The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-27

police with liquor ana ROCK 1SlaHu
switch lamps in his possession, later
identified as the party wanted in two
or three had check cases, has been
turned over to the state on the check
warrants.
charged with being drunk, forfeited a
SO bond each rather than appear In
police court Tuesday. afternoon to an
swer the charge
-Four speeders were fined in spolice
court Tuesday afternoon in varying
amounts. Vivian Ware, student, was
paroIed on good behavior. John c.
Taylor. shoe salesman, paid IS and
was also paroled. J. L. Cunningham
was fined SIS and was paroled. Ruby
Wick. stenographer. was fined SIS and
having paid IS was paroled on good
behavior
John Smith. arrested for reckless
driving Monday. forfeited his bond OF
$40 rather than appear in police court
Tuesday to defend the case.
=. NJ. Spencer forfeited a bond of
SIS in police court Tuesday when he
failed to appear to answer the charge
of having parked his car in safety
zone.
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police court Tuesday for being drunk,
was not able to pay the fine, and is
in Jail today.
The trial of Kenneth McFerran,
student. on a charge of speeding, was
continued until the Friday sitting of
the police court, at Tuesdays session.
Clarence Emerson, 16 years old,
born in England and giving his occu-
patton as radio operator, together with
William Ryan, 19, an office boy, were
picked up by the police this morning
and taken to the station. They in
formed the police that they were tour
ing the country, with California as
their objective. walking? Not a
when he was asked what method of
locomotion they are following. They
were arrested in the Rock Island
yards. They were released to continue
their tour.
Phil Chesney was arrested this
morning on drunk charge, ana
lodged in the city Jail
Pauline Walker and Eufanino Her.
nandez were arrested this morning by
Patrolman Winekauf, charged with
disorderly conduct, and released I'm
der bond of $40 each.
drunk, was fined in the city police
court Tuesday afternoon, and paroled
in order to get a chance to pay the
assessment.
VIII Smith and Pearl Harrison, ar
rested on Monday by the police and
charged with disorderIy conduct, failed
to appear in police court. Tuesday
afternoon, and their bonds of $40
each were forfeited. Z
farrell Marshall and j. "A. Erhart,
charged with being drunk, failed to
appear in police court Tuesday after
noon and their bonds of $40 each
were forfeited.
#. H Crosby Brothers Store COM
pany has filed suit in the district
court Of Shawnee county to prevent
having their rent raised. In the Pc
tition which has been filed in the
district court, the defendants named
are: T. d. Hammatt, Mrs. T.. d. Ham
matt and Daniel c. Hammatt, the
heirs of Mrs. NJ. c. Hammatt. The
petition sets forth that under lease
executed to the company Y the late
Mrs Hammatt, Crosby Brothers were
to have the property they now oc-
cupy on Kansas avenue, a three-story
stone business building with base
ment for ten years. During the first
five years of the lease period they
were TO pay SSVV per Hlonth LOT the
property. During the second five
year period they were to pay 1925
per month. They were also to have
the option of releasing the property
at the end of the ten years--in Oc-
tober of this year, at a reasonable fig
ure for the next ten years, the figure
to be agreed upon by the parties to
the lease. The petition asserts that
Crosby Brothers are willing to pay
$500 per month for the property. and
consider that reasonable figure. 1t
also asserts that the defendants ask
taxes and Insurance on the property,
which would increase the rental con-
siderably The plaintiffs ask that the
court, under the terms of the lease,
set the rental at $500 per month.
The company alleges in the petition
that it has spent more than $4,000
during the past ten years in perma-
nent improvements and alterations.
Suit ? was filed Tuesday in the
Globe Rubber Tire Manufacturing
company of Trenton, n. J.. against the
Midwest Tire company Of Topeka.
The petition of the tire manufacture
ers alleges that there rs due them ana
unpaid the sum of $640.69 on an open
account for merchandise.
In Judge James A. McClure's divi-
sion of the district court, a motion
was entered this morning in the case
of Ted Logan former steward of the
University club, for continuance on
the grounds OF the nervousness of the
defendant, who is charged with hav-
ing taken checks and other property
of the club with him when he sud-
denly left town. The motion was
taken under Amusement by Judge
Mcclure.
When the complaint against Earl
Mckinney, charged with forgery, was
amended this morning to make the
charge forgery in the fourth degree
Mckinney pleaded guilty in Judge
McClure's division of the district court
and sentence was deferred.