The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-04
KANSAS FIRMS


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District No. IA. must serve a sentence
in the Cherokee county Jail for aid
| ing in calling of a strike in violation
of the industrial court law. The su-
preme court affirmed the conviction
of Dorothy who was convicted with
Alexander Howat.
The two mine union chiefs were
prosecuted for calling a. strike in vio-
lation of law. Both were convicted.
The Howat appeal was denied several
the Crawford county Jail at Girard.
As soon as their sentences are COM
pleted they will be taken to Columbus
to serve six month sentences under
convictions in the Cherokee county
court.
Hampstead Loses Out.
The supreme court today denied
application for a writ of mandamus
to compel trustees of the Santa Fe
Hospital association to accept him as
a member. C. e. Hampstead had
been elected by vote of employees of
the railroad./ other trustees, tho, re-
fused to accept him because of an
allegation that he was disqualified on
grounds of moral turpitude Hemp
stead was charged with embezzlement
of funds of a union. Suit was brought
to compel his acceptance, but the
court refused to grant a writ.
Marble Holds His Office.
In the row involving affairs of the
Central Life Insurance company of
Fort Scott, a mutual concern, the su-
preme court refused to grant a writ
OF injunction to prevent George w.
Marble accepting presidency of the
organization The action was brought
by H. L. Stout, former president.
Trouble of the Central Life grew
out of an office building dispute. Mar
Bile was declared elected to the presi-
dency over Stout and the former Off
Ger sought to hold his position thru
an injunction pending holding of an
other election.
Uphold Vagrancy Law.
Provisions OF the state vagrancy law
were upheld by the supreme court
ceedings by John Clancy. alleged 1.
w. W. organizer. Clancy was in pos
session of 1. w. W. literature when
arrested and was sent to jail under the
harvest hands in Mcpherson county
when arrested. Chicago attorneys for
the I. W. w. came to Topeka to fight
for the writ which would give Clancy
his case came within provisions of the
state law.
Usage Commissioners Win,
Usage county commissioner can fix
such commissioners lines as they desire
SO long as they do not abuse provis-
ions OF the law: according to the SUI
preme court. That tribunal refused to
mandamus the county board to change
boundry fines of neNp<commissioner dis
tricts and held that rights of the board
were supreme except in case of I'M
warranted violation of power. The
fact that the new boundries placed
Usage City in two districts was held
not a violation of authority so long
turbed.
Bank Robber to Prison.
Joe Miller, convicted of driving a
motor car, containing men who held
up and robbed a Kansas City, Kansas,
bank messenger. must gos to prison.
viction.
At the preliminary a man and a
young woman identified Miller as
driver of the robber car. When the
case was tried in the district court the
girl was missing. Her testimony as
given in the preliminary was read to
the jury Appeal was based on lack
OF testimony and abuse of right to
present the preliminary testimony in
the district court trial. The supreme
court held that the state was within
its rights and that conviction of Mil
Ter will stand.
Woman Can't Change Mind.
The supreme court put a lid on the
right of a woman to change her mind.
Tho limitation. tho, affects merely the
sentence.
Mamie Hursten was convicted in
Atchison county on a charge of having
liquor in her possession. She was SEN
fenced to pay a fine and go to Jail
Later the woman brought Ia beas
corpus proceedings because she had
not been sent to the state farm for
women at Lansing. The supreme
court denied the writ and held that
the woman could not change the de-
cree.
Patterson Conviction Affirmed.
The supreme court affirmed convic- !
ton of William F. Patterson by a
Shawnee county jury. Patterson's
scrdid record of life with a widow and