The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16
LAUREL HILL FALL
StOrmed by Police and the
County Authorities.
Mr.. Young and His Clerk Are
Twice Arrested.
ALL LIQUORS TAKEN.
The Druggist Voluntarily Sur.
renders His Permit.
Rumor That Other Stores Are
to Be Similarly Treated.


fair. Disastrous charges were MADE
ON this redoubt yesterday not only by
the police but by the peace officers OF
the county. The enemy" was routed
most thoroughly and their PUNISH
ment Is yet to come.
This attractive spot, whose popular
ity with some of the county ofncials
was attested yesterday evening when
the crest Of Kansas avenue and Fifth
street.-the southwest corner. II Is
affectionately called Laurel Hill al
ter a brand of whiskey which was dis
pensed there for all sorts OF Ills that
human flesh IS heir to and for
scientific and mechanical purposes as
we'll.
Clarence Young, the proprietor of
the drug store on Laurel Hill, ana A.
G. Killinger his clerk are out on bail
facing a humber of charges for violat-
ing the prohibitory law in the handling
of LIQUORS even though Mr.. Young
held a druggists permit. WlnneIo
Eaton, the chief of police, started the
ball rolling on the hill at noon yes
terday when he and his cohorts ralded
the drug store and conf1scated nve
wagon loads of liquor, fermenteo
beverages, white horse and all sorts
of stuff which is used by the thirsty
who insist that they are victims OF
other ailments. This raid was made by
the chief Of police on evidence ne Sc
cured which he is sure will prove tnat
Mr.. Young and Killinger violated inc
prohibitory law.
had PLAYED their part Col. j. ID. NOR.
ton the under sheriff. and force OF
deputies, armed with warrants Sc
cured on information filed with Ihe
county attorney, rushed up on the hill
and placed Mr.. Young under arrest
again for violating the prohibitory law
on four counts for the Illegal sale OF
LIQUORS and on another count lot ma
tanning a nuisance in the buildlng IN
defiance of the prohibitory law. IN
This raid by the sheriff's forces under
Col Norton, three more wagon loaos
of liquors were conf1scated. some OF
this liquor was new stuff which MT.
Yonne had restocked his empty
shelves with after the raid by the pc.
lice a few hours before. The rest OF
n was liquor in bulk which was stored
in a corner of the cellar ana Wnlch
had heen overlooked by Ine poIo a.
Before the smoke of these Two ar
tacks on Laurel Hill had cleared
away today Mr.. Schenck had seeuTeo
a. temporary Injunction from Juose
Dana of the district court pro III, ME-
the further sale of liquor by Mr:
Young and his clerks and the use OF
the building for the sale OF nquor.
This injunction was served on MI.
Young and is effective until the issue
raised by it can be adjudfcated at the
January term of the district court.
Winfield Eaton, the chfef or ponce
busted himself this morning IN pre-
marathon of a complaint Tor ming Win
the probate court In wnlch ne was -
druggists permit held by Mr.. Young.
chief Eaton was about to present this
to Judge Hayden In the
probate court when the Judge smlleo
and said that Mr.. Young had surren-
dered his permit voluntarily few mo
ments before. Mr.. Eaton replied with
a smile of satisfaction. That was one
point of victory that came easy:
In the information filed against MI
young by Mr. Schenck, the county
attorney, and on which the raid was
made by Col. Norton and the deputy
sheriffs yesterday evening Mr.. Young
is charged with four violations OF the
law in selling liquor:
these four counts are worded nearly |
alike and are general in terms but
thew relate to different alleged illegal
sales.
he had druggists permit to sell
LIQUOR. of unlawfully selling the same
because he did not require the appn-
cant therefor to subscribe and swear |
to the affidavit as is demanded by the
in the purchase and sale of liquor
In drug stores and further that Mr. |
Young failed to sign the certificates
TO the signature of the applicant Tor
the purchase of liquor, prior to the
delivery OF Sucn l1QuCr 4 " llieA' tiieit
he sold liquor when he had every
reason to believe that such liquor was
not a remedy for the ailment or dis /
ease described in the application and
that the purchaser was in the hab1t
Of becoming intoxicated and that he
had every reason to believe that the
IioIIor was purchased to be used as
, beverage and that he permitted this |
iauor to be drank on the premises.
The fifth count in the information
alleges that the drug store as conduct
ed by Mr.. Young was common hni-
sance in violation of the terms of ele