The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-13
POLICE RAID
THREE SALOONS
Charged With Violating Sunday
Closing Ordinance.
0aE BARTENDER WAS VICIOUS
MADE AN ATTACK WITH RE-
VoLVER ON THE OFFICERS.
OaE BARTENDER WAS VICIOUS

4nree saloons We're raided by the po-
! nee yesterday for violating the Sunday
/ Closing ordinance and the men in
charge taken into custody. The resorts
( were the klOndike on West South Tenn
PIE and the Comstock and Little Den
mark on Second South street. Accord
ing to the police all the offenders were
/ caught IN the act and a varied assert
ment OF implements necessary to dis
pehse liquid refreshments, including
Deer mugs. whisky glasses and partial
" hlled TASKS. is now in the posses
sion of the officers to be used as evil
dence when the cases are brought into
court
=. J. Price, bartender at the KIon-
dixie saloon on South Temple street,
had been under the eye Of an officer the
greater part of the afternoon The Of
hcer notified police headquarters that
Price was selling liquor and asked that
men be sent to the pace TO arrest him.
Oftlcers STerry and Smith, who had
been detailed by Chief Hilton to patrol
the city yesterday for the purpose of
apprehending viOlatOrs of the Sunday
liquor ordinance. were sent to the place.
They wore civilians clothing and.
walking up to the counter. informed
Price that he was under arrest.
He Pulled a Gun.
Price refused to consider himself in
that position and demanded their au-
thOrity- Throwing back their coats. the
stars on their breasts were revealed.
without warning Price reached I'M
der the counter and drew out a long,
black Colts revolver and made ready
TO hre. Henry Taggart, who had ac-
companied the officers, seized his hand,
and with Officer Sperry wrenched the
weapon from him. He is said to have
made an effort to get possession of a
knife which he had concealed under
the counter. but was prevented by the
officers. When disarmed. he made no
further resistance and was taken to
the police station
He was placed under a $500 bond, in
default OF which he was lodged in
jail. The charge of assault with a
deadly weapon was placed against him.
Two Other Places Pulled.
Officers Smith and Sperry later saun-
tered up Second South street, evident
ly looking for more trouble. According
TO their story they noticed the side door
Of the Comstock seemed to have a great
attraction to number of thirsty-lOok-
ing individuals. They decided to in
vestigate and forced their way past a
guard stationed at the door, just in
time to hear him shout, Cache the
bottle, here comes the cops"
On entering the room they claim the |
bartender made a swift move to get !
his goods out Of sight, but was not !
quick enough to get rid of the par
TALLY emptied glasses on the bar. The |
room was filled with patrons who |
seemed very much put cut at the sud |
len appearance of the officers. The |
nan in charge was taken to the sta |
ion. where he gave his name as John /
Davis.
No sooner had the officers disposed
# their man when another investiga-
ion tour was started. This time
alOOn known as the Little Denmark on !
East Second South was entered, where
he bartender, according to the officers,
vas busy pushing schOoners along the
ar. He was promptly taken to the
tatiOn and booked under the name of
|. ". Buck and charged with selling
quOr on Sunday. The owners of the
'omstock and Little Denmark were
ent for and in each case deposited
100 forfeit money for the appearance
f the prisoners today.
Bartenders Make Denials.
John Davis. bartender at the Com
took, denied that he was selling liquor
r that ne even gave 1t away. He
laimed he was not on duty, but was
lere!y visiting with a number of
'iends when the officers came in. He
allied to explain what the partially
He'd glasses and bottles were doing on
he bar
A. W. Buck said he was setting up
ne drinks to a couple of his friends
hen the officers appeared. He says
2 was cleaning the place uD when |
is friends appeared and on their COM
lg in he invited them to a sociabIe /
rink. He denied selling any liquor.
Chief Hilton, when asked about the !
-Tests. said he intended to enforce the |
rdinance prohibiting the selling Of |
qUOr and that he would arrest all
uiIrv partieS