South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-03
POLICE RAIDERS
HAVE BUSY Time
SUNDAY EVENING
Alleged Bawdy House Proprie-
tress Threatens Legal Ac-
ton Against Police.

The local police department from
the chief down, experienced their
busiest night in some time last night
Raids on alleged bawdy houses.
burglary scaros and common
drunks" kept the entire department
busy throughout the afternoon and
night.
Chief Lane and a detail OF plain
/ clothesmen raidcd the hotel az 10 =
". Colfax St. which is said 10 be
operated by Lena knight. early in
the evening A charge Of keeping
a house OF iUfame was lodged
against the prophecies, while charg-
Is OF frequenting were placed
/ against Vivian Dale, Ernest Baer-
man and Arthur Johnson. The Dale
woman and Baerman claimed that
they live at the ColfaX address.
Johnson told the police that he had
/ just reached the city from his home
| in Philadelphia. Pa. and had emit
cred the place TO get a room for
/ the night with the intention Of seek
ing work in the morning. After be
/ ing told that there were no rooms
\ available. he stated. ne left and was
I later arrested while walking alonE
! ColfaX ST.
The Knight woman denounced the
methods employed by the police i'm
entering her home and threatened
TO have her lawyer take action
against them for overstepping their
| authority. According to her story
one Of the men came to her door
and when she opened it, a gun was
thrust in her face and she claims
she was pushed against the wa!
with great force.
Detective Sergt. Valentine De
linski and detail made an early AT
tcrnoon call at 100 s. Michigan ST.
where a number of colored men ar,
alleged 10 have been gambling
Gambling material and money were
confiscated by the police 10 be usec
as evidence.
Albert Brown. proprietor of tn,
place was charged with Keeping z
gambling house and charges O
frequenting were lodged agains
William Powell, Clifford Lee, botf
of 12O s. Michigan St. Sylvester
| Braxton, 1878 W. Colfax St. Johr
Morgan, Vandalia; Ralph Smith
! Gary. Ind.
Burglaries and attempts at burg
laries were reported during tn
might from people living in the 30'
block on Madison st. and Wood st.
where key workers were operating
The largest haul was made at thu
homo of *. y. Whitesel, 326l y w
Madison St. whore three mems suits
one OverCoat and a gold wrist watcl
we're found 10 be missing. Entrance
was gained through the front doc
with a skeleton key.
G. 4. Dulk's home, 319 w. Madi
son St, was visited a short time at
ter, but it was found that sc cent
was all that was taken. An en-
trance was gained at the home Of "
T. GaUmen. 31S1A Wood ST.. at abou
the same time by way Of the from
door. but nothing was found 10 b.
missing. Three other cases were re
ported during the night in the sam
neighborhood, where attempts wer
made to gain entrance with a Ike,
but tho intruders were frightene'
away. L. J.. Meller. 40 w. Navarr
ST.. also reported that his home wa
entered but nothing of value va
found 10 be missing.
Chief Laurence Lane and a dctai
of detectives spent part of tn
night in the neiEhborhood in an eff
fort to apprehcnd the house break
ers. Investigations were made a
the houses entered in the hopes O
, gaining a clue 20 the burglars.
Six DRINKS kept the patrol bus,
, during the night.