The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

prisoners who they can really trust.
The said prisoners-both of them,
were convicted on the charge of being
drunk and are working out a fine of
five bucks. The prisoners, Orville
Williams and Charles Casson, are ia
miliar in police court circles but they
can be trusted and are prisoners who
really work.
John Patterson did maintain a null
sance. At least the police officers con-
WINGED Judge N. B. Arnold of the po-
lice court that Mr.. Patterson did so
and he was fined 500 and sentenced
to serve thirty days in the city Jail.
patterson owns or runs drug store at
3O7 Kansas avenue. He has been ar
rested three times within the last few
weeks on the charge and his honor
believes that this is sufficient to con-
vince one that he was maintaining a
nuisance. On each of the three oc-
casions that he has been arrested the
police were armed with a search and
seizure warrant and found quantities
of wet goods that were secreted about
the place. The wet goods were found
in such large quantities that the off,
GERS believed to be greater than an
ordinary man would consume in a
reasonable length of time. Patterson,
through his attorney, filed notice of
appeal to the district court.
Steve Proudly was arrested with
Mary Miller by the police while en-
Joying the presence of Nine. Nor
pheus produced by the fumes of opium
about two weeks ago. The fair lady
escaped the punishment of the law but
Steve was fined IS in police court Fri
day, on the charge of resisting an
officer.
Ray K. Wilson, encouraged with the
success of escaping punishment on the
charge of disturbing the peace, was
found in possession of SiX-shooter in
No. l.
crushed under the weight of the law
again. He appeared for trial Friday
afternoon to answer to the charge of
disturbing the peace of Anna Bowman,
but he and his witnesses were success !
full in convincing the court that he
should not be made to suffer incarcera-
ton or pay a fine on this charge and |
his case was dismissed. Later, he |
armed himself with the smoke iron
and started in pursuit of his accusers |
but he didn't get far. He got just far |
enough to be arrested again and he is |
due to appear in police court again |
this afternoon.
Morris Clay Sare is making plans to |
celebrate. More than eleven months !
ago, he was found in a basket, as was
Moses, but at the Rock Island passen- |
ger station instead of in the bull |
rushes. He was taken to the police |
station and cared for and has been |
cared for daily by Mrs. Della Sare, the |
police matron; Charles Carson, the |
patrol driver, and other members of |
the police department. He will cele- |
brate his first birthday anniversary |
Friday, July IL. During his short stay
at the police station, and under the
care of the members of the police de-
partment, ha has made many friends
who will congratulate him on this oc-
casion.- The members of the police de-
partment are planning an elaborate
affair on this date. The program has
not been determined but there is no
which will be rem embered. Don't for |
get the police baby on this occasion.
A number of liquor cases were |
scheduled for trial in police court Fri |
day afternoon but. with the exception |
of the John Patterson case, all were |
continued until next Tuesday.
The police have been troubled with |
a flood of worthless or forged checks /
during the last few months. The latest |
victims are the Mills and Crosby Bros. |
companies. The police have a check |
on the Crosby Brothers company for |
SO which was written in favor of F. |
c. Davis and signed with the sigma
drawn on the Bank of Topeka, but re- |
turned because this company had no |
account with this bank. The other /
check was drawn for $4.70 in favor of |
F. NJ. Meade on the Central National /
bank and signed with the same sigma |
ture as the other and by the same per-
son. The police hear from merchants /
who have received checks of this
character almost every day, but have /
little success in capturing the guilty /
parties as the merchants seldom are /
able to furnish a description of the /