The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
MUCH OPIUM FOUND
IN RAID ON ADRIATIC
The "Good Mr.. Murphy" Traps
bad Mr.. Murphy" and
japanese Student.
100 SMALL CANS SEIZED

Surveyor Thomas T.. Rush's stan re-
Gently got wind OF japanese English al
lance for bringing high grade smoking
opium into New York. and the sleuths.
headed by acting Deputy Surveyor Ed
ward II. Norwood. learned that steam
ships from Liverpool had been bringing
the drug over.
When the steamship Adriatc locked
on Monday morning Norwood and squad
of men searched her, after prohibiting
any Of the crew from landing. James
Murphy. the ships storekecper. expressed
so enthusiastic a desire TO help the search
ers that he was suspected OF overplaying
n part He hesitated when Norwood
suggested that he would like to 20 over
the storekeeper's quarters.
Before leading the customs men TO
his room the storekeeper got word to his
assistant, James Devereaux. and the
latter was running aft to chuck several
thousand dollars worth OF opium into
the North River when another Murphy
Walter Pan inspector detailed to the
Surveyors staff, who was In the after
wheehouse, intercepted Deve-eaux and
made him take the opium back to the
storeroom Meanwhile James Murphy
had been notified that he was under ar
rest. He admitted. after the customs men
had taken possession of 100 small cans
Of smoking opium. sold ut $50 can.
that he had received the drug from an
English dealer and that he Intended
TO turn II over to a Japanese that he
expected 10 meet In Twenty-thrd street.
The s,euths did not find the japanese
at the place where the storekeeper said
ne was going TO be and naturally decided
that James Murphy was "stringing" them.
Murphy and Devereaux were locked up
in the Church street station. over night
somebody weakened. 1t might have been
Devereaux Anyhow. the good Mr.. MUIR
phy-Walter P.--was sent yesterday
morning by Surveyor Rush to the rooms
OF Mr.. Mito. student. of 202 West l02d
street Walter y. supposed that he would
hnd -oro Sata there. and he asked
for Mr.. Sata. II was Mr.. Mito who an
swered the bell. and he asked. Are you
NJ. Murphy"
Quite truthfully and joyously the good
Mr. Murphy answered that he was, and
Mr.. Mito stuck out an envelope. remark
ing Here's a letter for you
Mr.. Murphy found that the letter was
for the bad Mr.. Murphy. and so far forgot
himself as to read it. Mr. Sata was the
writer. and his English and caigraphy
were excellent. although he had once been
a butler. The letter said that Slta had
waited a long time for the bad Mr..
Murphy and that he. Mr. Sata. might
be found at 20i West Eighty-fiist street
Thereupcn the good Mr., Murphy commu-
nicated with Norwood and told him what
q fine name Murphy was under some
circumstances.
The good Mr. Murphy and Norwood
went to the apartment house in West
Eighty-frst street. and found II thor
oughly respectable place. Mr.. Sata had
two finely furnished rooms He received
the sleuths with an imperturbabili,y tina;
might make an image of Buddha envious.
and he was as uncomrhunicative as thai,
image. but he was overwhelmingly polite.
In his rooms the investigators found
seventy cans OF smoking opium, which
Mr.. Sata later said he had received from
the bad nv. Murphy