The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-01
More Than 5000 Picked Up By
Police II 1918.
OF This Number, ees In on
Drunk Charge.
ONLY. FOUR WIFE BEATERS
And Only One MAN Held for
DESERVING His Spouse.
Three Chiefs of Police I'm Last
e IL Months.

Fifty charges faced z.13 persons
arrested by the Topeka police this
yoar. OF the 50 charges ON the police
docket. drunkenness il far ahead of
1T nearest competitor. The number OF
srrests on that charge for the year
was 66S. The second most popular Of
tense with Topekans was keeping and
u3aintaining a nuisance. of which 182
were thrust behind the bars. or
more likely, let out on bond. The keep
ets Of joints and disorderly houses
have an elaborate system Of getting
bonds and are seldom seen in jail.
OF the 66S cases for drunkenness this
year. it is estimated that 500 of them
were convictions. Firewater for the
Indians has greatly aided in the swell
ing of the list. According to Police
Judge George A. Huron. who came into
ONCE in April. good per cent OF
DRINKS in court are Indians or a float
ing population. Many obtain the in
toxication IN cities Of Missouri and
bring it to Topeka where the officers OF
the law make the arrests.
In August campaign was maze
against careless burning of rubbish,
because of the numerous fires In that
month. AS a result, 16 persons were
arrested and tried in court for the
burning of rubbish near buildings. 9th
ers were warned by the police and 1T
tended to stop the bonfire artists alto
gether. Judge Huron assessed small
fines in all these cases, but it taught
the wrongdoers a good lesson.
Wifebeaters may be numerous in this
city. (heavens forbidD but only four
wives brought their cases to Judge
Huron. These four, without exception,
were warmly punished for their mis-
deeds and received heavy fines. Two
were charged with driving over fire
hose while a fire was in action. Sew
eral different charges were preferred
against auto drivers last year and
James Hughes. special police officer and
son Of the former chief, made many
arrests in the summer.
Thousands of complaints are an
nnally filed with the police about
chickens running loose from their pens.
All of these are disposed Of by an Of
sf1cer who gently warns the offender
and sees that the adventurous fowls are
kept under cover. 1t is considered part
OF an onicer's prime duty to attend to
several of these cases daily. However.
one Of the chicken offenders was
brought into court in September.
One arrest was made for giving away
cigarette papers and one more for fur
hlshing tobacco to minors One ner-.
Sunday. but as a rule the city ordi-
nance against this has been stringent
ly kept. One person was arrested for
keeping a vicious dog.
Reports in Detail.
Following the the official reports Of
Judge Arnold for the first part OF the
year:
January. total number Of arrests.
131: cash fines. $145.25; back fines $50:
total amount of fines. $181.25.
February. total number Of arrests,
ia: current fines. $214.7s: back fines.
$97: total. $311.75.
March, total number Of arrests. 1z3;
current fines $2o1: back fines. STATS:
total, $21575.
Following are the official monthly
reports Of Judge Huron, who was ap-
pointed in April by Mayor r. L. Cot
ran:
April, total number Of arrests. 178;
current fines. $39S.25; back fines.
$12: total, $41O.25.
May, total number Of arrests, 265;
current fines, $3.50: back fines. 1921;
costs, $3.50: total, $1,079.S0.
June. total number Of arrests, 201;
current fines, $747.85; back fines
$24.25: total. $772.1O.
July, total number of arrests, 2O9;
current fines. $571.40: back fines
$e2: total. $6s3.4O.
17S; current fines. 1865: back fines
$3.50; total $708.50.
September. total number Of arrests