The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13
POLICE JOTTINGS.

| Leonard McHendricks, alias Kid Nc
Henry, is the man who admits that he
! broke open the safe of the D. o. Coe
Feed company in Topeka in December.
He is in Jail in Imperial City, Cal. How
ever, the officers fear ''backfire'' and
Will not attempt to return him to Topeka
tunless the board of county commissioners
| say so. Chief of Police Morris Jenkins
received the first information of his ar
| rest in the far away place Wednesday
afternoon from the town marshal of Inn
perial City. He wired for additional III
| formation and received it this morning.
/ After receiving the information, he check
| ed the affair up to the sheriff and county
attorney, who in turn checking the
affair up to the board of county commits
sioners.
1t is believed by Chief Jenkins that Nc
Hendricks is wanted some place for a
more serious crime and seeks to escape
punishment for the lesser offense by adj
hitting to be responsible for the work IN
breaking the d. o. Coe safe In addition
to the Topeka affair, he admits that he
broke Jail at Fort Worth, Tex. The man
does not live in Topeka but is known to
the police and believed to be one who
might be guilty of committing such
crime. Even with the information in
possession of the police, the later do not
feel inclined to assume the responsibility
of bringing him back to Topeka unless
assured of his conviction. The officers
realize that they have not sufficient in
formation to convict him of the crime ex-
cepting upon his own admission and they
after being returned to -opeka. How
ever, they believe that, if the officers of
Imperial City will secure a signed state
ment concerning the safe job in Topeka,
they would assume the expense of bring
ing him back to the state to answer to
the charge.
Beer in bottles and kegs and whisky in
bottles and in jugs will contribute to tire
ka-w river or did so this morning The
wet goods of this description is contraband
lion aA,l,
police recently. The stock consisted Of
thirty cases and two barrels of bottled
beer and twenty-seven kegs or what is
more commonly known one-fourth bar
rels. In addition to the beer was large
quantity of whisky in bottles and jugs
and bottled beer which have been cap
during the last two months. This is one
of the largest dumping ceremonies tho
eral months. The wet goods which were
destroyed this morning captured
from a number of people of the city Bee
Adams is the heaviest stakeholder of the
crowd. The police. several weeks ago,
raided his place and captured a nunhe-
of kegs and cases and two barrels of bet
Jailer AL. Hopkins during the day.
Jailer Ed Woodruff during the night and
Charles Carson, the patrol driver, now
required to do cham bermaid service in
the vicinity of the city prison. This is
caused by the absence of prisoners at the
institution. The city prison holds but one
man. Ralph CAucl1) White, and he is wait
ing for trial on the charge of disorderIy
conduct. AS a result of this the day and
night jailers required to perform
porter service around the main building
and Charles Carson, the patrol driver, is
required to do similar service in the
vicinity of the barn and to assume all
care of the horses.
The 5-weeks-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Coe of 522 West Sixth street was
taken from its father on Kansas avenue
by the police Wednesday night who was
intoxicated The child was entrusted to
its fathe- while its mother was visiting
Coe. not knowing that Mr.. Coe was
drunk entrusted the child to his care
while she visited one of the picture shows.
Officer Charles Lindsay saw Mr.. Coe with
the child and realized that he was drunk.
The child was taken to the police station
and held about an hour when it's mother
called and took it to the family home.