The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-22
AFTER VICE VOTE?
Welfare Workers in Slap at
Police Department Today.
Mrs. Newby Says Officers Freed
Alleged Resort Operator.
POLITICAL ROT SAYS HANNAH
"KnOws Nothing of Buckner
Woman Soliciting Votes"
Says Donaldson Was Released
Sober, After Deposit Mado.
POLITICAL ROT SAYS HANNAH

! After twice appealing to the Topeka
police department to arrest Joe DON
aldson, janitor at the Provident asso-
, citation. city welfare workers were
forced to appeal to Clyde Tresner.
under sheriff. who with the assistance
. of the county attorneys office. OBJ
I tanned information from Donaldson
which resulted in exposing an alleged
Joint operated by Ella Buckner. $40
! North Jackson street. That was the
story told today by Mrs. Darlene New
[ by, secretary of the Provident associa-
| tion.
! when the Buckner woman was in
terrogated in the county attorneys Of
flee, we saw that they couldn't get
enough information from her to hold
her." said Mrs. Newly. so a pickup
order for medical examination was is
: sued and served on her in the attor-
ney's office.
Disregarded Pickup Order?
"Abner Taylor. a policeman. started
with her toward the police station.
There they met Maurice Leonard. as
sistant chief of police. and Mitchell
Bundy. police car driver. They talked
finally let her go without acting on the
pickup order.
Investigation shows that Ella
Buckner is very busy soliciting votes
for George G. Hannah. chief of police.
for sheriff. We want to know just
what is going on in the police depart
ment''
/ Continuing Mrs. Newby reviewed
the Donaldson case. She said she sent
for the police twice to arrest Donald
son last Sunday. Once, she said. an
officer did take him to police head
quarters after the officer had broken
/ a bottle of liquor found in his pos
session. In half an hour he was hack
! at the Provident association, drunk as
ever. according to Mrs. Newby.
! Tresner Got Information.
81 called the desk sergeant and he
said they hadn't evidence to justify
holding Donaldson" Mrs. Newby said.
Then called Clyde Tresner under
! sheriff, and he arrested Donaldson
| and obtained a statement relative to
the Buckner place which we are sure
has been operating for several weeks.
This last assertion is based upon a
statement made by Donaldson one
time when he was sick and thought
he was going to die. He told us all
about the Buckner place and the booze
sold there at that time"
The Buckner woman was taken to
the county attorneys office this morn
ing. The alleged failure of officers to
4 act on a pickup order which justifies
the holding of a prisoner until a
venereal disease inspection is made oc-
Cured shortly before noon today.
Hannah Issues Statement.
Chief Hannah issued the follow
ing statement today:
I'm regard to this man Donaldson.
He was arrested by the police depart
ment on the charge of drunkenness.
was locked up until sober. discharged
by Frank PARCEL. desk sergeant, after
putting up the required deposit. guar
anteeing his appearance for trial.
''It seems that he went back to the
Provident association and they called
the sheriff's office to rearrest him.
Whether by call, or otherwise, Patrol
man Whiteker went and got the man
and incarcerated him in the city Jail
don't remember what further dis
position was made of the case.
"As for the Buckner woman. II
she is working for me in the election
know nothing of it. There is moth
i ing to that but political rot"
DIR. Earle G. Brown. city health Of
ficer. said the Buckner woman came
to his office this afternoon voluntar-
, lily, and was released after an examin-
: alton had revealed she was not dis
: | eaSed