The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-11


relatives in this section of the country,
except his father, and he lives in To-
peka Oscar George has brother
named William who is in Topeka and
is employed by the Mutual Laundry
company.
Chief of Police Morris Jenkins is in
Atchison on a business trip today.
Walter Shehi aged twenty, years,
was arrested by Detectives Summers
and Anderson this morning and is
charged with forging the name of w.
w. Gilmore, contractor, to two
checks which aggregate about $19. The
checks were drawn on the Bank of
II. Shea for 1885 and the other in
favor of F. Magee for $9.47. The for
mer check was passed on NJ. Scrinopski
and the other on Harry Williamson,
both pawn shop keepers. Mr.. Nathan
son has identified Shehi the person
who passed the check in his place but
Scrinopski has been unable to identify
him. The checks were dated June /
and the detectives have been working
passed. The checks were held uD at
passed. The checks weer held up at
the hank and returned because Mr..
Gilmore did not have an account with
the institution.
John Small, the negro who it is al
legged stole S140 out of the office OF
the Agard Planning Mill company, while
he was employed at washing the win
dows. is held for a hearing in the dis
trict court. This negro, after being ar
rested by the police, refused to admit
committing the crime but offered to
restore the money to the Agard COM
pany.
Through the influence TO his law
yer. he changed his mind and will
now force Mr.. Agard to present his
evidence in court.
Steve Prouty and Mary Miller. both
negroes, were arrested by Officers
England and Wyatt Monday night on
the charge of being drunk and dis
orderly. The young couple were walk
ing in the middle of the street and
taking lots of space when the officers
accosted them. In addition to that,
they were quarrelsome and wanted to
fight, but the officers prevented this.
Three persons who were called to
the attention of the police this morn
ing are thought to be habitual beg
gars. The three persons are William
Perkins and wife and sister. The sis
ter, Susie Perkins, who is about 16
years old, called at the police station
early in the morning and asked for
assistance in getting back to her home
in West Virginia. She said that she
arrived in Topeka Monday night with
her brother and his family. Accord
ing to her story, they took rooms in
q lodging house-the wife and two
and her brother in another bed. Dur |
ing the night the three older persons |
engaged in a quarrel and she left the |
place. A short time later William |
Perkins, who admitted that he was |
her brother, called at the police sta |
ton and asserted that his family was |
at the Fifth Avenue hotel and that |
he was out of money and unable to /
buy breakfast for them. He stated i
that their home was in Lawrenceville, /
ILL.,, but that they had left Peoria for
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Later he said /
that he and his family and sister were
on their way to Emporia. He had Wis Ii
tied c. n. Bacon. the poor commits
sioner, and got transportation to Bur-
lingame. The stories conflicted and I
when questioned closely on the sub
ject he left the police station. His II
sister was found short time later in
the waiting room of the Rock Island
depot, where she was seeking assist
anCe.