The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

tiCuDle. he went back TO the saloon, and
III snort time he came out and drove
around 10 the Grand Hotel. was at
loss 70 Know what to do, but followed him
to the Grand. and as soon as he went out of
slght | concluded better await further in
structions.'
Smith tells that Balloon paid him 50 a day
and expenses, getting the money from Lie
Der. He was employed about five weeks at
this work. In the following January he
was again employed, with two men named
Morgan and White to watch the bars in
the Denison and Bates. They succeeded in
buying liquor after hours at the Bates, but
could not catch the Denison He had des-
ultOry employment with Balloon from
time to time, and in June last succeeded
IN buying some wine at retail from Jacob
hetzger d Co. The result of this was seen
later in this note from Balloon, dated June
Friend George-Can you push the case
of Daniel Barkdan to-day? Get warrants
IN as many cases as you can ! would like
TO see you this evening at sharp. Metz
ger came to time in great shape. Hastily,
Smith and his brother-in-aw, John Sic
bert were employed in trapping saloon
keepers. His affidavit proceeds:
SALOONS TO BE TRAPPED
"Af1ant further says that on Saturday,
June 10, 1897, he made an agreement with
the said Balloon to meet him at his house
and that he met him there about 6 o'clock
in the evening and that said Balcom gave
atfiant list of saloons that he wanted him
to visit in company with his brother-in-
law, Seibert, on the following day, which
was Sunday, June 90 1897, and that he and
his said brother-in-law were each to make
a purchase at the different saloons and to
make as many purchases as they could so
as to make many cases as possible
against the proprtetors of these saloons, and
that II they saw anyone in these saloons
whom they knew that they would take their
names and give them to said Balloon. and
aftlant says that the list that said Balloon
gave to him is as follows: Frederick Man
gold, 107 Prospect street; Charles Strack
(new) 1901 Madison avenue: Jacob Crone. "A
North Delaware street (old NUMBER; Chas.
Carpenter, Sc West Market; John Bush. 1172
Malachi L. Kelly 24S West washington
street; Gus Pink, 1876 Indiana avenue (old
NUMBER; Joe Hoofbauer. l Orange avenue;
Philip Hoffbauer, 107 Hillside avenue; Daniel
Barkdal $50 West Washington street (old
nLmbeD; Fred Lichtenauer, GIL West
Washington street; Ed j.. santo, 2O4 In
diana avenue; George Kolcheck. corner
Capitol avenue and old Seventh street.
Atfiant further says that said Balloon
informed him at this time that after he and
his brother-in-law had made these pur-
chases that he should go to some justice of
the peace in the city and make affidavits
against the different saloon keepers from
whom he had obtained liquors on this Sun
day and prosecute said cases; and affiant
says that accordingly the next day Sun
brother-in-law they visited all the places
named above in the list given him by said
Balloon with the exception Of George Ko-
check, John Bush, Fred Lichtenauer and
Ed j. Santo; that in each of the other
places he and his brother-n-law each
bought a glass Of beer and in some places
a cigar, one or the other of them taking
cigar In connection with the beer
"Affiant further says that on Monday,
June q, 1897, he went to Squire Lockman
for the purpose of filing affidavts charging
violations of the liquor law in making these
sales to him and his said brother-in-law
on the day before, and told his said bust
To coll rfE1 7 GnIyv, IA lie
Couraged him and he did not file these
affidavits before Squire Lockman, and affi-
ant says that he reported said fact to said
Balloon, and said Balloon told him to go to
'Squice Nickerson and affiant went to
Squire Nickerson's place of business and
found him engaged in trial, and .affiant
com and told him that said Nickerson was
busy and what was the matter with his
was acquainted, that is, Squire Hays
court, where he had constable powers, and
affant told him that this would be a quick
way to do it and Balloon said all right
affiant says that he then went to David
Smock a constable in the office Of Squire
Hay, and told him what he had and he,
Smock, signed the affidavits. which were
prepared against Kelly. Crone, Pink. Man
sold and Carpenter upon lis information
ard belief Affiant says that affidavits were
not filed against the. other parties be-
cause they were unable to find the names
sales to him. Affant says that said
the names of the bartenders who made the
sales to him and to his said brother-in-law,
but affiant told him that as he had to APP
pear as a witness in the cases already filed
they all knew him and 1t would be inn
possible for him to get the desired infCTma-
ton; and affiant says that said Balloon told
him to push the cases and let him know
the result, that he was about to leave the
city and he asked affiant to write to him.
BOUNDING THE NEW BREWERY.
"Afflant further says that about the first
day of June, 1897 the exact date he cannot
give, but it was the time when the Ameri-
can Brewing Company of indianapolis,
Ind, put its first beer upon the market, he
was employed by the said Balloon to take
his said brother-in-law with him and to go
to the places where the beer of the Ameri-
can Brewing Company was being sold and
of which places he gave affiant list and
the following is a list of the places he gave
afiant:
William Hold, Blake and New York
streets; Malachi L. Kelly, 246 West Wash
ington street; Pat Davis, 101 Patterson
street; Mike Ford 101 Agnes street; George
Rozer, 80 Indiana avenue; p. Hammell, 404
corner canal and New York street; Philip
Kiley, $50 Massachusetts avenue; James
Hamlin, 80 Blake street; Ed j. Santo 204
Indiana avenue; John Krupp, BAL South
And affiant further says that said Bal
com informed him that at each of these
places there were signs and display cards
Of the American Brewing Company and he
was instructed to place on the right hand
corner of each of these signs and display
cards one of these pastors, which he now
attaches to and makes a part of this atfi-
daVit.
T....'s-... ....'''.. $500.
Say Joe, you forgot rice. What do
you do with that stuff in your
brewery?
".......ss-... -....ss..'ssssss "'''""''sss''sssF
"Affiant further says that he was also
instructed to place these stlckers or pastors
on as many other signs and display cards
of the American Brewing Company as he
could find; that on the same night, pur-
suant to his instructions from said BalcOm,
he put one of these pastors on the office
window of the American Brewing Company
and also one of its wagons, and he also
puts these stickers on the signs and dis
play cards of the American Brewing Com
pany at nearly every place contained in the
list given him by said Balloon; and affiant
SAYS that his brother-in-laW, John Seibert,
was with him and assisted in doing this