The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

There is "gnashing of teeth" i'll the
ranks of saloonists in Shreveport.
The cry of lamentation is in the land
and it is woe unto the men who have
been selling beer for the near"
While raking in the shekels for beer
and "the near" which make men drunk
and disorderly or, stupid, as may be, the
vio1ators of the law, with all their keen
ness and audacity, and dwelling in fan
cied security, were not apprehensive OF
the stroke dealt by the representatives
of the law. The stroke fell yesterday.
It came as a shocking, monstrous STIR
prise. On information filed by District
Attorney Foster, with few exceptions,
every saloonist and bartender in Shreve-
port is in the clutches of the law.
Not only were the sheriff and his
deputies kept going at lively gait, but
Chief of Police Allen had a number
of policemen engaged in making the
arrests. At one time the saloonists and
their friends jammed the Office of the
sheriff awaiting to be released on bond,
1t may be true that Justice is slow at
times, but it would seem in this instance
that the violators have been caught
dead to rights.
1t is unnecessary to relate how the
raid was planned and executed, but
from the evidence obtainable it would
seem that few can escape when tried
Among the number arrested are offend.
ers who have been bold in their repeated
contemptuous disregard of the law II
the past, and these when tried and con
victed should expect no clemency from
the court.
! AS said frequently, the saloonists
with some rare exceptions, are respon
sible for whatever trouble or predica
ment in which they are placed in tn
law. The. .trafickers in intoxicants, of al
the classes engaged in business, are tn
most persistent and determined violat
Tors of the law In sense they are tn
extremes of the social order of tn
community, and, naturally, they excit
the resentment of the classes of the peo
pie who stand for law and order an
public decency at any cost.
It were about time for the law break
ers to realize that the prohibition laN
is no plaything to be spat on and kicke
about at will. It may be true, and it
doubtless true; that the law is undesir
able and is held in contempt by tn
traffickers in intoxicants, but its feat
less enforcement will lead to its speed
repeal if, as it is claimed, it is undesil
able, oppressive and unpopular.
The information is against sixty-fot
persons, against whom there are one {
two charges. The arrested and release
on bond fixed at $3.50 in each case are
Henry Lindenbaum, one charge.
GeGorge Southerlin, two charges.
Theo Mandel, two charges.
Emile Bitters, two charges.
Stringfellow's porter, two charges.
]. w Nevet, two charges.
]. w. Scissor, two charges.
Phil Kohlbruner, two charges.
Vic Bosetto, two charges.
T. F. Watkins, two charges.
N. F. Little, two charges.
p Jesse Strickland, two charges.
w. A. Abanathy, two charges.
8 Rats, porter at Peerless, two charge
A. A. Schulsinger, two charges.
2 Geo. Robinson, porter for Cotton E
: change, two charges.
8 Henry Sartini, two charges.
? Sol Williams, two charges.
i Sol Alexander, two charges.
8 E. w. Barber, two charges.
u H. L. Strayhan, two charges.
N. K Parish, two charges.
Tom, Strayhan's porter, two charg
r. George Jo1iff, two charges.
& Gus Ferrand, two charges.
R. K. Jones, two charges.
,Louis Bergman, two charges.
< H. Levegue, two charges.
I'll J. D. Kirkland, two charges.
I'll NJ. C. Glavin, two charges.
Barney A'Brantes, two charges.
Sam, A'Brantes' porter, two charg
John Johnson, two charges.
!. G. w. Boatright. two charges.
:. Bell, porter for Johnson, two charg
= Mike Lipsey, two charges.
- Ed Bauman, two charges.
a6I Warrants against those not arres
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