The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-11
IN A MERRY JOINT WAR
County Attorney Holds Inquisitions
and Directs Raids.

Internal dissension in the ranks of the
jointists seems to have spurred County
AttOrneyHungat toreneWe0 activity and
1t now seems to be war to the knife and
knife to the hilt, the jointists are to re-
ceive the benefit of the knitting. One
or two joints were raided on complaints
sworn to before the county attorney
and dozens of other joints were per-
mitted to run unmolested. This brought
the jointists who had suffered and their
friends to the county attorney and num-
erouS complaints have been sworn out
and it seems as though there may be
a merry time in the kingdom of the
jOlnt1StS before peace is declared. The
old fight between the agents of the diff
ferent brands of beer has broken out
anew. A friend of one of the jointists
who suffered in one of the recent raids
said in speaking of one of the iOintiStS
raided that If he had only consented to
handle the combines brand of beer he
would not have been molested, but as it
is he was raided and the others were
permitted to run. THE question now is
tection?" said he, and from whom do
they receive permission to run. 1t is
generally said that there are more open
joints now than there have been for
years If there is revenue being exact
ed from them where does it go. If the
fine system is in effect where do the
fines go and who gives the jointists inn
munity from arrest, and it is necessary
for them to handle a particular brand
of wet goods to receive this protection %
Late yesterday afternoon the joint at
1886 Kansas avenue was raided and the
supply of wet goods consisting of 80
gallons each of whisky, brandy, wine
and beer as well as gallons of gin
and a 25 gallon assortment of other
drinkables were taken to the court
house by Sheriff Lucas. The bar was
not taken out for as Sheriff Lucas ex-
planned it would take a carpenter a
I'll i
be taken out of the room. Spencer and
Sullivan were booked as the proprie-
tors of the place and were immediat ely
released on bond of $500.
Frank Plomondin and Jack Cole
man also fell under the ban and yes
terday their place at 906 Kansas ave
nue. was raided and in the neighbour
hood of 200 gallons of hard drinks
conhscated by the sheriff and stored
in the court house. At this place the
bar as well as the fixtures and liquor
were taken. There may be a moral in
this story. Build a bar so that it can
not be taken out of the room and the
next morning it will be there and all
that will be necessary to start business
Will be to procure another supply of
refreshments. At least a part of the
joints that were raided were open for
business within a few hours after the
officers left the building
County Attorney Hungate had the
inquisition method working overtime
this morning, and about a dozen of
the more respectable members of so
ciety were reluctantly drawn before
his lordship, County Attorney Hun
gate, and made to divulge whatever
information that they might possess.
All this occurred amidst a heavy at
mosphere of frowns from those who
happened to be served with papers
notifying them to be present although
some of those caught in the inquisition
net are those who are the loudest in
their demands that the joints shall be
either regulated or Suppressed. They
were the ones who gave up the infor-
nation in their possession with the
greatest reluctance.
One of the jointists who suffered in
one of the recent raids said: 81 wish
that they would get this matter set
tied, so that we would know where
We are at. 1 am willing to pay a fine,
and if the fine system is to go into
effect why do they not do something
now and let those of us who are will
ing to run respectable places know
where we are and close up the dirty
little dives that are springing up all
over the city. It is these places that
cause all the trouble anyway. Any one
can go into them and buy as long as
they have the money. It does not
make any difference whether they are
boys or girls, and their age does not
make any difference, just so they have