The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-01
POlicewOman Arthur Makes
Spicy Report to Mayor.
Tells Stories on Inside Details
of Topeka Scandal.
GAY PARTY At ONE HOUSE
Folks Are Away, Officers Say,
and . Spree Is Result.
One Woman Says Her Neigh
Dor Sells (and Drinks) Beer.

Dor Sells (and Drinks) Beer.
It takes a woman to gather a towns
gossip. and Mrs. c. B. Arthur. police
woman, serves up q spicy course OF
it in her report for the month Of Au-
gust, just filed with r. L. Cofran.
mayor.
Here's one mcrsel expurgated by the
zone Of the girls I had last month
has finally gotten employment. But
trying to collect her money. He or
dered her away from his home because
she Is wayward. He will not con-
tribute to her support and will not let
her work anywhere unless he can col
lect her wages. He Is an ex-minister.
too.
1.-The girl herself is not above re-
proach. AS far as her conduct Is con-
cerned, the ncighbors complain about
her a great deal But it will make
her. father does. So I have tried to
protect her from the unreasonable
parent, as well as to help her in other
ways in getting along in the world.
Here's another which would make
session of any sewing circle sue
cess:
Complaint OF . Party.
"A lady living on Jefferson street
came to the office one evening to COM
plain Of the goings- on in her neighbor-
hood. 1t seems that the people who
live at the place she mentioned have
gone away for the summer and the
unmarried sister Of the woman of the
house was holding forth in pretty
gay manner. Automobiles stayed there
till morning several nights each week.
No one was living there but young
woman and girl friend. The woman
| q pfrIcs
/ "Mr, Arthur and myself walked past
the place after IL o'clock one night
and saw an auto with the number -.
That number belongs to 1t
number - freQuented the place and
kept very late hours. That number
belongs to
II talked the matter over with the
chief and a warrant was secured but
an opportune time has not yet been
found to use it. 1t is pretty hard to
get evidence in a case of that sort which
will hold in the district court, and II the
officers walk in at the wrong time they
are liable to a damage suit where the
parties have the general reputation OF
being respectable. The general public
seems to think that the police can walk
into a private house at any time and
get people. AS matter of fact the
police have to be sure OF their ground
before going into a private house even
with a warrant.
The names, addresses and automobile
numbers represent well known people
And here is more gossip:
NeighbOfs Are Backward.
Mrs. ...... of street called me to
her house to make a complaint against
her neighbors. Mr.. and Mrs. ...... of
street Mrs. said that the
...... cher neighbOrS) were conducting
a disorderly house and also have beer
there, and that Mrs. $500. entertains
me n while her husband is at work. She
seemed to think it would do some GOOD
If 1 would merely let them know that
the police department were investigat
ing.
LAS there is small chance of raiding
a private residence of presumably re-
spectacle people, did as she advised
and have heard nothing more of the
matter. The difficulty about raiding a
place of this kind is that the neighbors
that know all about it will not help the
law when 1t comes to the point of doing
anything.
What! At Y. M. C.. A.
Wicked women are attempting to
lead astray the young men who live in
the Young Mems Christian Association
building, according to the policewo-
mans report. She says:
1T is said that street walkers loiter
in the vicinity of the Y. M. c. A. and
made advances to the young men who
frequent the building. Mr.. Arthur saw
one of them working one evening, but
could not make an arrest on account
of his commission not being in force
at the time"
Wish to Help q Widow?
Anyone wish to help a widow?
Mrs. Sturgis of 301 Chandler street,
is widow with four children to sup
port" says Mrs. Arthur. Her old
nCt oh hr,vy nf 1 he. ho1
put out and this misfortune disables
him SO that he can not help her.
She would like to secure boarders
from among the workers at the Santa
Fee shops. The price il - per week.
Speaking Of Real Chickens.
Early this month I arbitrated a
chicken case at TOO Van Burep street."
says Mrs. C. B. Arthur. policewoman.
People in town ought not to keep
chickens. They are q source of con-
slant neighborhood feuds. 1 have four
chickens myself, but of course mine do
not count"
Found Baby.
Found a stray baby at the postof-
report. He was a cute little fellow
about 1 8 months old. He was watch
ing some work that was going on In
the street and objected at first to be-
ing taken home. 1 happened to re-
member having seen him before on
Van Buren, street, and SO located his
home with very little difficulty
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