New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-29
Showed Hiding Place.

nF ElIl lplh inc ttA''Nlf'S AttdA VA Al'li
previous visit, when they found only a
few Walls of cocaine. they had not dis
covered the secret hiding place In the
fiat. She led them 10 one corner Of the
parlor and, lifting UP the rug. showed
where a rectauglc had been sawed into
the floor. The boards were pred up with
a knife blade and in the chamber hidden
below them was found twenty-four
ounces OF cocaine
The girl was taken to the Office of Mr..
Wimct, and after she had told her story
was sent 10 the House Of Detention as a
witness. Her mother went TO the Dis
trict Attorneys office with her and cor
roboratcd parts Of her story. Prosecution
will be Instituted under the law whose
passage followed the revelations I'm The
Tribune regarding the traffic In cocaine.
The girl said that for two years she
had been spending her time at the fiat in
6lst street. while her mother believed she
was working in n factory. She scrubbed
and did odd Jobs about the house. she
said. In return for which she was paid
81 30 a week She told Of seeing dozens
Of cocaine "pedlers" come to the fat
for the drug
Her story fitted in we'll with the facts
already In Mr. Wimots possession. He
has learned that the vendcr whose trail
he is following bought no less than 5000
ounces Of cocaine between July and No
vembcr u. These purchases were traced
by means OF telcgrsphed money orders.
"a nne4rfhed shDW
that he spent more than $1,000 at whole
sale for the drug between those dates.
That means that he received for the drug
about 5000 at retail
He is said to have supplied not only
most Of the pedlers on the West Side. but
also TO have sent large quantities OF the
drug 10 Albany and other upstate cities.
John Grayina, who was arrested In the
West 6lst street fat on Sunday pleaded
not guilty yesterday In Special Sessions
to charges ~ having cocaine in his pos
session. and Of having a revolver without
license. Four rcvOIycrs were found in
the fiat
Health Department Concerned.
In the Harlem court yesterday both
Magistrate House and j. ward Toilette,
Assistant District Attorney criticised the
Department Of Health FOR the delay in
analyzing drugs found on prisoners. Coun-
sci for Dennis Mailman, arrested on a
charge of having hcroin In his possession.
asked for the discharge Of his client be-
cause there was no proof that the drug
found was heroln. Hallinan was arrested
on November 20.
Il would like TO call the attention Of
the court" said Mr.. Toilette, ITO the lax
ity on the part of the officials OF the De-
partment Of Health. who have had the
drug found in this prisoners possession
since the date OF his arrest for purposes
of ANALYSIS, but have made no report. The
department has only one man assigned to
such work. and with the Increasing num-
Der of arrests Of drug users II Is impossi-
bic for him TO do It all"
Magistrate House criticised the depart
ment for inactioD, saying that the same
state of affairs was evident In every
court i'm the city. He refused to discharge
Mailman. and adjourned the hearing until
next Tuesday.
It was said last night by one familiar
with the work of the Department or
Health that il was no part of its duties
to analyze drugs for the District Attor-
ney. and that if "A man was assigned 10 do
that work IL was an act OF courtesy.