The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
POLICE J0T nNeS
Indignant Wife Voices Con.
tempt of Present Law.
Officers Had No Legal Right to
Stop Husband Beating Her.

A woman walked into the ponce
station this morning. She was boiling
over with righteous wrath and tndfg-
nation.
Last night her husband came home
under the influence of liquor. He
threatened her and then undertook to
administer to his wife a beating. She
ran to the phone and notified the pO-
lice to come and arrest her drunken
husband. The police found that the
husband was in his own house and
stated to the wife that. according to
the law, the officer could not enter
and bring the mar to Jail without a
warrant.
This morning the lady came to the
police headquarters to vent her opfn-
ion of the law which prevents q cop
make an arrest, unless he actually sees
a felony being committed. The police
can do nothing in such a case. 1t is
the law.
While patrolling his beat last night,
Police Officer Bryant spied lighted
matches in the O'F1ara boot shop, in
the east part Of the city. Bryant slip
ped around to the back to effect an
entrance. While in the rear, the at
tempted thief Or thieves made their
escape out of the front door. Twice
but the officer frightened them away
last night before anything was taken.
Another attempted robbery occurred
at Fourth and Madison streets last
night. The screen in the rear of the
Smith tailor shop was cut, but here
the thieves were halted by good lock.
The police were notified of the at
tempt this morning.
Grover Cleveland Murphy, a colored
man arrested on the charge of stealing
coal, was stricken with appendicitis in
! the city Jail late Thursday afternoon
and for two hours lay in a serious
condition on an iron bedstead because
had no authority to authorize his re-
moval to hospital. c. N. Bacon
commissioner OF the poor, finally To-
Gated the county physician, DR.. c. c.
Lull. who ordered the sick man taken
to Christ hospital This. case has con-
WINGED the authorities that an emer-
gency hospital is needed by the city
as the "bull pen'' in the city Jail is in
no fit condition for sick man to re-
main in.
The Cadillac touring car belonging
to Frank L. Campbell, commissioner
Of the United States district court, was
stolen last night from in front OF the
First Presbyterian church. The cal
was stolen between 1880 o'clock and &
o'clock. No trace was found las,
night but this morning it was discov.
cred standing in front of a house al
900 North Madison street. The cal
was probably taken by some one want.
ing joy ride badly and after the ride
| it was deserted and left in North To
peka.
Il. Ben Burton. sianitors at the scnsars
house, was arrested by Police OFFICER
Richards Thursday On a warrant sworl
| out by John Coyne. a city sanitary in
spector. Burton was charged with thu
terrible crime of leaving rubbish in {
| street. In sweeping the leaves off O.
the court house yard, he placed then
in the gutter at the side Of the stree
! to wheel away ir wheelbarrow
Coyne happened along while Burton
was at work and as he was in the EN-
ploy Of the city, he scrupulously swori
/ out a complaint. The court house of
, ficials were plainly "peeved'' and man,
of them accompanied Burton to thu
police station where Judge Huron helx
that Burton should not be punished
and he was released.