The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-01
Round Up Three and Take Them
Before Special Prosecutor
for Inquiry
OFFENDING DRUGGISTS
FACE SEVERAL CHARGES
Planned to Make Law Violation
Costly Enough To Impress
Lesson Well

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dope investigation TO date. was the
arrest, early Saturday morning. OF
three persons suspected OF using mar
cotics They were held as suspicious
persons and taken before Special
Prosecutor Warren ). stone later IN
the morning. He questioned them III
the hope OF obtaining some further
information relative 10 the illegal sale
OF dope" but the three were "ieery"
and did not furnish any Information
worth while.
Jerry Coakley, - years old, and
Sam Croy. 20 years Old. both claim
ing Toledo as their home, were arrest
ed by Detectives Braus and Mite. at
Fifth and Congress-sts. Croy, the po-
lice allege. had hypodermic needle
and dope outfit. Pearl Howard, q
Negro. living at No. 2S2 ST. Antoine
st.. was arrested on Mullett-st.. by
the same officers. He is said TO be u
user OF cocaine.
The arrests are part OF the prom
ised warfare by the police against
users OF the various kinds Of dope.
as well as the runners" who obtain
the drugs for these unfortunates, and
the druggists and others who dis
pense the drugs.
Police Commissioner Gillespie had
a conference with Special Prosecutor
Stone and Harry b. keidan, assistant
prosecutor, Friday afternoon. The
commissioners promised 10 cooperate
with the state and county authorities
in the investigation OF the dope
ring" and forthwith issued orders to
his officers to bring In all persons sus-
,pected Of using dope" or being con-
nected with the illegal traffic in mar
'cOtics. Officers have been posted in
the vicinity of q number OF drug
stores that the police know cater to
the dope" trade, with instructions TO
arrest all. suspicious characters seen
going In or out Of the places The
Epecial prosecutor hopes that by Ques-
tioning these suspects he can obtain
Information to warrant the arrest OF
the suspected druggists.
+. The police authorities in the small
or cities surrounding Detroit have
Also promised to cooperate with the
prosecutor office In prohibiting the
sale OF dope" to strangers.
Friday afternoon Special Prosecu-
tor Stone and Assistant Keidan visit.
ed Mt. Clemens. Pontiac and Wyan-
dotte They found that dope" fiends
living In Detroit had established a
pipe line" to Wyandotte. where Tor
the past two weeks they have been
oh Inf hn ,nrA
scriptiOns. supposed to have been Civ
en- by Detroit doctors. Several Wyan.
dotte druggists informed the investi-
gators that they had refused to I'LL
many Of these prescriptions, suspect
Ing that they had been forged. 10
Mt. Clemens one case was reported
where a woman had presented a pre-
scription from q Detroit doctor and
begged the druggist to double the
dose. He refused to sell her the
morphine she begged for.
w. E. Collins. OF Owosso, a men,
Der of the state pharmacy board, ar
rived In the city. Saturday morning.
and spent most OF the forenoon in
conference with the special prosecu-
tor and his assistants. Mr.. Collins
said he had come OF his own accord,
and that his presence In the city did
not have any special significance In
regard to the dope" investigation.
which his board has authorised. Spe-
cial Prosecutor Stone Ii paid by the
state pharmacy board. Mr.. Collins
was present when three dope" sus-
poets were grilled by Stone and Kei-
dan.
II am very well pleased with the
so far. and believe
that Mr.. Stone will obtain tangible
results" said Mr.. Collins. The in
vestigation is entirely In the hands
OF the special prosecutor now. and
the state board Is taking no active
part In the work"
Special Prosecutor stone announc-
ed, Saturday, that he would make
several charges against individual
druggists, including Aid. Eddie" Bar.
nett, proprietor OF the City pharmacy.
and that each charge would be pushed
separately.
My idea is to keep hammering
away at these druggists until they
find 1t advisable TO stop the illegal
sale OF drugs" he said. One convic.
ton would mean nothing to them.
They would pay the fine and make up
the 500 In few days by continuing
the sale OF dope BY keeping right
after them we will soon convince
them that they are up against q
tough proposition. and that their bus
mess will suffer II they continue 70
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