The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-29
POLICE JOTTINCS.

The police court records for the
month of June indicate that persons
whose names are familiar to the rec
ordS, have been on their good behav-
ior during the month. The amount of
fines collected by the police depart
ment show a great reduction over last
month and for the corresponding
month in 1911. The police have been
just as attentive and watched the city
as much as usual but they have not
located the usual amount of law VOL
alton. The total amount of money col
lected in fines during the last month
is $24S.25 as compared with $3os.16
during the month of May and with
$354.25 during the corresponding
month of 1911. The work book shows
a great reduction in the amount of
fines that have been worked out.
Police Judge N. B. Arnold was on
rampage Friday. John Patterson,
who runs a drug store at 307 Kansas
ave, was arrested on Nuisance charge
Monday. June "a, and appeared for
trial Friday. The result was that Mr..
Patterson was sentenced to pay into
the city treasury the sum of 5000 and
to spend so days in the city prison.
He has a fine of 500 and a sentence
of 80 days pending in the district
court, which was appealed from the
police court. On the occasion of the
last raid the police captured a case of
whisky before Mr.. Patterson had
opened it and the firewater is being
held In all Mr.. Patterson has fines
aggregating 5000 and 90 days of SEN
tence hanging over him.
7. H. Harris. another negro, operates
a drug store at 301 Kansas avenue.
His place was raided last Monday and
the police found a quantity of liquor
and some beer in his place. This is
the first time that he has. appeared in
police court, at least for time, and
he was given fine of 800 and sentenc-
ed to 80 days in the city prison. w.
J. Jamison made an effort to secure
a parole or a stay of judgment but
the police nor James Clark, the as
sistant city attorney, would agree to
the proposition. MIR. Jamison threat
ems to appeal the case to the district
court and the police are willing for
him to do so as they think they have
sufficient evidence to convict.
Daniel McClafferty dared to be a
Daniel He entered the cage of the
roaring lion and pleaded guilty to the
charge of maintaining a nuisance, that
two other men might secure their re-
lease. Mat Cave and John Allendorf
were arrested in Peg Legs place at
200 Kansas avenue week ago. The
police found Is cases of beer and
number of empty cases. Daniel, who
dared, contended that the two defend
ants did not belong in the place except
visitors and pleaded guilty to the
charge on one count. He is sick at
present and he will not be required tic
begin serving his sentence in the city
prison until his physical condition will
permit This is the first time that Mr.
McClafferty has appeared in police
court for some time but even at that
he is a familiar character. At one
time he was considered to DE one
of the most persistent violators in the
city.
Bruce Griffith, a negro chauffeur, is
another who has been added to the list
of jay drivers in the city of Topeka.
He was arrested Friday night by officer
Wonderly, who saw him cut the cor
ners at the intersection of Sixth and
Kansas avenue. Griffith did not think
he had cut the corner and announced
that he was from Missouri. officer
Wonderly happened to be from Texas
and showed him. Griffith put up the
usual 81 and went on his way.
Walter Hughes was one of a num-
her who crawled through a window
Grand opera house building Friday
morning to enjoy some laughing water.
A number of other young men enter
ed the building and the bunch had
supply of liquor on hand which they
disposed of by the way of the funnel
route. The affair started early in the
morning and operators in the Office of
the Bell telephone called Mr.. Craw-
ford out of bed at 5 o'clock in the
morning to tell him about it. The boy
got a tip and disappeared before the
police arrived there. A number of
other arrests will likely result.
Frank and Mollie Freeman and A
Matthews, all negroes. were arrested
by Sergeant Sauls and Detective Sum-
mers and Officer Duncan Friday after
noon. They are due to report at the
police station this afternoon to answer
to the charge of vagrancy. The police
claim that the trio have been in the
habit of trimming" victims who are
coaxed to enter the rooms by the wo-
man and will make an effort to break
Up the practice.