The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-04

The preparation Of these instructions
by the county attorney followed several
conferences between County Attorney
Hungate and Chief of Police Goodwin,
held at the police station. After the
instructions had been prepared by Hun
gate, and delivered to Goodwin, Hun
gate and ex-Chief of Police Frank StahI
held conference in Hungate's private
office, at the court house, with the doors
closed.
After the conference stahI was asked
for a statement. Il do not wish to make
any statement said Stahl County
Attorney Hungate can give out any
statement he wishes to but it is not
proper for me to say anything, further
than this 1 like the way County At
torney Hungate talks"
When asked for a statement concern
ing the situation County Attorney Hun
gate said. Il have nothing to saw fur
ther than that I have agreed with Chief
Goodwin to shut up the joints. We are
going to work together. He will do
the closing and shall back him up. He
has the arrangements in charge. There
is not going to be any fine system in
regard to the joints
Goodwin Confirms It.
When asked about his conference with
County Attorney Hungate Chief of Po-
lice Goodwin said:
we had conference yesterday after
noon. We have decided to serve notice
upon every saloonkeeper in Topeka at
once that he must shut up shop and go
clear out of business. Mr.. Hungate
will prepare the notice and my men will
serve it. I think that we will be ready
to get out some of the notices tonight
At least they will all be put out by to-
morrow"
ssFTovy MANY Y,Iaces do Won +bf,lr +bare
are in Topeka %
Not a hundred" was the answer.
but cannot say definitely.
Will you give them any time to shut
up?"
'Just enough time to move their stun.
It would only be fair to do that for
they have been running % years and
snap judgment ought not to be the or
DER
Have you conferred with Mayor
Davis regarding this matter %
No was his answer. He has never
given an expression concerning Il. He
permits me to handle the matter as I
think best"
Wednesday afternoon County Attor-
ney Hungate had conference in his
private Office with Manager Cummings,
of the Oxford hotel, and this morning
a conference with Manager Hamilton,
of the Throop. He notified each of
these hotel proprietors that the joints
It was generally understood last
night, at least rumor to that effect had
made a big circuit through the under
world of the city. that the jointists had
already received orders and were pre-
pairing to close today at noon
They're Taking Chances.
s.Nothin' tu it." This was the gen
eraI comment made by the proprietors
and bartenders at a half dozen places
visited by a State Journal reporter this
morning But we are expecting it, .
concluded one of the bartenders after
he was questioned a little longer : ou
see we don't know a bloomin thing
about this business. They are apt to
tie the can to US most any time and
fill it with bricks. Been in the runnln.
of it for a long time, and ye see
knows what I'm sputin about. we
goin' to be molested, and we amt got
no assurance that we is goin' to De
bothered. We is takin' our chances
After delivering the instructions Tor
patrolmen, to Chief Goodwin, county
Attorney Hungate was busy in his prl-
vate Office preparing more complaints
for the arrest of jointists. The com
plants were fled in the district court,
the warrants issued from the district
court and placed in the hands of Under
Sheriff John Lucas to be served All
are search and seizure warrants and
call for the seizing of all liquors found
where the raids are made.
When the first arrest, on a warrant
from the district court at the insdga-
ton of County Attorney Hungate, of
George KIauer was made his entire
stock of liquors and bar fixtures were
seized by Under Sheriff Lucas, Deputy
Sheriff Ostrand and Deputy Sheriff
Charles. The bar about 20 feet long,
and the liquors were stored in the
basement of the court house. The