicinity OF
Crane and Monroe streets and answer
edwin Dodson. Louis Murphy, Henry
Wright. The four were arrested
about 9 o'clock.
Mary Tyre, an old police court char
acter, pleaded guilty to the charge OF
maintaining a nuisance at 1907 Kansas
avenue, in police court Tuesday after
noon and was fined 800 and sentenced
to serve 80 days in the city Jail. Her
place has been raided by the police
a number of times but the police have
not. been successful in finding her vi
TO a few days ago. GLIB Williams
another negro, claimed liquor that was
found in her place. He was due tc
appear in police court along with Mary
but his hearing has been continued
until Friday.
John Jeanette. another police court
character, was due to appear in court
I, answer to the same charge but his
case was continued because he is sick
in bed at his home and could not ap