The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-26
GIRL HAD PISTOL
COlOred POlicewOman Report Is
Filed With Mayor.
14-Year.Old Carried Guns to
Scare Other Youngsters.
NEWS OF POLICE COURT
Man Threw Dishes at AnOth-
er's Wife, Is Charge.
Another Theft-Only One-Re-
ported Last Night.

Troubles. smiles and sniffles of the
colored folk of Topeka are told in the
report of Mrs. S. F. Malone, colored
policewoman, who was placed tenn
porarily in the police department
March 2, to investigate conditions
among the colored people of the city
port covers three typewriter pages
and shows that the number OF cases
investigated by her were forty-three.
The report in part:
II found a poor woman at 312 kan
sas avenue with three children. The
only furniture she has is two trunks
and stove. The children are poorly
clad and have no shoes. If anyone
wishes to help this worthy widow 1t
will be highly appreciated.
-Four of the cases I handled were
brought into court The G- glrI.
who was tried in the juvenile court
for incorrigibility, is still in the deten-
ton home. She is the wife of E.
c. who was sent to the peniten-
tiary for hog stealing. She is but thir-
teen.
Zone case of insanity I discovered
while walking along Washington
street. My attention was attracted by
the screams of a woman. l went into
the house and found her undressed.
Everything in the house was torn up
and / could get no reason out of her.
] reported the case to the county au-
thorities and she was tried for in
sanity. She was sent back home I'M
der the care of a doctor who is to re-
port her condition from time to time
to the probate court.
"a boy of fifteen shot at a dog in
a neighbours yard. My attention was
called to it and Mr.. Bacon, a special
officer, arrested him, and he was fined
five dollars.
Girl Carries Pistols.
yesterday 1 swore out complaint
for girl who was born fourteen
years ago on the street at Tenth and
Monroe, and was taken by Mrs.
TO f11n N1asl1 g
home. She carries pistols to get other
girls to go into the bottoms with her.
I swore out a warrant for incorrigi-
bility and she is now at the detention
home.
81 investigated seven houses that
kept open doors for minor girls and
boys. Two of these houses were i'm
proper places and the other were
places where the young folks cOngre-
gated to have free for all good time
in a way that would lead to lax con-
duct. L went to the landlords in two
instances, and one landlord Will have
the people move out right away and
the other landlord will have his tenant
move out the first of the month.
Il went and talked to the people
running the houses in the five other
cases and the neighbors in each in
stance report that they have ceased to
have the young folks congregating as
before.
Naughty Sisters.
'T Investigated a case where two
sisters, ages eighteen and sixteen, were
with their older sister who was leading
a bad life. I succeeded in rescuing
them from the sister and in finding
homes for them with good people.
"a girl seventeen years old stole
two dollars from a woman. I looked
her up and talked to her. She paid
back the money and asked pardon
and signed an agreement not to get
in bad company again. She now has
a good place to work.
"A case where a colored man was
accompanying IA white girl from work
He was doing this with the best inten-
lions and because he knew her well
and she had asked his protection
There was a general complaint. 1
went to him and explained what
would be the result if he did not let
the people of her own race look after
her welfare. He gave me a written
statement that he would never go with
her again.
My work has been among the col
ored unfortunates all over the city and
If it is kept up by some other woman
or me 1T will mean a great deal to the
city of Topeka
Steals Carpenter Tools.
The theft of a large number of car
penter tools from the house of j. G.
Sparron, $50 Tyler street was this
morning reported at the police station
1t is thought that the tools were tax
en- some time Wednesday or Thursday
evening.
The burglary is being investigated
by Mcclure, police officer.
Fight at Restaurant.
AS the result of a fracaS at the
Bryant restaurant, 1927 Kansas ave-
nue., J. w. Bryan, proprietor of the
restaurant, and Will Smith, cook
at the Chesterfield hotel, both colored,
are booked at the police station on
charge of assault
According to officials, the trouble
began Thursday evening XUhPn Rrx-a nj
and Smiths wife had trouble and at
that time, Mrs. Smith says, Bryant as