Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-03-16
A KENSAL "p|G-ST|CK|NG"
Officers of the Law Make a Success.
fuI Raid on a Trio Of Booze Joints.
Victims Plunder Secured.

For good many months the law
abiding residents OF Kensal and VIC
unity have been annoyed, and lives
and property jeopardized by the we'll
known presence of liquor saloons that
have been running more or less with
wide open doors. Last fall series of
crimes and criminal prosecutions
arose, due largely to the presence of
these illegal liquor esorts, and this
year tile, Kensal business men and
Others of the vicinity have decided to
put stop to the sales of liquor in
Kensal.
Last Friday night Sheriff Wasser ap-
peared in Kensal about nine O'Clock
and without any previous warning
captured the "evidence" and arrest
ed number of the proprietors of
such places. States Attorney Thorpe
had the injuncticns issued from the
district court on the complaint Of J.
M. Watson of Kensal. Mr.. Watson's
action is said to be backed by the
majority Of the business men of the
town and the officers of the law acted
promptly in the matter as they are
compelled to do.
Chas. Ennerback, who was charged
with Ipnning saloon in the annex
OF the hotel, skipped out the back
door and made his escape, out the
sheriff. succeeded in getting the
bar-ketpe1 and quantity of goods,
known IN general parlance as booze. ,
Con Hogan was also apprehended,
and another joint run by H. Weise
was raided, the bar-keeper at the
latter place being placed under arrest.
It is said that about two wagon
loads of whisky and beer and other
merchandise were captured in the
raid, and will be brought to the court
house as evidence. Injunctions were
placed on the buildings to prevent
their further use as saloons.
A telephone from Kensal says the
preliminary examination of the
parties will be held Monday. One of
the bar keepers has been resident of
2theftxtoWn since last summer, the
other is a new man said to have ar
rived in the town but short time.
Sheriff Wasser returned Saturday
night from the raid on the Kensal
saloons and was accompanied by four
of the parties under arrest and some
three wagon loads of whiskey, beer,
wine, ETC., and few cigars. The
places were being run wide open when
the offic rs arrived and bar fixtures
and regular saloon paraphernalia were
found. and all the places Of the
parties under arrest had customers
in at the time. Deputies Weber and
Moore assiste ed the sheriff in the
work. 1t is supposed that tip hap
been, given by someone as to the
contemplated visit of the sheriff as
the hotel "pig" proprietor had al
ready made preparations to leave
about the time the sheriff arrived.
The officers were expected on the
train, but went overland and reached
the town before the train arrived.
The men brought to the city were:
Con Hogan, and his bar-keeper
Albert Miller, Herman Weise and his
bar keeper, Joe Crosser. The officers
had no warrants for the two barkeep.
ers, but as they were caught in the
act of selling and made no attempt to
deny the same, warrants were sworn
out before Justice Tufford, and the
men appeared, plead guilty and will
be confined in the county Jail until
the next term OF the district court.
Several parties in Kensal attempted
| to organize a defence on the part Of
the saloon men, it is said, but on the
advice of their friends desisted from
making any trouble or offering any
opposition to the arrests. although
one of the men "as given an oppor
tunity to escape. which was prevent
ed by the watchfulness of Deputy
Moore. Sheriff Wasser's en-, whom
he had undertaken to arrest. by some
means got an inkling Of the officer!
approach and made his escape thr'
the back door, taking with him tn
cash in the drawer and some ocheI
property, but leaving enough "evi
dence'' to convict, but his future
apprehension may not be made, as b
got into Minnesota. The sheriff
found himself locked out OF the hote
annex where the bar was being Col
/ Quoted and was forced to batter dowl
the door which was done just ate
l the escape Of the proprietor.
Con- Hogan appeared before justice
j Bigelow Monday morning, and wa
\ bound over to the district court u
4 the sum ot 500 cash bond. Herman
1 |sWeise also appeared 10 the same COZ oour1' Z
\ and Vas hold 10 $500 bonds 70 answe