The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
POLICE JOTTINGS.

Rosie Boyd. daughter of Col. Richard
Boyd. the former guard of the prisoners
at the city jail, has been paroled again
from the state penitentiary at Lansing.
She was paroled and returned to her
home last Friday.
She was taken to the penitentiary in
April for violating her parole, after hav-
ing beer released several months before
She was serving a term for highway ROB
berry. She was arrested in April for rob-
bling dairyman of Seabrook of his
money in the alley behind the Menor. a
building on Tenth street. She enticed n c
dairyman in the alley at night and then a
man, who was working with her held no
the dairyman while she went through Lis
pockets and took his money. The local
police, after arresting her, notified JOHN
Higgins, the parole officer at the pen:-
Tertiary, and he recalled her parole and
took her back to Leavenworth.
This is the fourth time the woman has
been in the penitentiary. She served one
term in the Colorado state penitentia1y
the first time in 1910 but was paroISd
within few hours afer entering within
tertiary in 1911. She was released durirg
the same year and was returned to toe
institution in April.
Rosie Boyd is considered by the local
police to be one of the most daring and
successful pickpockets in the city.
Morris Clay sare will celebrate his
birthday anniversary Friday, July u. Ona
year ago on this date. he was found, in
ing room at the Rock Island passenger
station, where he had been left by a
young girl who was the sister of his
mother, waitress in a hotel in Clay
Center. He is celebrating the advent of
four teeth which were first noticed Thurs
day, July 4. The police are planning a
reception for the youngster Friday after
noon and will offer a suitable present in
recognition of his first birthday anniver-
who see the child on frequent occasions
and who are interested in his welfare,
also intend to make birthday offerings
Burglars entered the home of J. T.
Brenck at Al Broadmoor, Tuesday night
and stole silver coffee percolator, some
coffee a bottle of milk, a butcher knife
and some canned goods They entered lie
building by cutting the screen over the
window. Then they reached in and I'M
locked the screen and crawled in tho
building. The house located in KenwoOd
on the north side and near the Rock K
believed to have been committed by =
boes who were camping in that vicinity
and waiting to leave town.
7 S. SIyter, a deserter from Fort Riley,
who was arrested under the Santa "e
railroad bridge by Detective VoileS last
Monday morning, was taken to Fort
Riley today. Slyter deserted his regiment
Sunday and went to Wamego: He got
around town a few hours, stole a boat thdt
was in the river and brought it to To-
reka He tried to sell the boat for one
99oTiar to some small boys and told the
officers that he had intended to take IT
20 Kansas City blu had decided to sell it
because he thought he could not get it
over the dam at Lawrence The boat is
being held at the police station and Dc,
tectiye Voiles will claim his reward from
The government for catching Slyter as a
deserter
.sBaby Face" John Moore, who was ar
oste5 for stealing some sash cord from
tba continental Creamery, was fined 80
Ine no1ica court by Judge n. B. Arnold
tuesday afternoon. Baby Face" con-
+anded that he was not guilty or ire
line but there were witnesses enough TO
convince the court that he did