Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-03
GRAND RUSH FOLLOWS
At THIRST RESORTS
At One Place Crowd Fills Bar Room
and Extends Into street-Many Lay
in Supply for Fourth-seek Judge
Parker for Relief-store Liquors in
Jail.

business Friday evening and today, are
selling what is alleged to be new stocks
which are not affected by the search
warrant.
Nicholson and his deputies and help
ers began taking possession OF, and re-
moving the stocks seized by the search
warrants. The work of removal was
continued thru much of the night and
this morning.
Thirst Resorts Swamped.
| Some of the saloons opened late FRI
day afternoon, and with their opening
there was such a rush of thirsty
drinkers that those places that were
opened were swamped with business
the frequenters Of the saloons had
lolled about in the shade longing for
the drink they could not get. When
the word was given that some of the
saloons were opened what was little
short of a stampede resulted The
parch- mouthed denizens of the "levee"
|
on South Third avenue that the crowd
extended into the streets while the
lbar room was crowded.
Situation Uncertain, Lay in Supply.
Fearing that the saloons might he
closed again before the Fourth, men
came with push carts and bought cases
and kegs, which they carried away with
which to slack their thirst and over
which to celebrate a bibulous Fourth.
In some of the saloons which opened
Friday night, the demand was so great
and the thirst of the patrons so Sc
we're that they did not take time to
drink from the ordinary glasses and
schooners, but purchased bottles to
slack their thirst
Want Judge TO Interfere.
Seeking interference from Judge J.
M. Parker, attorneys for the saloon
keepers visited the judge at his home
Friday afternoon, and sought to have
him issue an injunction against JUS
tice Peek, restraining him from further
acting in the cases. In this they were
unsuccessful, as Judge Parker refused
to interfere. having no jurisdiction in
the search warrant cases during their
present status. Judge Parker told the
attorneys that he had no authority to
act, and the justice had sole and full
jurisdiction in the cases until they
were disposed Of in his court. The only
method to get the search warrant
cases before the district court is to APP
peal from the finding Of the justice and
carry the case to the higher court.
Store Liquor in Jail.
Pressing drays into service Sheriff
A. A. Nicholson, and those who were
helping him, began. to remove the
stocks Of the saloons, seized on the
search warrants as soon as the keys
to the places were turned over to the
owners, who in most cases. either had
supplies in the saloon, which were not
covered by the search warrant, or else
Immediately began renewing their
stocks.
All of the liquor seized, which con-
sisted Of whistles, wines, brandies, and
all kinds Of Bottled intoxicants, were
hauled to the county jai. The prisoners
were taken to the second floor and
locked in and their quarters on the
first floor were used to store the liq-
uors.
Many Wagon Loads Seized.
Dray load after dray load of tht
seized liquors were taken to the Jail
in one case it requiring three loads t.
take the stock from one saloon. Non,
of the bulk beer, in kegs, was seized, a.
there was no room to store it in tn,
Jail, and suitable place, where 1t cal
be kept cool and prevented from spoil
ing, has not yet been secured. Wner
: ever there was key beer watchmal
was put in charge of it to see that i
was not sold or removed from tn
place.
Sheriff Nicholson said this mornin,
that the stocks of all twelve Of the sa
looms but two were removed Friday af
ternoon or night, and that his fore
was working on the two remainin,
l ones this morning. It was expecte,
that they would be moved by noon.
Suspect Some Liquors Moved.
There Is strong ssupicion that par
saloons were moved during the da
either to convenient nearby Easements
which were secured, or, to other place
for storage which was immune from
the law The search warrants issne
include nothing but the saloons name
in them.
lile SdIOOHS opeueu tfllS morning IN
cluded two on South Third avenue. TIL
: South Second avenue place. the Soutl
Center street saloon, the Pilgrim ba,
one other East Main street saloon, tw
of the three on North First avenue
and one Of the three on North Cente
street. 1t was expected that one o
D more of the others would open durin
the day.
Hearing Not Yet Set.
No arrangements have been mad
yet for the hearing on the search war
rants. Justice Peek said this mornin
that the returns on the search war
} rants had not been made to him, an
. that no time for the hearings woul
be set until they were. Application
for hearings have not yet been made b
either County Attorney Egermayer q
the saloonists' attorneys.
!, Sunday at the Churches.
At the First Baptist church Re,
James McGee's subject in sthe mornin