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BEING ENFORCED.MARSHAL LLOYD ENFORCES THE NEW ORDINANCE TODAYMessrs. Doan. Strieker, Fonzo andBerg Have Their Goods Taken to the City Hall.A great many people«aesiding about East Berkeley last evening may have thought that they heard the Salvation army marching through the streets. If they thought so they were mistaken for it was not its night out.The moon had not shown its bright, large face above the hills back of Berkeley when the soldier’s tramp was heard along Shattuck avenue and in other streets. It proved afterwards) that Town Marshal I.loyd, in com- j mand of his brigade, (all brigadiers) j was giving them a drill for practice, i At least this was the nominal excuse | given as it was the first time, under j the present regime, that a thing of this j kind had happened. It was really a ! foreshadowing of events to come. | After some practice the whole force y~W'JS marched down University avenue in strict military style to the Town Hall. Once inside the force was then informed of an attack that would be made today upon the enemy. Silently and in the dark each and every one departed for his tent to sleep and ^ream on the events of the morrow.This morning at a good seasonable hour there was a gathering at the Town Hall of the disciplined army, and as the clock clicked at 9:30 the aimy was set in motion. The attack was to be made at 10 o’clock precisely. The Marshal arranged his forces as follows: To the California and At fit -on hotels Special Officer Esmond of l.orin and Deputy Sheriff and Constable Davis were assigned; Deputy Marshal Raw-son took his company to Ered Eonzo’s Cafe, and Marsha! I.loyd stationed his forces at (eo. H. Strieker’s cigar store.At the Acheson hotel, kept by A. Berg, there was no attempt at any hindrance of the soldiers passing ih. Mr. Berg happened to be away, over to San Francisco. A room was entered where a bar was found, and behind it and around about were found alleged liquors of all varieties. An express wagon was soon at the door and every vessel having in it anything in the shape of supposed illicit liquors was taken to the wagon and transported to the Town Hall.At the California Hotel, kept by Mr.1 oran, the same kind of experience was gone through with. Mr. Salomon’s billiard parlors were thoroughly examined but nothing of the kind of goods the officers were looking for could be found.At Ered Eonzo’s cafe Officer Rawson found a good variety but not very large quantities of what is supposed to be contraband goods, all of which were consigned to the Town Hall and were conveyed there by an express wagon.At Strieker’s cigar store there was some detention on account of the absence of the proprietor. • He was sent for and on his appearance Marshal Lloyd entered into the back part of the building and found what he considered liquor, after sampling a variety of different kind of goods. The Marshal was not satisfied with what he could see in front of him but wanted to look into a sideboard and closet, which the owner refused to open for him. VVit^nt much ado he forced the dodS@Qffip^n and found more goods upon which he placed the majestic hand cf the law.It was but a few minutes after 12 o’clock noon when so much of the raid had been completed. All the ammunition and provisions of the enemy had been captured and placed in the Town HalLAll of this work had been done under the name of search warrants. Preparations for another departure of the officers had been made at the hour mentioned above and it is quite likely that additional stores will be accumulated in the town’s fortress.The whole business was a complete surprise to those who controlled the places entered, and in fact to a very large majority of the community in East and North Berkeley. But very few were let into the sgcret and hence the quick success of Marshal Lloyd.W. H. Bone was on hand giving the officers all the assistance he could as a private citizen.The goods captured take up about one-half of the main portion of the large hall in the town building.When it was all over the people on the streets seemed to have just awakened to the fact that there was a genu-ine raid upon the East Berkeley j saloons. While the temperance people have been long hoping that some thing of this kind would be done, they had met with so many set backs it began to be considered almost impossible to accomplish what they desired.Warrants for the arrest of the parties concerned will probably be issued and served this afternoon, and foi such others who may be caught in the same fix. •tl
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Berkeley Gazette
Berkeley, California, US
Thu, Oct 10, 1895
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