The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16

into the barrel of q blue steel re-
yolver.
Don't move" said Wiley: the
games up" Then Wiley passed his
hand over Hancock's pistol pockets
and found them empty.
You've got me-" Hancock said.
nervelessly; I'm not going to make
any trouble" Keilam got in the
other side and Wiley put the revolver
into his pocket The chauffeur was
ordered to drive to the city hall and
Hancock was taken into police head
iuuarters. He wilted under a short
/ examination. admitted that the CO.
caine was his. and said II was worth
s300. His travelling bag contained
nftv ounces. valued at Sc an ounce,
IT was carefully wrapped in paper
and cotton wool and the bottles were
stll sealed
Police FIated.
Major Werner was highly eiated
/ over the capture, which he regards as
the most important made in many
months. lie complimented the detec-
tiyes on their work, and said that he
was extremely pleased at the result
( we have been after this man Tor
months said Major Werner lie
Is believed to he the chief wholesale
dealer who has been bringing the
drug into Richmond, and as long as
we couldn't touch the wholesalers our
work in arrcstng and eonvicttnE the
petty trafHckers was not Of much
avail"
Richmond has been flooded with
cocaine lately the detectives say, and
especial energy was directed towards
catching the wholesale dealers who
were bringing the drug here, Thurs
day week ago Sergeants Wiley and
4 Keilam learned the name and address
Of Hancock, and that he was the man
/ they most wanted. They Communi-
Gated their information to Major Wer-
ner. and Detectives Bryant and Smith
were als1 assigned TO the case, the
Instructions being that they were to
direct all their effort towards catching
Hancock either IN the act Of making
n gale or while he had the cocaine
In his possession. Possession OF the
drug without a PHYSICIANS prescrlp-
tion or without a druggists license Is
/ prima facie evidence OF gullt ana Is
4 sufficient to convict
Telephone Is Convenient.
Wiley and Ketlam intercepted a
long distance telephone message from
"A negro named william Jackson, Of
Seventeenth street, to Hancock in
Newport News and then got into
communication with him themselves.
Having mis- name and telephone num-
her and street address, they had no
/ difficulty in reac hing him by long dls-
1 lance telephone. and Thursday night
a week ago Sergeant Wiley talked to
Hancock, representing himself as be
ing Jackson and Hancock. 1t is al
legged. promised tn bring fifty ounces
/ Of cocaine to Richmond. and to de
( 1iver the drug to Jackson. He was
To have been here Thursday. and de
tactives watched the railway stations
all that day and night They re
st,med .her vigil again Yesterday, and
were rewarded. Wt.Aass Jackson. the
negro. has been Swallowed the whole
week. one Of the four men assigned
/ tn the case keeping him in sight
wherever ne went day or night. Han
I cock never suspected He said yes
/ terdav afternoon that he had received
/ Wiley's communication, and had talk
ed with him. though he never dream
ed that he was talking with an off,
cor of the law. He was completely
dumfounded. and made no effort at
defense or denial of his guilt
II have been unfortunate" he said
"Mv wife and child have been sick.
and--wei, I've been unfortunate"
He said that he was n druggist
though not registered and that he had
been in Tho drug business for sixteen
Years, IN Newport News, Norfolk,
Roanoke and napville He stated in
rfIv, rT,resay,y~Fs>~ IF 'ti1e" 7wr detectives
who arrested him and others that he
had brought cocaine to Richmond
before The first time. he said was
last autumn during the State fair.
when he brought twenty ounces here.
He denied having made any either
trips 10 Richmond 10 sell cocaine. but
the detectives believe that he has
come here often. He said that this
was only his second visit. He stated
that he dld not have a criminal re-
cord and that this was the first time
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Bought In Bristol.
Questioned as to whore he had pur
cha Sod the drug. he said that he had
bought II In Bristol. Tenn. 1t had
been purchased from the Bristol
Myers company. OF Bristol. and bears
the manufacturers label Of the Hoff-
man Chemical works, Incorporated,
New York
The detectives believe that Hancock
was accompanied here by another
man. but Hancock denied that he had
"A partner. when he allghted from
the train he had a suitcase with him,
Sergeant keIlam asserts. but the de-
tectives did not find II. After picking
learned thst he had teiepfloned To
I w, |, Johnson a negro fiveryman.
10 have an automobile meet him at
streets. Thither Sergeants. Wiley and
Detectives Bryant and Smith repaired.
and lay In wait for their victim. Bry-