The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-09
ANOTHER DEAL.
KlOndikers Again Released on
Promise to Quit Selling
Liquor.

The violaters of law who run the dens
in the Leavenworth Klondike will never
be prosecuted as long as F. B. Dawes
is prosecuting" them, according to
present indications. Now that they
have robbed the old soldiers of their
February pension money they are once
more promising Mr.. Dawes that they
will quit and paying the costs against
them. and as an evf 1ence of their good
faith" few of ts IN have given up
their government licenses. They do not
dare to run without government licen-
ses.
Yesterday Mrs. John Bodde gave up
her license Mr.. Dawes. 1t covers
sales made by herself, her husband.
and Mother" karSt, who have long
been among the most notorious law
breakers in the Klondike. Mrs. Bodde
and Mrs Karst were the first joint
lists arrested by order of Mr.. Dawes
when the State Journal exposed the
KlOndike farce two weeks ago When
Mrs. Bodde gave up her government
license, paid the costs in the action
against her and her partners, and
again promised to quit, Mr.. Dawes
agreed not to prosecute them.
The license expires in July. There
will be little more business in the Klon-
dixie until there is another pension pay
ment the latter part of May, so that
the license would have lasted over only
one more payment w men announcer pay
ment rolls around Mrs. Bodde can again
take out a government license, although
she says she has sold her bar and has
agreed to move into Lea-venworth for
the present.
When a person breaks a federal law
he is not let off from prosecution on the
promise to be good in the future, but
is fined and imprisoned. Mr.. Dawes
seems to think that the idea of the
state law is to extract promises from
people, and when a promise is given
they are immune from prosecution for
past offenses.
Robert Pohl and his wife have given
up their government license and re-
newed their promise to leave the Klon-
dixie, which renders. them immune.
Mrs. PohI was captured by Marshal
Townsend on the night he made his
raid, with her apron full of bottles of
liquor trying to escape from him. Her
place was full of old soldiers when the
officer entered, and as soon as she saw
Townsend she blew out the lamp and
tried to get away, but was unsuccess-
full.
Gertie Ehart has promised to leave
the Klondi1e, but she has not yet given
up her government license. Mr.. Dawes
threatens to continue the prosecution
against her unless she gives him the
license, but will dismiss it if he gets
the license and she pays the costs.
Adolph Lanitz has paid the costs in
the case against MIN, anO clOSeO his
place for the present, but he intends to
remain in the Klondike.
Mr.. Dawes tells the Leavenw worth
Times that he believes this will be the
last time it will be necessary to pro-
ceed against the Klondikers. He an
nounced that they had all quit" before.
They were thoroughly frightened
this time'' he told the Times reporter.
''and were willing to pay all the costs
and give up their stamps, in order to
get out of trouble.
"A great deal of credit belongs to
Marshal Townsend. too,' remarked
Dawes, for the manner in which he
went after the Klondikers when he
raided the place last week. He scared
every one of them and the result has
! been most beneficial. He caught them
right in the act of selling liquor and
they tried to escape, but it was no use.
There is no danger of those who have
given up. their stamps engaging in the
business again"
Mr. Dawes idea of the enforcement
| of law seems to be to frighten law
breakers instead of Furnishing them.