The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
POLICE JOTTINCS.

The automobile served the police
Well Monday afternoon. Detectives
QUO Anderson, Voiles and Patrolman
England raided the place of John Pat
terson at 307 Kansas avenue and
found fifty-three bottles of beer and
seven one-half pints of whisky. The
| raiders used Detective Anderson's au-
tomoblle in making the raid and were
getting out of the machine in front
OF the drug store before the men on
picket duty realized that they were in
danger A shrill whistle notified
number who were in the place that
the officers were coming, but both
doors were guarded before the warn
ing signal and there was no chance
for any one to escape. A number of
persons, including Patterson's wife,
were found in the rear end of the
place; A part of the wet goods were
round in tub with ice water, and
the remainder was found in secret
hiding places under the back cases in
the front part of the store.
Patterson has a number of cases
pending in. the courts on a similar
charge. He and his porter, R. n.
Simpson were arrested and taken to
the police station, but were released
on bond a short time later.
E. w. Page was arrested by Officers
England and Frazier Monday night on
the charge of disturbing the peace.
Page, who claims to be a preacher,
was amusing a crowd on Sixth, east
of Kansas avenue, when the officers
arrested Emmett Latty on the charge
OF assaulting his wife and child. Latty
did not want to submit to the arrest
and Page interfered, claiming that
the off1cers were disturbing his meet
ing and causing the people to become
dis1ntereSted in his sermon The Of
f1cers instructed him to go and at
tend to his own affairs, but Page was
1nslstent and was locked up.
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the arrest of Page was taken in on
the charge of committing an assault
with intent to kill. 1t is alleged that
he beat and bruised his 11-year-old
daughter and then cut his wife with
a razor. 1t is alleged that he grabbed
his daughter by the neck, and after
beating her with his fist and causing
a mum Der of ugly bruises about the
face, neck and body, that he threw
her down in the floor with consider
able force. His wife interfered and
she was given a. severe beating and
the cut across the face and arms
with razor by her husband. The
family live at 210 East Crane street.
Latty is in Jail in default of bond and
the officers are making an effort to
get state warrant for him.
Mary Tyre, who was arrested by
the police on the charge of selling
liquor and maintaining a nuisance,
will appear in court to answer to the
charge at $3.50 this afternoon. Mary
does not think she is guilty, but the
officers got enough evidence, when
they raided her place, they think to
convict her.
Fred Walker, the druggist, who was
arrested at 1913 Kansas avenue, by
the police when a quantity of liquor
was found in his place, is due to ap-
pear in police court to answer to the
charge, this afternoon. This is the
first time that Mr.. walker has been
arrested on a charge of this character.
A horse and buggy which belongs to
the Newell livery barn at 1914 Kan
sas avenue was found at Third and
Quincy streets this morning. The rig
waya rented out. Monday afternoon.
The persons who reported it to the
police this morning claim that the