The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-02
POLICE jOTTINGS.

| you are a generous man but inclined
| to be stubborn when you finally make
decision. You like children and the gen.
i tier sex but your generosity is we'll gov
erned and will not cause you any trou-
BILE. This statement was made - Ju'1ge
n. B. Arnold by Frank Francis wh0 Was
| arrested Monday and charged with v1o-
lating the city ordinances which govern
licenses. Mr.. Francis is a palmist and
phrenoIogist. He had revealed the past
and present to number of persons when
the police received a complaint They ar
rested him for practieing his profession
without first having bought license. He
appe AIRED in court during the afternoon
and lust talked himself out of prison and
happy Judge Arnold tested his calm
reading and chronological ability but the
accused was able to convince MIN that
dismissed and Mr. Francis was cautioned
and instructed to refrain from practicing
his profession until he secured the neces-
sary license. -
w. ]. Russell and his friends lined UP
against George NJ. Wells in police court
Mondav afternoon to settle their quarrel
and fight which started last week when
Russell began kicking Mr.. Wells dog
around. Mr.. Wells did not have but one
witness while Mr.. Russell had a number.
On account of this the former asked that
the hearing be continued until he could
summon his witnesses. Upon a comEro-
mise, all witnesses who were in the court
room were put the witness stand and
examined and the others will appear in
court this afternoon.
Mr.. Wells lives on Topeka avenue be
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth STREETS
driving along in front of Mr.. Wells home
last week when his bulldog ran out and
began fighting Russelrs dog. Mr. Rus
sell objected and began Kicking the bdi-
dog. Mr. Wells told Mr.. Russell that he
couldn't kick his dog around and Mr.,
Russell said that he could-as' long as
they were fighting. 1t was then admitted
in court that Mr.. Wells struck Rus~ell
with a bamboo club and later with
Their hostilities when Russell hit him on
the chin and knocked him out. The wit
nesses' and even Messrs. Russelfs and
Wells story of the trouble differ consid-
erably. Mr. Wells will have his witnesses
in court today but the evidence that has
been submitted up to date indicates that
both are partially to blame for the af- |
fair.
Dame Fortune Monday afternoon through |
the medium of a pair of Tater dice when
the officers surrounded the barn and ar |
rested them on the charge of gambling
one of the men, Harry Davis, Sought to |
evade arrest and hid in the hay NOW.
Fortunately the police locked the barn |
when they started for the police station, |
thus cutting of the escape of the man |
who was hiding However, the police did |
not know this for a while They took |
four men to the police station and booked |
them under the names of Jack Thomas, |
Harry Baker, Riley Holmes and Frank /
Barber. After locking the men in the |
Ulcers that Harry Davis was hiding in the |
barn. Sergeant Sauls and Patrol Driver
Charles Carson went to the barn, found /
Mr. Davis and arrested him. Tlte men |
will appear in police court this afternoon
to answer to the charge
Charles Dempsey, who runs restau- 1
rant in the basement, reported to the
police this morning that burglars entered
his place Monday night and took seven
or eight dollars in money out of the cash
drawer. This is the first robbery of this /
character that has been reported for sew
eraI weeks.
The police will get rid of Mary Ellis to-
day. She was adjudged insane by Judge
w. F. Schoch of the probate court and
Monday afternoon. She will
be taken to the state hospital some time
today.
George NJ True and H C. Moody en-
gagged in a quarrel Saturday night and
the former was fined SIS for his rastIne
in police court Monday afternoon Both |
are residents of Vinegar Row in North |
Topeka. True thought that Moody had
an advantage over him and sought to /
overcome the difference by shooting at his
He shot and the ball struck /
Moodys watch True was found guilty of /
shooting firearms in the city limits.
Mary and John Williams had a similar
alteration when Mary took shot at 1
her soul mate Both pleaded guilty to the |
charge of diSorderly conduct and were |;
fined three beans each. in police court Il
Monday afternoon. |,
The police raided the home Of Jack
= 1Inln1asson at 232 Madison street Mon | ,
1av q fternoon and found "A bottles of L
perfectly good beer in the water cooler.
FIummasson was arrested the charge
of maintaining nuisance and his beer
station and are being held for evidence.