The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
JOINTISTS
WORRIED.
Now That They Have Quit Some
Are Sorry.
Wholesale Agents Whipping
Them Into Line.
SAY 1T is A BLUFF.
Chief Ramsey an Object of
Intense Interest.
Liquor Sellers Try to Discover
His sePoIicy.''
He Preserves an OminOus Clam
Like Silence.

The jointists have stampeded. Like
a flock of sheep they followed leader
and now many of them regret it,
On Saturday Harry Croft, who runs
the joints in connection with the Cap
ital billiard hall and Windsor cafe on
Kansas avenue between Fourth and
Fifth streets, called at the police sta
ton to see Chief Ramsey. Like many
others he wanted to find out the
policy of the department under the
new chief. He had been on the anxious
seat ever since the department changed
hands. He had a consultation with
Chief Ramsey and could find out moth
ing. The chief had no policy. He was
going to carry on the affairs of the de-
partment as they should be and he
could tell Croft nothing else.
This was either too indefinite or else
definite enough so that Croft felt that
the joint business hereafter would be
rather precarious business. Saturday
night he closed up his principal place at
41O Kansas avenue. His liquors and
all except the bar were moved out and
stored and all day Sunday the place
was closed.
The other jointists heard that Croft
was closed. They reasoned that he had
received a tip and all but one or two
followed suit and closed their places.
town yesterday morning they found the
joints closed. That meant their bust
ness would suffer. They went round to
the jointists and asked why they had
closed.
Why" they said. Croft has closed
and all the rest have so 1 followed
suit
The wholesalers went around to see
if Croft had received notice to quit He
had not, but thought it was a wise
plan. The leaders of the fraternity say
scared and closing. Now that they are
closed it may be possible that the police
will not find it difficult to keep them
closed.
sold ''all hail" for a while Monday but
the place was closed in the afternoon.
John Kneisler's Business Mems club in
the third floor of the Crawford opera
house building was visited by the police
in the evening about o'clock and the
bartender, S. Klein, and Kneisler were
arrested. o.
The place was running on rather
short rations and a partly filled key of
beer and several half filled bottles were
all that was found. Even most of the
glasses had been stored away adm the
few patrons who were there We're
drinking out Of tea cups. Kneisler put
up a bond of 500 to appear for trial
on 81.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Bob Kneisler. who runs the Milwau-
kee restaurant on Kansas avenue, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, went
down to the city jail to see Chief Ram
sey. He could find out nothing from
the chief. At 5:45 a detail of police.
headed by Sergeant Owen raided the
Milwaukee restaurant but the proprie-
tor had declared that even all hail.
should not be sold and the officers
could not find even a drop of any
thing.
Yesterday in police court the cases
against several jOintists came up and
were disposed of as follows: Mike
Kelly, S. Klein, Julius Antonio, James
Sheasley had their cases postponed I'M
til April q. Clay Ogelsby, Harve Wheel
er, Nate Cave and w. 7. Kiley forfeit
ed their 800, Hut Marker paid the Sec
ond installmant of $50 on a 800 fine.
The police locate the following places
a. closed and unless the back door can
be worked and patron pass the strict
examination of the inner guard, moth
ing can be had:
Fred Simmons, second floor, $40 Kan
The Bachelors club, run by Brott and
Fowler on Kansas avenue, between
Seventh and Eighth streets.
JOHN KneiSler'S place in the third floor
of Crawford's Opera House.
Nick Chile's on East Seventh street,
in the basement of the restaurant.
The Clipper restaurant on East Sixth
street, run by Larry Sheehan.
The place back of Klingaman's billiard
hall on East Sixth street.
Little Lon Townsend, on Kansas
avenue under the United states eX-
press office.
The Oyster Bay, on Fifth street,
across from the postOffice, run by Bob
KneiSler.
Windsor Cafe, on Kansas avenue, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, run by
Harry Croft.
Capital billiard hall. near Fourth and
Kansas avenue, run by Harry Croft.
Simmons billiard hall, in the base
ment of 404 Kansas avenue.
The room at the rear of Watts pawn
shop at 226 Kansas avenue.
Chris Smiths place on the second
floor. between Third and Fourth
streets
Julius Antonio, on the ground floor on
Kansas avenue, between Second and
Third streets.
The Chesterfield bar in connection
with the restaurant, in the rear of the
hotel.
bank in North Topeka.