The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-03
HUNGATE GETS IN
Takes a Hand in the Liquor Con-
trOyeFsy.
Calls Hotel Men Before Him in
His Office.
ONE ARREST MADE.
Geo. KIauer First Victim of
County Authorities.
He Is Locked Up in the County
Jail.
ONE ARREST MADE

County Attorney Hungate this after
noon swore out a warrant in the dis
triet court charging George KIauer
with maintaining a nuisance contrary
to the prohibitory law.
The warrant was placed in the
hands of Under Sheriff Lucas to be
served and as the warrant cotains a
search and seizure clause Klauer's old
familiar place, on Kansas avenue be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets, was
searched by the deputies from the
sheriff's Office, and the liquors and
fixtures were seized.
The arrest was made at 2:30 O'Clock
and Klauer was taken to the county
Jail and locked up.
This is the first move on the part of
County Attorney Hungate since the re-
cent agitation began and it may
mean that he intends to car
ry on general prosecutions.
County Attorney Hungate this morn
ing sent word to the proprietors of the
Throop and the Oxford hotels that he
wished to see them at his office in the
court house.
This means that County Attorney
Hungate will take a hand in the joint
situation and that he will inform the
hotel men that they can not operate
joints in their hotels.
During the last three weeks a full
fedged bar room has been installed in
the basement of the Oxford hotel and
a large sample room at the Throop has
been converted into a fashionable bar
rooI.
County Attorney Hungate's request
for the hotel proprietors to visit him
is for the purpose of notifying them
that the joints being operated in their
hotels must be closed and moved out
1nlDf he h41f1 doc
south of the Copeland hotel has been in
operation steadily for year or more
and has been assessible from the hotel
corridors by door connecting the hotel
with the drug store. The joint is in the
rear of the drug store.
A joint in a roar room of the first
floor of the Chesterfield hotel has been
operated for more than a year serving
| bottled beer and now has key beer on
tan.
County Attorney Hungate and Chief
of Police Goodwin held a conference at
the police station this morning and I'M
mediately after that conference Hun
gate sent word to the Oxford and
Throop proprietors for them to come to
his office.
This move on the part of County At
torney Hungate followed the arrest of
l William Martin in the Oxford joint
Tuesday afternoon, by tile police. end
Dick Fredericks in the joint next door
south of the Copeland hotel.
| When asked this morning concerning
his move on the Oxford and the Tkroop
joints County Attorney Hungate re-
fused to discuss the matter. At that
time he had not had his interview with
the proprietors of the two hotels.
County Attorney Hungate said that
his attention had been called to the
fact that joints are being operated III
the Oxford and the Throop hotels but
i he would say nothing further nor give
any intimation of what he intends
It is safe to say that joint in
| QUESTION is not contemplated at the
| present time. County Attorney HUI
gate has held a successful inquisition
since he has been county attorney.
4 The inquisition brought out evidence
against seven jointists and as a result
Hungate secured convictions ag 4inst
| all seven of the defendants in the dis
trict court
! The names of the witnesses to be