The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-11
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A r. Stimson, contractor living at
1916 Boswell avenue. and who held
the contracts for building the hard
surfaced road along the Capitol route
in Brown and Jackson counties. was
made defendant in an SS.T42.So suit
filed in the district court today by
John R. Reynolds, with whom he con-
tracted to furnish the labor and ma
terials for grading the road bed
Reynolds claims S1.492.S0 still due for
work and materials. and asks in addi-
ton thereto $3.50 damage for ten
days during which he says Stimson
prevented him from working, COM
pelling him to keep his machines and
large force OF men idle.
After purchasing a tract of land
near Horton. Kan, which was sup
posed to contain fifty acres. Grant
Carpenter, formerly of Effin CHAM,
Kan, found that it contained only
35.432 acres, he alleged in his petition
filed in the district court today asking
the.recovery of S2-S29.S2 from Mr. and
Mrs o. B. -kTIT1eT. 1431 Tyler street,
Carpenter said he agreed to pay $3.50
an acre when he purchased the land
from knlmer last January, making a
I total of $4,000. Subsequent inyestiga-
ton, he asserts. showed that the tract
contained less than thirty-six acres.
The trial Of G. B. Dryer, a plumber,
T on charge of larceny from the per-
son was begun today before a jury in
Judge James McClure's division of the
district court He is alleged to have
robbed an Indian in the City park
last May.
Charles Pug Allen, negro, was
fined $500 and sentenced to serve four
months in jail by Judge James Nc
Clure in the district court Tuesday
afternoon He was charged on four
counts with having liquor in his pos
session. Harry Summers also pleaded
guilty to unlawful possession. Sentence
was deferred to January %, 1928.
t Six persons charged with speeding
were paro1ed by Judge s. L. Lash
! brook in police court Tuesday after
noon upon only partial payment OF
their fines. They were: C. c. MUIR
/ ply, Iaborer.- fined SIS and paroled
upon payment of $40: John K1nsley,
] naehinists helper, fined S25 and pa
rolled upon payment of $40; Robert
/ Myers, clerk, fined $40 and parole&
upon payment of SEQ: Jack Barnum.
student, fined $50 and paroled upon
payment of $153 william Rankin.
clerk. fined s25 and paroled upon pay
ment of S15; r. S. Vincelt- fined s25
and paroled upon payment of 500
Mark Adams. truck driver. was also
fined SIS for speeding.
/ Leila McCIain, negro woman.
charged with being drunk and having
liquor in her possession, was fined
$500 sentenced to thirty days in jail
and then paroled to leave the city
Gaviro Trinidad Mexican, charged
with having a whisky still in his pos
session, was fined 500 and sentenced
to thirty days in Jail Judge Lash
j brook paroIed him as to the jail senr
/ tence and Trinidad has promised to
pay the fine
A jury in Judge George whitcombs
/ division of the district court late Tues
I day disagree with aiienists who had
! declared Mrs. Eta Thatcher insane.
and set her free. Mrs. Thatcher had
+ appealed to The district court from
( the recent decision of the probate
court. The coTu pIaint against her was
made by J. H Mathews. a farmer
living five miles northeast of Topeka
+ Tho declared that she had eourted him
very strenuousiy for four years. Mrs.
/ Thatcher's story was to the effect that
( Mathews didn't evidence much desire
! to get away from her at least in the
/ early stages OF the affair
/ The MarkIey Power & Light COM
pany, of BENIN gtou, IN Ottawa county
I was made defendant in an Involuntary
+ bankruptcy suit filed in the federal
( court. here today by Crane & Com
pany. the Hall Lithograph company
and the Adams Brothers company. OF
/ Topeka and Frank Knittle. and 4 T
/ Carhart, both of SaEna, all creditors
of the Bennington concern. which they
allege is insolvent and has committed
acts OF bankruptcy
Three creditors of the Evans MetcaIf
: Implement company. Of Lawrence
{ fiIsd involuntary bankruptcy proceed
ings in the federal court here today
against the Evans Metca1f concern.
alleging that II is msoTvent and has
/ committed acts OF bankruptcy The
creditors and the amount Of their ac-
counts as set forth In the petition are.