The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
Is Stretching Out Almost In
terminably.
Duprees, PegIegs and JOckhecks
Override Decent People
And Gov. Morrill, With A. X
Rodgers as His Instrument
Is Responsible for This Shame
fuI State Of Affairs.

When the police commissioners sent
their chief of police around to notify
the jointists that they must quit bust
ness or be arrested. not many believed
that they We're really in earnest-if
they had been they would have arrest
ed the violaters of the law at once The
commissioners were. however, follow
ing out the policy of Governor Morrill,
Commissioner Foster was removed be-
cause it was considered he was going
too far and when A. K. Rodgers was
appointed it was feared that there was
some tacit understanding that the law
violaters would not be molested.
While Mr.. Foster may have been too
precipitate in proceeding against old
established social organizations first,
instead Of the joints. Mr.. Rodgers seems
to have laid down" entirely.
when the liquor sellers were first
notiaeas to slufts they did not quite un-
derstand the order They were not
used to that kind of proceedings and
they closed their doors. But it did not
take them long to find out that the po-
lice commissioners were not in earnest
and there is not a single one of the
blast Some of the proprietors hired
new barkeepers but the places are in
operation.
The six for a quarter" place which
was run by Pete Callahan on East
Sixth street was closed for two weeks.
but it is doing business again and beer
is sold at the rate Of six glasses for a
quarter. There is a new man behind
the bar in place Of Pete. About g
o'clock every morning an express wag-
on drives up the alley in the rear of the
place and enough kegs of beer are un-
loaded to indicate that they are doing
a pretty good business. Any one is ad-
rnitted who is known to be all right
George Dupree is doing business at
his old stand at 10031a Kansas avenue
and any one who is thought to be the
right kind of a man can get liquor
whenever he wants it.
Walt Richards is again open in his
place over Knights furniture store and
there is a gambling house in connection
with the place
stump IcNIichael has reOpened his
little street stand on the east side of
Kansas avenue between Eighth and
Ninth and pop can be bought or some
/ thing stronger
The place under the Royal Billiard
| hau is again in operation and a man
named Bates dispenses the liquors.
Fritz Durein is selling liquor at his
old stand at 112 East Seventh street on
! the second floor. Fritz only intended
to stay closed a few days and he said
so after he had received the notice to
/ close.
4 new club has been started in the
| fourth floor of the Crawford opera
house block. This is called THE Bus
/ mess Mems club" and is composed OF
J. r47~1
/ club. The place is brilliantly lighted
7 and has red blinds.
/ Sheafor and Utterman are stiu rum
ming their club over the Pacific Ex-
| press company and a man who wa lks
along the corridor can hardly persuade
I himself that ne is not in LeavenWOrth.
A new club has been started in the
basement OF the same building and is
I run by a man named Kuehle-
| Charles JOckhecks place is still run
| ming at 514 and SIG Kansas avenue.
I JOckheCk begged almost on his knees
| the last time he was under arrest that
/ if he were only let off this one time he
I would never violate the law again
/ How much is his word Worth2
/ Chris Schmidt is still running his
I Mechanics Union" at 222 Kansas ave
nue.. When the jury in the case against
/ him for maintaining q nuisance failed
4 to agree the case against him for sell
/ ing liquor was accOmmodatingly dis
"A new club has been started III the
/ second story of the building north OF
the Shawnee mills and it is of course
I a drinking club.
on Smoky Row there is the usual
/ list including Peg Leg NIcClanerty. Nan
Ewing. the Paynes, one of the Duprees
/ and others and they all deal in liquor
I in one form or another These are nice
I people for Mr.. Rodgers and Dr. Nc
/ Cabe to allow to run over them
4 UP the first stairway north of Curtis
/ street on the North Side Charles Ray
nor has his drinking place and he is
not afraid
Cave has a place in the old Blue
I Front restaurant building betweenCur-