The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-22
VIOLATINGTHE SUNDAY Law
Saloon-Keepers Attempt To Do Bust
ness in Defiance of Police Orders.
Sim Coy Throws Open His Doors and Attracts
Crowd That officers are Required to
DisperSe-Arrests of Six Offenders.

luSrc Was less VlOldGlou Oh the SUNDAY uQuOr
law in Indianapolis yesterday than for several
months. During the day nine-tenths of the sa-
looms had their doors locked, their curtains up.
and invited inspection. A few of the more bold
proprietors kept their curtains down, and occa-
sionally straggler would be seen going in and
out. but when an officer put in an appearance at
such places selling closed. and the bar-keepers
all appeared as innocent as lambs, and gave as
an excuse that they were cleaning up for Mon
day. AT one or two places, early in the morning,
the officers suddenly dropped in on several men
drinking beer at a table, which they and the sa-
loon keeper said they had bought and paid for
Saturday night, and having no convcting evil
dence. the officers did not arrest them. Sup
erintendent Travis was out all day
and used every effort to see that the law was en-
forced.
Patrolman Nelson was detailed to go among
the saloons in citizens clothes, and the scheme
worked admirably for before 10 o'clock he had
made three arrests. On Pine street : red Kleiner
and Adam Remetler were both selling on the
sly, and not knowing Nelson, who fell in with
those being admitted, they sold him q drink,
and he arrested the two men. The news of
their arrest and the means by which it
complished soon spread to the other saloons in
that portion of the city and the curtains all
went up. About 10 o'clock Mr. Nelson innocent
ly strolled into Steve Mattlers Occidental sa-
loon, where he found several men drinking at
the bar. and the bartender, Walter
Hillenhas. walked to the station house This
frightened the down town saloons, and during
the day there was very little selling among them.
Early in the morning fTony" Bulach, who runs
the bar at Mozart hall, was caught by Patrol
man McNTullen giving away beer, and was slated
for the same
close watch was kept all day over the Wash
ington street saloons that were suspected of do
ing business, and by using some strategy Mr..
Travis secured evidence on which he will swear
out warrant for the arrest of two or three of
the more prominent ones this morning, and if
the evidence of the men who drank at the places
counts for anything the proprietors will be fined
along with the Others
Sim Coy's place, on West Washington street,
attracted great deal of attention during the
afternoon. He kept the front doors wide
open and was present IN person. When
Sergeant Travis stopped to see him he said he
was not going to sell, but, usual, he didn't
mean what he said. He was very sly, but dur
ing the afternoon he sold several kegs of beer
when the officers were out of sight 1t was gen.
orally supposed that he was violating the law
openly, and during the afternoon there was at
one time large crowd about the door of his
place. The gathering became so noisy that it
finally took four policemen to dispense them
At his saloon on East Washington street, run by
Goose" Eden. he had his bartenders selling on
the sly. The officers discovered the fact, and by
getting peep into the saloon from an adjoining
building, they saw the bartender, Charles
STICKY, handing beer over the bar When
he discovered the officers were about
he let the customers out, and himself hid behind
the safe, but Patrolman Wilson found him and
took him to the station house, where Sim put up
$40 for his appearance this morning.
During the day Superintendent Travis took
drive over all the city, and he told a reporter
that he had never seen the Sunday law uni
versally obeyed, though he was not yet satisfied
by good deal. Those who did sell were so shy
about it that it was next to impossible for an
officer in uniform to get them. They kept senti-
nels out, and at the approach of an officer every
thing was closed. Next Sunday more men will
be put in citizens dress.
The same saloons that tried to ignore the law
during the day were selling the sly last night
There were several of them on Washington
street. They kept sentinel on the outside, and
only those of their customers they knew got in
The names of the frequenters were taken in
several instances, end they will be brought up
as witnesses against the proprietors. The Cir
cle-street saloon was one of the boldest IN the
violation of the law, and when the proprietor
left the door unlocked a moment patrolman
Giblen walked in and arrested Jacob Roller the
barkeeper.
The effect Of the enforcement of the law Sat
urday night and yesterday bore fruit, for there
was not drunk arrested yesterday. Heretofore
the arrests on this charge on Sunday have varied
from FIVE to twenty. Altogether it was one of
the quietest Sundays Indianapolis has expert
enced for many days.