The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-22
Wholesale Destruction Of Liq-
uOrs Is Ordered.
Sheriff Lucas Strong Room Is
Running Over.
ONLY ONE ESCAPES.
A. Townsend, Wholesaler, Gets
His Stock Back.
Rest Must Be Destroyed, Says
Judge Dana.


destroy all Of the liquors and fixtures
which were seized in the eighteen
raids, which are worth between four
and I'VE thousand dollars
The defendants were; E. Shoaf, W.
II. Spence and NJ J. Sullivan; T. Pia-
znondin and Jack Coleman; J. Heit--
man, C. Heltman, r. Wore, Gus Alberts.
Robert Pigg. Dan Finney, E. Johnson.
George Klauer, Eastman Anderson.
Ed Timon, George Klauer, Al Hayslip,
Hossdeld. Pete PlamOndin-
The action this morning was not the
trial Of the defendants in the case as
some of them have had their trials
and have served their sentences in jail
vvhiie others have been acquitted and
one of the defendants, Al Haysllps shot
himself to death
The purpose of the hearing this
morning was to determine what was
10 be done with the property that was
seized In the raids and the court held
That it was property used in conducting
an unlawful business and declared II
forfeited, and to be destroyed by Sher-
The defendants. with but one or two
exceptions were represented by Galen
nichols who tried to stay the de-
fstruction Of the property by motions
demurrers and answers OF various
kinds, all Of which were overruled by
Judge Dana
About half of the cases were prose-
cuted by County Attorney Hungate
and It was in these cases brought un-
der his directions that the largest
amount of goods were secured The
total value of the liquors and goods
taken ia the raids made at his lnsu-
5gation amounted to something ike
three thousand dollars
The cases have accumulated from
time to time and the goods captured
stored in the basement of the court
house until there is but little room for
anything else. The collection is com
posed of almost all kinds Of liquors
from the high priced imported cham
payne to the keg beer which retails at
1--WE cents per big schooner at the low
ier Kansas avenue thirst parlors-
There are bars Of all descriptions
and kinds from those made of rare
and costly woods to the plain pine
make shifts of the StahI reign. There
IS one Of cherry with a long side board
and plate glass mirror that IS worth
several hundred dollars al the factory
where It was made
There are back bars OF all descrip-
tons as we'll as every known appliance
for the use OF up TO date bar tenders
Glassware Of the plainest kind piled
in buckets with earthen stems and
dainty cut glass creations worthy of
decorating the bar Of a high grade city
saloon All are piled together in one
.conglomerated mass and viii meet the
same common fate when the sheriff
commences his task Of smashing.
Back in one corner there is a mass
Of rubber tubing and beer pumps
which are Of all grades and kinds from
the nakeshift picnic pump used when
the key is slipped on into the woods
10 the modern affairs such as were
used back of the fine oak and cherry
bars which were captured These too,
must be made into junk and unfit for
use in keeping with the ruling Of the
court
The pine bars viii go for kindling to
start the fires in the furnaces Of the
court house this winter as viii the
more pretentious AFFAIRS over which
politicians and loafers alike have lean
ed There are ice boxes worth hun
oreds Of dollars which win be battered
10 pieces and used for fire wood
High wines and low beers viii in
termingle with gin and French cor
diais in their course through the
sewers TO the river and the brewers
and their agents will be several thous-
ands Of dollars poorer when the sheriff
finishes his task
OF all the stocks Of LIQUORS and fx-
lures seized by the strong arm of the
laE but one Of them escaped the edicf
of the court and that one IS the stock
OF goods seized when Assistant Attor-
ney General Carver swept down on the
wholesale house Of Lon Townsend the
aeknowledged king Of the jointist fra
teruity-
tt was not partially that saved this
stock but an appeal taken to the cir
cult court of the United States and
Judge Pollock has yet to pass upon the
question Of the validity Of the seizure.
Ihis stock Of goods alone Is worth
several thousand of dollars and consists
solely OF liquors Of the higher grades
with the exception of a few cases of
beer as there was no bar or fixtures in
Iownsend's place.
The cases which were brought by As
Blstaut Attorney General Carver were
conducted by J. B. Larlrner and Fra TX
t'oster while most Of the cases were
handled by County Attorney Eungatc.
4 was IN the later cases that the ma
Jority OF the big hauls were made and
where q greater portion of the LIQUORS
and fixtures were seized.
1T win be remembered that in nearly
every instance where raid was made
by Assistant Attorney General Carver
thai the jointists had been warned 81
his approach and in most instances Inc
found nothing but the odor Of nuuor
and empty ice boxes.
This was a great mystery at the time
and considered the Joke of the seaSn-
by the liquor men. Try as he would
and enshroud his every movement il
secrecy he was unable to catch john
in full operation though in several in
stances he arrived 1ust in time 10 ses
the white aproned bartender disappear
ing out of back door behind a l1sg ot
Deer while the pump would be lying il
lhe alley sputterfng foam from the kez
OF beer from which it had been so an
tremendously removed
There were all kinds of rumors rif,
at the time as to where the leak wa
but 1t was never located. though tn,
district clerks and sherfff's ONCE Scr,
looked upon with suspicion by Mr.. Gar
yer who did all but accuse them o
warning the 5ointists Of the approach
ing raids
There were a good many false alarm
at that but the assistant attorney genera
was so uniformly unsuccessful that ate
Few months Of unsuccessful work h
rendered MS resignation to Governo
H9ch, which was accepted, and tn
iolnts have run without a great deal o
hlolestation since that time
The methods employed by the jointist
we're ingenious and highly successful
wo ax-ioiutists from Kansas City Ner