The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04

on the SANTA + e train between Eli
poria and Topeka Mr.. Jarvis was a
travelling salesman for Danciger Bros,
wholesale liquor dealers OF Kansas
City, Mo. In view of the fact that 1t
had been suggested to me by CleFln
ZumWalt that I secure &. position as a
salesman for a liquor house for the
purpose of obtaining evidence against
violators of the prohibitory law, had
a conversation with Mr.. Jarvis in ref
erence to securing a position and in a
few days I received a letter from Mr.
Jack Danciger, sales manager for Dan
ciger Bros, wholesale liquor dealers or
Kansas City, Mo, offering me posi-
ton as a travelling salesman to sell
their general line of liquors, but es-
pecfaIly non-alcoholic imitation beers
known as sparkling fizz and silver top
I accepted this position from Danclger
Bros. and notified Mr. Dawson and Mr.
Zumwalt of the fact. Mr.. Dawson said
that was all right and if I could Sc
cure any evidence against violators or
the prohibitory law and especially the
banks as a result Of this employment
that he would pay me for such infor-
nation as soon as he received his new
contingent fund on July 1, 1911 In
the early part of May I was called to
Kansas City by Danciger Bros and
discharged because they had learned
that I had been in the employ of At
employment by Danciger Bros. / was
to receive from them $500 per month
and expenses, provided the business
which obtained for them am Ounted
to $4,000 per month. During my en-
ployment by Danciger Bros procured
orders for the shipment of beer and
whisky from Danciger Bros to persons
here in Topeka engaged as retail
liquor and malt dealers. This was done
for the purpose of turning over the
evidence obtained to Mr.. Dawson,
which I did.
Simon Has Job.
after my discharge from Danciger
Bros reported to Mr.. Dawson that
had been discharged and was out OF
employment, when he suggested that |
see Governor Stubs and that he would
give me letter to the governor, also
the county attorney, Mr.. Simon A
few days later I furnished Mr.. Dawson
with a list of names of those engaged
in the retail liquor business in Topeka,
including those who I had sold to dur
ing my employment by Danc1ger Bros
as we'll as others. A few days later
Mr.. Dawson told me to furnish the list
of violators of the prohlbitOry law
which I had procured to Mr.. Simon,
county attorney, and to ascertain II
Mr.. Simon had any work for me 70 40 az
I then called on Mr.. Simon county at
torney of Shawnee county, and was
engaged by Mr. Simon to continue TO
secure the location of jointistS ana 10
procure the names of those seen drink
ing in these places, also to discover
the methods used by the local wholesale
dealers and representatives or Kansas
City liquor houses e..
an this work, as it was very diff
cuIt to secure this evidence, it was sug-
gested in the talk between Mr. simon
and myself that should have Whlskey
and beer shipped in to Topeka in large
quantities so I could be regarded as a
local wholesale dealer and that pur-
chasers could at all times procure
whiskey or beer from me for retail pur-
poses by paying the amount of the
sight draft and thereupon securing the
bill of lading thereto attached MI
Simon paid me SIS in advance for one
weeks work My weeks salary of SD
was paid to me in advance by Mr..
Simon to enable me to pay my board
bill.
Furnishes Money.
Afterwards I told Mr.. Simon, county
attorney that as was not well known
to the brewery it might be possible that
they would refuse to ship beer to me IN
large quantities, unless / could make
a deposit to guarantee the freight, pro-
vided the goods were not taken out.
Afterwards Mr.. Simon advanced me $40
to be used in this way or to be used for
incidental expenses in procuring evil
dence-
later he advanced me So to buy a
case of beer of Ed Hosfeldt of To
pelxa Kansas. The above amounts OF
$50 and SIS were used by me to meet
I incidental
treats of intoxicating liquors from re-
tail liquor dealers in Topeka in order
to find where they kept their liquor
stored and conducted their places OF
business, which evidence was turned
over to County Attorney Simon.
Each of the amounts of $40 and 50
above mentioned were advanced to me
| by check on the Central National banR
! of Topeka, Kansas. My recollection Is
4 that I turned over to Mr.. Simon, also
to Mr. F. M. StahI of the State Tenn
perance union In connection with my
/ efforts in this respect. in the neigh
borhood of about seventy differen
| places where Intoxicating liquors were
sold in Topeka.
Bought in Large Quantities.
During my employment by Mr.
Simon, in accordance with our under
standing that I have liquor shipped IL
here in large quantities, l at one time
had shipped from Val Blatz BREWING
during the latter part of May, % bar
reIs of beer in quart bottles, and q
cases of beer in quart bottles. A
| about the same time I had shipped
| from Morrin Powers Mercantile com
pany. wholesale liquor dealers of Kan
sas City, Mo-, seven cases of WhiSk.
| consisting ! think of 4 cases OF Al
half pints each and three cases of 2
pints each. OF these shipments 1 thinl
| there was two barrels of beer and fOul
cases of whisky taken out and dispos
ed of in the following manner: TIL
bills of lading were sent to the Mer
chants National Bank by the whole
! sale dealer with a draft attached
There was a separate bill of lading 70
each five cases of beer with draft at
tached and a separate bill of ladinl
for each barrel of beer with a draf
attached, and a separate bill of ladin
for each case OF whisky
1.-The liquor that was taken out an
disposed of. as near as 1 can remem
her. was two barrels of bottled beer, Z
quarts each. and I believe four case
of whisky. two cases of "A pint bottle
and two cases OF As half pint bottles.
| "a not disnose of more than one cas-