The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-07
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Charles Vandiver, a taxi driver. was
arrested Monday night by Charles
Holman and Vic Plants, plain clothes
men. on a charge of committing a
statutory crime against Miss Edith
Boughen, 17-year-o.d Clay Center
girl. He is alleged to have been living
with her as his wife at EOS East Sew
enth street for some time. according to
officers. The Boughen girl and Flor
ence Gilmore, 10, who also came from
also taken into custody All were
turned over to the county for prose-
cution-
Doc Crawford, negro, was bound
over to the district court today aftsr
a preliminary hearing in the city court
before, Judge Paul Heinz on charges
of being a persistent violator of the
rrohibitory law. He was arrested Oc-
tober - by the police on a charge of
having liquor in his possession. Paul
Edgar. assistant county attorney, iE-
troduced voluminous records at the
hearing today to show Crawford's pre-
vious liquor record. He was released
on $1,000 bond pending his trial in
the district court.
Roy Iittlepage. 20, and Johnnie
Brown. 81. who We're arrested Sunday
night by Patrolman Charles Richard
son. on suspicion that one of them
had attacked Con" Spangler at his
nome 10 w est 4NOIIlS street, are dG-
serters from a military post in Texas.
according to information received by
the police. Spanger was in bed sun
day night when "A man entered his
room and struck him on the head with
an iron bar, presumably with the in
tention of robbinE him. When he
found that the blow had failed to
render Spangler unconscious, he ran
from the room. Littlepage almost ran
into officer Richardson's arms a few
mi In in the vicinity of SnanE
ler's home. The two youths probably
will be returned TO the army 1t was
said.
w A. Pence of Kansas City, who
was arrested last summer on charges
of operating several slot machines IN
Topeka, pleaded guilty and was f1ned
500 and costs by Judge James Nc
Clure in the district court today. The
court issued an order directing Sheriff
Robert Miller to destroy tho slot ma
'chines-about 25 in number-which
had been confiscated. Pence had in
stalled them in various Topeka BUSH
ness establishments on profit shar-
ing basis it was claimed. Sheriff
Miller said he would use the axe in de-
stroying the property.
Four men were fined in police court
Monday afternoon on charges of
speeding. They were Men l.. Taylor.
driver of a service car, fined $35; W.
V. Haskell. student, fined $25 and pa
rolled on payment of $15; Ralph Os-
valid. truck driver. fined $40 and pa
rolled on payment of SIS, and Marion
E Van Hook. driver of a White Star
bus. fined S35 and paroled on pay
ment of $50.
Mrs. Sarah Benton today filed a
petition in the district court asking
divorce from John n. Benton, 31S
Adams street, alleging that he asso-
ciates with women of bad character.
She asks the court to award her SIS
n month alimony. The Bentons were
married in October, 1914.
The Rock Island railroad today APP
pealed to tho federal court from an
assessment of S14,124.67 made against
its property in Jackson county by the
Straight Creek Drainage district No.
>. The company alleges the drain
age board appraisedits 25.S acres of
land i'm the district at S52,50S.06,
whereas the actual value. the road de-
clares, is only S1.32S.5O. The COM
pany also asserts that it will derive no
benefit from the drainage plan and
asks that the order of the drainage
board be vacated and set aside.
wesley Heatherington and William
Moore were each fined SIS by Judge
LashbroOk in police court Friday aft
efnoon on charges of being drunk and
staging a fight on Kansas avenue
carry Sunday morning. HeatherinS-
ton wore black eye as testimonial
of the pugilistic, encounter.
Harry Hurley. who old members of
the police force asserted had never
been known to work at a steady job,
was fined 500 and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail on a charge of va
grancy in police court Friday after
noon- He appealed the case.
George Goode, found guilty of haV-
ing liquor in his possession. drew a
500 fine and a thirty-day Jail sen
tence in police court Friday afternoon.
but appealed the case to the district
court.
F. s. Rockefeller, ef Russell. Kan, |
a distant relative of John D. Rockefel-
Ter. was made a defendant in a suit
filed in the federal court here Friday
afternoon by the Gregg Realty COM
pany. of Kansas City. TO collect $3.50
for the sale of 4,56O acres of Russell
county land. The company alleges |
Rockefeller agreed to pay 81 an acre !