The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-26

seen the police yet and given them up
anything. I told him no, and he said
had better see the police and give them
something and be safe. This was on
Saturday night On Sunday 1 was down
at urner hall and Chief Lindsey was
there and l told him that I was going
TO start up a club room next week he
never made any answer.
Gives Lindsey $40 Blood Money.
On Monday night I came up street and
did some work fixing up my place. Then
/ came up town and met Lindsey, chief
of police, at the northwest corner of
Kansas avenue and Fifth streets. l said
good evening to him. and he said good
evening / then handed him twenty
five dollars out of my vest pocket,
twenty-dollar bill and a five dollar bill,
and then / started away. lie said moth
ing further to me.
Capt. Gish BIeeds Him Too.
About an hour later l was at the cor
ner of Third and the Avenue and Captain
p. n. Gish came along 1 called him
and told him I wanted TO see him and
then gave him twenty-five dollars AS
he took the money he said to me: Now
L want you to run that place right; that
/ could Just as well run that place right
as wrong; not to keep a drunken crowd
around and not to keep open all night
On the following W ednesday my things
came and in the afternoon Of that day
opened my club at the corner Of Fourth
and Madison streets, Topeka This was
about June 9th.
Gfsh Gives Him POIztsrs.
just as it was getting dark that even
ing Gish came into the place, stood
around for a little and then asked me
how l was running this place anyhow.
told him as a cluO room. He said: Il
don't see why you fellows don't run your
If any body gets drunk in here throw him
up in a corner, shut them up as you
would a jack-kn and don't let them
out on the streets. There are women in
this town that would stay up all night to
see drunk man, and talk about it next
day"
He then went out During the time
Gish was there We kept on serving beer.
There was quite crowd Of patrons in
the club at this time Joe Crandall,
John Short Charles Ottman, and Brown,
were among those present whom L re-
member. We conducted our business
having man sign the roll and then We
sold ticket good for six glasses Of beer
for 25 cents
Giah Makes Another Levy.
One or two nights after the Republi-
can state convention p. n. Gish came
around to my club room and after talk
ing for awhile took me into the
hall. Here he told me that he
from the boys for campaign
purposes. I said that they were riding
me TO death. He then said that be would
not bother me any more for two months
Twenty for GIsh, Twenty Tor Lindsey.
then gave him forty dollars, twenty
for himself and twenty for Lindsey.
Then he went away. About two weeks
after this Gish came down again and said
he wanted some money / then gave
him ten dollars, five dollars Of this bOr-
rowed from John Short Then he said
Lindsey wanted TO see me.
Lindsey Gets Another Xxx.
Then / came up town and saw Lind
sey near the livery stable he used to own.
Then I gave Lindsey twenty dollars. He
took the money but said nothing
! The next night, or the second night
after this, Gish came down to the club
and inquired who was the proprietor of
the club. Thinking that perhaps he in
/ tended 10 arrest some one, said that the
proprietor was sick up at the Ohio house
He said. tell him to close up Saturday
night; that there was to be a big temper
ance meeting held, and that the place
should be kept closed for about a week;
that he was going to notify the clubs that
( if they got into trouble it was their own
fault; that they could lay none Of the
blame on him. He also said he'd be
- if he would go back on the Santa
Fe boys who were out of work.
Close Up Till the Clouds Roll BY.
/ asked him how long before l could
| open up. He said as soon as the meet
! ing and the matter had
smoothed over a little; that he would
! let me know when to open. He then
went away. This was on Thursday
night. That night 1 closed the place,
and the next afternoon left town.
Before / left town / saw Gish and told
! him that my wife was sick down in Mis-
souri, and 1 was going down to her and
might not be back in ten days. If they
| started up before L got back they might
let Brown run. He said he thought it
would be better to keep closed that long
| SO that everything might die down.
Would Warn Him ia Time.
The second time Gish was at my place,
| when he came to collect money for cam
paign purposes, he told me that if any
! thing came up so 1 was IN danger of
arrest he would let me know.
/ paid the money to Lindsey and Gish
so that / might not be molested in the
] running of my club. This was my idea
in giving up the money If I had not
thought l would be protected by them
| would not have given up any money.
One man whose name L do not know
told me that he had paid money to Lind
sey and that Gish arrested him. That he
went to see Lindsey why he was arrested
and he said that Gish had made the ar
rest while he, Lindsey, was IN bed
POlIcemaa Capron In 1e Too.
After had run my club about a week
or ten days as l was about to close up
my place / found Policeman Capron
there took him in and gave him some
beer. After he had drank he said he
would like to get some beer later in the
night 50 l gave him the key and told
him to leave It under the door step.