The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

fore the same desk Skow told Judge
Yates that he had been in Topeka only
a short time and had worked when he
was able However, he was not defi-
mite enough in his story to suit the
judge and he was fined SIS and par
DIED to leave town. He lett the sta
ton carrying with him the threat that
he would get the limit if he again APP
peared before the city bar of judg-
ment and the friendly advice of Ser
geant SaulS to head in one direction
and keep on going.
Charles Cason, colored, was the Sec
ond man to face the judge. He was up
for drunkenness. He appeared SO
proud of the fact that he had not been
in police court since last fail that the
judge gave him the minimum penalty
OF SIS.
Kicked Aged Man?
The story of Clarence Anderson, a
II year old youth followed that of the
colored man. Anderson was charged
with drunkenness and fighting. He
said he works at the Santa Fee shops.
An aged man appeared against him.
According to the story of the old man,
young Anderson accosted him near the
East Sixth street viaduct and demand
ed small sum of money. The re-
quest was refused. Then" said the
witness, ..he knocked me down and
kicked me. He hit me six times An
derson denied the charge and refused
to meet the stony stare OF the judge.
YOU snapped the judge, ARE knock
ing on the door of the penitentiary or
reformatory.' Following this was d
iurid. description of prison life that
might have made hardened GRIM
malls hair stand on end. A verbal re-
view of the dungeons, the lock step
and marching men in striped suits was
dangled before the boys eyes. You
are fined S15," was the judges YER
dict. And after you get out of this
you have got to change your ways or
we will change your location"
Charles Anderson, another boy
faced the green table as Clarence An
derson was led from the room. Charles
was charged with drunkenness. A
short time age he was fined $40 on a
similar charge.
What's the idea? ?" snapped the
judge.
Dunno was the answer.
1T appears that you would just as
the next comment from the bench. An
derson is a plumbers helper.
The prisoner was given a fine of So
and a promise of the limit if he was
before the court again in the next so
days.
Charles Wallace entered a plea of
guilty and was fined So. He was
charged with drunkenness. Joseph
Rankin was the last man up. A
charge of drunk ennesst against him
Raid Alleged Opium Joint.
Will Minor, Andrew Clark, Charles
Smith and Carrie Clark, all cOlored,
are booked at the police station on a
charge of being found in an opium
joint. The four were arrested sunday
afternoon when a raiding party, com
posed of patrolmen and plain clothes
men, led by Sergeant Sa ulS from head
quarters swooped down upon house
at los Madison street.
A complete opium outfit was found
at the place. The fact that the lamp
and metal on the. pipe was still hot
responsible for the charges of t'found
Ill., stole HIS 4d5veraiis.
The fact that he has lost several
pairs of overalls from his barn at 919
West Eigth street recently, caused w.
G. Harrington, a driver for the Royal
bakery, to lay in wait for the reSpOn-
sible parties Sunday night Late ia
the evening two negro men entered
the barn and seized the pair of over
alls that Harrington had hung out for
bait;
Turning they looked into the cav
ernous barrels Of a double-barreled
shotgun. Harrington backed them into
the alley and told his wife to phone
to the police station. Before the pO-
lice arrived the two made a dash for
liberty. Harrington. pulled the trigger
of the gun and the neighborhood
echoed with the roar One of the
negroes leaped high in the air but put
on more speed when he hit terra
firina again. He told the police just
where the shot took effect. AS the
result they are looking for a colored
man who finds standing up pleasure.