The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-02
UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD FOR
DRUGS FOUND
Police Make Startling DiscOv-
cries of How Law Is Con-
stantly Violated. <,
WOMAN PRISONER IS %
REMOVED TO HOSPITAL
GFiIling of Man Is Said to Have
Revealed Secrets OF Vast
Illegal Traffic.

southern New England and, peddled
out systematically to the numberless
alnfortunateS addicted to their use, the
groIice believe that they have secured
Information that will not only prove
10 be a death blow to the procedure
but also lead to the men higher up
and the New York sources of supply
EAngelo DeIando. aged 27 years and
giving his address as TAI Atlantic avo-
snue Brooklyn, has been sub jected to
n griii1ng examination following his
arrest last night by Detective Sergeant
lESd~ard CronaI1 and Detective James
EBray- Much valuable information has
heen secured. Admission is made by
the authorities that he has, thus far,
maintained silence concerning the New
York end location of the source of
isupply and those behind the cam
lpaixn-
as a result of his arrest and that Of
slais companion, pretty Sadie Garner. 27
rears old. once OF Norwich and now in
st Vincent's hospital in a. serious con-
ldftion from the use of drugs, the au-
lthorities believe that they have clear
ncases on two counts, one of the counts
coming under Federal government ju-
trisdiction- Sufficient evidence has been
gained, say the authorities, to prose-
cute under the recently passed mar
scotic drug statute Disposing of the
drug in unstamped boxes is construed
jas being a violation of the pure food
i1nation has yet been made as 80
whether this alleged violation will be
brought to the attention of govern
lment agents
DeIando is believed to be but one of
sfhe numerous agents of the concern
pushing the sale of the drugs and op-I
erzting among the cities OF southern
New England Materials found upon
his person and In his room at s19|
Broad street Indicate that he had just
1ormation given shows that the pro-
icedure IS to send a person a, few days
LAhead OF an agent to pass the tip as
TO when the desired drugs can be
bought. also, that the visits of the
~'agents'' are frequent
With New York as the starting
point the first stop is said to be
Bridgeport, where one night and, some
times a day Is passed Then before,
there can be any disturbance, a jump
IS made to New Haven From there
there is a divergence, some of the trav-
ielers going to Waterbury, others to
2Ieriden. Hartford and Springfield,
while still others take in New London
and Norwich. An enormous amount
is said to be realized financially the
demand jumping by leaps and bounds
since the narcotic statute went into
erect
Some OF the pills are manufactured
from the raw material, as occasion
being found in the conhscated mate
rial last night From this the pills
t@re made. An idea can be gained as
10 the seriousness of the traffic if men
rf Delando's stamp are allowed to mix
up and prepare the amount of the
Eoses-
The rush of business proved the un-|
doing of Delando and the Garner wo-
znan. Detective Sergeant Cronan being
hfpped Off that something was wrong
-
secured TO the effect that The couple
have been in Bridgeport upon several
occasions. once about a month ago.
This time, they are reported to have
been In Bridgeport since Monday.
The Garner woman was in such bad
shape from the effects of the drug that,
Following examination by DR. John J.
ElacDonald. night emergency hospital
sEurgeSu, sl1e was sent to ST. Vincent's.
she was hardly able to stand On ac-
count Of her condition, the charges
iaEafnst her and DeIando were not
pressed before Judge Thomas c.
Eough1in in the city court this morn
ing. coptfnuances being granted until
Saturday. John A Leverty, secretary
or the State Board of Pharmacy, to
Svhon the pills were turned over for
examination. testified that they were
Fero8n Of two different types and ap-
parently bought from two dealers. In
fne possession of the Garner woman
WAS IO1nQ a COu6CI1On OF naTcOLlc
drugs. seldom found upon a bling
Eend- II comprised a bottle of so he
foin tablets. box of powdered coke
morphine. etc
Suspected of being an accompIfce or
Fub-agent and now held as q mater
tzl witness, Tony PetruschelI of 638
RCewfeId avenue, was arrested later at
hight by Policemen Beardsworth and
Fonnery. While being taken to a
bollce box. he tried to lose a pack
Aee OF tablets, later found to be he
foin- The paper was noted on the
Sidewalk by Charles Mahoney of 1876
Frank street and turned-aver to the
Authorities-
I In Delando's rooms were found six
BOXES of heroin pills done up in pack
hEes of IS each for sale and a bot
3is containing about 100 more When
arrested. he had s13 in one dollar bills
Dr. his pocket The ordinary price of
the pills is reported as being 81 for
&6. PawH tickets from New York in
4leate thot business had not been
good Papers found Indicate that the
Awo had beSn living on Meadow street.
New Haven. for time
Nelson Judd a clerk living at 297
State street, was arrested later by
EHerEeant James Walker in connection
with the case but was released.
Detective Michael F'raschetti identi-
Ted Deiando as a person having serv-
ed six months in New York for a sim
alar offense- DeIando denies that he
has been arrested previously and also
3hat he has ever been '-mugged."