Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-23
POLICE RAID
CLUB BUFFET
PROSECUTOR SEXES LIQUOR
AS EVIDENCE
JONATHAN AND ATHLETIC HAS.
TILY CLOSE BARS
Woolwlne Fulfills His Expressed De-
termination to Make an Example
of Exclusive Organizations
Unless Law Is Obeyed
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the strength of, the raiding party. Then
he deciced that it was his chance to
protest, make statement or some kind
or do something to relieve his feel
ings. He began by demanding that
Lieut.. Nixon show the authority by
which he invaded the club and con-
fiscated the stock of liquor That offi-
GER produced the warrant and Rey-
nolds carefully scanned the document,
reading 1t from beginning to end.
Evidently satisfied that the paper
was made out in a proper manner, the
steward declared that the raiding
party, collectively and individually.
would be held responsible for the con-
fiscated goods. Reynolds finally de-
cided to learn what his rights We're
in the matter of excluding from the
club members of the raiding party.
He detected newspaper photographer
who was busily engaged in trying to
obtain a picture of the officers at work
stripping the bar of its glassware, bot
tied goods. etc. He ordered the knight
of the camera out and told him to
hurry lest he be hastened on his way
by attendants. In a like manner the
newspaper men were elected and the
steward, his bartender and others We're
relieved of the necessity for answering
Really, l couldn't say" "I haven't
| the least idea and You will have to
!
with the subject than T. to the qu.S-
tions propounded by the reporters
Cellar Searched
After all the goods in the barroom
had been checked off and placed aside
in charge of an officer the cellar was
examined but after a consultation
with headquarters the officers decided
TO let the wet good stored in the cellar
remain where they were.
The confiscated articles were hauled
to the central station, where the bot
tied gooos, lemon and orange peel, cor
dials and the like were stored in the
basement along with dusty demijohns
of cheaper red wines taken from
blind pigs" and low class japanese
saloons.
About the same time the wagonload
of liquor reached the station the Of
ficers. with w. J.. Harvey, the bar
tender. and Joseph Reynolds, the stew
ard of the club. appeared at the desk
sergeant's window, where Harvey was
booked on a charge of violating the
liquor ordinance in conducting the
business of a retail LIQUOR dealer with
| out having procured a license from the
| city so to do. He was taken upstairs
| to Police Justice Fredericksons court
and arraigned. William M. Garland,
! Percy r. Wilson, Fred w. Flint, jr.,
Philip Forve and Joseph Scott, direct
ors of the California club. charged with
a similar violation. were arraigned a
| few minutes previous. The men
! pleaded not guilty to the charges and
| their trial was set for October 9.
When Harvey was asked how he
wished to plead to the charge he re-
| piled in voice shaken with nervous
ness, mot guilty" His trial also was
set for October at 10 o'clock.
While Harvey and Reynolds were
waiting in the corridor of the police
court Prosecutor Woolwine was in
| formed that Reynolds is the steward
of the club and has jurisdiction over
the conduct of the buffet. AS the pros
ecutor had not known that there was
| such person connected with the or
| ganiZation no warrant had been sworn
out against Reynolds.
What are your initials, please?" a
reporter inquired of the club steward
| when it was learned that a complaint
was being issued against him.
Il don't care to tell you," was the
reply. 81 am not named in any COM
plant in this matter and do not desire
any publicity.
Warrant Issued
About three minutes later a warrant
was issued by Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Eddie against John Doe
4 Reynolds charging him with the same
violation as the directors of the club
The complaint was sworn to by Prose
cutor Woolwine before Police Justice
Frederickson Reynolds was visiblS
surprised, and when the complaint wa'
read he asked the name Joseph" bt
| inserted instead of John Doe. HI
! pleaded not guilty and his trial was
set for the same date as the others
] WooIwine's Stand
II am simply enforcing the law
said the raiding prosecutor. II hav'
given these people plenty of time il
which to obey the law by securing
retail liquor dealers license or clos
ing their buffet. The ordinance ha
been upheld in a decision handed dow
by Judge Felix Ewing of the superio
court of Ventura county, and l an
only doing my duty in ordering raid
on such places that refuse to @onpl!
with the law"
The prosecutor said he was sorry j
was necessary to resort to strenuous
methods in order to show the club di
rectors that he is in earnest about en-
f.rcing the law applicable to their case
!, Judge Monroe Sees Raid
Superior Judge Charles Monroe, {
member of the California cluD, wa
present at the club when the raider
entered He was comfortably seate'
in an easy chair and watched the pro
ceedings in a cursory way. The juris
has just returned from his vacation
f "I have been back several days.
said Judge Monroe, land had pleas
? ant vacation. 1 finished my duties a
the court and reached the club just Il
' time to see the excitement"
) The sidewalks in, the vicinity of tn
club building at Fifth and Hill street
were crowded with the curious VIII
were anxious to learn what was tn
cause of the excitement Persons II
Central park left off dreaming an
| reading the papers long enough t
, crowd the sidewalk opposite the clu
and watch the liquor being loaded int
the wagon.
7 1--WE will keep our bar closed unit
: the matter is decided in the courts
either one way or the other" said
= member of the Jonathan club las
2 night This information was com
municated to Prosecutor Woolwine b
e one of the directors. The bar wa
closed yesterday afternoon when tn
t news was received that the Califor
4 MIA club had been raided and the buf
RI fet stock of that organization had bee
81 confscated.
"a In accordance with instruction
! from President Rowan the Los Ange