The Iola register., 1902-01-10
ELEVEN JOINTS ENJOINED
Affidavit of Sales Enable Law and
Order League, by Il. II. Bennett,
to Close Them up,


ing when temporary injunctions were
secured against eleven joints in Allen
county and against the owners of the
buildings in which the places we're
operated. The action is brought by
w. S. Hendricks, President of the
Law and Order League, by his attor-
ney r. II. Bennett, on aiiidavits of
sales sworn to by jake Whitney and
G. w. Beebe. Tie p nalty for ignor-
ing the injunction is from 800 to $500
fine and from 30 days to six months
in the county Jail.
There is a provision in the general
statutes relating to nuisances, which
says that any citizen of the county
may bring suit in the name of the
State, without giving bond, against
any place which is believed to be a
common nuisance. When such action
is begun the probate court is instructed
to grant an injunction at once. In
case the action is successful the attor-
ney prosecuting it IS permitted 'rea-
sonable fee" which is to be taxed as
costs and collected from the property
in case the defendant nuisance pro-
prietor cannot pay. Each Of the eleven
actions brought yesterday contain the
statement that 500 is a reasonable at
torney fee, so that if Mr.. Bennett can
make them all stick he will have 81 900
coming his way.
The cases brought are as I, llows:
State versus S. T.. Reeves, who is
charged with running joint, handling
and selling liquors, in frame build
ing on lot r. block 6, LaHarpe A.
r. and Mary Ballard are named as
owners of the property. Jake Whit
ney swears to sale of whiskey on
January ,.
Daniel and Alice Ball are named as
owners of a building on lot 4 block 7,
Humboldt, and as proprietors of
joint therein. G. w. Beebe swears to
the sale of whisky and beer on Janu-
airy 2.
Jack Kuntz is named as the owner
of building on lot II, block %, Gas
City, and as the proprietor of a joint
therein. Jake Whitney swears to a
sale of whiskey January 3. Jerry
Bedwell is named as having an inter-
est in the building.
William Mills, George DeLome and
William Forrest are said to operate a
joint in bailding on lot IS, block 8
LaHarpe, George Fox owner. G. w.
Beebe testhes to buying beer and
whiskey January ,.
Sam Mills is said to run place on
lot 4, block SO, lola. jim Mills and
Mary Sylvan are named as owners
and Jake Whitney swears TO sale Of
whiskey on January 4.
John Kennedy is named as prOprie-
tor of a joint at the corner of West
and Walnut streets, lola. Josh But
lsr owner of building. Jake Whitney
swears to buying whisIey January 4.
Willard Hibbs and L. ID. Montgom-
cry are likewise credited with proprie-
torship of a place in the John Gill
building on West street. Jake Whit
ney bought whiskey there December
26, 1901.
G. II. McCarley is named as propri-
etor, Al McCarley as helper, and
Louisa Often owner of a building on
the west side of the square, lola. Jake
Whitney swears he bought whiskey on
December 2S.
Lewis Gill, in building owned by
him and John Gill, at Gas City is
sworn to have sold whiskey to Jake
Whitney on January 3.
Charlie Gill in building on lot IA,
block 4, Bunnell's addition to lola is
said to operate joint, j. S. Walker
being owner of the building. Jake
Whitney swears he boughC whiskey
December 23.
In the basement of the fremont Ho-
tel Jake Whitney swears he bought
whiskey on January 3, of Tom Eaton
and saw Chas. Hunt sell to others. j.
ID. Mann is named as owner of the
building.
So it will be seen that the sweep was
clean sweep. All the places are un-
der an injunction to stop business at
once, not only the men running them
but the owners of the buildings being
under penalty to cease. With a grand
jury coming next month prospect of
indictment on the Whitney count and
perhaps on dozen others it means
strenuous times for the liquor men.
They cannot leave deputies TO continue
the business; if they flee they must
sacrifice money Interests; if they stay
they may regret it at leisure. The
only hope they have is in finding a
flaw in the papers. This same process