The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-01

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Trial of a lawsuit brought by George
w. Campbell. contractor, to collect
$76S.o5 from George NJ. Skinner and
Joseph H Skinner, nurserymen, as
compensation for experimenting the
remodeling of the house on their tract
just north of North Topeka, was in
progress today before a jury in Judge
Whitcomb's division of the district
court. The SINNERS allege that the
cost was greater than it should have
been and that some of the work was
not properly performed.
a sojourn in the city Jail for beat
ing her up hasn't dampened the am
bitions of Angelo Lewis. a coal wagon
driver. in that direction, according to
his wife, Mrs. Mary Lewis, who this
morning filed suit in the district court
for divorce. She says he has threat
ened to beat her up again as soon
he gets out of Jail, so at her request,
| the court issued a restraining order to
prevent Lewis from going to AIS East
Fourth avenue, where she is staying
with her parents. or in any manner
molesting her. They were married in
Wyoming in September, 1917.
Elmintina Schoenfeldt. years old,
was painfully injured Tuesday after
noon when she was struck by au-
tomobile said to have been driven by
Floyd COnrOy, 1884 North Kansas
avenue. The accident occurred on the
Melan bridge. The little girl was
] taken to St Francis hospital, where
her recovery is expected.
H. NJ. Kenyon. $40 Harrison
street, reported to the police the theft
of a flashlight and a considerable
/ number of tools from his automobile
! Tuesday night.
| Mrs. Mary Harold today filed a pc
tition in the district court asking a di-
vorce from Walter r. Harold She
charges him with neglect and cruelty.
Harold filed an entry of appearance
! indicating that he would not contest
| the case. His wife asks for $50 a
month alimony. They were married
| at Paola in March, 1918.
| c. a. Rogers sought relief from
| eleven years of married life when he
| filed a divorce suit in the district
/ Denham Rogers. He says he doesn't
/ know whore his wife is living.
No sooner had a jury in Judge Nc
! Clure's court convicted Roy Ander-
/ son. negro, of violating the liquor law,
/ then he was arrested by Robert Pen
| dleton, deputy sheriff, on another liq-
uor' charge Tuesday afternoon. An
! derson pleaded guilty to the second
/ charge this morning and was fined
800 and sentenced to ninety days in
! Jail He drew an additional 500 fine
and thirty-day sentence in the first
| case assuring him of a berth at the
county Jail for the next four months.
Alleging that he was permanently
/ injured by an instrument which DR..
I c. L. Williams, of Topeka. used in re-
moving a piece of food from his
I throat, William Z. Montgomery Tues
I day afternoon filed suit in the district
court to collect $4,000 damages from
the physician. Montgomery says he
/ has suffered severe pains since the ac-
/ cident and has fallen off greatly IN
weight He charges that Doctor Will
liams used the wrong instrument.
Peter Frederick, proprietor of a
shoe shop at 207 Kansas avenue. was
/ arrested on five liquor counts when
deputy sheriffs raided his place Tues
/ day afternoon. James Murphy, found
\ in the shop, was arrested for having
4 that Fredericks had just sold him a
bottle of whisky, which officers found
| in his pocket.
It doesn't always pay to appeal to
/ higher court Fined $50 in police
court on a charge of disorderly con-
duct. H. p Rogers, negro. suffered
4 the disappointment of having the price
doubled when the district court passed
on his case Tuesday afternoon. He
must also pay the costs.
Mrs Marie Mansen Tuesday after
noon filed suit in the district court
for divorce from Roy Mansell, farmer.
living near Dover. She alleges that
he beat and kicked her and compelled
her to leave home She asks for S25
a month alimony and the custody OF
| their two children They were mar
ried November IS. 1917.
Halloween pranksters gave the po-
lice less trouble than was expected
! Tuesday night Nearly every member