The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-25
Fourth Drug Victim Asks Treat
ment in City Hospital.
Says She Has Used Morphine
Regularly for Years.
U. S. LAW CUT OFF SUPPLY
Burglar Investigates J. Humer.
sons Garage at $50 Monroe.
Removed Considerable Loot.
but Left 1t Nearby.

The city's fourth drug patient ap-
peared voluntarily before the physician
in charge of Topeka's temporary drug
hospital this morning and began TAX
ing treatment for the cure of the habit
at the city Jail.
The new patient is a white woman,
physically frail, but neat and clean in
appearance. She told the physician in
charge of the drug patients ward at
the Jail that she has for several years
been taking 20 grains of morphine a
day.
There is a good deal OF pathos inter
woven with the woman's story. Until
a few months ago, she and her huS-
band We're prosperous citizens of
little town in southern Kansas. In an
unfortunate financial deal the woman
and her husband were made practical
ly pennileSS.- Then the Harrison drug
law went into effect, and the woman
could not obtain her accustomed sup
ply of morphine
Since coming to Topeka they have
been living on the East side The
woman was forced to consult a physi-
clan for relief from the suffering she
endured on account OF her supply of
narcotics being cut off. That physician
referred her to the physician in
charge of the work for the city. The
woman is about "a years of age.
Under the first stages of the cure,
the patient was resting easy in the
transient room at the city Jail which
this morning. The throes of torture
which results when the drug is taken
from the victim will affect the wom-
an tonight. After three days the
craving should begin to cease under
the treatment and the woman will be
given time to recuperate and allowed
nourishment in small quantities
The colored girl, the only other pa
man, will leave Saturday, cured of the
habit. Since the federal ban was
placed on the sale of drugs, four pa
tients, one man and three women,
have applied for the treatment.
The patients are in the hospital
ward under the care of Mrs. L. b.
matron at the county Jail
Garage Burglarized.
Sometime Wednesday night or early
this morning, when the city lay asleep,
Monroe street, owned by Jack Humer-
son, stole a trunk containing an oil
stove and cooking utensils and took
his haul to the place owned by j. s
12O Monroe street, and left it
in a wagon in Strong's back yard.
Strong reported to the police that
the trunk and other articles were at
his place at 1880 O'Clock this morning.
few minutes after, HumerSon re-
ported the burglary.
An inner tube of an auto tire and
other articles of small value were al
so taken from the garage. The tire
was not left with the trunk and has
not been recovered.
Holman Resigns.
Preparatory to taking a position
with the Mutual Ice company as fore
man of that company's city wagons,
Charles F. Holman, patrolman, has
rendered his resignation from the |
force TO Chief Ross. Holman has been |
in the service for two years and dur |
ing that time has made a splendid rec
ord His resignation will take effect |
April 1.
Get Ellis Reward.
Patrolmen Ferguson, Morgan. Wy |
merchant policeman, will split the re-
ward of 500 from the jewelers. Sc
curity Alliance for the capture OF |
Charles Ellis, who pleaded guilty in |
he district court during the latter
BART OF the January term on a charge
IF burglarizing the Santa Fe Watch
store on January Is.
The check which is displayed in the
watch company's window is payable
o Chief Ross and will be divided be-
ween the six policemen The Santa
Fe robbery was one of the most daring
which has occurred in Topeka for
number of years.
More Chicken Trouble.
The neighbours" chickens in prac-
ically all parts of the city are causing
grief to the police depart
nent. Since spring weather began
bout two days ago-the desk sergeant
It the police station has received doz-
ms of complaints from irate prop erty
owners who complain of their neigh
,ors' chickens running at large.
No arrests have been made for the
,ffense but Chief Ross has sent warn
ngs to those who are being COM
planned of which. if not obeyed. will
,e undoubtedly followed by arrests.
Injured on Dump.
Ting-a-hng.
The bell at the police station
ingled.
Come quick" shrilled womans
-oice over the wire; there's a man
,eing murdered at the city dump"
frank Leech jailer and desk SER
seant. damned the receiver on the
look as w. L. Porter. commissioner
# parks, rushed into the room, with
he information that he had received
he same message, probably from the
anne woman.
Sergeant Walker and others We're
oaded into an auto by Chief Ross and
ent to investigate. Walker discov-
red that a man working at the dump
lad let a piece of material fall on his
read, causing a scratch that bled
Evidently the woman had
cen the blood on the mans face and,
skiing no questions, called the police.
Just who she was is not known by
he police.
Joe Smith has been booked at the