Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-06
SEVEN WHISPERS SILENCED.

| Many Thirsty Sunday Wanderers Find Rest
in the Station Houses-The Police Raid
speak-Easies All Over tho City-One
Pitiful Southside Case.
The sun Yesterday afternoon revealed at
least seven speak.easies in Pittsburg, and all
of them became victims of the police, to-
gether with a large number of thirsty
visitors. Some of them are old offenders,
but one of them had only been in the city 15
hours.
A man, his wife, two very small children
and four other persons are locked up in the
Twenty-eighth ward police station as the re-
suit of a raid made last night by Inspector
McKelvey and OficersCorrigan and Ridge upon
No. 80 Uxor alley, at $50 o'clock. A complaint
was made to the police early in the afternoon
by people living in the vicinity that the inhab-
ltants of the house mentioned were acting dis :.
orderly. A watch was kept on the house and
resulted IN the arrest OF the inmates. They
gave their names as Annie Iemix, Katie
Dougherty, Andy McNalley, Mrs. Sarah Nc
Nalley. Charles Mcclure and Ed Shaughnessey.
The officers who made the raid found all the
people in the house, with the exception of the
two children, under the influence of
liquor. The Oldest, child of 2 years.
belonged to Kate Dougherty, while the
youu gest, aged about 15 months. belonged to
Mrs. McNalley, These two women are charged
with keeping disorderly house and the other
people are charged with visiting a disorderly
house. The two children when brought to the
station had scarcely enough clothing to keep
them warm were without shoes or stockings
and appeared as if they had not seen water for
several weeks. They were placed in the care of
the matron at the station house, who washed
and dressed them in some clean clothes. They
were exceptionally pretty. and did not seem to
understand the ordeal through which they
were passing. Inspector McKelvey had special
arrangements made for the care of the
children. and notified Superintendent Dean of
the Anti-Cruelty Society, who will have them
better cared for. Andy McEalley has not been
in Pittsburg very long, having come from
Jeanette on April and moved into the house
which was raided. Ed Shaughnessey said he
had been in the city but Is hours when arrested.
He said he came from New Jersey, and as soon
as he is released will find out why he could be
locked up on so short a notice,
Inspector Whltehouse, Captain Mercer, and
Lieutenants Cramer and Schaffer, with num-
Der of officers, were kept busy all day bringing
in violators of the Brooks law in the Soho dis
trIct. At IL o'clock last night they had sue
ceeded in arresting five speak-easy proprietors
and 26 persons for visiting their places. The
first house Taided was that of Charles Rodgers,
near the corner of Second avenue and Canton
street, where the proprietor and 10 men were
arrested. Mary Mannon's place on the hillside,
near Bates street. was next, where she. with
seven men, were captured. This is the fifth
time she has been arrested on the same charge.
Walter Butler, who lives next door to Mrs.
Maunon, was arrested also for keeping a speak
easv, but all the customers were absent. The
next place visited was that of Mrs Mary Nor
gan, on Greenfield avenue, where five mon
were arrested. Mrs. Morgan, being sick in bed,
could not be taken to the station house. She
gave S50O bail.
John Roach. who lives Greenfield avenue,
came to the Fourteenth ward station last
night to put up a forfeit for the release of
Walter Butler, when Lieutenant Schaffer read
a warrant to him charge of running a
speak-easy and he was locked up. Roach was
convicted by the court 4 short time ago for ille-
gal liquor-selling. but sentence was suspended
on his paying the costs.
Kate Burkhart better known as Kitlie Div
ems. was arrested by Lieutenant Lewis at
speak-easy she has been running in a shanty
numbered 36S Second avenue, yesterday after
noon. MolIe Fane alias Reese, William De-
laney and D. Cromley were arrested as visit
ors. Sho will be charged with keeping a dis
orderly house.