Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-29
ARREST SIX IN
NIGHT RAID ON
BOHEMIAN CLUB
MANAGER, SECRETARY AND
FOUR WATERS ARE TAKEN
ORGANIZATION is SUCCESSOR TO
JEFFERsoNIAn
Old Democratic Club Also Progenitor,
Under Leadership of Discredited
City offIciaIs-Manager Pro-
tests at "Outrage"
TNHE notorious Bohemian club,
Frank G. Haddock, manager, 10
II nntod ON the ton floor of the Ger

TNHE notorious Bohemian club,
Frank G.. Haddock, manager, To-
II Gated on the top floor of the Ger
main building at 224 South Spring
street, was raidcd by the police lasf
night and the manager, the secretary
and four walters employed there were
arrested and taken to central station on
charges of violating the liquor ordl-
nance.
The raid was ordered by Chief of Po-
lice Edward F. Dishman, who has had
officers busy for two weeks past secur-
ing evidence of the alleged violation OF
the law, and when shortly before MD
night the policemen entered, the rooms
were crowded with men and women slt-
ting at small tables drinking, while an
orchestra consisting of piano ana
guitar played popular airs to enliven
the evening.
Cant. Charles e. Dixon headed the
souad which made the raid and ia =
trolmen Busse. Murphy, Walker and
pratt were with him. The orchestra
had Just concluded playing Use
Waitin' for You, Honey, and Use GOT
Nah Razor Out" when the officers en-
tered the door,
Asked for Cards
A curly headed young man who at
tended the door stopped the policemen
as thew entered with the question,
Have YOU got cards, gentlemen
"Yes. we've got all the cards we
need" replied Capt. Dixon showing
his star and pushing ahead.
The curly-headed young man gasped
and almost fell over, and then turning,
ran down the hallway and called at
closed door: Frank! We're pinched!
We're pinched!"
Frank, who proved TO pe HaQuoCh,
appeared on the scene at once. In the
meantime the policemen had pusneu
through the crowd into the rooms IN
side, where were gathered nearly lOo
men and women. Haddock hurried az
ter the police and wanted to know
what the trouble was. mo trouble at
ALL" replied Dixon; I'VE found 1t
mighty easy"
The appearance of the police and the
hurried word sent around that 1T was
a raid seemed to throw a damper ovtr
the big crowd, for the silence that 1eil
was deep enough to be heard by itself.
Both men and women squirmed rn-
easily In their chairs, and when the
police had passed them by several men
got up and walked nonchalantly into the
hallway and attempted to pass out. A
policeman was found posted at the
door. however, and none was allowed
to leave the place.
Then a resort was had to the side
and rear windows, but as they opened
onto roofs of adjoining buildings TWEEN
ty feet below, no attempt was made TO
leave by these ways.
The police gathered all the walters
in a corner and then informed Had
dock and II. ]. Miller, the secretary,
that they were under arrest. Haddock
clustered about it's being a chartered
club and strictly within the law, but
he was informed that he could tell his
troubles to the court and later was
curtly told to get his hat and be ready
to accompany the policemen when they
left.
Successor to Jefferson
The Bohemian club is the successor
to the jefferson club and the old DEM
ocratic club. that one-time organiza-
tion of which A. c. Harper, Eddie Nor
ris and their bunch of henchmen were
the leading lights. With the passing
of Harper and his friends from the
political horizon the Jefferson club
languished and languishing did die,
but not before Frank Haddock, one
time candidate for supervisor, had at
tempted to keep it alive. The name
and the associations, however, were a
Jonah" to the place and despite the
fact that 1t was advertised as wide
open" place and protected by the police
but little business was done until the
name jefferson club was wiped out and
bohemian with it's flavor of the Harry
Milling and Patsy Clark places sub
stituted. Then business began to pick
up and it was noised about town that
the new Bohemian had every other re-
sort of the free and easy kind backed
off the boards 1t was also stated to
the timid that. while they had not got
to the chief yet the night police Off
cials were all right and would not
bother and the chief was never around
at night anyhow.
AS soon as Chief Dishman took hold
of the police department he heard the
rumors of the protected Bohemian
club, and he at once issued orders that
evidence be secured to convict the
managers of selling liquor without
warrant of law and to ascertain what,
If any. other violations of the law
were committed there.
Evidence Easy to Get
The policemen who were detailed
to get the evidence found no
trouble in becoming members of the
so-called club All they had to do was
to appear at the door, sign their names
in a greasy account book and pay Mil
Ter. the secretary so cents for dues for
the name Jefferson club was crossed
out and the name Bohemian" written
in was given them certifying that they
were members of the club in good
standing.
Chief Dishman stated last night that
the raid on the Jefferson club was only
the beginning and that it was his inter
ton to clean up the town as fast as evil
dence could be secured by his officers
Every dive and Illegally conducted
resort In this city, whether conducted
under the pretense of a license or not
will be raided just as fast as we can
secure evidence that the law is being
violated" he said. "Under my admin
istration of the police department the
laws are going to be enforced to the
letter and no favors will be shown
anyone, be they great or small, in the
social, business or political life of the
city"
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