The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
And His Feet Were Where
Mans Knees Should Be.
DUET GAVE OUT IN 4 HEAP
Exhausted, They Glared at One
Another in the Shade.
Took Electric Fan 90 Minutes
to Revive Them.


so short that his feet come about
where the manufacturers figured the
wearers knees would come when they
made his overalls When his man.
length overalls are rolled up high
enough to avoid tripping him they
make a roll around each leg like
horse collar. Anyone picking sprinters
from a crowd wouldn't see Rosey at
all.
But at that he almost ran police
man to death in the Rock Island
yards today Rosey himself. Injured to
exertion in the harvest fields. was al
most a wreck when taken to the
station. He WAS given his freedom as
soon as he told his story and showed
his Odd Fellow card, but he wasn't
able to use it. He spent twenty min
utes inhaling deep breaths, aided by
an electric fan.
Rosey had been working in the
harvest fields around Wichita and de-
cided to go to Kansas City. He ex-
pressed his suit case and clothing-hc
had receipts to show for it-mailed
his money to his family and bought
ticket to Mcfarland. At Mcfarland
he counted the money he had left and
figured he would prefer eating to rid
ing on the cushions. He ate, then
caught a freight train.
His trouble was due to a lack of ac-
quaintance with the methods of the
Topeka police. slate this morning the
police went to the Rock island yards
to round up all the buns and alleged
harvest hands. They were herding
them onto an outgoing freight train
when Rosey dropped of his own spe-
cial. ROsey> saw what was happening
to the bans and without stopping to
analyze he headed for his own train
on the run.
Lets Get Him.
That fellow dropped off the train,
saw us and ram" said Officer Cook to
a companion. Lets get him"
Then the chase started. Cook is tall
and a good runner. He went down
through the yards after Posey like 4
big freight engine after a runaway
handcar. He shot into the ground
thinking the fleeing dwarf might be-
come frightened and stop. Eosey was
frightened. He Admitted it later, but
he didn't stop
He shot at me twice." he told Chief
Parsons, land l thought sure he would
hit me. i just put on more steam
and lay right down on the ground. -
Rosey went under cars. over cars
and around cars. Cook kept in seeing
distance and finally cornered him.
aha, you're big crook, amt you %
painted Cook.
ndy Dc L ain, HOSey panied Dack.
Both men were helpless Rosey
wouldn't have run any farther If he
had been guilty of murder Cook had
gone his limit. They leaned up
against the shady side of a building
and between long breaths taken with
closed eyes they glared at each other.
He Did Not Like 1t.
81 didn't like bein' called crook"
said Rosey to Parsons later HE did
it more than once. He went to the
telephone and called for the patrol
wagon. He said over the telephone,
Here's a crook; send the wagon"
That's not what he said" laughed
Parsons. What he said was: This
is Cook; send the wagon
"Oh," exclaimed Rosey well, any
I'm not a crook"
| of the chief in a minute. He gave a
clear account of himself and even ex-
planned why he ran.
Il thought those officers were rum
ming buns off the train because they
were stealing ride. 1 didn't want to
be arrested. 1 wanted to get out on
| that train"
Rosey was trying his best to do the
thing the police had given orders for
all the buns and harvest hands to
| do-beat it out of town.
You can go any time" said Chief
Parsons.
Thank you" replied Rosey, "bu:
say, do you mind if sit here for a
| spell. I'm sort o. tuckered out"