New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
PHYSICIAN, CAUGHT IN
COCAINE NET, ON TRIAL
Former Drug User Identifies
Two Bottles He Says Levy
Sold to Him.
TRAP SET FOR VENDER
Defendant Had 1000 Worth
of Forbidden Articles in
His Safe When
Arrested.

DR.. Abraham A. Levy, OF No. 81 East
Sd street. was put on trial before Judge
Foster. in General Sessions. yesterday.
charged with selling cocaine illegally.
Cocaine valued at 81 900 was found in the
physicians safe when the detectives ar
rested him. The case against DR.. Levy
was developed by James \. Delehanty, the
Assistant District Attorney. who drew up
the new cocaine bill, and is considered at
the District Attorneys oftce 10 be per-
feet case under the present Law.
At the request Of Judge Swami the ste
nosrapher transcribed his notes last night.
50 that Mr. Delehanty. who is going to
Albany to-day. could show them 10 the
committee which has his bill in charge.
Barney" Callahan. former coke
fiend." was the only witness called yester-
day. lie has twice been convicted OF an
~ tempt TO sell cocaine once before Judge
Swami. in 1910. and once before Judge
Rosalsky. last May. It was after his last
conviction that ne went 10 Mr.. DelehantN
and offered 10 do what he could to assis.
the District Attorney in trapping a vende'
Witness Set Trap for Doctor.
Callahan said Yesterday that h. no
hanger used cocaine. and his bearing indi-
O. ted that he smoke the truth. He was
alert and Kept his wits about him while
under cross cross-examination by John i.
MCINTYRE. counsel for Dr. Levy. Wht
the two bottles OF cocaine purchased by
him were introduced IN evidence and put
on the steuographer's stable at his elbow
ris ewes never once strayed toward them
Withou, a tr,mor he handled the bottles
and identified them as those he had pur-
chased.
After his conviction h. went - Nj
Dolehanty's Office. NJ said. and called up
Dr Levy on the telephone. Mr.. Dele
ha1ty was there and a stenocrapher
Hello. doc saws" said Callahan.
this is Barney. I'm sending friend
Of mine up TO get some coke He
told me that wouldn't DO. that Id have To
come myself So ] said all right. but Ia
brinc the PARTY with me ! made date
for $50 o'clock that afternoon"
II was June T. last when Callahan made
his visit 10 Or Levy. With him were
Emil King. process server; Detective
Bernard Dit.ch and Leo l.azard. an IN
spector from the Board Of Health. Gala
u;u and I.aZ.rd went inside while Ditsch
and Klin- waited across the street Both
Callahan and Lizard had been searched
and found ~ have neither money nor
cocaine Callahan had then been handed
thre. s., bills. the number of which mad
been noted 10y Dnsch.
lis the party all right the doctor
asked me looking AZ lazard.' Callahan
testified ~ -sid sure. and gave him the
three e, bills / had told him wanted
two bottles Of cocaine lie gave me -
change end went upstairs 10 the dining
room with him. There he gave me two
one.ounce bottles one containing crystal
cocaino and one fake cocaine. lie charged
8, ~ bottle He went back and gave
one bottle to L.azard Then We went out
on .h, sters and the detectives came
over
",rc Won what j. called cocaine
G,nd.r asked John T. Mcintyre on cross
examination
NO sir. no more" answered Callahan.
Did you formerly sell cocaine
Yes sir. / did"
You used TO sell 1t 10 children, didn
YOU"
40 sir. ! never did.
How often did you sell cocaine;
AS often as | bought II from Dr.
Levy" was the prompt response.
Callahan denied that there was any
bargain between him and Mr.. Delehanty.
regarding the consideration he should re-
ceive for his assistance He had no prom
Use of getting of. he said. though he never
was arrested without having hopes lie
received d suspended sentence from Judge
Rosalsky.
He refused to respond TO the sugges-
lions made by Mr.. Mcintyre that he had
borrowed 81 from Or. Levy and had left
the cocaine with him for security. lie
had never borrowed money from DR..
Levy. Callahan said. and the cocaine
transaction was simply matter OF barter
and sale.