Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-30
OYSTERS OLD STAND.
The McCleary Rod and Gun. Club
Yields 13 Victims to the Law.
VERY COMPLETE BAR UNEARTHED,
The Scared PrOprietOrS Jump From a
SecOnd-StOry Window.
NIKE SCANLON'S TOUGH EXPERIENCE

A speak-easy kept by Joseph Anderson
and another man named McCann, at the
corner of Market and Water Streets oyster
Paddy's old place, was raided by the police
yesterday afternoon, and 13 men we're cap
tured. The raid was conducted by Inspector
McAleese, Roger O'Mara, Detectives Ooul-
son. Fitzgerald, Carrigan, Captains Sllvus
and Brophy, and a number OF patrolmen'
II has been known to the police that a
sneak-essv was being carried on at this place
for soma time. but they could never secure
an entrance. although several attempts were
n,de The plaee was conducted on the club
system being known as the McCleary Rod
and Gun Club, and each customer
was supplied with a kew. When the
officers went TO the house yesterday
they found it locked up tight, but they
knew there were several parties inside.
After several efforts to get in, and not daring
to break open a door, one of the officers
started of to send in a fire alarm, hoping
BY this stratagem to cause the inmates to
open door.
ONE DOOR LEFT UNLOCKED.
But before this was done Detective Coul-
son managed to find door unlocked in the
rear of the house and entered. The others
soon followed and they soon had possession
of the house.
Liquor in large quantities was found,
bottled beer and whisky on ice, ready for
use, and a regular, wellkept bar, in con-
nection with which a poker outfit was evil
IDENTIFY conducted. The men in the house
stampeded when the officers entered and
three of them jumped from second-story
windows. Anderson and McCann were two
of those who jumped. The former jumped
out on Water street, and was somewhat N
iured, but managed to crawl away and hlfe
Mccain made his escape, but II is expected
will be captured soon. Anderson returned
70 the place about an hour after the raid,
supposing all the officers had gone, but
Detective Carrigan had remained behind !
for the purpose, and Anderson walked right !
into his arms.
Anderson was recently released from the |
workhouse, where he was sent for his con- !
nectiou with the trial OF Paddy McGtaw |
for the murder of Tiny Sloan in Oyster |
Paddv's saloon, where Anderson was bar |
keeper. He bears a bad name in police |
circles, and so does his partner. Mccain. |
An information for illegal selling will be |
entered against both men by Inspector Nc |
Aleese to-day.
THEY PUT UP FoRFEITs.
The men who had been caught in the |
place put up forfeits for their appearance |
and were released. They gave their names
as James Brown, Thomas Williams, John
Green, Richard McCabe, William Wilkison,
William Bennett, William Brown, George
Nesbit, Joseph Bradden, J. S. WllIison, j.
R. Oliver, James Ferguson.
The man who gave his name as John
Green is police officer, who has been under
suspension for soue time. He tried to
escape when he saw the officers, but was
caught and taken to the station along with
the rest. He will be discharged from the
force for his conduct yesterday.
Yesterday morning Michael Scanlon and
Baldy Brough got drunk in a Second ave-
nue. speak-easy and then went out on the
street to fight During this argument
Brough was laid out with beer bottle, with
which Scanlon pounded him over the head
and broke his nose. After the fight Scanlon
staggered up as far as the Panhandle Rail-
road crossing and leaned against freight
car. Just as he did so the train moved and
Scanlon fell; his hand being outstretched to
save him caught the rail Just in time for one
of the car wheels to pass over it, cutting off
all the fingers. Scanlon's friends took him
to the Mercy Hospital few minutes later a
soherer man.