The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-31
ROOKERY PULLED AGAIN.
The Disgraceful Roost on East 9TH,
Scene of Another Raid.

The Rookery building on East Sew
enth street was raided again yesterday
morning by the police and a beer Joint
was pulled. The two proprietors were
arrested and are held at the city jail
for selling liquor contrary to law
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Chief Gardiner, Sergeant Donovan and
PatrOlman McElrOy went to the Rock
cry, which is located on the north side
of Seventh street, between Kansas ave.
nue. and Quincy street. Ascending the
center stairway they turned to the
right and stopped at the door of the
rooms over Nick Chiles' billiard hall.
Their knock was answered, and in
walked the coppers. There was a look
of dismay on several faces. Rough
Ready and Chas. Bradshaw were in the
room, and the warrants were read to
them. G. Dahlgreen, August AIaggus-
son, Sprague Chase and A. Smith were
in the place when it was raided. A
new arrangement of things was found
there. In the second room, which was
closed, a key of beer was placed close
to the wall. The sptgot was run
through the wall, and all that was visi-
bic of the joint proper was the pump.
Ready and Bradshaw were taken to the
police station and locked in the Jail
Here is what the police hauled to the
station from the joint:
One full key of beer.
One keg of beer half full, with pump
attached.
Two empty kegs.
This morning the men pleaded not
guilty to violation ~ the law, and the
case was set for this afternoon.
The old Rookery is a notorious build
ing. Pete Callahan and Fritz Durein
We're arrested there a few weeks ago
for selling intoxicating liquor and both
were convicted. Many joints have
been raided there, and the building has
been the headquarters of some of the
toughest and most disreputable charac-
tiers of the city. The police say that
they are informed that Ready and
Bradshaw rented the rooms OF Fritz
Durein for 81 a day. They have been
running but few days. The Rookery
has had disreputable women there for
a long time. Lii Tack used to live
there, and it is seldom that people with
shady regulations have not been living
there.
The building is owned by an out-of-
town man. Mr.. George D. Hale Of SOl
West Tenth street is the agent for it.
He rents it and receives the money for
it. To a reporter Mr.. Hale said: Yes,
sir, I have charge of it,"
why do you rent that building to
people who run joints, and to disrepu-
table characterS?''
Il did not know that there were any
up there said he in surprised tone
of voice. Il don't know who is UP
stairs there. Some time ago they came
to me and said that they wanted to
rent the rooms over the billiard hall,
and I told them that they could have
Jn6n II was LOT d I6puldD1e purpose
did not know that there was anybody
up there. I don't bother with this ten
cent business because I don't want to
have to deal with those kind of charac-
ters I shall go right down there and
order all the disreputable characters
out of the building. I shan't do any
thing with Nick Chiles, because I don't
know anything about him
The rooms over Chiles' billiard hall
have been occupied for several weeks.
1t was in these rooms that Callahan
and Durein were running their joint.
the city and the police are inclined to
think that there are other joints in it,
although sufficient evidence has not
been received to warrant a raid.
As all the newspapers in the city have
been publishing accounts of raids on
this building for years past, Mr.. Hale's
ignorance is most remarkable.