The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
RAID
MIDWAY STORES
Six Proprietors Are Arrested
on Charge of Operating
"BIind Pigs"

Armed with warrants sworn out by
the Midway citizens committee, Con-
stables Boyd, Lohmann and Bowers
raided eight places on West University
avenue in Merriam Park yesterday aft
ernoon, confiscating four large dray
loads of liquor and saloon fixtures.
Six of the proprietors were arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Lorenzo
Hoyt, at the state fair grounds, last
night, charged with keeping blind pigs
The places visited and the amount Of
liquor found at each place follows:
John Seymour. 1881 West University
avenue, two barrels. containing beer
bottles packed in excelsior.
Michael Mist, 1882 West University
avenue, tWenty-four beer cases; three
John Guarnera, 1867 West University
avenue. twenty-six beer cases bar fix
Henry Weingarth. 211S West University
avenue, forty beer cases, two filled
whisky bottles.
Martin F Towey, 214s West University
avenue, ten beer cases, two filled whisky
Michael McGraw, 215O west University
avenue, eleven beer cases. eight bottles
malt extract.
Charles Faughnan, 1852 West Univer-
sity avenue. ten beer cases.
Albert Alton, 2225 West University ave-
nue., twelve beer cases.
Raiders Begin Work
Promptly at 4 o'clock the raid began
with a visit to Towey's place, and after
ransacking the house and premises
the constables with members of the
committee proceeded to make the
rounds. So quietly was the raid car
ried on that over two hours elapsed
before it became known in the Park
that something was doing" The first
intinlation the people received was the
of the places visited of piles of beer
cases.
Until it became known that a raid
was in progress the Park bore its
usual serene aspect but about 6 o'clock
large crowds congregated about the
corners and an element became some
what boisterous, though there was no
violence.
The crowds continued to watch the
constables and the committeeman un-
til after o'clock, when the last of four
drays which had been pressed into
service had departed for St. Paul,
where the confiscated goods was turn
ed over to Sheriff Justus.
Force Open Store Door
At only one place was 1t necessary
to use force and that was when the
confectionery store of Michael Misi
was reached. The word had been pass
ed along that the committee was at
work on the other side of the bridge.
Locking up the store Mist went out.
Shortly after Constables Boyd and
Bowers came to serve the warrants
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but it was soon broken open. The work
of removing twentyfour beer cases,
some bottles, three of which are said
to have contained whisky, two tables
and number of glasses, was soon
completed.
The raid was so planned by D. w.
Doty that while part of the committee
was at work on one side of the bridge
with the constables, other members
were posted at the places on the oppo-
site side to watch and to prevent goods
being carried off. An attempt was
made at .McGraw's place by man to-
carry out the goods which were found
but the committee surprised the man
before his work was completed. ~
AT Weingarths place it was found
that nearly all of the forty cases had
been removed to an clubhouse. The
goods were gathered up, however, and
Federal licenses were also secured from
NcGraw and Towey
The feature of the raid was the de-
Struction of a barroom at Guarnera's
place. Behind a billiard room was
found neat little bar, equipped in the
fashion of an ordinary saloon, with a
large mirror behind. After twenty-six
beer cases had been removed from the
place, the constables and committee
men set to work to demolish the bar.
Piece by piece it was carried to the
sidewalk, then the mirror was stripped
from the walls
Crowd Enjoys Treat
While the officers and citizens were
at work large crowd stood by and
watched the operations, many of the
men helping themselves to bottles
Which they proceeded to drain.
A disturbance was narrowly averted
when the bar was being carried from
Guarnera's place. Some one threw
bottle into the crowd and the glass
was smashed against the wall There
was rush among the onlookers, but
members of the committee restored
quiet.
Six of the men whose places were
raided were taken to the state fair
grounds last night after the goods had
who ran away, and Seymour, who
could not be found, will be arraigned
when they are located. The alleged
blind piggers pleaded not guilty and
their cases were set for hearing on
Wednesday morning before Judge
Lorenzo Hoyt. who issued the war
rants. Each of the men gave bonds in
the sum of 500. Attorney F. w. Zoll-
man appeared for several of the men.
The four drayloads of eonfiscated
goods, which were sealed by the con-
stables, arrived in the city shortly
after 9 o'clock, and Sheriff Justus
placed the goods in storage ware
house.
The members of the committee who
conducted the raid We're D. w Doty,
Prof. George S. Innis. Rev. David Nor
gan, Rev. J. w. Fryckberg, F. W. Bos-
well and H A Campbell.
The committee conducted a raid on
April Is. exactly six months ago yes
terday, when most of the places Wis
tied yesterday were ransacked. The
amount of. goods taken at that time,
however, was not as large as that Sc
cured yesterday.