The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
AT COURT HOUSE
Sheriff Kiene Makes His First
Arrest.
Clara Smith Asks Heavy DAM
ages From fuckers.
PAYS Wife So Per YEAR
Helen Kuester Says This Isn't
Enough for Her.
Bradshaw Murder Case to Be
Tried Early.

trict court to award her the sum of 81,
$50 as damages for being struck and
dragged under an automobile on Kan
sas avenue last October. The defend
ants in the action are William H
Tucker, Arthur Tucker and Gilla Tuck
err.
She says she was waiting for a car
at the corner of Sixth and Kansas ave-
nues on the evening of October o. last
when the automobile, travelling at the
rate of or 10 miles an hour along
the crowded street, struck her She
was dragged fifteen feet, she says, and
was seriously injured She alleges that
the car was being driven by Gilla
Tucker who had not secured a license
to drive, and was not sufficiently ac-
quainted with driving to do so with
safety to the public.
Eighteen dollars in six years, the rate
of So a year, is all that Sylvester
kuester has provided for the support
OF his wife, according to her petition
for divorce, filed in the district court
this morning. She says the rest of
her living has been supplied by her
own efforts. She is tired of it. and
asks for a change
In her petition she asks first for a
decree and the restoration of her maid
wants an Injunction, restraining her
husband from coming on the 91a-acre
tract they have made their home, and
restraining him from drawing any
money he has on deposit, or disposing
of any of his property until the case
is settled.
The murder case of Carrie Bradshaw
is among the first on the criminal as
signment in the second division of the
district court. She is charged with
killing her husband, Charles w. Brad
shaw, former deputy marshal of the
county court.
Bradshaw and his wife quarreied and
separated, and a suit for divorce was
pending at the time of the killing. In
company with polite officers Bradshaw
visited his wife'S rooms one night, in
search of some of his belongings. The
state charges that his death was MUIR
der in the first degree, it being as
serted that he was shot down as he
turned to leave the door.
The case of the Rev. w. L. Beers,
charged with killing his wife, has not
yet been set for hearing. It will prob
ably come up for hearing later in the
term. 1t is expected to attract a good
deal of interest, particularly among
the residents of Wakarusa and Linn
Creek, where the minister preached.
For the second time in a little over
three years F. N, Adds is asking the
district court to set aside a marriage
contract. The first petition was filed
December 6, 1903, and a decree was
granted December IL of the same
year. October 81, 1910 he was mar
ried to another woman. Now he wants
his second marriage annulled.
A petition, filed in the district court
this morning, recites that the second
Mrs. Adds is a continual Pathfinder,
that she is abusive and makes her hus-
bands life a misery. For that reason
he wants decree of divorce. Her
name is Laura Adds
The former case charged that the
first wife failed to cook meals for her
husband and failed to do her house
hold work, and that she declared she
did not love or want to live with him.
The decree carried with it a provision
for alimony in the sum of 500, which
was paid, and restored the wife to her
former name, Olive Stephens. The first
marriage contract was entered into
August IA, 1909, about four months
before the divorce suit was filed.
Two men who are said to have at
tempted burgIaries last night are I'M
der arrest this morning,@aT1d-z geeds
stolen all were recovered. One OF the
burglarieS occurred in Rossville. The
other was at the home of Ed Kassa-
baum, nine miles west of North To-
peka. Mahlon Van Click is under ar
rest dL tLOSSNlIlG Wn1l0 a u. Mch6IFSy
is in the county Jail charged with the
other burglary. Both men are said to
have been caught in the act of COM
hitting the burglaries.
1t was late last night that Sheriff
Kiene was called and asked to go out
to the Kassabaum home and arrest
McKeIvey. Kiene went at once and re-
turned with his prisoner. Complaint is
being made against the offender today.
The alleged burglar is said to have Sc
cured an overcoat, vest. pair of trous-
ers and a pair of shoes. He was
caught, it is said, in attempting to
make his escape.
At RoSsville the store of the Lewis
Mercantile company was broken open.
Over 500 worth of goods is said to
have been stolen. The burglar will be
brought to Topeka late this afternoon.
He is said to have been caught red
handed.