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June 4, 1929
Las Vegas Age
Las Vegas, Clark County, Lincoln County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Las Vegas police raided multiple speakeasies last night, arresting seven men and seizing 51 cases of beer under Chief Percy Nash's direction. Five posted $100 bail; two stayed in jail. Hearings set for morning.
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Police Booze Raids Net Seven Men and Fifty-One Cases of Beer
NASH AND HIS COHORTS CONDUCT BIG MIDNIGHT ROUNDUP OF 'JOINTS'
Five of Alleged Proprietors Taken Into Custody Last Night Produce $100 Bail Each; Two Men and the Fifty-one Cases Locked in Jail for the Night.
Seven alleged operators of joints and fifty-one cases of alleged beer were taken into custody when the entire Las Vegas police force got into action under the direction of Chief of Police Percy Nash last night for a roundup of beer parlors and "speakeasies."
Five men, facing charges of operating places where alcoholic beverages were sold, each paid $100 bail for his freedom and two others slept the remainder of the night in the city bastile "in lieu of bail."
The men who were released on bond signed their names as Louis Smitz, 48; S. Fisher, 50; W. Brown, 40; Tom Marshall; and C. Anderson, 70.
The two who remained in jail were Dinty Moore, 38, and Tip Deal, 64.
Beer Commandeered
The fifty-one cases believed, for the most part at least, to contain beer, also reposed in the city "hoose-gow" as one "wit" expressed it, but not in the same compartment with the prisoners.
The raids netted but one bottle of whiskey, being mostly productive of the more mild beverage.
the men will appear before Judge Foley this morning for hearings, according to Nash, who was assisted in the raids by officers Tom Ginocchio, Joe May and Fred Northern.
"All on the Job"
"We split up and all of us got on the job," said Nash. "The main difficulty was that we had only one car between us and we had to do the best we could, loading up the results of one raid, taking it to headquarters and then rushing to the next."
One of the places raided is on North Main, two on West Stewart, another "The Rosebud Club" on North Third and Stewart, according to Nash.
NASH AND HIS COHORTS CONDUCT BIG MIDNIGHT ROUNDUP OF 'JOINTS'
Five of Alleged Proprietors Taken Into Custody Last Night Produce $100 Bail Each; Two Men and the Fifty-one Cases Locked in Jail for the Night.
Seven alleged operators of joints and fifty-one cases of alleged beer were taken into custody when the entire Las Vegas police force got into action under the direction of Chief of Police Percy Nash last night for a roundup of beer parlors and "speakeasies."
Five men, facing charges of operating places where alcoholic beverages were sold, each paid $100 bail for his freedom and two others slept the remainder of the night in the city bastile "in lieu of bail."
The men who were released on bond signed their names as Louis Smitz, 48; S. Fisher, 50; W. Brown, 40; Tom Marshall; and C. Anderson, 70.
The two who remained in jail were Dinty Moore, 38, and Tip Deal, 64.
Beer Commandeered
The fifty-one cases believed, for the most part at least, to contain beer, also reposed in the city "hoose-gow" as one "wit" expressed it, but not in the same compartment with the prisoners.
The raids netted but one bottle of whiskey, being mostly productive of the more mild beverage.
the men will appear before Judge Foley this morning for hearings, according to Nash, who was assisted in the raids by officers Tom Ginocchio, Joe May and Fred Northern.
"All on the Job"
"We split up and all of us got on the job," said Nash. "The main difficulty was that we had only one car between us and we had to do the best we could, loading up the results of one raid, taking it to headquarters and then rushing to the next."
One of the places raided is on North Main, two on West Stewart, another "The Rosebud Club" on North Third and Stewart, according to Nash.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Police Raid
Booze Bust
Speakeasies
Las Vegas
Prohibition Enforcement
What entities or persons were involved?
Percy Nash
Louis Smitz
S. Fisher
W. Brown
Tom Marshall
C. Anderson
Dinty Moore
Tip Deal
Tom Ginocchio
Joe May
Fred Northern
Judge Foley
Where did it happen?
Las Vegas
Story Details
Key Persons
Percy Nash
Louis Smitz
S. Fisher
W. Brown
Tom Marshall
C. Anderson
Dinty Moore
Tip Deal
Tom Ginocchio
Joe May
Fred Northern
Judge Foley
Location
Las Vegas
Event Date
Last Night
Story Details
Police under Chief Percy Nash raided speakeasies, arresting seven men for operating joints selling alcohol and seizing fifty-one cases of beer and one bottle of whiskey. Five paid $100 bail; two remained in jail. Raids targeted places on North Main, West Stewart, and The Rosebud Club on North Third and Stewart. Men to appear before Judge Foley.