The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
Drunken People Arrested by Police
Slated for '.LOitering' in Order to
Avoid Comments.
NO EFFORTS TO ENFORCE LAW
GAMBLING WENT ON AND WINE
OOM WE'RE PEN
Drunken Women and intoxicated
Men Were Seen on Streets-Fights
Are Growing Numerous.

Yesterday, the third Sunday of the pres
ent city administration, abounded in law
lessness. Drunken women, as well as in
toXicated men, were seen on the public
streets. The saloons did a land-office bust
ness, and not a moment was lost during
the whole day. The only difference be-
tween Sunday now and any other day in
the week is the excessive use of back doors
and side entrances to drinking and gam
bling resorts, which nave begun already to
show great signs of prosperity.
Sixty per cent. of the arrests made by
the police yesterday were "drunks." Plain
DRINKS, fancy DRINKS and DRINKS of every
description were carted to the police station
in the patrol wagon, and several men who
were drunk were charged only with loiter-
ing, in order. it is presumed. that they
might be admitted to bail at once. A
drunken man or woman is compelled to re-
main in the lookup three hours before he
or she is allowed freedom on bond, the
theory being that the prisoner will have
time to sober up in three hours and will
probabl go directly home after he is re-
leased.
EASY EVEN FOR THE BLIND.
Only two arrests were made for violations
IL H ENICnOlSOn law, dlInOQRn a DllnQ
stranger could not have missed a drink
had he the slightest desire for one. The
latch string to the barroom door is always
out and no mysterious knocks or whistles
are necessary before admission is granted.
Last evening, during the hour when the
streets were crowded with people, three
women, all intoxicated, staggered down Illi-
nois street in boisterous laughter. Crowds
OF people turned to look after them in
amazement, yet not a policeman was on
hand to put the women under arrest. The
alleys were filled and running over with
drunken men, and the streets were crowded
with them. No attempt is being made to
close up the saloons on Sunday. and condi-
tions, instead of being better morally than
heretofore. are known to be decidedly
worse. The turkeys slate at the police
station shows how bold the law-breakers
have become. Nothing but fighters and
~drunkards appear on the docket, with a
few exceptions.
FIGHTS NUMEROUS.
A fight occurred yesterday in the saloon
run by David Russick, $40 South Capitol
avenue. in which Sam Wolpa, the barten-
der took a hand Bicyclemen Hull and
Griffin were sent to investigate and they
arrested Russick for violating the Nichol.
son law and Wolpa for selling liquor or
Sunday and assault and battery. The ar
rest of those two men were the only arrests
of any violators of the Nicholson law. and
not a blind man is employed on the police
force. Winerooms are still doing a big
business and it is evident that no attempt
is being made to suppress the vice.
In a saloon brawl at Joe Keating's dive
at Walnut and Concord streets last night
Joe Myers, 733 Haugh street, was cut in
the chin with a knife, said TO have been in
the hands of his ~neighbor, Martin Disline
702 Haugh street. Patrolmen were sent tC
make an investigation and in the face OF
the fact that the saloon had been openly
selling liquor ON Sunday they did not arrest
the proprietor for violating the law. mol
were either of the fighters arrested, al.
though both had been drinking more thar
was good for them, 1t is said.