Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-19
GOING HAND In HAND.
Uncle Sam Will Join in the War
Against Speak-Easies.
THE SOUTHSIDE ILLICIT SALOONS
Reported by Inspector McKelvey to the
Public Safety Chief
ALL MUST BE CLOSED BEFORE JUNE 1

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of the Department OF Public Sa1ety' on
the back and said: $50 in, my boy, in
your war against the speak-easies; 1 am
| with you"
| The Treasury Department has been asked
by Collector Warmcastle to send special
officer here to look after illegal liquor
sellers. Mr.. Warmcastle will not content
himself with merely compelling these places
| to nay the current license, but he will de-
mand that they pay for all the years past
that they have been doing business with
out license. In addition to this Messrs.
Brown and Warmcastle will exchange Lists,
and thereby give each other valuable infor-
nation.
Chief Brown will not allow the Depart
ment of Public Safety to relax its vigilance.
He said yesterday:
81 propose to hold the Inspectors OF each
police district responsible for the speak
easies in their respective territories. They
may choose their methods, but the result
| must be the total eradication Of this evil.
On the first of this month we opened the
most vigorous campaign yet waged against
| the speak-easies. and on June 1 shall
out Of business.
DOING THE WORK THOROUGHLY.
ssIf find there are any left in any dis
| trict shall expect the Inspector OF that
| district will go all over his territory again,
until the last one is forced out
Chief Brown has requested the Inspectors
| to furnish him with lists of all the speak
easies in their districts, copies of which will
| be furnished Collector Warmcastle. The
| first one presented was by Inspector Nc
| Kelvey, of the Third, or Southside district.
Mr.. McKelvey makes informations against
| illegal liquor sellers and sends the cases to
| court On the other hand Inspector Nc
| Aleese, of the First district, believes in
summary conviction on the charge of keep
| ing disorderly house, which is specified
| by the statute to be IN unlicensed place
where persons congregate and drink in
toxicants. Owing to the fact that this
system Is expected to make big change in
a few days Mr.. McAleese has not yet pre-
pared his report.
In Inspector McKelvey's report he gives
a list of % illegal houses which have since
been legalized by the court. The report
gives total of 128 places closed bY the po-
lice, many shutting up when notified so to
do.
M'KELvEY's LITTLE LIST.
PITrsBURG, May II, 1890.
J. o. Brown, Chief Department of Public Safety'
Dear Sir-The following is list of unlicensed
liquor houses closed in my district from May /
to May Is. inclusive. These houses I have
closed by information and indictment for
court, summary proceedings before police
magistrate and by the police in the way of a
request. am satisfied that have the matter
completely under my control, and that the
speak-easy gentleman in my district is rapidly
ha
also hereto attach a list of houses whele
liquor was sold illegally prior to May 1880.
but since that date have been legalized by haV-
ing been licensed by the court.
have arranged my report by wards, as fol-
lows:
TwENTY-FoURTH WARD.
Stopped selling by proseoution-Bridget Nc
Laughfin, 2S3s Carson street. Peter Hurin on
P,V q C. R. r. Con Barrett, on p, V. d @.
R. r. Mary Horn, 2sl4 Mary street.
Stopped selling by ,request-Nick Harra.
Heck, asl6 Jane street. Michael Lotiski, 2907
Sarah street. Joseph Broski, 2sOl Carson
street.
TwENTY-FIFTH WARD.
Stopped selling BY prosecution-Elizaoeth
Stopped selling by request-Lonis korb. y
Twenty-seventh street Phil Kelly, 2626 Car
-sKuntzleman. 40 Twenty-second street.
Mike Temple, Isl Twenty-second street.
TwENTY-sIxTH WARD.
Stopped selling by prosecution-John Con-
nors, 1908 Clifton street; Anton Artman, "
Nineteenth street; Charles Loefiet, 2O26 Jane
stopped selling by request--John Sander 81
Nineteenth street; George Young, lis Nine
teenth street; George Loefer, 157 Nineteenth
street; Mrs. Connors Nineteenth street and
Merrlmans alley; Jacob Almbacker, lOS
Eighteenth street; Mrs. L. Buchner, 154
Eighteenth street; Fred Hoffman, lN Seven
teenth street; Henry Sell, ls2 Twentieth street;
Christ Engle. 202l Josephine street; Mike
Hoover. 20l2 Sidney street; Mrs NJ. Engle, 1880
Josephine street; Joseph Raubenstine, l31
Seventeenth street.
TwENTY-sEoFNTH WARD.
Stopped selling by prosecution-A. Kuntzle-
man, % P1us street; A.: Rausch. Plus street,
Frank Myers. Brownsville avenue; John Laf-
ferty, Window street; Jacob Better, Picnic
and Barry streets; Mrs. Mary Cook. McCord
street.
Mt. oliver and Sharon avenues; JACOB Klau.
ner, 1901 Plus street; VIM. Heck, III Plus
street; Joseph Hook. 173 Plus street; John
Trenhauser. BrownsytIie read; 9i John S scherer.
Conrad Baker, Sharon street: Valentine Russ
man. Brownsville road.
TwENTY-EIGHTH WARD.
Stopped selling by prosecution-Won Bank,
l45 Twelfth street.
stopped selling by request.Fred Ripper.
John Schentz l6 Thirteenth street; A Pfifer,
li6 Fifteenth street; Barbara Herley, l48 Sew
enteenth street.
TwETTY-NINTH WARD.
Stopped selling by prosecution-Jabob Ach.
ley, % Diamond square; Edward Lavelle, Ninth
and Manor streets.
Stopped selling by request-John Gideon, 30
Eleventh street; George Mertz, 80 Twelfth
street; George Swartzell, IS Twelfth street;
Mrs. Schol, II Eleventh street.
THIRTIETH WARD.
Stopped selling by prosecution-P. Lynch. 500
Carson street; Mary bevlin, l29 Mexican street;
]. Higgins, III Mexican street; Mrs. Mennaugh'
Bingham street; James Higgens, rear of l2l
Mexican street; Michael Minnert, Bingham
street.
stopped selling by request-Joseph Hitler
405 Carson street: Daniel TImmons $50 Carson
street; Richard Splane. l0i Carson street; Jo-
seph Meller. Fourth and Carson streets
Mrs. Teanen, Carson street, near Sixth street:
warned by the police, but doubt II she quit
THIRTY-FIRsT WARD
Stopped selling by reduest-Jacob DIertz
Knox and Arlington avenue: Barney Farreil
97 Washington avenue; Michael Winfar "a
Washington avenue.
THIRTY-sEcoND WARD.
Closed on notice from the police-Georre
Most, sycamore street; James Hollis, Stanwix
and Virginia streets; Adam Spohn, Boggs ave-
pue lis peddling Keystone beer in a wagon by
the keg); John Meisler. Kearsarge and Syca-
more streets, is agent for Pier Dannals.
TH1RTYTHIRD WARD.
Closed on being prosecuted - John Shay