The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-11

The Kimball House Purchases Unexpired
License and Does a Wholesale business.


The Kimban House Purchases an Unexpired
License and Does Wholesale business.
Atlanta Special. 9th.
This has been q day Of intense excitement
among those interested in prohibition, owing to
the open defiance of the law by the proprietora
OF the kimball House. These gentlemen have
been restricted under the prohibition law and
have announced their purpose Of Aghting it in
every possible way. When prohibition went
into effect, on the LIST of Jniy, 1t found several
wholesale licenses. out for dates in August Sep
TENDER and October. The Que to the latter
small business in the suburbs. Yes
terday morning the Decatur etfeet
doors of the Kifnball House were
thrown open and the public was invited to enter
Within were several long tables. on which were
placed as many huge beer tanks each attended
by half-a-dozen walters 1t was announced that
Scoville e Beerman had bought the license
which Mabray held and intended to sell beer
whisky and cocktails by the quart until the end
of October. In the rear end of the room We're
several hundred white pitchers. which would b
filed on request A door led intO an adjoining
suite of rooms, where stood about dozen walters
with tables laden with glasses. AS the glasses
would be used the walters would wash them and
place them on the tables again. When the town
boys caught on to the scheme, which was to Sc
cure pitcher get it filled, and then retire into
another room, they gathered around the hotel
by hundreds. Beer kegs were emptied faster
tuan Lney could Do rOliou 10 the notet. OrhIbb
were made on the wholesale houses and scene
Of hilarity never before witnessed Ia Atlanta was
presented. Until midnight the square in the
front OF the improvised saloon was filled by men
of all degrees anxious to get drink, and taxing
the utmost powers of the walters
Meantime, CONSERVATION reigned in the PROFIT
bition camp. Hurried meetings were held, and
the officers were called upon. 1t was decided
that the business should be broken up at ali haz-
ards.
p;y0 fha IF ar1o
ceeded. Prominent business men DIS well as the
town boys crowded the rooms At noon Pro-
hibitlon leaders, the Mayor, police commissioner
and chief of police decided that steps should "
be taken The ground of action was that
while the license was good it could not be legal
.ly transferred and that therefore the sales Of
liquor in the Kimball House were without II
cense. Police Commissioner Martin and Chief
of Police Connally entered the bar-room amid q
bowling crowd of over five hundred
close their saloon. They Proceeded
to arrest the walters, one by one,
as they sold out liquor. Their places were
as rapidly filed by the proprietors. While
this was going on the crowd was growing
furious. They were maddened by the inter-
ference of the police with private business
When at last a large posse of police were
marched around and stationed at all the doors
the indignation became deep. Calls were made
for the authority upon which this seizure Of
property was made. If but one man had spoken
the word there would have been riot Curses
were freely uttered against the officers and
especially against Policeman Jumbo Hunter,
who made himself particularly obnoxious.
Messrs. Beerman s. Scovle meantime hastily
appeared before Judge Richard a. Clarke and
secured from him an injunction against the city
officers, returnabe on the 18th, restraining them
from in any manner interfering with the BUSH
of the kimbal House AS the news was
announced to the crowd. aud as the police filed
away, shout of triumph went up, followed by
rush upon the pitchers. At this moment I'll F.
NJ. the rooms are filled with drinking men. while
many are on the outside unable to gain adrais-
sion. The Prohbtionists are bitterly chagrined
against Judge Clarke for the length Of time he
has given the liquor-selers