The Washington times., 1895-04-15
POETRY IN 4 sPEAK-EAsY
SaIlie Williams Dispensed 1t as
Well as Illicit Drinks.
SURPRISED By THE POLICE
Hostess and Guests Were Captured and
Taken TO the LOckup-There We're Four
teen, Hale and Female. All colored and
Having Jolly Time-A Quantity of
Liquor Found Under Trap Door.

r~' Fhe Petioe4 OF the First precinct made a
successful raid on 'speak-easy" at No.
800 Eleventh street northwest, shortly
after 4'o'eiock yesterday afternoon, cap
turing fourteen eolored men and women,
and large quantity OF beer, gin and whisky
The place was going at full blast, and
doing land office business, when Sergts
Moore and Acton, Precinct Detective
Helan and Policemen FIatbes, KilmaTtin,
Dodge Herizion and Barry surrounded the
bouse and psgged the entire crowd.
They were holding a little indoor Eas-
ter celebration, and had all the accessories
necessary to make such a celebration a
success. Decks OF cards were numerous,
and the hostess. Mrs. sallie Williams. dis
pensed drinkshles with lavish hand at
so much per dispense.
sALLIE'S POETIC SOUL.
Happiness and 'goodfellowship pervaded
the house from trap-door to garret, and the
poetic appeal which sallie had Iaboriously
written and pasted on the wall
"Friends ard companions.
let modification be yure guide
pleas cont act so irdecentified
"by order of MIS-. Williams
was reIisionziy regarded.
Everybody was feeling so good and so
unsuspicious OF evil, that when the blue
esats eaIaA IA fFeEn front a sd rear there was
nothing for the crowd 10 do bat to fail
right into their arms.
Preparations were made about two
months ago TO raid the place bat before they
were Rgt into eXecution TIE husband OF Mrs.
Williams, who was then running it, died,
a
weeks ago, however, Information was
received th2t the business was Etiu Being
carried on, and after making sure that such
wasthe case, yesterday was set fcr the raid.
The raiders left the station house about
O'Clock, and when they reached the
corner OF .EleveBth aud I streets. Sergeant
Moore, with Detective Helanand Policemen
Flathersansz HsFndon wentnp an alley tothe
rear OF the houee. while Sergeant Acton,
VIII PUifCcuI1H Kilmartin, Eerudon and
Barry, catered the front.
when the BACK gate was opened a wire
running frslTa there into tise house started a
COW bell 10 ringing and the crowd took alarm
and started for the front, where they Were
met by SersI Acton and his men.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
With one exclamation, Good Gawd, dc
police" they made mad scramble for
vacant places, crawling u under beds and even
Ut Tyfag 10 get into bureau drawers, but the
police had them dead to rights" and all
they could 60 was 10 give in quietly. The
patrol v agon WAS summoned ard the hole
crowd, together with q couple OF heavy
decantersot waiskey, all that could be found
on the first search, were piled in and driven
TO the station house
When they reached there oge OF the priS-
oners told where the rest OF the liquor was
concealed. ard SeTgts. Moore and Acton,
Detective Eelan. and Policeman Flathers
returned te-tAs. house, and under a trap
door set in tie floor found two cases OF
beers snd afpese of en- PITY bottles, which
were also taken to The stationEous
Ssllie Willians. tie rropTietTess of the
place, was charged with keeping an un-
licensed lar. aud locked up. and Sarah
McCutchen. Eliza Carter, Katie Norris,
Mary Kelly 'JOlAn Smother. Walter Jones,
Frank ToIson, William Williams, Jcha
Hans, william Barry, Thomas Brown,
Peter McCutchen, and George Jsnifer,
who Were tie captured patrons of the
place, we've charged On the blottcr with
suspicion and released, after promising
to appea in eonrt this II orning 2s witnesses.