The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-16
LEAKS IN THE LID.
Chief Police Jenkins Says Joints
Are Running.
Officers Locate Liquor in Home
of Jube JOrd6n.
HE WILL CLOSE TOWN.
To Clamp Down Lid Is Jenk ms
Great Desire Now.
Five Men on List OF Prescribed
IN DO Tot nrr% &A0v,
lie WILL CLOSE TOWN.
Five Men ON List OF Prescribed
to BE Let Out Soon.

Swooping down on the house of
lube Jordon. 126 North Monroe street,
! shortly after o'clock Friday night,
the police, after a search. succeeded in
| locating small sized bar-as far as
| liquors are concerned. The wet goods
were there aplenty. Teh officers found
and carried away two barrels of beer,
one tub of the same liquid, one case of
bottled amber fluid, one sack of pint
bottles filled with whisky, three cases
partly filled with the same stuff and
one case full a quart bottles of booze
Another case of whisky was found
by the officers in the home of Lii
Jordon at the Bogue flats, on East
Crane street. Jordon was placed I'M
der arrest charged with violating the
prohfbitory law The woman was not
molested, as the wet goods found on
her premises were consigned to Charles
Anderson and were merely left with
her for safe keeping.
The case of Jordon was presented to
Judge Urmy IN the police court this
morning, but on motion of the defense
was continued until next Tuesday. in
order that Jordon might secure wit
nesses in his behalf, for the purpose
of showing that the liquors found in
his place were kept for his sole con-
sumption. When the officers came in
last night, Jordon was busily engaged
in "irrigating" with the ice cold con-
tents of bottle of foaming beer. Jor-
don has been arrested before for vio-
lating the prohibitory measures. He
has cases pending against him at the
present time.
Court Held Wet Session.
The session of the police court this
morning was an exceedingly wet affair,
no less than seven drunks being called
to the bar. They were served and
served promptly with fines running as
low as So. Some drew $25 prize pack
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have been featured on the police
court menu. This fact has not been
overlooked by Chief Jenkins. The fact
that most of the defendants are of the
class which does not or can not send
away for liquor has convinced the
chief that Joints are running. He
said so this morning and also stated
that he was going to close them up.
1.-The lid is leaking" said Chief Jen-
kins today. and 1 am going TO repair it
right quick. understand that a great
deal of liquor is being shipped into this
city from Kansas City. Mo. l am going
to find out who is getting this whisky
and beer and what they are doing with
it. Under the law man has a right
to send off and get as much liquor as
he wants for his own personal use. If
this is being done / can do nothing.
The evidence before me shows that the
lid is off in this town. or at least it's
fun of holes and has been for some
time. 1 am going to put new lid on
and 1t IS gong to be a tight one, L can
tell you. I am not .prohibitionist,
never was. but I am chief of police. I
took an oath to enforce the law and
l am going to do it with all my might.
The number of DRINKS in the police
court tells me something is wrong. The
class of drunks we have been getting
have not IS or SO to send away and
get their liquor. They must therefore
get it from joints. 1 am going to 10
cate these joints and stick every one
7 ffs0 fnr % INIT
My personal views have nothing to
&c with my enforcement of the law. The
jointists had better close up for I am
will be glad to leave KanSas-after they
have served their time and paid their
fine The Jordan raid was just a start
err We are watching several places
just at present and arrests may be ex-
pected shortly. The prohi5itory laws
have got to be respected
Reorganization of the police force is
keeping Chief jenkins pretty busy just
now. Between this work and chasing
d-lifters he is the busiest man in To-
peka The chief has completed the list
of the prescribed. Five men are to
place their official necks beneath the |
glittering blade of the guillotine. The
drums of the BillardistS will roll. The |
knife will fall without a sound. The |
heads will drop into the baSket-fiVe |
new men will don police uniforms and |
the show will be over. IT'S folly to be |
a Green man when the Billardists are |
in power
A cordial greeting to all guests of |