From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, September 22, 1924: Early Sunday morning, federal prohibition agents and Marion County sheriff deputies swooped down on Jack-O’-Lantern Gardens, a pleasure resort at 54th St and Shadeland Dr. Wild panic ensued among society women, college lads and lasses, and others of the merry crowd, leaving 126 empty gin and whisky bottles in their flight to be gathered as “evidence” by the officers. Many people found under the influence were boys and girls of well-known Indianapolis families, very young college students, and others not so prominent. Carlos Hammond, proprietor, protested he had warned guests not to bring liquor with them. “If the gardens are not closed, I intend to place deputies there to arrest everyone found with liquor on him regardless of who he is or what his or her papa does,” said Sheriff George Snider.
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