The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
MAKE BIG A HAUL
Forty Arrests Are Made by the
Police.
Series of Raids Begin on Satur-
day Evening.
SEVERAL JOINTS FOUND
Liquor Is COnfiscated at All the
Places.
At Road House Well Filled Tub
Found in Weeds.
JOINTS FOUND

All records of the present police de-
partment were broken Saturday night
and Sunday when they made forty ar
rests in a series of raids which began
Saturday evening. The whole police
force was involved in these raids and
some of the officers Wero on duty dur
ing the entire time. Many of those
arrested were able to give bond, but
Sunday morning found 19 breakfasting
in the city jail and this morning there
We're %.
The largest haul was made at 1870
O'Clock Sunday morning, when g po-
licement surprised the house kept by
R. J. Brubaker and Chester Brink in
the second story at 500-2-4-6 Kansas
avenue. Besides these Daphne Hardin,
Margaret Schoffner, Edna Banfield,
Minnie Holmes, Eliza Cooper, Jessie
Trip, Frank Dick, NJ. E. Fogel, Harry
Winters and Oscar George were taken
to the holdover A charge of keeping
a disorderly house is make against the
keepers and being found in against the
others.
By clambering over a 1O-foot fence
in the rear of 322 Kansas avenue at
5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, four po
lice officers were able to capture five
negro crap shooters. These gave the
names of Tom Scott. ". E. Larnes,
Walter Harmon, Ollie Burns and Man
uel Denilfg. Three negro couples were
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ly house Sunday night. They gave the
names of George Mason, Arthur Jones,
Will DeMott Mayetta Lewis, Matilda
Mulch and Josie Howard.
In the way of violations of the pro-
hibitory law, the police found two al
legged nuisances and two bootleggers.
Six arrests were made. c. NJ. Howard
was seen in the process of making
sale in a room at 800 Kansas avenue
by one of the officers. who was held
up to the transom by his comrades. He
had a small sized telesc ope grip. into
which 2 bottles of whisky fit snugly.
After he had furnished bond at the po
lice desk, he sent an elderly man. CIV
ing the name G. A. Fuller, around to
claim it, and the police booked him
also.
P. S. Triskoler. Russian was ar
rested for bootlegging at 11O5 Seward
avenue. The police say he does not
talk English and that another Russian
who can talk United States is the
real offender in the case
A. d. Henry was arrested on
charge of maintaining a nuisance up
stairs at 825 Kansas avenue The Of
ficers found a half dozen men drink
ing at the place and found several
cases of beer and an icebox full of
'cold ones"
Laura Spires and Will Beach, both
negroes, were arrested at 1905 Kan
sas avenue on a charge of maintaining
a nuisance. At this place a purchaser
ran into the arms of Detective Ander-
son and lost his three bottles of beer.
He turned upon Beach and demanded
his dollar back, but thu, latter would
not return it.
Elijah steel, an 1s-year-old cigarette
smoker. was arrested for driving an
other nai1' and fined 81 in police court
this morning
Frank Linday. a Swece, was fined
SO for being drunk and disorderly.
There were number of plain drunks
in the list of arrests.
Dick Cunningham was arrested on
charge of assault.
Police officers also assisted the
sheriffs force scatter 25 or 80 drink
rs at a house south of the city known
as "Clarke's place" Thev went out in
a machine and the party broke ahead
of them when they heard the motor A
tub of iced beer, from which bottles
were being carried to the drinkers, was
found three blocks from the place hid
den in the weeds