Evening star., 1922-12-17
78 CAUGHT IN RAID
INL STREET CAFE
Continued from First Page,

Quade and Lieut.. Davis. leaders OF
the vice squad, sat down at tab.
with pencil and paper and started
writing names The manuscript work
got under way at about II O'Clock
and writing continued well after ]
o'clock.
Seven bondsmen from all parts OF
the city. smelling the possibilities OF
business after rumors Of the raid.
made their way to the station house.
only to leave discouraged when II was
announced that the majority OF those
witnesses.
The raid got under way when a
convoy of five large automobiles. po
lice in the lead and newspaper men
chasing them. swept into the alley
that leads to the Little Club. Among
the machines was Mai. Sullivan's pri
vate car, in which rode Mrs. Van
Wrinkle. Sergt. Milliken and several
members of the women's bureau. In
the revenue agents car, Fowler and
Ruby were the sole occupants. Capt
Peck. Lieut.. Davis. Sergt. McQuade.
Privates Baur and Mansfield and
others were in the police car.
In front of the Little Club. formerly
the White Owl, the machines stopped
The band was playing merrily. That
line in Absolutely. Mr.. Gallagher
which refers to the aridity Of the coun
try at the present time, was being given
particular emphasis. when Capt. Peck
raped on the door That didn't stop
the music. Every body thought he was
some sort of a naval officer in his Uni.
form He took Mr.. Rennie aside and
read the warrant
Didn't Believe in signs.
60 as far as you like, captain" Mr..
Rennie said. Look around all you
please
A sign in the rear of the clubroom III
formed the world that no intoxicating
liquors would be allowed on the prem
ises The police said they didn't believe
in signs and started the rounds
Sharp words stopped the dumping OF
liquor on the floor and the destruction
of evidence by inhibition. Half a dozen
of the guests tried to swallow at gulp
the entire amount of evidence. One fel-
low slipped his bottle into the overcoat
of a friend. The friend detected hin.
in the act and handed the bottle back
to him.
Mrs Van Wrinkle stood guard at the
door She told all the girls, who asked
her to let them leave that she could not
do So She smiled sweetly at them and
announced that she was no. in charge
Of the party at all.
Somebody made getaway under
false pretenses. A tale of woe was
poured into the ears OF Capt Peck
by a couple who said they had left
their baby at home and wanted to
get back to attend to it Capt. Peck
turned the case over to Lieut. Davis
for investigation. The latter went into
consultation with Mrs. Van Wrinkle
She held out for some time on the
basis that the man had better bring
his baby Hp to the place so that the,
would know his story was true. 81,
finally consented to let them go.
Louise Makes Getaway.
Then the break came. AS the coupi.
were getting safely out of the mess.
another couple accompanying then
tried to squeeze out with them.
The latter called out:
Louise, oh, Louise. wait for me.
Louise" repeated one of the police
men. II thought she said her name
vas Catherine. Call her back" But
she had disappeared.
The tables were heaped with bot
+,es of ginger ale and other stur
One table was placed in the front OF
the room as the consignment post
for the confiscated evidence. A po-
jicewoman stood guard over IT. A
one time there were more than ::
score of glasses on the table.
Fnshionables I'm Raid.
The element catered to in the club.
Judging from the addresses given. Is.
bonton. Massachusetts, avenue and
18th street had their quota present.
The uniform of the United States
NAVY was there. Several of the guests
were members of prominent firms in
The old stunt OF giving wrong
names was checkmated by the STRAIT
egy of Capt. Peck. When he entered
he carried warrant in one hand and
city directory in the other. He'd
get the address. look 1t up in the back
of the directory and see If II Tailed
with name given. Then he'd ask
about neighbors. who are also listed
under the streets and avenues sec
tion. This was a crushing blow to "A
number of those in the party.