The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-17
IN DEFIANCE OF LAW
RESISTANCE TO DEPUTIES IN
DISCHARGE OF DUTY.
CLUB DOOR SMASHED
Club House on Texas Avenue Was
Constructed with Many Doors, and
with an Exit. in the Rear-Smell of
Booze.

The sheriff's deputies, OTIS, Means and
Pat Flournoy, had an experience Friday
afternoon which is not of the everyday
order These officers had warrants is
sued by District Attorney Foster for
the arrest of several persons charged
with selling liquor without license in
the club house in the two-story brick
building on Texas avenue and Hope
street.
When the deputies reached the en-
trance door of the club it was fastened,
and having knocked and stated their
mission these officers were denied adj
mission, which compelled them to break
down the door. On entering they found
themselves in short hallway with a
door leading into room. From this
room they made way through another
door into another room. In brief this
is club house of many doors and many
rooms, each door being locked, and
finally after going through all the doors
and all the rooms the bar room is
reached, and from this adjoining is an
other room which is entered by another
door, and from this room is another
door which leads TO the steps in the rear
of the building, from which is made an
exit If necessary.
In referring to this club house Sher-
if Flournoy stated that it appeared to
him that the purpose Of these rooms was
to safeguard from arrest by preventing
an officer from coming in and in giving
opportunity for escape through the exit
in the rear
Although there was no evidence of
booze, the premises was loud in the
smell of booze. 1t was boozy atmos-
phere," as remarked tritely one of the
deputies.
Since the invasion of this club house
where these officers met with resistance
in defiance Of law, it has developed that
the persons for whom they had warrants
had skipped Thursday, having been ap-
prised of their intended arrests one true
bills by the Grand Jury.
Indeed, Sheriff Flournoy has declared
that he is confident that some one tipped
the fellows wanted and was rather free
in his expressions Of this defiance of law.
How and by whom the tips were
given may be surmised and possibly may
lead to an investigation by the Grand
Jury
However, it is the Caucasian's opir-
ion that there is no leak from the Grand
Jury nor from any official connected
with the court house. 1t is fairer and
more probable to assume that some of
the witnesses called before the Grand
Jury who gave information in the case
hastened to apprise the men, who have
skipped that they had testified. Being
already apprehensive and "a guilty
conscience needs no accuser' the men
implicated were ready to go on mo-
ments notice.
This evasion OF the law and this ex-
ercise Of contempt on the part of the
men connected with this club or. other
clubs, may be viewed as supreme joke
by some of their friends and synpathiz-
ers, but the finale may be more serious
than anticipated.
Against such contempt and defiance of
law there is arrayei every man who
claims to possess any senblance Of self
respect.
It is such contempt and defiance of
law which strengthens and solidifies the
opposition to the saloon as well as
against the clubs so-called which are
conducted as the worst type Of the
saloon and the dive, in the guise of a
reputable club