The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-01
Cigar Mandatory of Michael
Mitchell Used as an Illegal
Place for Sale of Liquor, 1t
Is Alleged.
BEER AND BOTTLES
FOUND IN THE PLACE.
There Was No One But Attend
ant on the Scene as the
Officers SWooped Down.
Arrests Made.
What's wrong ?"


Don't know. That's what we'll find
out
You'll not find anything here. Mike
and l were taldn' about 1t last week"
Talking about what?"
q" Bout how easy it would be to sell
booze on the sly up here"
The coloquy took place just after
Sergeant McManus had jumped into
the doorway at the cigar factory OF
Michael Mitchell. located above the
Minck bottling works at 306 Main
street. McManus had made his entry
after a rush up the stairway. He was
followed by Patrolman Longman De
spite what Cyrus Beeson, who discuss
ed the subject with McManus said
about the matter, the officers made a
search of the room and another alleg-
ed blind tiger was revealed.
Raid Sunday Morning.
1t all happened about IL o'clock
Sunday morning. The police had had
Mitchelrs place under suspicion for
six months. They had been given TO
understand wet goods were being sold
but it had been Impossible to get a line
oll IHt IdCIOIS IooHt W nlle II was OpeT-
ated as a booze dispensory on the side
Mitchell was not in the city yesterday
and Beeson was attending to the in
| terests of the place alone. He was
arrested and when Mitchell returned
he was placed in custody, also. Affi-
davits charging the two men with vio-
| latiOn of the liquor laws and they
| have been placed under bond They
are charged with violation of the sec
ton of the statute which necessitates
Jail sentence upon conviction. Trial
has been set for June IS, in the circuit
court
Bottles are Found.
| McManus and LOngman were ad-
vancing up the stairs in their most
stealthy manner, when the sergeant
who was leading heard the door un-
locked. Beeson opened it and McMan-
us jumped in before the man had a
chance TO close the door. The coppers
had received a tip when they saw
| Pearl Edsall and Will Inderstrodt
leave the place. Both men were Dlac-
ed under arrest and will be subpoened
! as Witnesses Covered by coffee sacks
and concealed behind the door the
searching party found an old lard can.
In II Were found seven bottles Of beer
and two of whisky. packed securely in
ice. Across the room was a storebox
filled with old papers McManus rak-
ed about in this box and dug out TWEEN
ty-eight empty beer bottles, four emp
ty pint whisky bottles and nine empty
| a-h nj int hicIyr
bottle Of whisky was about one third
full Two of the empty beer bottles
were damp and cold. 1t is presumed
1t was from these two bottles that
Edsall and Inderstrodt had secured
refreshments
Mitchell formerly was in the saloon
business on North Eighth street. He
has been cigar maker for some time.
The police have been undecided. how
ever, whether his greatest profit had
come from the manufactur of cgars
or by operating a blind tiger"
There is one phase of the question
that has not been solved. Where the
supply of liquor came from is not
known. 1t was very small for the
| business that has been carried on at
the place. The labels had been re-
moved from the beer and whisky bot.
ties with but one exception. A saloon
is located across the alley from the
tiger Was there some way in which
liquor was conveyed from this saloon
to the tiger? Was the bottling works
in the room below in on the game?
Did the keepers Of the tiger have a
private store room which has not been
! located? These are questions for
which no solution has been offered.