The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-11
SHERIFF MARONEY RAIDS
TWO INFAMOUS PLACES
Father Of Young Girl Victim
Will Make Active
Prosecution
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| That there are agencies actively
promoting the use of cocaine and opi-
um IN Guthrie is shown by recent dc.
velopments centeriDg IN Curley Wash.
ington's SNACK on the Cottonwood and
the infamous Edwards place. ilG
/ South Second street. Sheriff Maho-
ney has announced a determination to
clean up the two PAGES aud find
the sources Of supply
Children have been going TO Cur.
Icy Washlngton's place and standing
for hours waiting for him to wake up
and feed them cocaine Getting the
fearful drug they have gone out 20
steal This Is the story of James
Greacy, backed by the testimony OF his
daughter. Dora Ethel Creacy, and sey-
eral other victims OF the drug, all
Of which "a In conformity with the
surmlses Of officers and other obser-
yers.
Washington was arrested yesterday
at his shack, He was in bed. sleep
ing with q bulldog, when Sheriff Ma
honey got him he was charged with
furnishing cocaine 20 the Creacy girl
He was arralgned In county court to-
day Other arrests are expected.
Woman is Released.
Ida House has been released. there
appearing TO be no law for holding
her on q cahrgo Of smoking opium.
II Is not clear that she has sold or
given away the drug, although II is
known that great quantities Of the
Chinese dope" are used at the place
The sheriff has returned to Ida her
extensive opium smoking outfit, seized
yesterday There are several persons
suspected and the clue will be worked
from the Edwards place In the hope
of finding the dealers. A can OF OPT
um has been retained by the sheriff
as tangible evidence that somebody
Is smuggling dope
The Edwards place on South Second
is the home OF Ida Edwards House
and her sister both OF whom have
long police records Barney White,
another woman habltue. is charged
with stabbiag the Leayy woman. Sew
eral ether assaults are on tap and it
is said that the gang fights every
night The odors OF opium from the
pace have caused many complaints.
In the Vicinity OF this place are sey.
eral respectable cOlored families and
they have frequently complained. The
sheiffrs action Is the first aggressive
move. and he proposes 10 keep II up,
with OF without the cooperation OF
the police force.
Washington, Town Character.
Ida Edwards House was several
years ago charged with trying TO cut
the head off from Policeman Kelso.
Curey Washington Is one OF the
fixtures Of the town, having come in
on one leg about the time OF the op.
ening. He Is dope fiend OF high
rank He lives In the utmost squal-
or in disreputable hut In the place
where Springer avenue ont to cross
the Cottonwood
James Creacy, whose son and daugh
ter were arrested last week on the
charge OF stealing feed from a barn,
Is responsible for the Washington an.
rest. He AYERS that for two years
this boy an dgirl have been going TO
Washlngtons and that they are coax
fiends." He says their stealing start
ed with the cociane habit and that
they never steal except when under
the influence of the drug.
! II Is believed that in connection
with the opium and cocaine joints
/ there are fences" who take tho stuff
stolen The investigation Is likely 70
develop other actions. for it Is known
that the operations Of the opium and
morphine crowd include stfeet-waIklng
| gambling, pockei-picking. hold.ups,
4 fights. and possibly blackmailing.
How large the cocaine colony is
can not be definitely ascertaincd, but
there are az least twenty, negroes.
The Creacys are the first white chill
dren arrested. bnt II Is said that 9th.
efs have formed the habit Of going
70 Curley's place.