The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10
Three Negroes Badly Injure
w. A. Kinney, HorseshOer.
Use Razor When He Comes to
Old Mans Relief.
KEG PARTY In Her HOME
Nurse Finds Negroes in Bed on
Her Return.
ROSSiter Shoots at DisturberS
Police Jottings.

! William A. Kinney, a horseshoer of
| 207 Jackson street, was cut and pain
| fully injured by David Woodall ne
gro at Crane street and Kansas avenue
Sunday afternoon. Kinney had object
| ed when Woodan and two other ne
groes aggravated an old white man.
He was taken to the police station
where his wounds were sewed up by
DR.. J. H. Rinehart and then taken to
the ST. Francis hospital for treatment.
| Woodall, Robert Orrendorff and Ric
| Scorse, all negroes, were standing on
| the corner of Crane street and Kan
sas avenue, when an aged white man
passed. They We're scuffling and Or
| rendorff showed Woodan against the
| old man. Kinney saw this and OBJ
| jected. Woodall replied that he could
get something if he wanted it. Kinney
was standing near and struck Wood
| all. He then turned to swing on Or
rendorff, but the latter ducked and
! escaped the blow.
Woodan struck Kinney with razor
as the latter attempted to hit Orren-
dorff. He cut him on the left arm
and three places in the back on the
left side. Kinney fell and the negroes
ran away. Woodall ran to the home
of his mother on Madison street near
Crane. and threw the weapon away
Kinney was taken to the police sta
ton. About 80 stitches were neces-
sary to sew up the wounds. The
three negroes are caught.
Sunday night by Officers England and
Frazier. Woodall was arrested by De-
tective Anderson and Summer about
1880 o'clock this morning. Woodall
admits that he did the cutting and
told his story Orrendorff was ques-
toned by the detectives after Woodall
told his story and the former told
about the same story. Scorse has
been released, but Orrendorff and
Woodau are being held.
70 issued
the arrest of WoodalI and it is likely
that he will be turned over to the
county sometime this afternoon.
Pearl Williams, who lives at 1175
Lane street, objects to having COM
pany when she is not at home. At
least the kind that visited her home
during her absence Sunday night.
and was not at home Sunday night
but found when she returned this
morning, that three young negro men
had broken a window and entered her
house. Not content with entering her
home they took key of beer with
them and spent the night drinking
beer in the place. She found them
asleep in her bed when she returned
home this morning and called the po-
lice The men were arrested Ind an
swered to the names of P. Gentry, G.
Shuck and Ralph (Muck) White. The
men with their key of beer and some
bottles were taken to the police sta
ton. They will be arraigned in court
this afternoon.
John Patterson the negro druggist
who runs a drug store at 3O1 kansas
avenue persists in keeping liquor IN
his place and the police persist in raid
ing it. For the third time in the last
five or six weeks the police raloeu
Patterson's place Saturday night:
They found about fourteen one-hali
~ eIyr ND a hnIIt On2-th1rd
of a barrel of bottled beer. The wet
goods were taken to the police sta
tion Patterson was arrested but re-
leased on bond and is due to appear in
no1ice court this afternoon. Two 9TH
err cases against him are pending IN
the courts.
Glenn Giss, a negro who lives in the
Sand Hills of North Topeka, was
rested Sunday on a warrant WnlCn
charges him with wife beating. MS
wife appeared at the police STATION
Saturday afternoon and told her trou-
and a warrant was issued for his ar
rest officers Pinkston, and Morgan
found him early Sunday morning: Ine
troubles of Mrs Giss will be told In
police court this afternoon.
Bill and Ray Trimble and ]. S. john
son were arrested by the police carry
Sunday morning for raising a disturb
ance at the Rock Island passenger sta-
ton. The three men were engaged II
a quarrel and were ordered to leave
the station platform by John Rossltter'
the chief special agent of the Roch
Island system The men paid no at
tention to him or anybody else untii
Rossiter took a shot at him. Inc plil-
let passed through the clothes ana
grazed the skin of Ray Trimble. Fol-
lowing this, the three men submitted
to arrest. officer Wyatt took them TO
the police station.
Ray Busey was arrested Sunday night |
while creating a disturbance at Gar
field park. He wanted to take ride |
on the scenic railway and wanted to |
get in a car that was filled with pas |
sengers. He is due to give an explain |
alton in police court this afternoon. I
Carl Drake was arrested by Officers |
Frazuer and England on lower Kansas |
avenue Saturday night on a warrent |
from Lawrence where he is wanted on |
the charge of selling liquor. He has
been taken to Lawrence to answer to
the charge