The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-12
POLICE JOTTINGS.


! John Preston, of 1885 North Harri-
son street, was the victim of thugs who
robbed hi of $50 Monday afternoon.
Preston had a valuable pair of mules
and negotiated a sale for them on West
Gordon street. The purchaser paid
him $50 to clinch the deal and agreed
to pay the balance today. After re-
ceiving the retainer Mr.. Preston start
ed home but was accosted by two men
who claimed to know him. They en-
gagged in conversation, and after
walking a short distance they invited
him to take a drink out of a bottle
which they had. He took the said drink
and then lost consciousness. He re-
manned unconscious or practically so
until late in the afternoon and he was
on Crane street and Kansas avenue
when he recovered. He also missed his
fifty. After becoming unconscious or
nearly so, he visited a number of re-
sorts in North Topeka with the man
who gave him the drink Preston thinks
he was given knockout drops of some
character. He gave a description of
one of the men and gave the names
of others who saw one of the men with
him.
c. W. Kimes, keeper of the crap
game which was raided in North To-
peka Saturday night was unable to APP
pear in court Monday afternoon and
his case was continued until next Fri
day. Kimes tried to escape by jump
ing out a window in the second story
of the building. In making the leap
for life, he jumped on some boards
which covered an old cistern. The
boards broke his foot slipped through
the hole and a large amount of skin
was torn off his limb. He extricated
himself and fell over in the snow,
real lame duck. The officer found him
hanging on the fence and arrested him.
L. J. fisherman forfeited his bond CT
$40 which he put up for his appearance
in court.
The bunch of poker players who were
arrested in the Manspeaker building
last Saturday night were guilty and
proven so in police court Monday al
ternoon The truth of the matter is
that they didn't contest the case as
the officers caught them in the act
and they knew they couldn't escape the
punishment of the court. Each was
fined the amount of his bond. w. NJ
Ragen drew $25, Robert Mason SO, F
Frank Littleton SO. The case againot
c. Davis was dismissed. Ed Baker
also drew a fine of $40.
w. NJ Smith, who arrested himself
and went to the police station in "a
hack Saturday night, and who said he
could give information concerning &c
places in the bottoms where liquor was
being dispensed without interruption.
was unable to deliver the goods after
having been given the opportunity to |
sober up. Not only that but Judge |
N. B. Arnold thought he was good and |
drunk and applied a plaster which cost
him $40. This amount, with the amount |
the Jag cost him and the Sc which ne |
paid a hack driver to take him to the |
police station, made costly drunk |
for the wouldbe informant and one |
which he will probably remember as |
long as the DR.. Cook controversy.
John McNaught, one of the veteran |
expressmen of the city, was arrested |
for failing to pay his annual
license. The arrest was made by Off |
which was filed by G. T. Mattingly, |
the city license collector.
James Van Horn. who was arrested |
on a warrant which charged him with |
being drunk and disorderly. at the
Rock Island depot, forgot to come back |
and his cash bond of SO was declared |
forfeited by Judge N. B. Arnold 10 |
police court Monday afternoon.
Muck White, the negro who was |
charged with pummeling his lady love- |
will probably think twice before ne |
speaks and think a score of times be- |
fore he repeats his act. He appeared |
in police court to answer to the charge |
Monday afternoon but nothing could |
be said in his favor which would cool
the temper of his honor. AS a result,
the Judge decided that Muck White, the |
defendant must spend at least so days
in the city prison or pay a fine of 500 |
or the equivalent thereof. Judge Ar
mold conveys the impression that a |
wife beaten or one who assault his moth
er or father is in mighty bad with the
court. Only last week he fined Henry
and Luther Levels the sum of $50 each
because they whipped their father and
he holds a wife beaten in equal con-
tempt. This was not the first time thai
Muck White has appeared before the
court, on similar charge but this Is
One of the times which the court wished
to impress upon his mind that 1T must
not be repeated, at least for a while.
Beginning today, the municipal soup |
inc began it's tenth week. 1t was
started January 9, Mrs. Della Sare, the
police matron, has been in charge OF
the work of preparing and serving the
soup to the destitute ever since its be-
ginning. Mayor Billiard is paying the
of the soup line this week
and the same for last week Unless
conditions change, it will be discon-
tinued after next Saturday night.