The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-23
c. W. Trickett, WyandOtte's New
Assistant Attorney General
Files Injunction Suits Against
Ten Alleged JOintists.
TO CLEAR UP ROSEDALE
VIII Also Enjoin Owner of the
Saloon Buildings.
Has Trouble with One Dealer
on the State Line.

RosedaIe. kan, June &c. W. Trick
ett, the new assistant attorney general
of Wyandotte county. appointed by
Governor Hoch to close the Joints.
started his campaign yesterday after
noon when he filed injunction suits in
the court Of common pleas against ten
Joints in Rosedale. To use Mr.. Trick
ett's expression this practically cleans
the joint platter in Rosedale.
Mr.. Trickett says he has strong eyt-
dence in each case. He has worked 1t
up for several days. If he carries out
his plan, it will mean that Rosedale
will be rid of "joints'' in very short
time That part of Wyandotte county.
for some reason, has always escaped
the reform movements and the cru
saders against Joints"
While in1unctions were being issued
in large punches against "5oints" in
this city, the liquor men in Rosedale
enjoyed freedom.
But Trickett's move against them will
strike like bomb. He has the names
and addresses of the property owners
whose buildings are used for "Joints
| in Rosedele. He intends to push the
/ suits to perpetual injunctions against
the sale of any kind Of Intoxicating
drink in these places. If the inJunc-
tions are violated. Mr.. Trickett can
have the violators sent to jail and fined.
George Nisner whose place at 70O
Southwest boulevard was enJoined yes
terday is said to have 'smelled
mouse in some way and packed every
thing he had on a wagon headed for
the Missouri side OF the state line 1t
is said that his place was absolutely
deserted before 5 o'clock yesterday af-
The most crafty Joint Mr.. Trickett
has found was at the junction of South
west boulevard and the state line
Mooney & Golding's place stands
~ 5~,,- Of d.
ing is on the Missouri side of the line.
But part of it is in Kansas. The Joint"
faces Southwest boulevard
The frontage in Kansas Is thirteen
and four-tenths feet, and the building
is twenty-six feet Deep The state line
cuts off a right angle of part of the
building on the Kansas side of the
state line. There is a front door on
the Kansas side and a front door on
the Missouri side.
According to the evidence given Mr-
Trickett, whisky and beer were sold on
the Missouri side six days In the week,
but when Sunday rolled around the
Missouri police appeared and the pro-
prietors were afraid to sell there that
day.
So they moved into the small angle
in Kansas every Sunday and put up q
temporary bar of boards and boxes
The Missouri police could not boEher
them so long as they made their sales
IN AanSass ana tAls " y@AluSetS SoNAte$
attorney, James Gibson, would not mo-
lest them at all, so they had easy sail
ing and laughed at the Missouri blue
coats who stood watching them sell
Sunday after Sunday just across the
state line, but in the same buildings as
the Missouri saloon
1t is said by men who made an in
vestigation last Sunday that the floor
on the Kansas side was so covered with
croks from beer bottles that it was diff
hcult to walk over them.
six days in the week a saloon was
operated in that building, but every
Sunday it changed to a Joint"
These suits are said to be only the
opening of Trickett's crusade against
the "ioints-"