Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

week ago. when gave the young man
twelve grains for 80 cents 1 have
always tried to build my business on a
nigh plane. and have put forward my
and upright business Needless TO saw
was exceedingly surprised when the
to- any appT0acned M me with regard
nave so greatly opposed"
This poor fellow Jones has been a
constant user OF the drug for years.
last night when Approached by 4 "r re.
,ha t hs eRRsf ganag rs
order for heroin or other drugs Of n
S,m,iar nature lure but have several times
standing in my store when he came in
ana shey have hin given 1t to him without
gh"bs'h iew nm o ITr pTeseription. DR..
once given it TO him. and as Jones was
o oresc OF his patients; has several times
number Of these prescriptions.
SAYS ORDER SIGNED HY
JONES is FORGERY
The The order brought me by the. mes
!. news butcher and Is out of the CITY
r He is mot not In jail, and ! think the for
probably knew that Jones had been in
the habit OF getting prescriptions filled
later called Dr. Lewis over the tele-
phone and learned that he had given
turning from the telephone yesterday
afternoon glanced out of the window
saw ,ne boy deliver the
Jones obtained heToin through DR. DR..
to the trouble to which the other man
resorted TO obtain the drug, as he has
often told me that il was easy for him
many times refused to allow Ward
Baghy and Lumpkin to get drugs of
this nature from me.
SAYS MATTER SHOULD Go TO
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
1T looks as though the detectives
macy Laws any sboud
yestig,ated the matter before it was
brought into court"
Reference to the pharmacy laws
shows that the Board of Pharmacy is
given the power to Investigate irregu-
llarities brought to it's attention. The
the investigation before the police act,
nor does it shy that the fines. which
to be recovered before a police Justice.
Detective krengel began his investi-
CATION Of the drug traffic In Richmond
some months ago when he was on the
injured list as a result OF pistol shot
wound suffered during raid on Pom
pey Flournoy's home; While recover
he gave his attention ito the drug
traffic and succeeded in securing clues
upon which he has been working since
that time. 1t Is said that the people
engaged in the business are exceed
ingly shrewd. and 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that evidence was
secured.
MANY PRESCRIPTIONS ARE
ALLEGED TO HAVE B3IIN FORGED
There have been number Of pre-
scriptions for cocaine and morphine
which are alleged to have been forged,
and the arrest Of persons charged with
these forgeries first led to securing the
evidence for which the detectives had
been waiting for months. Later, the
eral young men on charges OF dis
pensng the drugs. and at their re-
guests the, cases were continued: Q.
NJ. Miles, Jr.. Ward Bagby and several
others are now being held in the City
Jail charged with being connected with
Or. J. w. Williams, arrested by De-
tective Sergeants Krengel, Atkinson
and Wiltshire on charge Of Illegally
Rs a oe eee9 1n.ted FOR
too. has Pompey Flournoy, colored, the
ma nabout whom the entire traffic
seems to hang, according to the police.
WERNER APPROVES ARREST,
Regardless OF PROMINENCE
Major Werner said last night that he
was extremely glad that tho dctec-
tives had succeeded In gaining evidence
In the eases. lie Remarked upon the
evidence be conclusive II conviction
Is to be secured, and added that 1t
mattored' not how prominent or how
well known Il. the e, men charged with tho
against them warranted lit, He was