The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-08
POLICE JOTTINGS.

PULlGE JUIIINGS.
Fred Gentry got tired running when
| Chick Minor was after him Sunday
| afternoon Chick was mad and so was
Gentry and the former started a fight
| with the latter while in a crowd on
| Washington and Center streets Minor
| started after Gentry and the latter ran
| about a half mile. Gentry asked Minor
to stop and when he didn't stop he
turned on him with a knife and cut
| him over the eye, in the face and other
places. Gentry was arrested by Officers
| Jackson and Mcclure and taken to the
police station. A state warrant was
| issued for the arrest o. Gentry today
but he claims he will alIege self-de-
Tense.
| Balmy Spring causes dreams. Every
person who enjoys life enjoy: the bud
ding spring in which til ground is
| plowed, seed planted and preparations
made for the seasons work. Such
| causes many to dream and N. B. Arnold
| judge of the police court is no excep-
! ton. In fact his honor thoroughly en-
| joys the spring season and dreams of
| the beautiful surroundings so much
| that he forgot to leave the street car
| on Fifth and Kansas avenue this morn
ing. He did not realize that he wished
to leave the car at this location, that
there were many unfortunate persons
in prison who desired their liberty and
could not get it without his presence
His anticipatiOns of that which the
forget his responsibilities temporarily
and he did not realize his situation
until the street car reached Sixth
street. AS a result the beginning of DO
lice court was Slightly delayed this
morning.
The home of Jim Miller, whose COM
pleXion is like that of midnight, was
ralded by the police Sunday afternoon
and three empty and one keg on tap
We're round In addition to that guam
t1ty of bottled beer was confiscated
The wet goods and Mr.. Miller were
taken to the police station. The wet
goods are being held as evidence and
Miller is charged with keeping and
maintaining a nuisance
Ed and Elmer Robbins were arrested
Sunday night by officer Jake Maze
while they were engaged in a battle
under the Marquis Queensbury rules
near the corner of Sixth and Kansas
avenue The men put up $40 each for
afternoon.
Alfmor Jackson, who is employed in
the Santa Fe shops, was arrested while
a
court.
A. H. Handy of the Capital Hard
ware store was arrested Saturday
evening on warrant that charges him
with committing an assault on one r
f. Bookins. The two men will appear
in police court this afternoon and per
init the court to settle the argument
Myrtle Wilson forfeited bond of !
$40 which she deposited Saturday
night after being arrested on the |
charge of street walking.
Tom seely, owen McCaImet. John
roster and Joe Brown were found in a |
box car in the Rock Island yards Sun |
day night and were arrested on the |
charge of trespassing on railroad prop |
erty. The boys explained that they |
lived in Kansas City and came to To- |
peka to spend Sunday and that they
got in the box car in the yards to wait |
until time to take their train home |
them.
Judge Arnold fined each of them
five bones but paroled them on a prom
Use to keep out of the railroad yards
and to VamOOSe beyond the limits of |
the capital city.
Willard Funston and Robert Fisher
were arrested on a warrant which
They borrowed a mule of A. Wyberg
Of North Topeka and drove several
blocks. Upon starting back to the
place of beginning they caused the
mule to run fast. Judge Arnold fined
each of them So in police court this
morning.
Topeka is reported to have cleaned
up in a big cooking main that was held
west of the city near the old brick
Yards Sunday afternoon. Leavenworth,
Lawrence, Kansas City. Kan, and
CarbondaIe were represented. More
han so birds are reported to have
been pitted during the day and it is
that the Topeka birds not
only whipped the visitors to a stand
still but won all the money. Four
laIf barrels of beer and a big crap
game were run in connection with the
cooking main.
The event was pulled off in the
woods about a mile west of the state
hospital and along the river banks.
The affair was reported to the police
Sunday afternoon but they could not
Interfere because it was outside thei
,ity limits therefore out of the juris- :
LECTION of the police.
Carpet Weavers Strike.
Boston, April S.-One hundred en-
,loyees of the Roxbury Carpet COM
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