Lafayette Street saloon

Louisville Courier-Journal. 5 May 1868.

According to the Louisville City Directory, in 1869, Robert Cain was operating a saloon and restaurant on the corner of Lafayette and Preston streets. The article above describes a saloon at the same location. While the saloon keeper is not mentioned by name, I'd like to think this was Robert who gave the tip to the local police about the suspicious bag of gold coins.

The article also hints that the saloon, or a property next to it, may have been known for prostitution. Another article from 1867 mentions a house of prostitution on the same street.

Louisville Courier-Journal. 1 Apr 1867.

Robert is mentioned in a different article from 1869, when one of his saloon patrons tried to give him a counterfeit $10 bill.

Courier-Journal. 19 Apr 1869.

Robert's name came up again in connection with the saloon on Lafayette Street in 1874. Benjamin Lawrence filed suit against Robert for damages from assault and battery that occurred in the saloon. A jury dismissed the case on 24 December 1874.

Courier-Journal. 23 Dec 1874.