The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
|OURThOUSENOTEs
AND
POLICEGOSSIP.

the sidewalk at the south entrance for
a while. Tuesday is the last day taxes
for the last half of 1921 can be paid
without the additional penalty
w. E. Anderson. clerk of the district
court. left today for Illinois on a two
weeks vacation trip.
Judge George Whitcomb. in the dis
] trict court Saturday afternoon, light
ened his docket considerably by grant
ing six divorce DEGREES.
Mrs. Anna c. Bruce. 422 Madison
street, was granted divorce from F.
L. Bruce and awarded the custody of
three of their minor children. Bruce,
who was the plaintiff in the case
withdrew his petition before the hear
ing started. He was awarded the
custody of their two older children
Helen and Madalene. Mrs. Bruce
charged that her husband failed to
provide for her and the children.
Mrs. Dorothy Diston was granted
decree from Homer DistOn. whom she
charged with failure TO support her,
and restored to her maiden name,
Dorothy Waldon.
Mrs. May McBee received a decree
from S. McBee, whom she charged
with cruelty, neglect and failure to
support her.
Mrs. Louise B. Martin, 315 Para
more street, was divorced from James
y. Martin. an employe of the Topeka
Iron foundry and given custody of
their four minor children. Martin was
ordered to pay her $50 a month for
their support. She charged him with
extreme cruelty and failure to support
her properly.
Earl George was granted a divorce
from Helen George. whom he charged
had abandoned him. A property set
tlement was agreed upon before the
case was filed. Before their marriage
in 1914 Mrs. George was Miss Helen
Chapman.
The sixth decree granted by Judge
WhitcOmb went TO Mrs. Alberta Phil
lips, 1917 Hancock street, who charged
that her husband, William Phillips, a
abused her. knocked her down and
accused her of infidelity. She was re-
stored to her maiden name, Alberta
Johnson.
The two oldest children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Shaenfeldt, 40 East Fair
child street, must go to the Topeka
tuberculosis sanatorium, it was de-
creed late Saturday by J. D. NJ. Hamil-
ton, probate judge, after a hearing on
a complaint filed by Kate and Kill
maurs King. humane officers, to the
effect that the five Shaenfeldt chill
dren were dependent and neglected
The other three children will be held
temporarily in the detention home, 1t
was said. Testimony was to the effect
that conditions in the Shaenfeldt home
were deplorable as regarded sanita>
ton, food and clothing Mrs. Shaen-
feldt's hearing on a charge of merci-
Iessly beating her 5-year-old, daughter
will be held in police court Tuesday
Mrs. Shaenfeldt recently filed suit for
divorce from her husband. She is
sister of Mrs. Anna Degand, who last
week shot and seriously wounded her
husband, Adam Degand, SIG Sardou
street
Jasper Green today filed a petition
in the district cour skiing a divorce
from Hazel Green. rting that she
had abandoned him they were mar
ried in october. 1917, at st. Joseph.
Leroy Hawkins. charged with wife
desertion, was arrested at Hutchinson
Saterday by Robert Pendleton, deputy
sheriff. and returned to Topeka
J. A. Anderson. farmer living on
East Seward avenue road. reported to
the police today that a double set of
harness was stolen from his barn Sun
day night.
An inquest into the death of Sam
uel Chiles, young negro who was killed
June II when motor car driven by
Harry Scott overturned on the To-
peka avenue road near Pauline, was
begun at the court house this after
noon by DR.. H. L. Clark, county cor
oner, and a jury. An investigation
will be made of charges that the car
was speeding and that there was
liquor in the party, it was stated.
No prosecution will be brought
gainst Roy Van Dyne. negro attorney.
whose car last Friday struck and
killed Ella Pillsbury. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Pillsbury. POP Madison
street, authorities said today. An in
vestigation revealed that the accident
was not the result of careless or fast 1
driving. Van Dyne stated he would
pay the funeral expenses of the little
girl
Adrian T. Parr. manager of the Parr
Map & Engineering company. 62S
Kansas avenue. made II a three-cor-
nered race Saturday when he filed his
declaration OF candidacy for the office
ticket Parr has had several years
ing. He will oppose J. A. Campbell,
J. Arnold, former county engineer,
now with the Topeka Foundry COM
pany.
Detective Tim Donovan. veteran
member of the police force. returned
to his duties today after an absence
OF several days occasioned by severe
illness.