The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-01

FOR DRUNKENNESS, 139
only IL for Selling Liquor-4>
for Maintaining Nuisance.
Foreign Population Makes Los.
Trouble Than Native Born.

.. There were s2s persons arrested h,
tne Topeka police during Iarnorv
February and March, 1911 Tnes,
court. 1" ponce
me great majority OF people ar.
r.eo were either colored or native
population did not fiji the ..buii nan'
a. much as could be expected. The
nationality OF the prisoners for the
tnree months was as follows: Ameri.
IaH;. .so; negroes las: Russians, 20;
~; Swedes, 8; Roumanian xyDaies I
and the following nations. Austris
SCosiano, turkey, Brazil. Spain, Po-
.ano, Feru and Holland were each
represented once during that time.
TOT some vague reason, the Mexi-
cans have been unusually orderly this
year. Thirteen Mexicans arrested in
three months IL a condition of affair
tnat does not occur often in Topeka.
All or the ~ Indians were arrested for
orunkenness. a pastime which the
noble red man has always been fond
Ihe three gypsies were arrested as al
legged members Of a white slave ganr.
Thirteen Of the 20 Russians were
pulled" for disturbing the peace. ali
Of them brought to Jail at the same
time.
The business on the whole has
been heavier this year than during
January, February and March Of 1918.
January' 1913. the total number of
back fines. $36; total $1s125. For
January 1914, the number of arrests
were 1875; cash fines, $367.50: back
fines. $500; total. $411.5n.
For February. 1913. the total num-
ss14.75; back fines. 3s7: total. Salts.
For February, 1914, the number of
arrests were 17S; current fines.
:2ss.75: back fines. $3.50: total.
For March. 1913, the total number
ct arrests were 1913; current fines,
1901; back fines. STATS: total,
s215:75. For March, 1914. the total
number Of arrests were 213: current
fines. $6s3.S0; back fines, $3.50; to-
tai. ssso.10,
This year promises to be a buster
one than last. according to the figures.
Another noticeable item. is that the
fines brought in are greatly in excess
Arnold. police Judge under the Bill
lard administration and who presided
over police court until April. 1913, did
not levy as heavy fines as Judge HUI
ron. who has been in office for the
past year. ~ 80. s--.az-s---. 49,
OF the 526 arrests during the first
three months of this year, 139 were
arrested for drunkenness. This is al
IItJSL up 10 the record 1OI last year,
c6S being arrested for being drunk
during that entire period. The boot
leggers and jointists may not be as
active now as formerly. but those who
want to get drunk. always find a
means to satisfy their desires. The
Pottawatomie Indians apparently have
the key to Topeka's joints. as all Of
them are more or less under the in
fluence of liquor after they come to
Topeka.
This year a crusade was started by
-[hc police to enforce the city ordi-
nance against minors smoking. AS a
result. SO young Topekans were ar
rested and most Of them fined 50 by
ard several were turned over to the
Juvenile court, being under 16 years Of
age About half Of those arrested were
high school students.
For riding bicycles on sidewalks; 81
arrests were made. That is an offense
since Judge Huron raised his assess
ment on these arrests last summer.
Five arrests were made against to-
bacco dealers who were charged with
heavy fine. against these offenders.
Ore man was arrested for allowing
minors to loiter in his billiard hail.
There were 4S arrests for keeping
and maintaining nuisances. One boy
was arrested for chewing tobacco.
glass on the streets, an offense that Is
annoying to motorists and others who
use the streets. Two high school
students were arrested for lettering
on the streets. There was only one
fight which was recorded on the
books and two men were fined $40 for
fighting. Two arrests were made FOR
keeping a gambling house, one dope
fiend was taken to Jail and hundreds
Of other arrests kept the police busy.
The prisoners, white. black, colored.
foreign. Mexicans, Indians. and all
other nationalities are all thrown to-
eether in the large room at the police
station commonly called the bull
pen." There is little fresh air In this
Aroom, it has cement walls and floors
Ind heavy iron bars over the two
windows. The beds are iron hunks.
over which the city has lately placed
mattresses covered with linoleum. The
sanitary conditions in the interior are
not exactly pleasing. Physicians nave
frequently raised objections TO tne
fact that the diseased and the healtny
are all put in the same room. sfeepins
together, eating together and spend
ing weeks and months together.
The women's quarters In the jail
are large and airy. Each prisoner
there has a private room and every.
thing is kept clean. The parior' cell
IL on the second floor where young
boys are placed when they nave 10 De
confined over night in Jail.
Following are the complete reports
Of all arrests made during January,
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