The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-14
List Submitted in Evidence at
Kansas City Hearing.
Mayor Rose Shows Resorts Are
Open in Capital City.
HE FOUND 26 PLACES.
At One Place Woman Acted as
Bartender.
Open Places Found at Wichita,
AtchisOn and LeaVenwOrth.

Kansas City. Feb. 14@Testimony
/ that Joints" are f1ourishing in the
cities of Topeka, Leavenworth. Wich-
ita, Atchison and Salina was intro
duced yesterday afternoon in the hear
ing of the defense in the custer pro-
ceedings against Mayor W. W. Rose Of
Kansas City, Kan. The hearing of evil
dence before Harry G. Larimer, special
commissioner, was finished yesterday
afternoon, when the defense rested its
case. The commissioner will report the
evidence to the Kansas supreme court,
which is expected to call the case for
a hearing April 2.
The custer proceedings fled against
Mayor Rose by C. C. Coleman, attor-
ney general. were based upon the exist
ence of ''joints" in Kansas city Kan.
and the collection of revenue from
them Testimony for the state was
taken on four different days in Janu-
airy. The hearing of testimony for the
defense occupied only about an hour.
When Mayor Rose. took the witness
chair in the office Of Robert B. Cooke
on the fourth floor OF the Hustled
building, his attorney, c. F. Hutchings,
said:
State generally the facts in relation
intoxicating nquor.v
In reply Mayor Rose read a lengthy
statement reviewing the situation in
Kansas City.
Mr.. Coleman objected to the state
ment on the ground that it was a con-
clusion of the witness. The objection
was overruled. On cross examination
! the attorney general asked the mayor
If there was not a city ordinance en-
/ bodying all the provisions of the state
| law, literal compliance with which
would mean an enforcement or the law.
/ Mayor Rose replied that in his opinion
/ the ordinance was drawn for the pur-
/ pose Of evadfng the law. In view Of the
working of the law, the mayor said
/ that he did not believe it was the duty
/ of a police officer to arrest a ZIONIST"
/ on view.
Robert N. Bowling. a city detective,
was called to testify regarding a hunt
4 he made for Joints" in Topeka, Leav-
enworth and Salina. An objection to
| the testimony by Mr.. Coleman was over
| ruled. Bowling testified that on Tues
day, February s, he drank in four
, Joints" in Topeka, INCLUDING the Cope
| land hotel a block afay from the state
! capitol. In LeavenWorth he found from
412 to IL Joints" and gambling houses
and was in seven iDr eight Joints" in
/ Salina.
who furnished the money for your
! travelling expenses and drinks?" asked
the attorney general.
THE chief Of police" replied Bowl
J. M. Dishman, building inspector of
Kansas City, Kan. testified that he
spent two days in Topeka and bought
/ liquor in q Joints" there, is or 16 be-
1 ing on Kansas avenue, he said. In
/ Wichita he said he found 26 Joints"
all wide open and with regular saloon
| fixtures. and selling whisky and beer.
! II Atchison Dishman said that he found
about Is open Joints" with regular fix
| lures.
(which town sold The best stun?''
! asked Mr.. Coleman.
Wichita replied the witness.
In reply to another question by the
/ attorney general Dishman testified
/ that all his expenses in Wichita and
Atchison were paid by the chief of po-
1 lice, Vernon J. Rose.
Robert DaTneH, a contractor and ex-
| detective who accompanied Dishman
/ to Topeka, gave the street mum bers
and other descriptions of twenty-six
/ joints in the Kansas capital DarneH
/ said ne drank in twenty-five places one
! evening and was able to finish the rest
next morning. He told of one place at
/ 315 Z Kansas avenue where liquor was
served by women. He sat down at a
table, he said, and a woman brought
him quart bottle of whisky and some
/ glasses. At another place a policeman
4 in uniform came in and took a drink
| with Darnell and Dishman. The testl-
mOny of Bowling, Dishman and Oar
nell furnished much amusement for the
/ commissioner attorneys and attorney
general. Mr.. Coleman suggested that
! Darnen turn his list of joints over to
Judge Carver of Topeka.
Darnell was the last witness. Mr..
! Coleman and Mr.. Larimer returned to
Topeka yesterday afternoon.
The list Of Topeka joints given by
I Darneu follows:
IA Kansas avenue; restaurant. bar in
POI Kansas avenue: soft drinks adver-
! tised; anything can be bought
los East Seventh drug store bar IN
ss6 Kansas avenue; drug store, bar in
Northwest corner Fifth and Holiday
streets; restaurant, bar in next room
! hotel, bar in rear.
211 Kansas avenue; cigars, bar in rear.
115 Kansas avenue: drugs. bar in rear.
All Kansas avenue; restaurant, bar in
226 Kansas avenue: drugs. bar in rear.
IA Kansas avenue; restaurant bar in
rear.
COS Kansas avenue; poolroom. bar in
los East Sixth; bar upstairs
4o4 Kansas avenue; poolroom, bar down
8151z Kansas avenue: restaurant, bar in
rear with girls for walters
422 Kansas avenue. drugs. bar in rear.
Hotel Copeland; bar in rear Of drug
so7 Kansas avenue; restaurant bar in
100 Kansas avenue: cigars. bar in rear.
40115 Kansas avenue; cigars. bar in
rear.
SIG Kansas avenue: -poolhall, bar in next
room.
rs Fast Sixth: poolhAn. bar in rear
SIS Kansas avenue. drugs. bar in rear
80 Kansas avenue: drugs, bar in rear
$50 Kansas avenue drugs, bar IN rear.
1872 Kansas avenue: drugs. bar IN rear
Commercial Club for Downs.
Downs, kan, Feb. IA commercial
club was organized in this city last
evening with the following officers:
President, D. B. Harrison; secretary,
D. B. Myth: treasurer. r. T. Wells. The
club starts with good membership and
proposes to secure for Downs many
needed enterprises.