The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
KANSAS NEWS.
Two Smooth R0gues Rob an
ArmOurdaIe Joint.
Drug the Unsuspecting Pro
prietor and His Bartender
SET BUILDING AFIRE.
Took $500 in Money and $3.50
in Checks From Drawer.
Had Front Door Locked and
Used Knockout Drops.

Argentine, Kan, Nov. 23.-Adolph
Carlson, an Armourda1e joint keeper;
Louis Arlinger, his night bartender;
Tom Schwaber, packing house en-
ploye, and the saloon porter, were all
drugged and robbed in Carlson's own
place of business, at 215 Usage avenue,
at an early hour Friday. The robbers
were two smooth looking men and they
secured 5000 in cash and checks calling
for $3.50. Besides drugging their VIC
Tins and allowing them to lie IN a
stupor on the floor of the saloon, they
locked the doors of the joint and then
set fire to the building An alarm was
turned in to No. station by some per-
sons, unknown to the police, and the
fire extinguished before much dam
We're carried home.
A few minutes after midnight Thurs
day, two we'll dressed men entered Carl
sons place. Besides Schwaber, the
packing house man, there was in the
room the bartender, the porter and
Carlson, the proprietor. The men flash
ed plenty of money and asked everyone
to drink. They talked good naturedly
and one of them soon ordered the bar
tender to refill the glasses Carlson OF
fered to buy a drink, but the neWcom-
ers wouldn't permit it.
we are spending the money" said
one of them. Your money is counter
felt
They took another drink and then
that he lock the front door. I'VE want
to have a good time all by ourselves" "
he said, land we don't want the police
the FOUNDERS to come in and disturb
us.
You are right" said Carlson, and as
he went to lock the front door the
strangers ordered another drink Carl
son was at the door and it was easy
for the robbers to place a few drops of
the dope" into the beer that had been
drawn for him. Then the robbers or
dered a cigar, and when the bartender
turned his back they dropped a little
of the dope" into his liquor. Just how
it all happened is somewhat of a mys-
terry, but Carlson, the bartender, the
packing house man and the porter sud
denly became sleepy. They reeled
about and thought themselves hilarious
ly drunk. Carlson was the first to be
overcome, and he was soon followed by
the others. save, of course, the two
fine looking spendthrifts, who seemed
to be duly sober.
When the firemen arrived they did
not suspect that anything extraordinary
had happened. They thought the men
were intoxicated and an investigation
was not made until Friday noon. when
Carlson awoke and realized that his
sleep had been unnatural. He went to
his saloon and there discovered that his
money and checks were gone. The day
bartender was ignorant of the whole
affair, as he thought the money and
checks had been removed from the cash
register by the proprietor the night be-
fore.
1t is said that the robbers are known
in Kansas City, Kan. They are men
who have been out of the city for two
or three years. Carlson says he thought
their faces looked familiar when they
entered his place. He gave the police
a good description of them. but, as the
robbers had about ten hours to get out
Of the city, the officers have little hope
of catching them.
Carlson was held up not long ago by
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Usage avenue place and relieved the
money drawer of it's contents