The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-29
CAUGHT SELLING
sLEuTH COCAINE
Shipping Clerk Of Drug Co., Trap.
ped by Private Deteotive-A. {.
Edwards and His Roommate, J. p.
Wright and n. Allen Arrested.

SAT- Lake City, Feb. 2.-Charge
with the illegal sale of large auaI
titles of cocaine and suspected of g,
tensive embezzlement of drugs, Artl
ur Edwards, shipping clerk at tn
Smith-Bailey Drug Company, was a,
rested at o'clock last night by Lux
5. May, superintendent of the MayloI
detective agency, who lured him int
trap comprised of detectives and [,
whom he disposed OF three ounces ,
the forbidden narcotic.
Edwards informed May at the cit,
prison last night, in the presence o
Patrolman II. A. Olson, that he would
plead guilty to the sale of cocaine
which is felony, and take whatever
sentence might be given him, provid
ed further investigation be dropped
This causes authorities to believe he
has accomplices and that his opera.
tons have been far reaching. He has
lived in Salt Lake about one year.
After Edwards was locked up in
the city prison and Intercepted he re-
fusing fatty to tell where he lived,
he was handcuffed and led to the
Whitley apartments, 149 Pierpont ST.,
to where he had been Swallowed of.
ten by private detectives. There an
investigation developed that he lived
RI nj he.
clerks Of the Smith-Bailey Drug com.
pany known as J. p Wright and Ho.
ward Allen. A trunk containing more
than $1,000 worth of morphine, co.
caine and other drugs were found in
the apartment. 1t was confiscated and
taken to police hearquarters
Wright and Allen were arrested
at 1870 this morning as they were
entering the Whitley by Mr.. MAY and
three patrolmen. Wright, who is in
charge of the liquor department OF
the smith-Bailey Drug company, had
several quarts Of whiskey. No charg.
es Will be made against them until
an investigation today.
Several weeks ago the agency was
engaged by the allied druggists of
the city to unearth the source of the
extensive output of cocaine and NOR
phine in Salt Lake. Confidants of the
private detectives pointed out Ed.
wards as one OF the most active ey.
ponents of the illegal traffic and
shadows were assigned to follow him
1t is declared by Mr.. May that
his men have seen Edwards sell co.
caine and morphine repeatedly during
the past week, and last night, by Sc.
cret arrangement, Edwards was in.
duced to sell three ounces of cocaine
for $l2 to Detective o. r. Kelley.
who pretended he was engaged as a
smuggler of drugs and wanted TO
take large quantity to Pocatello.
Ida.
Edwards it is charged arranged
with Kelley to meet him behind a
billboard near Third South and First
West SITS, where he would sell him a
limltless amount of cocaine. Mean.
while Kelley was supplied with mark.
ed money identified in an affidavit.
This consisted of a 81 bill, a 81 bin
and i've silver dollars. The detective
went to the billboard at the appoint.
ed time and May obtained the ser.
vice of Patrolman Olson, w. C. Juk.
es and w. +. Roe whom he escorted
to within twenty-five yards of where
the transaction was to take place.
Kelley waited near the billboard
fifteen minutes. Edwards appeared
and asked him how much he wanted.
lie requested $l2 worth. Edwards
walked away, disappearing in the
rear of the Whitley apartments. He
gave Kelley three bottles of cocaine.
He had counted the money when MAY
and patrolmen surrounded the ship.
ing clerk and informed him he was
under arrest
Edwards and Kelley were taken to
the police station. There they were
searched. Three ounces of cocaine
were found on Kelley and the mark
ed money was taken from the pock.
cts of Edwards. After his trunk had
been transferred to police headquar.
tiers and opened in his presence, Ed
wards nearly tainted. AS he was led
back into the city prison he asked to
talk with May. The latter informed
him that full confession would
facilitate matters. However he only
made partial confession and at.
tempted to assume all blame himself.
Mr.. May says Edwards has sent
large quantities of cocaine out of
Salt Lake and that he has been the
main agency for the illegal distribu