The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12

were found, some or them being from
Boehrins &c Soehne. OF New York, from
| whom the dangerous drug has been
| procured before by other Dealers and
| soinc being concoction especially
prepared by Paris druggists and ex-
ported to tho United States. Martin
yesterday. he says, bought two ounces
Of tile stuff, for which lie paid 81 an
oultcc.
He was followed to his home by the
two officers. and they arrested him
| in bed, still under the influenced OF
the drug a rapid search disclosed the
rest OF It,. and the negro was taken to
the officers, after securing from Mar
tin Information that he had bought the
drug from McDermott, began to watch
for the white man. He was found by
yesterday morning, and was Immediate
ly put under arrest.
Strongly protesting his innocence. he
was taken to the First Station. There;
hight mig anu : A' No was seen 'as'
Il have never touched the stuff"
he said, since London's trial.
u went wrong once. and they have
been after me ever since. I've tried
to do right, but they wouldn't let me"
He is young man. twenty three
years of age. good looking and we'll
dressed. lie doesn't look like hard
epcd criminal. but in the cocaine traf-a
fic he Is the man most feared and most
wanted by the police. Never yet has
sufficient evidence been secured to con-
Wet him. Now the officers are hopeful
that their efforts will be rewarded by
a conviction. Coins. the negro, has
been arrested time and time again. In
his house. In the rear of 1fS Mayo
Street, declare the officers. the drug Is.
prepared for use by the sniffers. He
is said to be a go-between, one who
acts between the wholesale dealer and
Tlmberlake is also said to be a go
between. He had three packages pre-
pared for sale when arrested. Jack
son. the cripple. has long been identi-
fled with the trade, and was caught
with Timberlake.
Three Nights. Without Sleep.
To Sergeants Amos and to Policeman
Samuels, Captain Bargott expressed his
heartiest congratulations yesterday
afternoon, after they had arrested
then released the two officers from
further duty. Notwithstanding. they
made further investigation and then
arrested the three other negroes. To
Sergeant Amos belongs the credit of
arresting the first man in Richmond
for selling cocaine. In this instance
he was assigned to special duty, and
With the assistance OF Policeman
Samuels, who has been on the force
but year. soon succeeded in round
ing up what is regarded by the po-
lice Department as the most desper,te
gang in the city.
For three days and nights they
watched and waited without a wink Of
sleep. They followed McDermott in
all his wanderings: they followed Mar
tin. and they followed the Others.
Finally they caught Martin, and from
him soon gained a confession. The
negro still suffering from the effects
of the drug. told all last night. though
he knew tho pcnltentiary might be his
lot. liz says that he has bought from
McDermott repeatedly. and that he has
bought from others.
Whether London knew of the traffic
he could not say, but he did state that
he had bought it in London's store.
He was completely broken down. The
other negroes were noisy and vocifer-
Gus. McDermott was pale and calm.
Comfortable bedding was sent to him.
but he did rot sleep. He asked that
publication Of the case be made as
light as possible, more for the sake Of
his mother than for his own.