The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-06
POLICE JOTTINCS.

The police thought they captured six
deserters Thursday afternoon and night
when they arrested six soldiers who
left the barracks at FIT. Riley without
permission but the officer who cams
to Topeka and took the six men back
to Fort Riley Friday night attempted
to convince the officers that the sol
diers were not deserters. The officers
arrested the men. after receiving a
message from the officers at Fort Riley
However, the police have put in
claim for the reward and will COM
municate with the war department IL
the reward is not paid.
Ed Ryan, who claims to be a Wait
err was arrested in the Rock Island
wards by Special officer Trimble Friday,
RYAN said that he was on his way to
Denver but Mr.. Trimble caused him
to stop off in Topeka for while.
Ryan admitted that he rode into town
on the tank of the engine and sale
that he expected to go out in the same
manner Judge N. b. Arnold fined him
SO but paroled him on the promise
to get out of town as soon as posi-
HE but the Judge didn't say and Ryan
didn't promise how or the manner
which he would adopt, in making MS
isappearance.
All was serene within the limits OF
Toneka Friday and there was nothing
TO disturb the citizens excepting three
DRINKS. The trio were captured Dy
the police and fined in police court tnls
morning Ralph Matheny, an old OF
fender led the list and was assessed a.
fine of Is bucks, and of course this is
eollivalent to Is days on the city rock
pile as Arthur didn't have the money
After being suspected of stealing two
Bibles Albert Jordan, janitor at the
Asbury flats on Huntoon street, estao-
Iished his innocence and the missing
property was found on the porcn IN tne
roar of the building. The Bibles We're
the property of John Baird Nicholson
and had been missing since Friday
March % at which time Mr.. Nichol-
son moved from the flats to the ThrooP
hotel He employed the Johns Trans
fer company to move his belongings
from the old to the new residence and
everything was moved satisfactorily
exceDting the two Bibles. Mr.. Nichol-
son held the transfer company respon-
cihle for the Bibles and the transfer
company appealed to the police depart
meut for assistance. Detective Otto
Anderson began an investigation. After
consulting with every other person
concerned he went to Mr.. Jordan but
he knew nothing of the missing pro-
perty and promised to make search
The Bibles were found wrapped in paper
and on the rear porch OF the mats py
Jordan. The property has been turned
over to Mr.. Nicholson.
A sure sign of spring. The people
have begun planting garden seed OIL
are making preparations for 1t
and the police have received large
number of complaints about chickens
and dogs running at large. The city
ordinance denies a chicken its libery
under any condition and the dogs are
given liberty only when it wears
collar bearing a license tag but the
dogs and chickens are causing consid-.
cradle trouble for the police depart
rnent and ill feeling among neighbors
V. V. Dart. secretary of a Topeka
socialist society, was fined SIS on &C
count of the Inca club dances at La
Dor hall. 112 East Sixth avenue. It-was
proved that some of the frequenters
made a disturbance outside the hall
The case was appealed.