The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-02
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Willard F. Cooper. who pleaded
guilty to a charge of Fourth, degree ar
son after a jury in Judge Whitcomb's
court failed to agree last term, was
sentenced today by Judge James Nc
CIure to serve six months in the coun-
ty Jail Cooper is alleged to have set
fire to his house at 129 Harrison
street IN order to collect the insurance
on his furniture He asserted that he
was under the influence of liquor
when he committed the crime.
Donald Johnson. charged with hav-
ing liquor in his possession. pleaded
guilty before Judge Mcclure this
morning and was sentenced to serve
thirty days in Jail and pay a fine of
500.
George Eisele. AZ. came to police
headquarters Wednesday night and
asked for protection, asserting that
some naughty men had treated him
roughly while he was shooting craps
to support his family. Chief Morris
eLonard recognized the signs of in
toxication.
where do you Iive?'' asked the
chief.
wherever my hat is responded
E;sele.
Then you're at home right now"
said the chief, and moment later
bull pen" to spend the night in pleas
ant dreams.
vincente Gutierrez, Mexican, and E.
Williams. negro, were each fined 800
and sentenced to serve thirty days in
the county Jail when they appeared
this morning before Judge Mcclure
on charges of having liquor In their
possession
The police made 29s arrests and
collected a total of 81 AIS inifines DUR
ing the month of October. The fig
~ 20 1F n0%4 o-+
year totaled 431 arrests and $1,292
in fines.
Numerous attempts to start house
keeping always failed because his wife
would leave and go to the home of
relatives in Missouri, was the declara-
ton of Walter Parks, 703 Golden ave-
nue., in a counter petition filed in the
district court today. in which he asks
for the divorce decree recently sued
for by his wife, Anna Parks. He de-
clares the last time she left him, five
or six months ago, she took their two
small children to his mother and left
them, asserting that she didn't give
what became of them"
Charles a. Marlotte, IS. son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Marlotte, 307 Tyler
street. late Wednesday filed suit in
the district court to collect $4,000
damages from Mrs. Bernice Freeman
for injuries he says he received Octo-
Der z, 1921, when the motorcycle he
was riding and Mrs. Freeman's car
collided on Garfield avenue between
Fifth street and Sixth avenue.
Fred Tannhardt, 73 years old. was
made defendant in a $15,250 damage
suit filed late Wednesday in the dis
trict court by Mrs. Anna Cohen,
tenant of his store room at 420 Kansas
avenue. She charges the aged man
with hitting her in the mouth witt.
his cane, cutting her lip and knocking
out her front teeth. The trouble &C
CURED about a week ago when Tam
hardt went to her clothing store and
insisted upon her vacating the prem
ises. Tannhardt asserted at the time
that it was Mrs. Cohen who attacked
him, but she swore to complaint
charging him with assault and he was
arrested. The case is pending in po-
lice court.
A suit to collect $500 from Carl
Perry, 19-year-oId son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Perry, 230 Oakland avenue. was
filed in the district court Tuesday
afternoon by Roy Hartzell, 16, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. K. A. Hartzell, of North
Topeka. Young HartzeH alleges he
received severe and permanent in
juries when he was knocked down by
Perry's car at Thomas and wabash
avenues July 80.