El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
POLICE RAIDS
GET II persons
Ten of Them Women; Chief
Pollock Says Its Just
Start of Cleanup.

Seventeen persons. ten OF them
women. were arrested in a series Of
raids, conducted by the city detective
/ department, under the personal sup
ervision of chief Of police c. T. Pol
lock, Wednesday night The charges
lodged against the prisoners were va
grancy. Illicit sale OF liquor, and dis
turbance OF the peace.
From 3 o'clock in the Afternoon,
until late at night, chief Pollock was
busy. and after he had retired several
Of the detectives continued their op-
erations until morning. The night was
the first chapter Of a continuous
campaign Of aggressive suppression
or vice. according 20 q statement
made by chief Pollock.
Arrest -Four Women.
Detective sergeant Tom York, and
detective Juan Franco made the first
arrest when they placed Guadalupe
grancy, making the arrest at a house
in the 1000 block on Park street She
was held.
AT six o'clock, inspector OF police
Walter Reese and detective Claud
Smith raided an apartment house at
West san Antonio and Leon streets
and arrested Mrs. ". V. Gaunt and
Mrs g. Shea on vagrancy charges
They were later released or bond
An hour later detective W A. Var
broush arrested Mrs. J. T. Brent at
the same place on a similar charge
Mrs Brent also furnished bond
Chief Conducts A Raid.
Chief Pollock personally conducted
raid on rOOminE house at Piedras
and san Antonio streets at o'clock,
arresting three Mexican men and two
Mexican girls. Seven soldiers were
rested were Javier Moreno, T. GalindO,
and Jesus Estrada They we're charged
with selling liquor uulawfully. The
women We're Virginia Gonzales and
Herminla Flores. They We're charged
with illicit sale OF LIQUOR and vag-
rancy- Chief Pollock was assisted In
this raid by detectives Juan Franco
and W A. Harbrough.
Raid on san 3IareiaI.
ABOUT $3.50 o'clock, sergeant Y Orl1, 4
with detectives Claud Smith and John
Redman, raided a house in the 500
block on san Marcial street, and ar
rested \. Fernandez, Miguel Aguilar, ]
Luz de Ia Cruz and Antonio Hernan-i
dez on disturbance OF the peacet
charges, and Maria Names and Jose
Ilna Castenada on charges Of vag-
rancy- The party was very "hilari-
lQuor was found on the place The
six persons arrested in this raid were
released on bond.
Take Man On Liquor Charge.
AT about 10 o'clock, detectives T. F.
Reynolds and Ira Ware arrested ,
lanes Russell at a house on Over
and street on a charge Of Illicit sale
u liquor He was held.
Detective c. f. Matthews arrested
Viola Meyers during the evening al
he Headquarters OF the Associated
charities on vagrancy charge. She
vas held
Not Prominently Connected.
The report that any Of the persons Ii
we're connected with prominent fam
lies is a mistake" said chief Pollock II
None OF them have any families 1
lere. so Tar as I know, but a few
lave influential friends. We paid no II
attention TO social lines in our oper-
-tions and intend TO follow this pro-
'eoure- when We have sufficient II
'roof that the law is being violated.
Fe VIII make arrests. regardless OF
where the guilt may lie.
says Liquor Is Plenty.
al or the places which we raided
wednesday night were frequented by i
'ersons having on hand a plentiful /
upply Of liquor which was being
o7sumed by both civilians and sol
iers IN many cases. Where soldiers
we're present, we lodged charges OF
elling hQuOr to soldiers, and in other
ases- disturbance Of the peace.
The city detectives deserve great
redit for their part in the suppress
ion OF vice. both in last nights
aids and all the time. They are
Working against great odds, and
pend days and nights running down
ONE OF the cases which they run
p against
Last nights work was but the be-
inning OF our campaign. we expect
o carry it forward as aggressively [
s We s.arraa .