The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22
Safety Exists Only in Memories
of Old-TimerS.
PARSONS POLICY DISASTROUS
Patrons of Joints "Squeal" Be-
fore Going to Jail.
Method Gets More Results Than
Billy Sunday Sermon.

! Gone are the days when ii was con-
sidered one of the popular and harm
less sports of the village to be found
by the police in bootleggers joint or
a house of i'll repute. In ye olden
times to be caught blowing the froth
off the neck of quart of ice-cooled
| liquid in a blind tiger seldom meant
anything more than being subpOenaed
! into court as a witness. Sometimes II
| the person was in the advanced stages
of inebriety he or she would be fined
So or SO on a disorderly charge.
But now those days are past. They
! have faded into oblivion and live only
in the memories of bootleSgers and
their patrons as the memories of the
war trail exists in the minds of a
Sioux Indian.
since Harvey Parsons assumed the
kaiSerShip of the police department
he has undoubtedly spoiled more good
business for Topeka bootleggers and
questionable houses than could Billy
sunday or w. c. T. U. Today a
found in is liable to be charged with
various crimes, including drunk and
disorderly. The fact that man is
found in a diSorderly house is general
ly good for IS or five days on the rock
pile. Then again, the police have an
obnoxious way of furnishing names to
the newspapers. Recently scores OF
! found ms and DRINKS have been
/ turned over to the county attorney for
inquiSitiOn. The latter method is en-
barrassing to the patron and often dis
astrous to the man who sold the Ii
quOr. 1t is not unusual for drunk
or found in TO be fined in police
court and then be called before the
county attorney to tell where he pur-
chased the cause of his ride in the pa
troll wagon. And lying tc the county
attorney is dangerous. Once inside
the little room ct the court house the
witness has the choice of telling the
truth or going to Jail for perjury.
AS 4 result of Chief Parsonss policy
not a few of Topeka's foremost nota-
bles in police society have been forced
to go into the hands of receivers or
have moved their residence to the
municipal menagerie or the county
Jail.
Horse Thieves Busy.
Despite strenuous efforts on the part
of the police and sheriff's office to
discourage the practice, stealing
horses continues to flourish with some
degree of success in Topeka and
Shawnee county. r. E. Rooney of
bay single-fOoter- Sunday night. The
animal was a bright bay in color.
weighed about 800 pounds and has
wire scars on both hind feet between
the hoOfS and fetlOcks.
Bette Young in the Tolls.
A quart of gin and a quart of alco-
hol in a coal shed on her place,
caused the arrest of Bette Young, SIG
East First street, M OnQay afternoon.
Betty faces the usual charge of keep
ing and maintaining Sergeant Sauls,
Detective Golf and Officers Gregg,
Brush and Harmon were the womans
unlimited guests. She is out on bond.
Little Picks.
A typical social gathering at the
foot of town was broken up Monday
afternoon about O'Clock by raiding
party from police headquarters, when
the place at 512 East First street was
Nv MT r1lC
Golf and Officers Gregg and Harmon.
The more or less inebriated compan-
ions of the officers on the return trip
to the station were: Kate Tobias,
Fronk Lawson. The party was booked
as drunk and disorderly." Kate To
bias was separated from ten by
Judge Yates and then taken to the
county attorneys office to tell where
the liquor was purchased. E. r. Hays
was fined $40 and paroled. Lawson
gave bond pending his hearing.
Dan Atkinson was arrested Monday
afternoon by Policeman Brush. Drunk
was the charge and the Huron stand
Because Robert Boland, colored,
made officer McGovern come to the
conclusion that he was trying to rear
night he is booked at the police sta
ton on a charge of fighting.
Salvador Perez. originally from the
country responsible for the mainte-
nance of Texas Rangers. drew five
dollars the price of imbibing north
ern slim ulantS to excess Monday AFTER
noon. He was arrested by Officer
Gregg.
bicycle with a yellow frame was
stolen from the curbing in front of the
Crockett store Monday evening. i
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