The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-18

ed into his pocket and said: 81 have a
warrant for your arrest" producing the
document Mrs. Cooley was taken com
pleteiy by surprise, but said after she
had recovered from the shock, 'sW ell, I'll
have to fix up a little before III go up
town. Mr.. Watson made no protest, but
accompanied Mrs. Cooley TO her room,
where be waited outside the door while
she com pleted her toilet W lille they
were there Deputy Dan Jones began
search Of the premises for beer. Four
bottles were found in the refrigerator
and cork-screw and several beer mugs.
For time no more liquor could be
found. but the reporter finally found
dozen bottles in a barrel in the cellar,
after getting many cobwebs on bis nose
and spiders down his back
The wet goods were taken to the sher-
ifs office in an express wagon, While
Mrs. Cooley walked to the Office with
Watson and her bondsman, who Is coal
dealer in the same block. Before start
ing the coal man said: s'We won't have
TO ride up town in that wagon, viii weI''
4No," replied Dan Jones.
@Good thingI I wouldn't let Mrs. Mar
tineAu ride in that old thing"
''Iou wOuldn't?"
@No, l wouldn't"
81 want you to understand that she
would ride in here il we told her TOT
"She wouldn't"
Il say she would"
"She would not"
non, go and cut of those whiskers."
'sWho in - are your"
"Pm big enough to throw you over my
head if 1 wanted to. You had better
run along. Willie"
And he did.
At the sheriff7s Office the quarreling
was renewed and Dan Jones was invited
by the bOndsman to go out into the alley
and see who was the best man. Dan
thought this very fnnny.
Rsvoivers Were Drawn
Deputy Sheriffs Tom Wnkerson, Jacobs
and Dan Jones next went to the "club" at
the Northeast corner Of First and Van
Buren, streets. This club has a charter
as "The German-Amsrican LabOrers Aid
and Relief Society,"" and the cash from
the sale Of beer went into the "Relief
fund" Ton paper.)
The officers were fortunate in finding
member in the act of entering and they
got in before the door could be shut
There were nine men in the house, four
of them playing cards and the rest drink
ing. Frank EItzler was the proprietor of
the place and WilkersOn INQUIRED for
him. A young man hardly ~ years of
age responded, and he was shown the
warrant.
"My name vas nod Frank Eitzler, it
vas Mike EtzeLD
well, you run the joint, don't you?v
"DOt part Of id vas all right, but py
cannot go NIT you
~ think you will"
BY this time the other men IN the room
had become Interested. at least those
who we're sober enough TO. The men
around the tables got up and approached
the officers and q lame pianO-teacher who
was there, called out: .Dont go, Mike;
we'll stay by you" The musician APP
preached WLkerson with his cane up
lifted as though to strike, using abusive
language Wilkerson struck him blow
with his fist that sent him SPRAYING into
q corner of the room. Then the other
men in the room rushed on to the officers.
Jacobs Knocked man down and All the
officers drew their revOlvers. some body
threw q beer-glass. but further than that
the occupants Of the joint were content
to subside. They were terrOrIzed by the
revOlvers. An eight-gallon keg of beer
and about twenty bottles were cOnfis-
Gated, as we'll as glasses, trays, beer
pumps and other club paraphernaiia. 1t
was the intention Of the officers 10 arrest
the lame musician, but he slipped out Of
tho back door unaWar5s. The rest. ex-
cePt she proprietor were not arrested.
The little cottage occupied BY the club
faces the Rock Island tracks and sets
we'll back from the street and is almost
hid by shade trees. The only entrance
is through the back basement door.
which has six distinct locks on it. There
are seven rooms in the house, each. ex-
cept the kitchen, containing nothing ex-
cept card tables and chairs.