The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
he WAS TOO LATE
Assistant Attorney General
Carver Strikes a Snag.
Planned Raid on Joint But Tip
Was Given.
BLAMES THE SHERIFF.
Only Three People Knew of the
Raid.
Says He Is Disguised But Not
Discouraged.
BLAMES TIE SHERIFF..

Assistant Attorney General Carver
made his third unsuccessful raid on the
joint operated in the rear of the Cope
land pharmacy at 9:47 this morning.
The result of this raid was the same as
has been on former raids While the
trail was fresh and the odor of beer and
joint whisky perneated the atmosphere
there was nothing doing when the cffi-
GERS arrived, and not enough liquor on
the premises to flavor a tincture.
The raid was a failure so far as Sc
curing evidence and liquors ware con
cerned as has been every raid in the
past which has been directed against
this particular place.
At $3.50 this morning the assistant at
torney general came into the office of
the district court and hanied one of the
deputies the complaint against Pete
Plamondin who is said to be the pro-
prietor of the place and the -sseI known
individual John Doe who seems to be
a bartender by profession.
AT 9:4O two under sheriffs, John Lucas
and deputy started for the place men
toned in the complaint. arriving theIEs
less than ten minutes later and Just in
time to see the last of the stock in trade
disappearing out Of the rear door.
The assistant attorney general had a
man stationed where he could observe
the front and rear door of the Joint
This man reports that at .: :45 q disturb
ance of some kind was noticed 10 he
going on inside of the place. Then the
back door opened and a 1slan was seen
running down the alley with d portion
of case of whisky under sis arm.
When saluted he gave the sign of dis
tress and moved swiftly down the alley
Where the burden was deposited IN the
basement of a friendly building. A Sec
0nd or SO later a tall blonde Individual
who was recognized as the bartender
made a sprint for the opening in the
building mentioned before. carving
with him a. barrel partially filed with
beer with the pump still in place and
the rubber tube connections fIE ins in
the rear like penMants in a breeze.
When the officers finally reached their
destination they were met EJy Mr.. Pal
mondin who assured them that they
were welcome and led the way to the
rear where the officers found but little
save suDicion of confusion. An old
ice chest partially filed with ice, a pine
bar ana a few empty beer barrels. but
no liquors os any kind.
When seen shortly after the raid
Judge Carver was thoroughly disgust
ed and said. There is poor encoura ge-
ment for a man to try to do anything
under the existing circumstances in this
county. / took every precauti0n 70 see
that this raid was conducted so that
there would not be the customary leak
and there We're but three people VINO
knew that the raid vas contemplated.
One of them was the deputy in this
district clerks Office with whom 1 filed
the complaint and the sheriff and my
self are the other two. am very sure
that the young lady deputy did not give
out the Information, and [ am equally
sure that I did not, and I am at a loss
to know how the joint keeper knew that
a raid was plarned. / suppose that he
L. l. a
wireless telegraph connections.
1T is one of the strange things with
which I have contended since I assumed
the duties of this office; but those who
belong to the combine in the city are
the ones whom I am unable to raid
without them receiving advance infor-
nation as to my plans It has been
suggested to me by the friends of these
people that there is plenty to do on
lower Kansas avenue and that there are
several places there that should be
raided.
4 am at a loss al the present time to
learn where these leaks exist but I in
tend to keep at the matter until they
are located and then I will see what
can be done about the matter. The mat
ter has drifted down at this time until
the leak must exist between three Of
US and I have hopes that may be able
to locate it within a short time.
Il had men stationed near the joint
raided this morning and while / know
!
some time and doing a thriving business,
/ when the officers arrived there was
nothing in the place in the way of IL
/ quors The information must come over
/ the telephone and the work this morn
ing must have been very quick and the
/ organization very nearly perfect. Meth
I er of the men who were stationed TO
watch the place knew that raid was
I being planned and had other instruc-
4 fions. Neither of them saw anything
/ that would indicate that the infornla-
/ tion of the proposed raid came from
4 any other source than over the tele-
/ phone wires.
4 believe that a code has been ar
ranged by the head of the combine in
| this city and that all that is necessary
/ to spread an alarm is for a word or SEN
/ tence unintelligible to the public to be
/ spoken over the telephone.
/ 7 am heartily disguised at the fail
ure of this raid but I intend to persist
/ in my efforts until the joints in the
/ city are closed.
/ Il am informed that as soon as the
word of the raid on this place had be-
+ come public that all of the joints opera
/ ted in this city by the combine closed
and that il was impossible for even the
/ old time patrons who were known to
| be all right to get q drink.
"a L. Townsend, who is recognized
/ as the head of the combine, was at the
i county Jail almost as soon as the keep
er and the bartender of the place to
make arrangements for their release on
+ bond