Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-30

The chief added that it will be
necessary to obtain special fund for
this special investigation.
II intend" he added, ito find out
just which of the patrolmen and de-
tectives are 'sluffing.'"
The chief held in his hand a men,
orandum of the addresses of ten
places said by the governor to be
scenes of bootlegging. Some of the
places have been raided recently.
The chief says he is going to warn
the patrolmen and the plain clothes
men Of the department that they must
exercise more vigilance i'll apprehend-
ing bootleggers.
Meet With Neville.
Omaha and Douglas county Off
cials returned to Omaha late Tues
day afternoon from the conference
held at Lincoln with Governor Ne
vile at his request, in regard to al
legged open bootlegging in many
places in Omaha.
The officials returned with list
of specific places to raid, the names
of the alleged bootlcgging haunts hav-
ing been obtained by a private in
vestigator in the employ Of the gov
ernor.
Governor Neville, after a confer
en.ce with Mayor Dahlman, County
Attorney Magney, Chief of Police
Dunn, Street Commissioner Parks,
City Attorney Flehatty, Prosecuting
Attorney MCGUIRE, Sheriff Clark and
Deputy Sheriff Foster, assured the
officials of his earnest cooperation
with them In arresting and prosecut-
ing violators of the liquor law to the
full extent of penalty.
Detective at Conference.
A special Investigator, employed BY
the governor, attended the conference
and gave the officials reports OF boot
Logging in Omaha. He reported that
he bought liquor in many places in
the city without difficulty.
At the conference City Prosecutor
Mcclure submitted to the governor
report OF every raid and violation
of the liquor law since May !. The
state executive told the officials he
would place court reporter in police
court to keep a detailed account of
every case of bootlegging. Omaha
and Douglas county officials related
to the governor the difficulty in af-
fecting a raid ON certain places on
account of alleged tips" given the
violat6rs beforehand.
Search Warrants Ordered.
Last evening Chief of Police Dunn
conferred with the morals squad in
view of conducting raids and serving
search warrants on every place sus-
pected of violating the liquor law.
Subsequently City Prosecutor Nc
CURE spent all evening filling out
search warrants on all offenders re-
ported\to the officials by the governor
at the conference. Municipal Judge
4. w. Britt was called from his home
to sign the warrants. He said:
There is a law against bootlegging,
and it is going to be rigidly en-
forced"
Warrants we're served on the fol-
lowing named places;
The Arcade hotel, the Midway,
ll22 Dodge street, and alleged boot
Logging haunts at Twenty-fourth and
Cunning, Twenty-hfth and Patrick
avenue and Twenty-second and lizard
streets.
City Prosecutor MCGUIRE handed
the warrants to Sergeant Russell of
the morals squad when they started
out on their tour of raids at midnight.
Search every place from cellar to
garret," said Mcclure.
He accompanied the officers and
assisted in the raids.
Raid the Midway.
The morals squad, assisted by CITY
Prosecutor Mcclure, raided the Mid
way, Omaha's notorious gambling
house of the past, early this morning
and found $500 worth of fine wine
and whisky hidden away. The own
ers of the place we're absent at the
time of the raid, but warrants are out
for their arrest. Homer Jonas, coll
ored, porter at the Midway, was ar
rested and will be arraigned before
police court this morning.
Grace Franks, an inmate of the
place, was also arrested and held at
the police station.
Warrants are out for "Billy"
Crutch6eld and AsBury Pollard,
proprietors of the house. The Mid
way has been raided several times
in the last three months.
The Arcade hotel was also raided,
and one pint of whisky found. Harry
Harrison, clerk at the hotel, was ar
rested and booked at the station for
illegal possession of Intoxicating
liquor, He was later released on
bonds.
A restaurant at 1l24 Dodge street,
known as the Little Missouri cafe,
was searched, but no liquor was
found. Police had received "tip'
that liquor was being sold there, and
trunk, which could not be opened
last night, was taken and is held ak
tho station