The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
Sheriff Larimer Tells of GAY
Times at Hotel Roam.
September Morn Had Nothing
on Topeka Models.
MAYOR HIGHLY INSUlTED
Says Splitting Tips With POr-
ter Is Social Breach.
Anyway, the $2S.OOO Gas Deal
Has Spoiled Him.

Mayor Jay E. House, who was at
his office this morning, after a two
day trip out of town, was looking as
serene as tho the Roam hotel had
never existed, and was absolutely un-
concerned about the hotel clerks in
| tlmation that the tavern had been un-
der the administration's protection
You know he said as he filled his
| pipe, my friends trust me, and if l
| talked a week 1t wouldn't make any
difference with my enemies. But If
you want an interview about it, this
| is my statement:
| Pay Is Too Small.
| Tine reason l resent the story cor-
necti1s me, in a somewhat indefinite
manner it is true, with the free and
easy life at the Hotel Roam is that
| II Is a reflection on my standing is a
crock. The $4,000 the brewers put
| into my first campaign, the sfI one
contributed by the Street Railway
company for the passage of the ji.ney
ordinance and the $2s,000 / got out
| of the gas company spoiled me for
small graft. | have become d hi.sh
| .Ilced man and l want it so under
stood There was a time when /
would do anything for $50 s75-
Now 1 deal only with high class
Rakeoff Cut Too Many Ways.
The Roam proposition was not at
tractlve to me. The 'rakeoff' was cut
too many ways. Everybody, includ-
4 ing the porter, seems to have been in
/ on it. 1t was small business, anyway.
l doubt, even in flush and prosper
Gus times, that my bit would have
| been more than $40 SIS a week
1 particularly resented the fact that
the porter was in on it. / claim that
a man of my standing in the COM
munity, with the dignity of the may
or's Office to sustain, cannot go into
| a deal to which hotel porter is
party 1t is bound to break down his
morale and impair his social stand
ing. 1t simply isn't done.
Il am still as ready as ever to deaf,
! but it must be a high class PROPOSE
ton. The Misses is hollering her
mead off for an automobile. But II
must be an automobile. / won't con-
slider proposition looking to a Ford
or any other of the numerous and
variegatec brands of tin lizzies.'
A Lake Shore Scene.
The fascinating and famed work
of art" purported to be a lake shore
scene a September morn, and
with which certain artist startled
the, the nation few years rs.s ago, h had but
night at the Hotel Roam before the
place was "pinched,". according to
Hugh Larimer. sheriff. Since the be-
ginning of the preliminary hearing of
A. H. Reichley. manager of the hotel.
in the court of Topeka Saturday. Lari-
mer has been digging up additional
| witnesses for the state in an effort to
draw the chain of evidence tighter
about the defendant.
| Larimer today announced that his
hunt for additional evidence" has
been successful. He also made public,
| in a general way, the nature of the
| evidence One new witness. if called
by the county attorneys office, Lari-
mer says, will testify that Reichley
| sold liquor to soldiers. Another witt
ness, it is asserted, will tell of seeing
a woman in the corridors, the corri-
dors being about all she was lin" Her
| other adornment, Larimer says. the
witness will testify, consisted wholly OF
thin gauzy garment of an abbrevi-
ated nature, accent on the abbrevia-
ton.
''The case against Reichley." said
Itarimer lis clear and concise. Sat
urday nights seemed to be the big
nights. 1t was then that the soldiers
t come to town.
Soldiers Tried to Bribc Him.
Larimer also told today how a SOL
der the night he played guest at
the hotel, tried to bribe him to "go
away and leave the place alone. In
trying to transfer the money the man
| in uniform, a roll of bills in his palm,
tried to ''shake hands with the sher-
iff Larimers version of night life at
the hotel, as expounded this morning.
Including flowing. sparkling escheer.'' p
uniforms and women in silk and fluff.
After introduction by the state of
testimony of William Flynn. the night
c.erk. and Frank Tucker, the coiored
elevator bay. Reich1ey's case. ON
agreement of attorneys. was. continued
Saturday evening until March 19. In
; giving their testimony, the TIVE wit
: nesses injected considerable confusion
= In their answers. the cc1ored boy say
ing that he had no knowledge of
d, I-eichley's knowing of what was go-
ing on Following his testimony, he
made another statement in the coun-
$ ! ty attorneys office. giving testimony
: which Larimer 1oday described as
"damaging.''
Flynn to Stand Again?
Flynn, it is asserted, will give addt-
tional testimony. il recalled to the
stand. Larimer today stated that he
\ did not doubt that Reichley had told
Flynn II at the house was in with the
city officials and chief of police
a, ..I do not think for a minute that
the place was under protection" said
Larimer- However. 1 think Reichley
told Flynn it was to get Flynn to stay
e en- the job and .sot get scared"
United States Asks Guarantee?
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