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ISHERIFF OF JOHNSON COUNTY DROPS IN ON ‘JACK’ COPELMAN, The Former Twelfth Street Gambler Arrested at Hin New Resort in the Old Building With a Wealth of Religious Tradition, Officials of Johnson County, Kansas, ided “Jack Copelman’s resort in the ld Shawnee Mission last night. The place, although in “bone dry” Kansas, as been running in wide open fashion, in fact it is said that Copelman has tansferred to the rural setting all the lamour of Twelfth street as it was Ti the days before the present police ad ministration put the dimmers on the right lights there. Persons who were properly “intro duced” could get whisky, wine or beer nd if so inclined have it served in a private room at the old mission house. Which was originally built to give re lgious instruction to the Indians. It was nightly the scene of high revelry, ast night was no exception until the heriff and his party appeared. SIXTEEN OFFICERS SURROUND PLACE: The raiding party was composed of sheriff John S. Steed of Johnson Coun y, E. F. Mickie, wunder-sheriff; R. O W. Rogers, deputy, and Albert Manner and W. Bostick of Olathe, who were eputized by the sheriff. At Overland Park a number of men living there and ear Mission Hills were also deputized, total of fifteen men participated in the raid. They surrounded the place. » The sheriff had three search and seizure John Doe warrants issued lte yesterday by F. R. Org, county attor ney. The raiding squad met at the farm of E. H. Walmer near the Milburn Golf Club. Arriving at the Shawnee Mission the sheriff stationed two men at each of the entrances on the east, west and south. The raid started at 12:50 o'clock. TWENTY THERE EATING AND DRINKING. Sheriff Steed and Deputies Welmer, Rogers and John Scott entered the Copleman resort. As they entered the big ballroom they saw about ten couples asking at tables eating chicken and trinking whisky. A jazz band blazed away, while sev eral couples darted. A negro waiter, who saw the four new, walked over to a corner and mo ioned to a man. The man was “Jack” Copelman himself. The motion the negro gave to Copel any was the “office” that the Tawn was aside. Jack walked over to the officers nd asked them what they wanted. ERVED SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANTS. Sheriff Steed told Coperman that he had search and seizure warrants and atended to search the place for Liquor. The sheriff also ordered the “rrests” to rema iteb deathe dairies He warned the guests” that the resort was covered by its men outside. Jack became pile. “Gentlemen,” he said, “Go ahead and catch everything, Ali show you around myself.” The officers then begin to search the cure. The kitchen revealed nothing; either did the icebox. Finn Deputy cogers began searching severe cup boards on a rear porch, Tefovrel about eght or nine empty whisky bottles and bottle of gin. . Copelman, evidently becoming nerv ous, went to the rear parch, “What does this mean?’ Deputy Rogers asked him, showing him = the bottles. ~~ BOY, 6G. WT BY CAR, DIES, Alfred Haney Struck When We Ran Into Street White Playing, Alfred Haney, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. OFF, Vanes, $006 Garfield avenue, died early yesterday morning at St. Joseph hospital from injuries he received when a motor car driven by Alfred Harding, 8050 Garfield avenue, struck him while he was playing in front of his home. The boy and several play- Mates were playing “Pussy Wants a Corners’ Alfred ran from behind an other car which was parked in wo street when Harding's car struck him and the wheels passed over his body. Harding took the boy to St. Joseph hospital. A coroner's inquest will be held sometime next week. Besides his parents the boy is sur vived by two brothers, Oscar and Fin nnett Haney, home address, and one sis ter, Mrs. Pearl Curl, 2S16 Michigan ave nue. Services will be tomorrow in To peka, Kas. — 3 1 CUBAN ASSASSINATION PLOT, and to Take Life at Zayas Revealed to Dallas Authorities, Darbas, Tex. June 20.4 plot to assassinate President Zayas of Cuba , revealed to the authorities here to night by Eduardo Herrera, a young Colombian oil prospector, Herrera, in a statement made to Charles Gunning, chief of detectives.
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Kansas City Times
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Fri, Jul 01, 1921
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