New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-02

was neither eating nor waiting for food
or change.
This salesman was called white
cap" and as soon as he was asked for
deck" produced small envelope of
cocaine and took % cents in return.
"Whltecap" did not go out Of the res-
taurant to make the sale; in fact, he
didn't even get up from his comfortable
seat
Peregrinating "Coke" Seller.
Crossing over 36th street then and goirg
perhaps twenty feet beyond the corner Ut
Seventh avenue and toward Broadway.
the would-be purchaser made the proper
kind of approach to a street mer-
chant known as DR. Shuttle" The
doctor" had the cocaine in his pocket.
but he wanted to see the money before
he produced It. Reassured OF that point
by the sight of a quarter Of dollar. "Dr.
Shuttle" exchanged the small package OF
coke" for the money and "shuttled''
away toward Broadway. In the dope
district" the doctor is known as one of
the hardest statesmen to find, because he
Is always moving He confines his travels
largely to 36th street, but runs from
Broadway to Eighth avenue. and invaria-
bly, ''shuttles" off in one direction or an
other after each sale.
On the east side of Seventh avenue
north of 36th street are several lunch
rooms where cocaine may be bought free
ly, either inside or out. The unmstaka-
BILE type of cocaine street seller" may
be seen lounging around the sidewalks in
front Of some Of these lunchrooms or
occupying a prominent front seat within.
Turning north after buying a deck
from "Dr. Shuttle" the investigator was
able to make another purchase from q
street merchant who goes 5y the name OF
"One Tooth Mac among his colleagues.
This sale was made on the sidewalk In
front OF one OF the lunchrooms. where the
bright lights from the window OF thst
establishment made 1t appear a somewhat
reckless atmosphere in which to court a
felony.
''One Tooth Mac" however. scorned the
idea that de bulls" otherwise the police.
would have any objection TO make
you mus be a new snffer," ne de-
clared, with contempt. why. We bin
sellin dis way right along"
The Ohio Kid" Crafty.
In a lunchroom south Of S7th street one
purchase Of cocaine was made inside and
another in the doorway OF the hall adj
Joining the door OF the lunchroom. The
doorway salesman, known as THE Ohio
Kid" had an unsavory reputation, even
among the dope fiends" and street mer-
chants.
THE Kids" method was 10 have his
supply of decks secreted in the hall
way, the door OF which was unlocked.
though closed. and on being approached
by a prospective customer, whom he
would size up as new sniffer," he
would wait eagerly for the production ot
the money. II the greenhorn or new
sniffer' foolishy produced a piece OF
money Of greater value than the standard
quarter for which decks sell in the
Tenderloin, THE Ohio Kid kept the
change.
He worked his game, even If the amount
OF money proffered happened TO be as
much as s. bill, and It is for the
smoother working OF his scheme that he
keeps the supply in the hallway rather
than In his pockets, as most Of the street
merchants do. If the dope tiend' starts
to make any fuss over the loss OF his
change The Kid" would threaten 10 call
the police, and he would make good the
bluff IL the victim remained obstinate.
Then with the arrival of the policeman
THE Kid" would virtuously assert that
this coke nut is trying to pick a scrap
with me, probably crazy with the white
stuff Bet he's got some Of 1t Oh him
now"
IL the victim was stubborn enough Ia
brazen II out that long, policeman's
search would naturally disclose that the
purchaser had on his person then the CO.
caine that THE Kid" had just sold him,
and the victim of the game would him
self be liable for a felony for unlawful
possession of the drug, while The Kid
would sneak away during the excitement.
Near this same corner the investigates
attempted to buy from street seller" Q
deck" of cocaine, but was informed thar
there was "nuttin doin'."
Il
you wanta try that. It's twice as good
as coke. anyway" he said.
Heroin Easy to Get.
How'll you get it. or have you got it
here?"
Cover to tn drug store for you-yoI
couldn't get it,
Riley was the name this would-be
heroin messenger went under. but 1t was
evident from his facial contour that he
did not belong to the race that the Rileys
come from. However, Riley made ar
rangements to meet the investigator In
9th street, west Of Seventh avenue. and
started for the drug store to buy the
heroin.
When he came out after making the
purchase he walked so swiftly that 1t was
almost a run until he got well into the
darkness of s7th street. west OF Seventh
avenue. and then turned around sharply
to watch for the man who had sent him
in TO get the drug. As the ultimate pur-
chaser appeared. walking slowly west in
9th street, Riley began to walk east as
swiftly as he had a moment before been
going west and as he passed the investi-
gator he pushed the little package into
his hand ana continued his running walk
without word.
Two patrolmen stood on the south side
of 37th street. directly opposite this little
scene on FRIDAY night. and though only