The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-17
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Vermont Evans, eolored, this morn
ing was arraigned in the court of To-
peka, and pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF murder in the first degree,
Lofan, also colored. Evans was held
in the county Jail in default of
$40, 900 bond. His hearing was set for
August 20.
Esther Boaz. charged with bigamy
III a complaint sworn out by George
Moore early in the week. was ar
raigned in the court of Topeka this
morning. T, J. Hurley, marshal of
the court, delayed the bringing of the
woman into court until she recovered
from illness which she was suffering
when the warrant was issued. She
morning, and, failing to give bond, Is
held in the county Jail to await hear
ing September l.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
by Howard Henry of Lecompton has
teen filed in the United States district
court, The petition alleges that Henry
owes a total OF s14,6s5.62, and that he
has assets totaling $11,138, all in
property which he claims is exempt
from seizure to satisfy his creditors
The property which he lists as assets
and on which he claims exemption,
includes farm land, livestock and feed
fer livestock. implements, including an
Oakland automobile, and growing
crops.
Suit was filed in the district court
this morning by Tinkham Veale,
county attorney against Martha Phil
Ups, owner of a farm on the Capital
highway south of Topeka, to- compel
the removal of residence, a store
building and fences. from land which
the petition alleges is part of the pub
lie roadway.
Charles Rasor truclr drivar mas ar
rested Wednesday by T. J. Hurley,
marshal of the court of Topeka, on
warrant charging him with being the
father of an lllegitimate child born to
not guilty to the charge and was re-
leased on $500 bond for a hearing Au
gust 20.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company of New Jersey has filed fore
closure proceedings against John
Robbins, of Esbon, Jewell county.
The company asks for the foreclosure
county land given as security for two
promissory notes, one of $4,000 and
the other of $4,000. J. P. Fair, of
Mankato. in the same county, holder
of other mortgages on the same land,
is also named as defendant.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad has filed suit in the district
al
order of the Kansas public utilities
commission issued July Is, demand
ing that the road and the Western
Union Telegraph company keep the
telegraph office at Oberlin, in Decatur
county, open for the convenience of
the residents of the town. The condi-
tions which have brought about the
suit are that the RAILROAD operates it's
trains on mountain time, according
to an order of the com mission, the
petition states, while the time in gen
eral use in OberIin and by which the
hours of the telegraph office are to
be regulated, is. central time, an hour.
earlier The roads petition maintains
that in order to keep the telegraph
office open on central time and run
have to employ two telegraph opera
tors.
State warrants were issued; Wednes-
day afternoon for six strikers ar
rested Tuesday night at Ripley park,
and held for investigation by the
police. The strikers were taken into
custody by the police Tuesday night
after a disturbance at Ripley park
in which Otto Semon, a shop employe,
was beaten and kicked. Four of the
men were held for the attack against
Semon. They are: George Diehl,
Floyd Bouton, @. G. Stewart, and D. A.
Rice. They were released on $500
bond each, after their preliminary
| hearing had been set for August %.
Bert O'Hara and C. NJ. johnson were
charged with disturbing the peace of
an unknown man, and the complaints
| against them were sworn to by George
Hamilton, patrolman. They were held
in the county Jail in default of bond.
and their hearings are also to be held
| on August rs. Later in the day Semon
was also arrested on a charge of dis
| turbing the peace of the men alleged
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