The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-12


He did it, but at that he had to fur
nish bond before he was released
Roy Dent and Hattie Jones, both
negroes. were arrested last night by
the police for being drunk and fight
ing. Dent, who says he is a Texas
negro and a bad man, was stabbed in
the breast. The woman had cut on
her hand. The Jones womaR denied
she stabbed Dent.
Curley Porter motorcycle police
man, arrested Byron Collins IT years
old, for speeding on Kansas avenue
Sunday night. Porter chased the boy
for two blocks and said Collins was
driving at the rate of 35 miles an
hour. Collins was released on his own
recogniZance.
Twenty-four stockholders or for
mer stockholders in the Baltimore Oil
company, all living in Shawnee or adj
joining counties, are made defendants
in action brought in the Shawnee
county district court by H. b. Finney.
The action is based upon a decision in
u California court in which Finney
was given judgment against the stock
holders for $4,S53.60. Among the
defendants is Frank Hardesty of To-
peka.
In an early morning raid Sunday on
the rooming house at 307 Kansas
avenue the police arrested two men
and two women-Maud Haywood and
Anna Evans and Victor Plants and
Sam Burger, Maud Haywood, alias
Maud McCaffery, is charged with
keeping a disorderly house and the
others are charged with being found
in" All four were released on bonds
to appear for trial tomorrow after
noon.
While on her way to Sunday school
Sunday morning Mary Kelly, year
old daughter of William E. Kelly, 200
The Drive, was struck by a stray bull
| let The girl was not seriously N
jured. The bullet was of % caliber
and is thought to have been fired
from rifle by someone shooting
birds Mr.. Kelly was in house near
by and took the girl home immedi-
ately She was given medical after
tiCn and was able to be about today
Following the Identification by lit
tie Genevieve Jacobs Saturday and
the additional identification by two
young daughters of Lawrence Perine,
warrant was issued in the court of
Topeka late Saturday afternoon for
P. H. Bonner, charging him with at
tempted white slavery The COM
plant upon which the warrant was
based was sworn to by Mrs. Regina
Jacobs, mother of the girl Bonner is
charged with trying to entice into
vacant house.
Upon the request of c. B. Merria m
the state executive council this morn
ing authorized the National Bank of
Commerce to act as the fiscal agent of
Kansas. In past years the National
Park bank of New York has acted in
that capacity. Since the handling OF
bonds has been placed with the state
treasurer, the Kansas fiscal agency
has amounted to but little. Now the
New York agent merely handles the
bonds and other documents issued
prior to the appointment of the state
treasurer as fiscal agent.
The long service in the First Pres
byterian Sunday school of Miss DEM
/ ing ana Mrs. L. H. Stricken was re-
warded Sunday morning at the Chill
/ dren's Day exercises. DR.. S. S. EStey
presented the tea cheers two volumes
/ of association, including photographs,
written notes of appreciation, recol-
lectiOns.' "reminiscences and verse
Miss De ming has been a worker in the
SUNDAY school for forty-five years and
for the last thirty years a superintend-
ent of the primary department.
Eleven persons are made defend
ants in a suit filed in the district court
today by L. A. Hartman to secure
judgment on promissory note for
$1,100. Hartman alleges that the note
was signed by John o. and Maggie H.
Hartman and that the other defend
ants claim to have an interest in the
matter. He holds that their interests
are inferior to his and includes them
in the suit. The other defendants are
F. L. Miller, NJ. C. Miller George w.
Vaughn, M. J. Vaughn, A. ]. "
Stevens. w. r. Goodell, Mary ]. Good
ell, Fred Purdy and Jane Purdy.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will have a guest day at
Mrs Robert Stones. June IA. cele-
brating Flag Day. There will be a
program in the afternoon of music,
and history of the flag, followed by a
picnic supper on the big porch. A jit-
nry bus will be in front of the State
Journal office at o'clock, and $40,
to go out to Mrs. Stones, calling about
$50 for returning guests. If a rainy
day. program will be carried out at
/ Mrs. J. P. Kaster's, GIG Madison.
Burglars entered the residence of N
/ e. Keller at 900 Bpchanan street Sat
urday night about $50 o'clock and
carried off several pieces of jewelry.
The Kellers were at the home of a
neighbor at the time Detectives Tom
/ Morgan and Bob Miller made an in
/ vestigation. Two negroes, Frog
/ Wilmington and Frank Hyde were
found in the neighborhood when they
belonged far away. They were arrest
ed and held for investigation The
burglars entered the house through a
window after breaking the glass with
a broOmstick They ransacked all the
rooms but left many valuables.