Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-02-08 | Page 2 | Speakeasy Found in Commercial Street

I I SPEAKEASY FOUND IN i iCO CO COMMERCIAL t STREET Saloon of Five Rooms With M Many any Sunday Drinkers Is Discovered I IThe The blind pig pJ establishment of Hop Sins Sing ing where a saloon business has b been en conducted without a l license or city authority at al a rooming house at at ICa Commercial street was Vas raided Sunday morning at nt 30 o'clock by the Salt Lake detective department which re resulted re- re suIted In tho the arrest of or Hop Sing proprietor pro pro- and George Davis who was working In tho capacity of ot bartender at the unlawful establishment I The divo was wars located on third I floor loor of oC tho the rooming house and nd included In Included Included In- In rooms all of ot which were occupied by Sunday drinkers at tho the time of ot the raid The che arresting officers cers cera attached in all aU GO O bottles of ot whiskey whiskey whis whis- key lcy five bottles of ot beer and amid a three three- gallon keg of or whiskey which was taken tak tak- en on to police headquarters Within a week numerous have come to the police station that such an nn establishment was in operation opera opera- lion tion on Commer Commercial street hut but only yesterday were the raiding plans con con- summated Chief of Detectives George Sheets and Detectives Fred Fled M. M I. I Schultz and F F. N. N Vh Wheeling entered the buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing at a about out 9 30 o'clock and unearthed d the liquor house in full tull operation Davis and Hop Sing were cre charged with sellIng sellIng sell- sell selling Ing whiskey without a n license