The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-26
POLICE COURT NEWS.

There certainly il a marked differ
ence In the disposition OF "drunks' In
Kansas City, Mo-, and Topeka In the
Union depot at Kansas City last night,
about in the Hobbies. One Of the uni
formed porters marched him from the
women's waiting room to the other
end Of the hall. For fully Is minutes.
with half q dozen policemen near. the
drunk ''man walked" about the depot.
Finally one officer took him by the
shoulder and threw him out In the
street In this city. when a person Ia
found drunk at onelof the dep0ts, the
patrolman telephones the police station
Immediately and the patrol wagon II
sent to the depot. He Is taken to Jail.
usually fined SO and for at least ten
days does not annoy patrons Of rail-
way depots.
Ed Mcdonald was fined $1,000 and
sentenced to Il months in Jail by Police
Judge George A. Huron Wednesday
afternoon. Mcdonald was charged with
violating the liquor law. He appealed
to the district court and>his bond was
fixed at 81 500.
r. L. Allen and Paul Robinson were
each fined 8 in, police court this week
for riding bicycles on sidewalks.
C. j. McCleery, a Topeka lumberman,
was arrested this morning on the charge
Of keeping his automobile mufiier open.
Joe Higgins was convicted in police
court Wednesday afternoon of selling
liquor and received a severe sentence
from Judge Huron. He was found
| guilty on four counts, was fined $500
and sentenced to eight months in the
city prison. He was arrested later on
state warrant for the same offense.
He has appealed from the police to the
district court.
A report came to the police station
last night that a man, living on East
Seventh street, was choking and other
wise mistreating his wife. Police On1-
Ger Wyatt hurried to the scene but
OF the trouble has been reported to the
police.
Miss Helen Willis. clerk Of polics
court, has been unable to attend te
her duties In court for the past two
days on account Of illness.
The latest person arrested for smok.
ing a cigarette. was high school stud.
ent. son Of q railroad omcial, who wa.
dned g in police court this week.
/ Tom Young. a colored character o.
the bottoms" was arrested late las
police sergeant. E. L. Walker. and
three officers, Brown. Kennedy and
Richards. made the arrest. He IL D
years old and was arrested on com
plant OF another negro.
i Jack Friend was arrested last nigh
by Police Ohicer Brush and win b.
tried in police court this afternoon ol
the charge OF disorderly conduct.
A gray pony was reported to the DO
lice this morning to have been stoles
from William Larry. a blacksmith.
was later found by the police.
A chicken burglary was reported thi
morning by Grant McRay. q grocer o
} Second and Quincy streets. McRa,
says that several hens were stolen from
q coop In the rear Of his store thi
morning. The police investigated tn
case but found no definite clue as t
the theft
i Complaints were reported to the DO
lice this morning that horses belong
ing to James Switzer were running vii,
every night Neighbors requested tina
Switxer pen up his animals. The po
lice notified him
Mrs. G. O.. Ansil. living four mile
south OF the city. discovered that som
city bred man ''pilfefed" some GOO
country butter from her buggy Wed
. nesday. She left the horse tied on Wes
! Eighth avenue. between Kansas ave
nue. and Jackson, between O'Clock an
IL O'Clock In the afternoon When IN
ereturned from sh0pping. seven pound
s. IA 4 s