The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
ROUNDING UP JOINTISTS
County Attorney Hungate Is Having
Busy Time.

Warrants were sworn out late yes
terday afternoon charging three pro-
prietors of different resorts with keep
ing and maintaining a place where in
toxicating liquor is sold contrary to
law. The complaints were sworn out
by County Attorney Hungate on in
formation furnished him. The place
at 306-3OS-310 was raided by the
police force and a complete joint out
fit taken, consisting of fine bar work
table, glasses. fixtures and a conSid-
cradle amount of liquor, consisting of
several kegs of beer, plentiful sup
ply of whisky and a very fair asSort-
ment of wines and fancy drinks. r.
M. Wore was booked as owner of the
joint and r. Shoaf as the bartender.
The fixtures were taken to the court
house and will be stored in the base
ment to be used in evidence in con-
victing the proprietor and barkeeper
when the case is called for trial. The
defendants were released soon after
their arrest on bond and the cases will
come up for trial at the September
term of court.
Charles Hoffman and VIM. Briggs
were the next to fall under the ban of
County Attorney Hungate. At their
place on East First street nice bar
was found and a fairly adequate sup
ply of liquors of all kinds were cap
tured and carried off by the officers
of the law while the proprietors will
be called upon to answer for their
The proprietors of the place were re-
leased on on bond. While they had
their hand in the officers also made
an afternoon call at the place on
upper Kansas avenue where they were
so successful in locating Gus Alberts
the day previously. Mr.. Alberts had
however arrived at the conclusion that
discretion is the better part of valor.
and contrary to the usual mode OF
procedure of the jointists, did not open
up Immediately upon furnishing bond.
The place was deserted, the doors
locked, and every indication that the
place had recently been a thirst parlor
| abolished so there was nothing to do
| but to tear the warrant into pieces.
County Attorney Hungate also
served notice on C. M Noble & Co,
as agents for the building at 306-30S-
$40 occupied by the joint known as
be abated or that a state warrant Will
be issued against the owners of the
| building. A similar notice was also
served upon w. A Dyal, who is
named as the owner of the building
/ at PIP North Kansas avenue in which
| it is alleged that a joint is run. The
same kind of notice was also served
| on Mrs. Kate Hoffman, alleging that
There is a business being conducted in
her building located at 165 East First
which does not come under the license
act.
When asked the meaning of his
lactivity, County Attorney Hungate as
Isured the questioner that there is not
a thing new in the cases. He said:
Compliant was flied with me against
these places. and as believe that we
have the evidence with which to con-
Wet l issued the warrants. am do
ing nothing more than I have been
| doing ever since I have been in office.
Wherever evidence is produced which
1 think will bring about conviction
1 issue warrant, and I think that in
these cases we have ample evidence to
| convict. But I do not wish to break
into print over these cases, as l am
simply doing that which / consider my
! duty, as I have been doing ever since