The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-20
POLICE JOTTINGS.

The city will be denied the presence
of one of its prominent characters, in
police court, at least for a time. The
said distinguished citizen was paroled
from the city prison by the police on
the condition that he leave town and
he did it. He Is now in Jail in Okla
homa City and is charged with an
attempt of larceny from a person OF
which is more commonly known as
picking pockets. The said citizen is
William Waters, a shoemaker, who has
given the police considerable trouble
He is a discharged convict from the
Missouri state prison. The police of
Oklahoma City have asked the To
peka police for information concerning
him.
The police have not made an arrest
for more than 48 hours. The last ar
rest which Is recorded on the police
blotter is that of Leroy Davis, age
II, and Ralph Reynolds aged IL, two
negro boys who were arrested Thursday
on the charge of larceny and turned
over to the juvenile court. They were
charged with stealing a boat which
belonged to Henry Ogee of North To-
peka. The boat has been located anC
is in the possession of a Russian boy
in North Topeka. Since that time, the
far as arrests are concerned but have
been mighty busy and have been work.
ing on information concerning the rob-
berry at the Auditorium during the
Karnival Knights minstrel and the
highway robbery on East Fourth
street.
Chief Morris Jenkins and Officer
Charles Lindsey have devoted several
days this week in herding chickens
which were found at liberty. The city
ordinances deny the chicken it's liberty
many of the citizens of the city art
engaged in planting their usual sum
mer garden, the complaints have shown
a great numerical increase. Even al
that, Chief Jenkins and his cohorts
are not able to enforce on the minds
of chicken fanciers that it is -neces-
sary to keep the feathered bird in
cage, size not specified, and arrests
may result
Perhaps Otto Weber, the man whC
was slugged and rolled on East Fourth
street Thursday night, had $3.50 and
perhaps he did not. Mr.. Weber told
the police that he was employed as
boilermaker by the Union Pacific in
stead of the Missouri Pacific and that
he went to Kansas City to go to work
work about March or 5. He worked
until last Thursday when he quit anC
was paid all money due him. A number
of conflicting circumstances cause the
police to doubt his. story.
Harry L. Belts and his wife rented
a room of Mrs. Matte Wyble at 112t
Taylor street and wanted to move tt
another location this morning but the
Iandlady would not permit them to dc
so unless they paid the rent on. the
rooms, which they desired to vacate,
for another month. Mrs. Wyble as
serted that Mr.. and Mrs. Belts mad
a verbal contract to remain in the
rooms for six months but the latte
deny this statement. Mrs Wyble would
longings but they insisted and Ike My
ers took a stack of chips in the game
by taking the part of Mrs. Wyble.
Mr.. Belts appeared at the police sta
ton this morning and swore out
warrant for the arrests of Mrs. Wyble
and Ike Myers. The wouIdbe defend
ants released the furniture and. othe1
belongings of Mr.. and Mrs. Belts as
soon as Sergeant Sauls and Detective
Anderson appeared with the warrant
They released the furniture and the
arrests we're not made.
N B. Arnold, judge of the police
court, has joined the ranks and is nov
a thirty-third degree baseball fan
Morris Jenkins, the chief of police, al
ways was one of the number and pro-
baby will. be for life but Judge Arnold
is a new member. He is not as well
posted as he desires to be but is an
apt scholar and will learn if given
the proper training
Hay and hay seed. See D. o. Coe.