Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-18
twelve OPIUM I0lNTS RAlDED
At t RKGj fiiijii 81 SGnuH1 MORNING

Fargo, N. D., July 16.-A large
quantity Of raw opium as well as some
of the cooked product, with several
complete smoking outfits and large
quantity of liquor, were taken in a
raid which was made by Chief
Bingham and Sheriff Ross early on
Sunday morning. Twelve arrests were
made and several houses which have
been public nuisances will be closed
up for year.
Inspector on Trail.
Postofice Inspector Chase has been
on the lookout for sometime for opium
which has been coming into the state
through the mails and the city author
tiles have suspected several places of
being opium dens and Of selling liquor.
All of these places were visited on
this raid and much evidence taken in
all cases.
The sheriff with his deputies and
Chief Bingham with several men of
the police force, together with Post
office Inspector Chase, started out
early and visited several places on
lower front street and later in the
night visited several houses in the
neighborhood Of Second street north.
All of the OPIUM was taken in the
places on Front street and First ave.
nue. south and nine colored men and
women were taken there, in the neigh
borhood of Second street north three
white men were taken with a. quantity
of liquor.
Get Much Evidence
| At 113 First avenue south two col
ored women and one colored man were
taken with large quantity of opium
and liquor Chief Of Police Bingham
conducted this raid in person and had
some difficulty in gaining admittance
to the house, for the parties were all
in q stupor. from the effects Of the
opium that they had been using oof
ing the evening.
Captain Bowler of the police force
conducted the raid at 25 First stree
south and though a large part of thu
evidence was destroyed before the po
lice got into the house enough wa
found here to make astrong case
One colored man and one colore'
$ woman were taken in this house.
Sheriff Ross conducted the raid a
II Front street and arrested two col
Q ored men and two colored women AM
Y secured both opium and liquor, whic]
: will make cases here for both tn
state and federal authorities to prose
cue. t
: Those Arrested
At 113 First avenue south Emm'
Henderson, Will Jackson and Nelli
:, Jackson were arrested with both OPT
;. um and whisky in their possession. A
= 25 First street south Bessie Thoma
and Philip Dasie were arrested, and I
quantity of opium taken from tn
premises. At the place raided at l
Front street both opium and liquo
were taken and Horton Adams, Sad
!, die Adams. Harry Carter and lie
' Willis were arrested.
In the city Jail yesterday Afternoon
Horton Adams was not expected t
live for some time. Two doctor
worked over him for two hours t
overcome the effects Of the drug whcl
- he had taken the night before the ar
rests were made.
). When Postoffice Inspector Chas
:. was seen last night he said that tn
a mere presence of opium in thes
: houses was enough to make govern
/. ment cases out of and that thoug
a they cannot be prosecuted for get
y ting this through the mails, there wi
. be prosecution by the revenue al
q thorities and that the collector q
II customs, IcGinnis, who has charge q
Ia this district will be in the city in
;. few days to take the matter up wit
" the United States attorney
n Will Have Good Effect
Chief Of Police Bingham said ye!
terday that with these places close
ur and the chance to get opium ava
from these colored people there wi
be great deal less crime in the cit.
for it has been this drug which ha
stirred many Of them up to comm
the acts for which the police depar
h ment has been looking for some q
: them during the past weeks.
At 1913 Fourth street north and 9
y one place on Second street mort
10 quantities Of liquor were found an
It in these places three white me
were taken into custody and thei
# cases will be brought up for prelin
a. mary hearing today. United State
n A++or1ax, E,noeruda will nrefer charge