Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
OFFICERS CONTINUE RAIDS
Eighty-Seven Persons Arrested by
Police and Sheriff's Men.
ST. ELMO HOTEL TWICE CLOSED
First Visit Has No Deterrent Effect
and Same Persons Taken Later
in Day-DisorderIy Charges
Are Preferred.

Eight alleged disorderly resorts in Omaha
and Douglas county were closed Satur-
day night by the police and sheriff S
office. The county officials and the
police took four places apiece and thu
combined raids netted eighty-seven
prisoners. OF this number the police
took fifty-five and the sheriffs men
thirty-two. One resort was visited by the
police twice yesterday and both times
beer and dsorderly persons were taken.
Managers Of Thompson, Belden & Co.,
at Sixteenth and Howard streets, COM
planned to the police yesterday afternoon
that their clerks were spending con-
siderable time looking out of the upper
story windows into the st. Elmo hotel at
1913 Howard street to watch the disorderly
actions of the inmates. The police acted
upon the tip and led by Sergeant Sigwart
Patrolmen Mcdonald and Wright raided
the place, taking four prisoners and a
quantity of beer. A woman giving the
name Of Marguerite Moore was booked
as the proprietress.
At S:45 o'clock in the evening the
police received information that the place
was again operating. Sergeants Samuel
son and vanous and Patrolmen Anderson
and Psznowski visited the place, arrest
ing John Achatz as the proprietor and
nearly dozen inmates. Ill the afternoon
Cecil Brown and Ethel Bloss were ar
rested as inmates and when the polica
made the second raid the girls were again
taken.
Osthoffs chill parior or hall at SIS
North Sixteenth street was taken at
about 10 o'clock and the proprietor James
Smith, and a number of inmates arrested.
A case of beer was confiscated as evil
dence.
Greek Pool Hall Next.
pool hall in the Lange hotel building
at Cos South Thirteenth street, operated
by Greek who gave his name as Tom
Johnson, was the next place closed by
the municipal authorities. Here four
cases of beer and twelve men were placed
under arrest.
The last place taken was the Triumph
hotel at 211 South Thirteenth street,
operated by Frank Dinnuzzio. The station
arrest blotter was heightened nearly a
score more names as the result Of this
raid. The Triumph hotel was raided only
last Saturday by the police and the pro-
prietor heavily fined in police court.
Keepers Furnish Bonds.
Of tho pricnparo arrosfad hxy tha ~
lice upon the charge of being inmates of
disorderly houses were released upon ap-
pearance bonds Of SO each and, for the
most part, the security was put UP by
the keepers of the places. All of the four
places taken by the police were called
'disorderly houses" though evidence was
had that liquor was being sold after
hours.
The sheriffs deputies started out early
in the evening and made several pnsuc-
cessful attempts to land resorts on the
outskirts Of the city. Deputies McClen-
Afghan, Hanger and Haupman visited
the George Scheschy place in East
Omaha. and although nearly forty per-
sons were inside enjoying themselves,
all escaped by the time the authorities
gained entrance. The proprietor was ar
rested and some beer confiscated.
Deputies Wallace, Musgrave and
Wright raided the George Kazoros pool
hall at Fourteenth and jackson streets
and arrested seven men and confiscated
nearly two cases Of beer. The Keck drug
store MT Tenth and Piarca atree+a no G
raided and the Oscar Ricketts, chilli parlor
at sA North Sixteenth street was also
closed by Deputies Wallace. Musgrave
and Wright. In the latter place twenty
inmates besides the proprietor were ar
rested.
AT midnight Sheriff McShane allowed
all who could secure SO each to go until
Monday morning, when they are to ap.
pear in police court.