Frank Murphy. The raid took place at 111 E. Sixth Avenue. According to the Topeka State Journal (16 Oct 1900) the raid netted two kegs of beer, a pump, "several counters or bars" and "a lot of glasses." About six months later Carrie Nation, evidently at the head of a group of several hundred people, attacked the establishment and did significant damage before being stopped by some bystanders and arrested by the police.
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