Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-22
SHERIFF NABS
sAUTOISTS in
BOOZE RAID
Get Two Speeders and
Arrest Four as
Drunks.,
SEEK TEN OTHERS
Broad Ripple Resort Is
Target of Clean
Up.

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Two alleged speeders and four per-
sons charged with being drunk are un-
der arrest today as result OF clean up
campaign By Sheriff George Snider at
Broad Ripple. The authorities have the
license numbers OF ten other speeders
who VIII be arrested.
The persons charged with being drunk
were arrested at Garden Point. Broad
Ripple resort, Saturday night, and those
charged with speeding were said TO have
been going to or from the resort.
Robert De Vault, Broad Ripple town
marshal, assisted Sheriff Snider in the
Glean up
Garden Point ID regarded as one Of the
potential causes Of reckless driving by
intoxicated autoists in indianapolis.
Tho Broad Ripple couEcil has passed
an ordinance to take effect June 8, re-
curing all roadhouses and places Of
ausement to be closed promptly at mid
night.
DISCOURAGE
CITY DRUNKS.
This practice OF the 'drGnks' from the
city coming out here after the cabarets
in the city close is going TO be stopped
said Marshall De Vault. I'VE are faced
with the problem Of combating this evil
every summer. However. since the pas
sage OF that ordinance. which l intend to
enforce rigidly. believe 1t viii stop in a
measure.
Every one who comes to Garden Point.
man or woman, who IS drinking or has
liquor 'on him. will be arrested" de-
clared the marshal
Garden Point was characterized as a
place where the big boys" gather. by
Marshal De Vault.
We viii keep at it until we break It
up," said Sheriff Snider today. Tell
than that for me. We viii get them TX
they Violate the law"
Sheriff Snider said that the persons who
frequented Garden Point usually pur-
chased their liquor In town and took It
out there
As the raiding party approached the
resort early Sunday morning a party Of
men and women leaped into q large ex-
pensiye automobile and drove furIous,y
away. As they escaped they threw frt m
the automobile three pints and a quart Of
white mule
The men arrested for drunk gave their
names as Carl Morris, who vas fined
nf15 and costs In Squire Mohr's court ::
5ohn Beechman and Clark Horan each
drawing a fine Of SO and costs. George
McCsrfy, arrested at the same time,
pleaded not guilty and win be tried in
the squire's court today. He is in jail
In default Of a $50 bond.
Only two speeders gave their names
and addresses They said they were
Paul Mueller, 800 East Sutherland ave-
nue., and Norman Heiden, 901 East Nor
ris street
Sheriff Snider and his deputies also In
vestigated reports of roadhouse at
Thirty-Fourth street and Ralston ave-
nue., said to be frequented for immoral
purposes by negroes Five remonstrances.
bearing 100 names. and asking Sheriff
Snider to close the place were sent TO
him Every signature was that Of a prop
erty owner.
One of the letters stated the resort was
n place Of immortality, drunkenness, vile
language. music and dancing, and COM
planned negroes came to the place every
night at about o'clock and stayed as
late as 3 o'clock In the morning. Large
automobiles bearing cases of bottles were
said also 10 come to the resort
WINDOWS PAINTED
AND GUARD POSTED
The windows are painted so passers-
by cannot see within 1t is said the
negroes posted watchers around the
house to warn them Of the approach Of
police and these watchers threw the
rays of a spotlight IN passing o1tomo-
biles TO assure themselves they did not
contain officers.
At the time of Sheriff Snider's raid.
early IN the evening, these negroes were
in the house cooking, preparing, the
sheriff said, for the nights entertain
ment. AS be had no search warrant, 1t
was impossible TO search the place, but
Sherifr Snider said he was convinced the
place was resorted to for immoral pur-
poses He gave the three negroes a
warning against misconduct and left.
The place viii be watched in the future,
he indicated
1t ts located IN the midst of residences
owned By white suburhanites. The peo-
pie who live there are not of the class
which desires to have such q house
among them
.aHIP-PoCKET PARTIES
ARE IN VOGUE
Hip pocket parties are said to be In
vogue at both Garden Point and the Ca
sino Gardens. Many Of the Wild auto
mobile parties. IN which drunken drivers
are often at the wheel, are said TO start
at the latter point and then end their
night Of revelry at Broad Ripple
Saturday night, which usually Is tie
gala night Of the week at both places
no general attempt was made to conceal
hip pocket operations at the Casino,
although a uniformed policeman was sta
toned there as evidence that the law
was on duty. At Garden Point, however,
no drinking was observed within the
building. but liquor was plainly evident
among the crowds outside
For weeks deputy sherifs have been
ratroIling Keystone avenue in n effort
to break up the practice OF automobile
speeding The sheriff has had informa-
ton that nearly all cases Of reckless
driving originated at Garden Point. but
despite a careful watch the officers seem
fngIy have been unable to apprehend
those participating In the orgies