The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-10-17
"BEEn JERKING SALOONS"
| How u Visitor to New Orleans was
| Robbed of $4,000.
From tho Picayuno, 0th.l

From tho Picayune, 9th.l
Detectives Thomas Devereux and
Richard Evans, with Capt. Jas. Smith,
last evening arrested julius Socha, of
the Crystal Palace Varieties Saloon, and
Henry Shaunhausen, his manager, at
their saloon, on the corner of Charities
and Cont streets, and locked them up
in the First Precinct Station.
The arrest was made on an affidavit
as follows:
"Edmond Keith doth depose and say
that one Julius Socha and =. V. Shaun
hansen, alias Henry, on the night OF
the 5th of October, between and IL
o'clock, at the house of julius Socha,
corner of Chartres and Cont streets, dId
steal and carry away from his person
one thousand seven hundred anu hiIy
dollars in United States currency, and
note for three hundred dollars, all
amounting to $2O5O."
Both of these worthless, when being
locked up, loudly protested their inno-
cence. but the victim, Mr.. Keith, being
brought forward, he made statement
which will very materially aid i'll send
ing them up the river. Mr.. Keith is
native of Maryland, near where it joins
the District of Columbia, though he has
been engaged in this city off and on for
the last four years. He came to the
city few days. ago intending to start
at once for home, when on Sunday last
he was walking down Charities street,
at the corner of Conti-this was about 8
o'clock in the evening-and going in
side, was met by waiter girl named
Bella, with whom he had Il glass of
beer. He was next introduced to a
female in the establishment named
Molly, who asked him up to the wine
room. He assented, and after drinking
a bottle, was met by Henry Shaunhau-
sen, and another bottle was called for.
Immediately after drinking out OF a
glass which was handed him by Shaun
hansen, he became insensible and at II
O'Clock was ordered out. He remem-
bered that he had been sleeping, and
walked home.
Next morning, when he had perfectly
sobered, he missed his money, and inn
mediately surmised that he had been
robbed. He Immediately went to
Socha, who pretended that girl had
stolen the money, but he would try
and recover some. He was next intro
duced to J. j. Pullen, court officer Of
the police, who pretended also that he
would recover his money. This he
failed to do, and yesterday morning
Socha told him he would give him $25
and ticket to go home if he would
leave the city. This he agreed to do,
when the knowledge of the affair COM
ing to the detectives, they ascertaincd
the particulars of the case as stated.
The girl Bella, who was also arrested,
stated that she had been ordered out of
the room when Shaunhauscn came in,
but that when he came out again she
heard Officer Pullen ask how much had
he (5haunhauscn) got, when he replied,
esOnIy five hundrcd." She was not
aware of the robbery, and did not be-
! lievc Socha knew anything of the affair
but that Shaunhausen had undoubtedly
| stolen the money.
! Robert, alias Columbus Smith, was {,
boy who waited i'll the saloon. lie
said he had seen Shaunhauscn put
something into Mr.. I<eith's glass, and
after he had drank il with his wine he
became sick and subsequently, inscnsi-
| bic. He then saw Shaunhauscn put his
hand in keith's sido vest pocket and
| take out something; he then went
away. The stuff that Shaunhauscn
put into the glass was red and looked
like wine. 1t made Mr.. Keith sick
and then sleepy.
The woman Molly who sat III the
transaction refused to mako any state
mcnt and was locked up us accessory.
The detectives, in fact, claim that the
case is n very clear one, and state that
they can provo that tho money was
stolen by Shaunhauscn with the llnowl-
edge of Socha, and Officer Pullcn, of
the police, who is employed rs II sort
of special about the establishment, was
also cognizant of tho affair. The saloon,
it is indeed alleged, has been frequently
the scene OF such cases, and the propri-
etors have only avoided arrest by brlb-
ing those they have robbed to leave
the city. The case will be brought up
before Judge Gcrnon to-day, whence
doubtless the prisoners will be immc-
diately sent before tho First District
Court for trial.
Among the fcathcrcd creation, the
eagle, tho raven, the swan and the par