Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-14
Gun Play Feature Of Dramatic
Federal Minnesota Saloon Raid


A story full of color relative TO tie
performance of some more special de-
Tectives employed by the Indian affairs
branch of the department Of the in
terror, in raiding saloons which sell IL
auor to Indians, comes from Mahno-
men, MINI. A casual reading will dis
close the fact that real gun play ex-
perts are assigned TO this work and,
Hfith Judge Smith NIcPhersons opinion
that the specia officers seized at Mar
shalltown might have shot down The
whole mob ard sin the court would
have acted same way. il i Interesting 20
read Of what haS occurred al otht.
places, wi.l an anagination Of what
might have Taken place here
Raid Saloons: Destroy Stocks.
II appears 1ha- complaint rad come
10 the interior department that the sa-
looms Of the to7-ns Of Mahnomen. Cal
loway. Wauoon. and oeenan. villages
near the White Earth Indian reserva-
ton in northwestern M3nnesora.) had
been selling whisky 10 The Indians
The JOB of raiding these saloons vas
assigned - William T. Johnson. q Sp--
cial Officer o. The Indian service VINO
turned the trick with me aid of nine
-pgetnAr and entered the frs Mahuo-
men saloon that came his way In his
quiet. out persuasive voice ne told lh=
bartender t. gst out Il the way and
when this was accomplished went
quietly a work u Carrie Nationize tie
place. doing j. most effectively 'rae
enptied The protests of the propri-
~
on the part OF Johnson, VINO went On
quietly with his york
Continues Good Work.
Al the second saloon the same PRO-
gram was put Tito effect Al the third
saloon trouble started The people Of
Aahnomen were aroused. and as the
men We're working the village marshal
accompanied by posse Of armed cit
liens. entered the doorway. As they
did So Smiling" Johnson did some
thing quite unexpected. Before The
village marshal knew what was happen
ing ne was looking into the nuzzIe IF e
long, wicked- looking revolver which
Johnson had suddenly drawn on him.
Il represent the department Of IN
dian affairs" he said quietly. Il rep
resent the United States government
until we finish our work The y 2.
demuprred and the village marshal b.
came insistent. Suddenly '-Smilir g
johnson became transformed. "Ge
out of here" he numbered. ADVANCING
q step in the direction of the frighreneC
marshal and his posse and they &C
cepted the spirit of the invitation.
Surrenders to Marshal.
yN-Js,, ~, |,1a11y c0TprIE-.a
johnson and his men left the place en'
went out on the street. Again he ap
preached The marshal. but without an
sign of a weapon: walking up to IN
marshal he asked in his quiet. slnilin
May. DO you want to arrest me?
"Why yes" stammered the marsh.
yes ] do" We'll. go ahead and arrrs
me- was the quiet rejoinder and I'D
arrest was made
In the meantime. the saloon fratern
tty in Mahnomen became active Teie
phone calls We're sent out TO Callowa
Waubon and Ogeman, with warning
ITO look out that Johnson was raidia
she liquor joints.
4sToo late" came back the sad rt
ply. "Our places have all bee
raided."
There was no time to hide the SUI
plies Johnson had the supplies. Joh:
son had carefully timed the raids ar
had men in every one Of the places.
Charged With Malicious Destructio
Johnson and his nine companion
following their arrest by the Mahnt
men authorities. were put in Jail ar
charges of malicious destruction I
property were lodged against Their
They We're given a preliminary heal
ing at Mahnomen and were bound ov'