The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-14
0URThOUsENCTEs
AND
POLlCEG GOSSIP.

Several pieces of cut glassware.
A. valued at SAL were located by the po-
lice this morning after it had been
stolen by Roy Dutton from his niece
Mrs. H. c. Wilson, S26 Chestnut street,
offfcers said. Dutton was arrested
Thursday morning. According 10
Frank Leech. chief of detectives. Dut-
ton sold the cut glass to a secono-
hand dealer for 81 in order to get
money to buy morphine
Mrs. Maggie switzer. s14 Kansas
avenue. was arrested this morning Dy
Detective Ed Nedeau on a charge OF
shoplifting. She is said to have stolen
a skirt. a dress and some SILK gooas
from the Warren M Crosby store.
The clerks saw her trying TO MAKE
away with the goods and called the
police station, officers said She was
turned over TO the county ana state
warrant will be issued for her. au-
thorities stated.
Fred Hughes. who was paroled on
a thirty-day Jail sentence IN conneS-
don with having liquor in his posses
sion, must serve out the sentence as
result of getting drunk THURSDAY
night He was arrested by the ponce,
spent the night in the city jan aho
this morning his parole from the coun-
ty jail was revoked. Hughes was one
OF the witnesses in the Corwine custer
suit who admitted having participated
in several friendly" poker games
The purse snatchers have reap
peared in Topeka Mrs Thonas
Creary, iii Harrison street, reported
to the police that two men SraDDeo
her pocketbook as she was passing
the intersection of Tenth avenue ana
Harrison street about 11:45 o CLOCK
Thursday night. The purse contained
$40. some keys. railroad pass anu
Lockard, AIS Van Buren, street, re-
ported that a tall man tried to seize
her purse when she passed MIN JUST IN
front of her home about 9:SO O'CLOCK
Thursday evening
Burglars Thursday night entered
the refreshment stand at Gage park
according to a report to the police.
They stole three boxes of cigars, three
boxes of chewing bum, several boxes
of candy, two boxes OF bathlng caps
three bathing suits and about 30 In
money.
Charging that he has been a ha-
bituaI drunkard during all their mar
ried life. which began in July, 1917,
Mrs. Minnie Pendergrass, 4OS Van
Buren, street, late Thursday 1ileo
petition in the district court asking
divorce from Asa Pendergrass- She
charges him with extreme cruelty
also, asserting that during the first
few years of their married life 1t was
a regular part of their domestlc pro-
gram for her to suffer beatingS at his
hands. She says that on July 10 he
came home drunk and wrecked their
home and was violent that she
called the police and had him ar
rested. He has also refused TO BUY
food for her, telling her she would
have to rustic for herself and that he
didn't care whether she starved or
not" she declared. She asks for the
custody of their three small children
Phillip Barrett, 1417 Polk street,
Thursday reported to the police the
theft of his Shawnee motor bike
William Bates, Thursday afternoon,
was given judgment in the district
court for $1,215.55 against Charles h
Trapp and ]. H. Close of Topeka.
Bates claimed the sum was principal
and interest on a prom1ssory note.
Oscar Miller today filed a petition
in the district court asking a divorce
from Mrs Evalina May Miller. He
charges that she has neglected their
small child; that she keeps company
with other men, and sometimes is
away from home for days and nights
at a time. She filed an entry OF ap-
pearance, consenting to the trial of
the case at any time.
pInMIG EnR KNIGHTS TEMPT Ar