El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
RAIDS ON CLUBS
ROUND Up 80
Alleged Proprietors and
Employees; Keep Sheriff
Late Making Bonds.

Blum 10 charge Of liquor prosecu-
I lions, police chief b. J. Zabriskie and
county attorney W H. Fryer had
planned the raids and secured the
warrants fer the officers. All met
/ at the police station at 1890 p. m
and started out at H. The plan fol
lowed in each case was similar The
officers merely knocked at the door.
secured aLMlttance and Immediately
placed the employees under arrest, in
forming others in the places that
they must Ieave. No resistance was
made and nor gun was displayed
although something like a dozen ald
a half clubs were raided- No soldiers
were found in any Of the clubs
Negro Club Raided.
To continue the story Of typical
scenes attending the raids After the
Blum party had registered their
Mexican prisoners at the county jail,
a hurried run vas made TO the cor
uer OF South Oregon and Second
streets Up the stairs into a dinEy,
dark little place in the second story,
over 2l0 East Second street, the party
mounted. An aged negro. with very
gray hair, was standing behind a bar.
Two other negroes were outside the bar
drinking. Others were at card tables
in the three or four i'll ventilated
rooms, evidently forming a part OF
this club on the bar back Of the
aged bartender was bottle Of "Sloe
Gin a bottle Of whisky and some
other things that looked as If they
might be drunk If a person didn't
care much about his stomach You're
under arrest" said deputy Blum
What fOr2' asked the aged ne
gro
Never mind, come on said the Of
fcer, and the negro turned TO the
little cash register. extracted a hand
full of nickels and followed. protest
ing that he was not the proprietor
As we started down the steps. a
dapper little negro came dashing up
and ne dashed into the arms Of the
officers before he knew it,
Here's de boss said the aged bar
tender, and de boss" was told that
he was under arrest
Has dey been gam lin here2' he
asked. He wasn't told anything eN-
cept that he was under arrest and
was asked TO give his name. He said
IL was Doc Fitzgerald. the old man
said his name was Frank Brothers
second Negro Club BaIded.
The lights were turned out. the
lOunEers were put out and the Off
GERS moved around the corner and +
sought admission 10 the Aetna club I
q negro organization upstairs at the /
corner Of Second and Oregon
A fat yellow negro saw the party I
ringing the bell. he was sitting across I
the street. wait a minute; I'll let
YOU in" he called across the street +
and he came over and opened up and f.
went upstairs with them The two
negroes arrested next door were also /
taken along by the officers About 7
10 negroes were lined up at the bar
drinking beer and whisky. One had .
a paper carton Of chOWchOw. which /
he was eating IKE IL was ice cream .
over the bar appeared this mo- I
ti'e- Any member fighting In this .
club viii be expelled by order Of the 4
pres This appeared 10 be the only .
house rule or regulation ON the place .
The only furniture was the bar.
some broken chairs. q phonoErapE .
and three billiard tables. one OF them .
with the cover stripped off the slate .
so that - is useless
WHO'S the proprietor here asked
officer Blum
There amt NO proprietor. said
he big yellow negro who mad opened