The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
.OURTnOUsENCTEs
AND
Police OSSR.

The case against MIS- Lena M
Reilly, Twenty-fourth street and To-
peka boulevard. who was arrested
Tuesday morning by Marshal Tom
Hurley on a charge of passing a
worthless check for $3.50 on the To-
peka Pure Milk company, was dis
upon payment of the check and costs,
totaling $2s.45.
After patiently lying in wait all
night, Sheriff Robert Miller and Vic
Plants, Augustin Alba and Robert
Pendleton, deputies. early this morn
ing arrested Augustin Hidalgo, Next
can. at Spencer on charge of white
slavery. A Mexican woman who was
with Hidalgo was also taken into
custody.
A copper still capable of turning out
two and one-half gallons of whisky
per hour was confiscated by the po-
home of William Cassidy. 524 West
Gordon street. Six gallons of whisky
and ten gallons of mash were also con-
fiscated, and Cassidy arrested The
still, which had been in operation
about a week, according to the Off
GERS, was one of the largest ever found
in the city.
Jacob Frank, a Russian living at
1902 Greedy street, was also arrested
raided his home and found a 10-gallon
jug and two or three bottles full of
wine Frank was released on $1,000
bond. Oliver Leechman. another
Russian, who was found in the house,
was also arrested and released on
500 bond.
The Topeka Dress club. 125 West
Seventh street, has closed its doors.
Likewise the proprietor, J. A Keith,
has departed from the city without
leaving his address. And because of
a goodly number of worthless checks
which he has left behind, the law is on
his trail. Keith's plan was to get
members to pay in advance for clean
ing and pressing service and he got
lots of them. it is said He also ap-
peared to be fortunate in getting
credit. After he had disappeared the
employees kept the shop open long
enough to get what wages were COM
ing to them. then closed it. What
suits remained uncalled for were left
with the store next door, where the
owners may get them
Roscoe c. Ellis, 100 West street,
today filed a petition in the district
court against G. n. Morton and Annie
Morton to compel them to carry out q
contract which he says he had with
them for the purchase of two lots on
West street for $4,000. Ellis said the
Mortons agreed to sell him the lots,
but afterward refused to do SO.
Candidates for Shawnee county Of
fees this week are making a final
campaigning squirt preparatory to the
primary election which will be held
Tuesday.
Mrs Della Viola Ickes today filed
a petition in the district court asking
a decree of separate maintenance
against o. ]. Ickes, an employe of the
Topeka Edison company. She charges
that he makes violent and indecent re-
marks to and about her and that his
conduct toward her has been such as
to destroy the legitimate aims of mat
rimony. They were married at Van
couver in 1918.
Harry Reiss, "a, was arrested Tues
day night by Frank Leech, chief of
detectives, on a charge of deserving
from the army. Reiss confessed ac-
cording to the police, and is being
held for military authorities.
Driving his car across a street in
tersection at the rate of eighteen
miles an hour cost Joe Spriggs IS in
police court Tuesday afternoon. ]. c.
Cavanaugh was fined $40 for speeding
and ]. c. Chambers was fined SIS on a
similar charge.