The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-22
MAYOR IS REUSED
Orders Arrest of All Jointists
in Topeka.
Says Unless Things Change VIII
Be New Police Force.

There never was a time in Topeka
when SO zaany jointists were arrested
in the same length of time as there were
Tuesday evening and this morning. The
business began with the arrest of Geo.
klauer and has been going merrily on
up to the present time and will continue
to go on as long as the joints run and
a jointist can be found.
The list for Tuesday includes Geo.
Klauer. Larry Sheehans o. Kempton,
James KileE, Clarence Wood. Bob Shell
by, Wood Fowler, Ed Ryan. G. H.
Wheeler. H. Clark, II. Bowling. Geo
Kline. H. HALLS Frank Murphy and
Geo. Buford. eighteen being the total of
the days work, Today the roundups
resulted in these names appearing on
the police register: Buck Campbell, Ed
Timon. S. Fields, Ed Ryan, c. H.
Wheeler, Billie KiIey, Geo. Anderson,
Bob Shelby. Wood Fowler, s. Kline, A.
b. HALLS, James Sheasley, Mike Sim
Buford. Frank Murphy, Geo. Klauer
and Larrie Sheehan, and before the day
is over about ten more names will be
added to this list. The total of the two
days shows Al arrests under the charge
of selling liquor.
OF course there is little or no evidence
against the majority of the men, and
they will be discharged. but it is the
orders from the mayor that the jointists
be arrested every day and every hour,
II that is necessary, to drive them out
of the business In the raids the po-
lice have captured ten kegs of beer,
number of bottles of whisky, beer
pumps, glasses and a dozen temporary
bars. There will be determined eff
fort to keep the places closed tomor-
row, and with the aid of the extra
policemen who Will be put on the force
on account of the notification meeting
this will probably be done. The crowd
which comes to Topeka tomorrow will
patronize the drug stores or go dry.
The sudden activity of the police was
caused by Mayor Drew who Went to the
station and told them that unless they
did better work at arresting jointtsts
there would have to be q change in the
police force
Mr.. Drew said this morning: "In JUS
tice to the police department want to
say that they were preparing to raid
the joints when went to the station.
They had been collecting evidence before
making the arrests but their work
was too slow and l am determined that
quick action should be taken. had been
thinking of this for several days and
yesterday the sight of beer wagons pass
ing back and forth before my office made
me decide to take immediate steps. If
there is not great change by Septem-
Der in the matter of arresting jointistS
there will be change in the police de-
partment and will reorganize the entire
force from top to bottom. The force is
small and can not do all the work re-
quired but it can do better work in re-
gard to stopping the open running of
joints andI am determined that 1t shall.
This is the third and last time that I
have spoken to the police on this sub
ject. / feel that I should not be COM
PEELED to do this; they should take care
of the joints without my telling them
The mayor was highly pleased with
the work done up to noon today and
said: Now that's the way. Arrest them
right along just as soon as they open for
business and they will soon get tired and
quit
The raid was a surprise to the 5ointists,
in much they were actually locked
up until they gave bond This Is ino-
walton that is a disagreeable one to the
jointists. but the practice win be contin-
ued in the future.
All the men arrested gave bond and
were released and it will be noticed that
some of them who We're arrested yester-
day were arrested again today. This
means that as soon as released they again
opened the Joints.