Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-28
ARREST NINE
IN BLIND PIGS
OPERATE AS GENTLEMENS
CLUB ROOMS
Police Make Simultaneous Raids and
in Two places Are Obliged
to Draw Their Re-
Volvers

Wholesale raids upon blind pigs,
which are said to have been in opera
ton i'm this city for a period of several
weeks, were made by the police yes
terday afternoon Nine suspects We're
arrested within a period of one hour
In each instance the accused were
conducting their places under the
euise of gentleman's club rooms. The
arrests with the exception of two were
made with little or no difficulty.
Those arrested are Frederick Ber-
trand. 422 Also street; George Wash
burn. 333 Also street, Ilario Preciado,
119 Marchessault street; Andrew Buck
vich 6i6 Buena Vista street; &. +. Sc
pulveda and Mike Torrez, establishment
opposite Maier-Zobelein brewery; j. 5.
Redona and Tom Torres 617 New High
street: b. Sntich. New High street.
Fer several days the police have had
special men detailed collecting evil
dence against these alleged bling
pigs" The plan of capture by the po-
lice was to learn where all the places
were. to make the capture of them ST.
multaneously in order to prevent
spreading the word of alarm to other
establishments and prevent their cap
ture.
Ten Make Arrests
The officers who effected the arrests
Boteroff, Riley, Wallace and Adam. Of
ficers j. A. Mojonner and Harland Sc
cured the evidence upon which the po-
lice hope to convict the accused.
When Officer Ingram entered the
place run by Andrew Buckvich at 616
Buena Vista street, a grocery store, the
proprietor attempted to resist arrest
and gently tapped Ingram on the
shoulder and Informed him that he
would arrest none of the men in his
place. Ingram suggested that the pro-
prietor recognize the authority OF the
law or suffer the penalty.
you're going to accompany me to
the police station and the more peace
ably you do this the better it will be
for you" said the officer. Tn fully
prepared to meet you and your bunch"
The accused proprietor evinced a
desire to comply with the demands of
the officer as soon as he say a pistol
and submitted to arrest.
Redona Submits
When Officers Adams and Wallace
entered the establishment of J. S. Re-
dona known as the Esmeralda club, the
we'll known erstwhile politician and the
inmates attempted to resist arrest. Re-
dona told his alleged customers and
Club members that they need not fear
arrest. because there was no necessi-
ty for such action" Redona then
stepped up to Adams and Wallace and
said no arrests would be made and that
the officers need not trouble them
selves further with their project.
The attitude of the eX-politician was
so suggestive of possible riot that the
officers drew their revolvers prepared
to meet any emergency. When Redona
and the other men in the room caught
sight Of the weapons in the hands OF
the officers they calmly submitted &c
arrest.
Frederick Bertrand manages a
French boarding house at 422 Also
street, where he is said to have been
serving liquor without a license for the
knew"
For Customers Only
George Washburn is president of an
organization known as the Athenian
club with quarters at 1888 Also street
Liquor is said to have been served
freely to the members" but the presi-
dent is said to have had no license for
such privileges.
Ilario Preciado conducted n Mexican
restaurant at 119 Marchessault street
and is said to have served liquors to
customers whom he had entrusted with
his secret" He has been operating
the place for the past two months.
G. p. Sepulveda was president of the
Columbian club located opposite to the
Maier-Zobelein brewery. His barten-
der, Mike Torrez, who was also in the
place at the time of the raid by the po-
lice, was likewise arrested and charged
with violating the liquor ordinance
Neither man had license.
Several of those arrested were re-
leased on 500 bail.