The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

three women sat about a table in the rear
with a crowd of rough-looking men, all
drinking beer. There was no partition in
this place. Formerly these women and
their companions would have been arrested
under the circumstances.
At OTHER PLACES.
Half a block west of this place. at the
corner OF the alley, is a saloon, with parti-
tions in the end furthest from the street.
They are provided with chairs and tables.
door opens into them from the alley. Two
or three other places on West Washington
were found with provisions made for the
accommodation of women. On Kentucky
avenue. opposite st. Johns Academy, there
is a saloon with a side entrance into
small room, separated from the main bar
room. More chairs and tables. South of the
tunnel on Illinois street are three or four
places known to have wine-rooms run IN
connection with them, but they were not
visited last night. At the corner of Viz
ginia avenue and South streets ii is possible
for women TO get drinks at two or three
places. place formerly frequented by men
and women is Crone's, corner Delaware and
Wabash streets. Yesterday il was said
Crone had been notified by the police this
week he would no longer be allowed to serve
drinks in the upstairs rooms. but was at lib
erty TO run restaurant. If he chose to do
so. An employee of John Huegele. who has
saloon on East Washington street, said
they had been notified no liquor could be
heretofore. At OBrien's, corner East
Washington and New Jersey streets, the
wine-rooms in the rear of the cafe and
restaurant have been dispensed with, but a
waiter was seen coming from the rooms on
the second floor. Several other places on
East Washington street were visited, and
the same general indications that the evil
is nourish1ng were observed.
In the downtown districts four places
are particularly notorious for the violations
or the sections Of the law that were espe-
cially aimed at and designed for the sup
preston of the wine rooms. They are those
of Henry OStendorf, William iron, Henry
smith and Chaplin & Gore Smith, Iron
and Ostendorfs places are on Illinois street,
while Chaplin &c Cores is on West Market,
near the Monument place. Iron and Smith
operate restaurants in connection with
their saloons, and claim the rooms on the
second floors are dining rooms exclusively.
They resent having their places known as
wine rooms, and claim they conduct legiti-
mate restaurants both above and below
stairs. and that their roonB are kept open
for the benefit Of the theatrical profession.
Chaplin & Gore pretend TO cater largely TO
| actors, and have made arrangements TO
have cards advertising their business posted
in the theaterS.
Numerous other cases might be mentioned.
but it is unnecessary, as the description of
one varies but little from that Of all; gen.
orally speaking, wineroms, whether called
by that name or some other, to be
found about all saloons There are, of course,
many notable exceptions, and some saloon
men refuse TO allow this evil to exist in
connection with their business. These places
really exist and any man can convince him.
self of the truth OF the statement by MAX
ing a round of the saloons in any given
neighborhood Nine times out Of ten ii will
be found that there is some place. either
behind partition in the rear end of the
saloon. reached through dark alleys, or
above stairs, up some innocent-looking
staircase, where he and a female compan-
ion may indulge in liquid refreshment, safe
in the knowledge no prying eye can observe
them and no policeman will come to dis
turb.