Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-27
WAIT FOR THE WAGON
Blithe Police Extend q Mel0di0us and
Earnest Invitation to
SPEAK.EASIEs AND THEIR GUESTS.
Illegal Liquor Dealers in Both Cities Raided
Yesterday.
FEATURES OF THE SUNDAY HEARINGS

/ Every Sunday morning, when you are by my
side,
Wen jump into the wagon. and all take ride.
Wait for the wagon, wait for the wagon,
Wait for the wagon, and we'll all take ride.
This was the ballad that Lieutenant Lewis
and Officers Roach and Devlin sang in con-
cert yesterday morning as they gaily
strolled out Second avenue. a thoroughfare
noted for its sounds of reyelry by night, and
which is locally supposed to have given
Byron the coloring for his famous poem,
"The Battle of Waterloo" AS the officers
of the First district meandered out the beau
tiful thorouphfare, the sweet tones of their
voices were echoed back from the vine-elad
hillside, and the agile and nou-dyspeptic
goat ceased browsing and paused to listen,
while the windows of the castellated man.
sion. sometimes yclept "Yellow Row." were
raised, and fair faces peeped forth and cast
smiles at the trio of preservers of the public
peace.
And the Wagon Came Along.
The officers meant all they said or sang.
They were waiting for the wagon and so
were some other people. But the latter did
no: know it, and none less than certain per-
sons in the Yellow Row, TO whom the lyric
was particularly addressed.
When the wagon-the patrol wagon-ar-
rived the house of B. G. Thompson. No. 269
| Second avenue. and in the Yellow Row, was
visited. Thompson, who is colored, runs a
barber shop in a front room, but just al that
time was dispensing bad quality of whisky
| from bar composed of broken-backed
chair on which was a jug and one glass.
Thompson and ten visitors rode to Central
station.
Jean Welsh and Annie Duffel at No. 2S4,
| also in the Yellow Row, were next visited.
The former occupies the lower floor and the
latter room on the second story, but they
have been selling each on her own account
They had no visitors when the police ar
| rived. but there is plenty of evidence against
them, and they were taken down on the
| wagon.
Chivalry in a Speak-Easy.
Second avenue residents were not alone in
hearing the sound of the patrol wagon
wheels. Speak-easies all over both cities
we're in jeopardy.
Mr.. James O'Neills house on Hill street,
which has been raided several times hereto
fore. had only been opened to visitors
short time when Lieutenant Lewis called.
Three men were drinking beer furnished BY,
Mrs. O'Neill, who told the officer her hus-
band was out looking for work. Although
O'Neill himself was wanted the officer
could not wait until his return. The
woman and her visitors were loaded up and
taken to the station.
Mr.. O'Nelll is an Irishman, and like all
the men of his nation is chivairous. When
he returned to his home and found that his
wife had been taken into captivity, he sent
an emissary to Central station and asked
whether, if he gave himself up, his wife
would be released. His terms were ac-
cepted. A few minutes later O'Neill ap-
peared, turned over the keys of the house to
his wife, and took possession of the cell
from which she was released.
Lawrenceville Excited by a Raid.
Captain Brothy and Lieutenant Orth made
a raid in the afternoon on the alleged dis
orderly house of Mary Heron, Thirty-fifth
street She and four visitors were arrested
The raid crea ed considerable excitement in
the neighborhood, and W. L. Hughes, Will
liam Elliott, A. A. Gable, Frank Lasett
and Edward McGraw, who were spectators,
became so disorderly that Officer Ford ar
rested them. All were sent to the Seven
teenth ward police station.
Officers Schaffer, Tanney and Meyers
raided "speak-easy" yesterday afternoon
kept by Mrs. Bridget Lalley on Brownsville
avenue. Thirtieth ward. The proprietress,
her daughter, Mary, and John Cassidy were
arrested. The girl is domestic, and had
gone home to visit her mother. She was
released.
Inspector Whitehouse, Captain Mercer
and Officer McNalley raided disorderly
house at the corner Of Penn and Dennison
off t..
ians were arrested.
Raiding speak-EasIes in Allegheny.
Five more of the Allegheny speak-easies
were silenced yesterday by the police The
first one visited was that kept by John
Stidle, on Madison avenue. Two men were
taken there.
A. Smittinger's place at Third street and
Madison avenue was given call, and the
proprietor and five visitors sent to the lock-
up. In the afternoon the house of Mrs.
Mullen, at the foot OF Beaver avenue, was
raided by Lieutenant McKelvey, and the
proprietress and six visitors were arrested.
The proprietress will be held for court.
Shortly before II o'clock last night two
raids were made. The first was at Sadie
Marshall's place on Robinson street, near
Cory street. The inmates were having a
high old time when Officer Kelsch appeared.
The victims were Sadie Marshall. Maud
Bomberger and five men.
At the same time Lieutenant Speer and
Officers Boyd, Myers and Peters were raid
ing Lou McCord's speak-easy at 96 Howard
street. The officers found eight men in the
house, including her son, William McCord.
Lou McCord, the proprletress was
not at home, but was picked up
little later on the street. When placed
in the patrol wagon she tainted. and dupli-
Gated the performance twice after she was
placed in the station-house.