The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-07-12
Joints Raided.

The republican theory of protect on
for infant industries received a rude
shock Monday when some of the lead
ing business men of this city discov-
cred that protection does not always
protect. The manner of their awak-
ening came about in this way:
Mrs. Fisher visited the Joints for
Information as to their business and
informed the operators that she would
prosecute them. She then went to the
county 1t o ney and swore to COM
plants against four men.
The warrants were placed in the
hands of Gilbert Avery, who went to
tae places OF business of these parties.
FINDING the doors locked he got Mr..
shepherd TO assist him, effected an
entrance and made search for evil
dence that liquor was being sold CON
trary to the laws of the state and the
peace and dignity of the community.
AS might have been expected there
was very little of anything to be found
as the parties had taken advantage OF
the hint given by Mrs. Fisher, when
she stated that she intended to prose-
cute, and had removed their goods.
one man could not be found but the
other three were arrested and brought
before the police court The trial sof
the cases was set for July 10Th and
bond fixed at 5000 each.
The prisoners started out in the
custody of the officers to hunt for
boDdslnen. John Sweetzer went on
RObinsOn's bond and Sire and Malin-
qulst on McAfee's. Young Ford gave
Avery the slip and lit out He is
probably uniting bond in some other
county as nothing has been heard of
him since.
Mrs. Fishers story of the raid is
as follows:
She said in substance that she had
taken a solemn oath that if her bus-
band went to drinking again she
would close up the joints i. she had to
do it all by herself. That her hus-
band came home at the end of last
week with his harvest money and in
short time it was all gone and that he
was drinking.
After thinking the matter over she
concluded that it was time to act
Monday morning she visited one
place where she found men drink
ing and gambling for money.
She visited RObinson's place and
was politely shown over the place and
assured that business had been .sus-
pended and all liquor sent away. She
found beer kegs with ice on them but
was assured that the kegs were empty
but could not understand why ice was
there ii that was the case. In a pail
Of ice under the bar she found a cou-
pie OF bottles, one full of white lio-
lor and the other full of something
ike black berry brandy. She emptled
both bottles on the bar. She also
found several large heavy Jugs, tt. o
heavy for her to lift.
She was theu asked not to des.roy
any more liquor and it wtu d ali te
'emo as soon as possible
She entered the Renstrom paint shop
Ind asked where the joint was ard !
vas directed to the rear room. e. !
ering this she found crowd of m. /.
around the bar and was wei |
coined with the shout of sHere comes |
Mrs. Nation.
The drinking crowd was all the evil
ience she wanted at this point and so |
the left at once.
She said that while she was waiting !
% get into one of these places a fierce |
light was going on in the rear of the |
building. One NAH was on the ground |
another stood over him with an iron
BAR and two others were trying to |
Keep him from Draining the man on !,
he ground.
She seemed very much agitated and |
laid That 1t seemed hard that one weak |