South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-28
Bar Wrecking BY
Cops May Lead to
Battle in Courts
Say Wet and Dry Elements
May Make Issue of Carrie
Nation" Methods.

mat tnIcf Lane r. recent dTrIe
nation enterprises against saloons
consisting OF the breaking up OF
bars with crowbav and sledge. IS due
% precipitate show down" fight
between the wet and dry elements
OF the city is revealed by current
discussion and no uncertain opin-
ions expressed By memb ers OF the
legal profession Friday.
The latest raid and which marks
the fourth soft drink" parlor which
has submitted TO the Kansas cyclone
methods by the police recently oc-
Cured Thursday night when de-
tail OF officers headed by Sergt. Of
Detectives Valentine Delinski visit
ed Joseph Aliens establishments at
1912 ". Washington av. The find
ing OF a small quantity OF moon
shine" whisky provoked the order
20 break down and tear out the bar.
Burst Into Flames.
Adverse sentiu ent. slowly but
none the less positively crystalizing
in consequence of three previous
'bar-busting' enterprises, smOlder-
ing as a result OF the method used
by the police 10 clean up the COM
munity Of liquor traffic. broke out
into a flame OF Indignation Friday
in consequence Of Thursday nights
wrecking Lawyers for defendants
who have had their fixtures so ruth
lessly treated are Of the opinion
that the police are usurpiug their
authority by using such methods.
Allen who 10 was said. pleaded
with the officers TO spare his bar,
and who was mercIlessly thrust
aside while axes and crOwbars were
furiOusly welded. waived arraign-
ment before Judge Chester l.. Du-
Comb in city court Friday morning
and his case was set for hearing
Feb. l. Allen is charged with un-
lawful possession of Intoxicating
liquor
That suits will be filed against
the city and those officials who are
responsible for orders 10 break up
bar fixtures is only a matter Of
time. was the concensus Of opinion
by certain attorneys They take the
position that no destruction by law
enforcement agencies ts legal with
out proper court order for confsca-
ton
Limit Police Power.
The courts have the power to
demand any and all evidence, in
Guiding the bar for that matter, to
be brought into court" declared p.
j. Houlhan, i'm defense Of this posi-
ton. Police have no authority 70
confiscate what the court might con-
slider as proper evidence"
city Atty L. w. Hammond how
ever, comes 20 the defense of Lanes
position and views the matter on the
general principle OK the right Of a
law enforcement agency to take
amy necessary measures that will
abate the continuous violation of the
law
Where technicalities or the law
prohibit the police from enforcing
the law" declared Chief Lane, at
is high time that the police use
whatever method il may have al
their command.
Chief Lane goes a point further
and insists that the Carrie Nation
I AAiftliNiA llt mas duODltu ~ the Only
one left II court procedure is dill
tory and provokes a disregard for
law Prohibition enforcement will
never be reality, according 10 the
chief unless violators are made TO
know that law violation will not be
tolerated. Personally I am i'm IA
vor of the axe if by no other means
we can force a consistent bootlegger
10 quit the business" he said
Recalls Other Cases.
The first bar-breaking enterprise
that of Jan. -. when a corps of of
hcers raided the Walter Woznicki es-
adjustment at 1887 Linden av.. has
provoked considerable interest i'm
the point of law that enters into the
case. Woznicki sought a change OF
| venue from Judge DuComb and is
/ due 10 be tried on charges of unlaw-
+ full possession by Special Judge OBJ
| enchain in the near future.
Similar bar-breaking practices by
. the police were employed against
the Anna Lenyo and Andrew WegeI
saloons" at 1925 w Washington av
and 10 Chaplin ST. last SATURDAY.
night Both bars were broken VI
. and cleared away