Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-23
FIND OPIUM LAYOUT.
HHop" Den Discovered by Cedar Rap
ids Police in NEGRO Quarters.


Cedar Rapids. Dec. GAN opium
den. as complete as anything of the
sort to be found in San Franchises
Chinatown or Chicago's Armour ave-
nue.. was discovered by the police las:
night while searching for two negroes
who had Just robbed a swi. Gilman OF
500. The outfit was taken to the office
Of Chief Of Police Burgip. the occu-
pants of the house were arrested and
two OF the prisoners have been identi-
Ned as the pair who took the SWITCH
mans money.
w. L. Hogan. living at 5o3 South
Fifth street. was in Sixth avenue
shortly after 9 O'Clock. homeward
bound. When he reached the ware
house OF the National Biscuit Com
pany at 400 Sixth avenue, a negress
stepped out from the doorway, threw
her arms about Hogan's neck and be-
gan calling him Sweetheart" and
other endearing names. Hogan states
tbat he was not enjoying the per-
Torrance. and altho he struggled VAL
family. the woman hung on like q
1eech.
He finally managed to break away.
however. and guessing tn. negress' in
tent. felt in his pocket for $40 bill
he had received only short time be-
tore. The money was gone. Hogan
attempted to catch hole Of the woman
and was knocked down by negro who
stepped from behind the building. The
man and woman then ran down an al
ley, and Hogan reported the affair to
the police. ~
Mr.. Hogan, wno had passed the
place hundreds Of times. was certain
that he had seen the two people fire.
auently, and that they lived at 408
He gave the police a good description
Of his asailants. and three officers
went to the house and found Earl and
Jennie Elligan, who say they are hus-
band and wife. Henry Robinson and
J. F. Parks. all negroes.
The woman. however. did not an
swer the description given by Hogan.
After questioning the nesross It was
learned that Robinson alaoeis married.
and that his wife was supposed to be
at show. The four were taken to
the station. The police returned to
the house and arrested Mrs. Robinson
when she returned. Mrs. Robinson
and Elligan answered the description
given by Hogan ana he identified them
positively as his assailants. It also
was learned that neither Elligan nor
Mrs. Robinson were IN the house at
the time the robbery took place.
Tho prisoners were all searched
carefully and the officers searched ev-
cry room In the house thoroughly but
the money was not located. It was
during the latter search that the opium
smoking outfit was found.
The outfit was hidden In q bed oc-
cupied by the Robinsons. It consists Of
q pipe, evidently Of Chinese make, and
decorated with small chip diamonds
and bits Of ebony: an earthenware
bowl which fits an opening in the pipe,
ana contains a small hofe over which
the "piir' Is held; an alcohol lamp for
cooking the opium. a pair OF tongs for
holding the pill" over the flame and
small ivory handled knife Of pecul-
lar shape for taking the opium from
the box and forming It into round pei
lets.
Attic the pipe evidently has been
4sed within the last day or two, no
opium was found In the house. The
pipe. which is about two feet long and
the bamboo with silver trimmings. Is
an expensive affair and how 1t fell into
the hands OF the negroes Is a matter
for speculation. The house also is well
furnished thruout( and the inmates
have apparently been living very COM
fortably.