New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-24
Begs to Serve Time Tor
Cocaine Seller Given
Six Years.
REFUSES TO BELIEVE
HE is MARRIED
Five Other Men and One woman
Are Sent TO Prison for
Drug Dealing.

Andrew Butter, who was conVletru
several weeks ago before Judge NuI
oueen. in General Sessions, on enarse
Of having cocaine in his possessiy''
was sentenced yesterday to serve 'ae
longest prison term ever meted OUT ~
This city for such an offence six years
and one month in the penitentiarJ'
Annie Goldstein, the girl who was con,
victed with him, received suspenoel
sentence.
when they came TO the bar for SEN
tence the girl told Judge MuiqueeH
that she was in love with Butter VINO
was to marry her, and asked that fHe
he allowed to bear the brunt OF INC
npneltv. According TO her story sAe
was really responsible for their gong
into the lucrative business OF seIiihg
cocaine.
BEFORE she could be convinced that
BIutier is already married and has TWO
children she had to be shown the rec
ord and hear the report of the prooa-
ton officer. Even then she doubted
until Blutier admitted that he had de-
ceived her. ~
The fact that the girl had made a full
confession was largely responsible IoF
the suspended sentence. AS result OIL
the information she gave TO MISS
Marion NJ. Davis. investigator FOR the
New York Probation and Protective
Association, several important arrests
will probably be made within the next
week. NJ,
Miss Goldstein told Of meeting Blu
tier at a dance. where they were II Lro-
duced by Jack Sirocco, the gang leader
She said that Butter told her that ne
was single, and later proposed to her.
Butter at that time was peddling CO
caine for other people, and they &C.
cided to start in the business for tneH-
selves. Between the first OF the year
and April 7, the date Of their arrest
she said, they had saved 5000 from inc
money they made in selling cocaine.
When they were arrested at ~ SULLIVAN
st. where Butter lives, $50 decks o.
cocaine were found hidden oehind
stove.
In Special Sessions yesterday five
other men and one woman were SEN
fenced for selling or having drugs IN
their possession.
Richard Weston. newsbOy, twenty
two wears old, of 250 West 36th ST.,
was sentenced to one year in the penn,
Tertiary for selling heroin to Sigmund
Simons. a reformed drug user, VINO Is
acting as an Investigator for the DIS
trict Attorney Philip Prosper, snip
ming clerk. of 2O6 West lllth ST., re-
ceived A sentence of six months for
having cocaine in his possession.
John Fox received three months, after
pleading guilty 20 a similar charge.
Serro Martin. of $50 Ninth ay., and
John Baco. of g. Bayard ST., were SEN
fenced to six months and nine months,
respectively, for selling heroin. They
were arrested a. Seventh av. and 3sth
st. bv Detective Waterhouse. who saw
them make q sale. Mary Miller, OF 800
Ninth av.. received a sentence OF SIX
months for having deck Of cocaine
in her possession.
Frank Anderson and Joseph Hall
both pleaded guilty TO possessing CO.
caine. and we're remanded by Justices
Wilkens. Herman and Moss to the
Tombs for sentence on June 30.
Henry Malarsey. OF the Union Square
Pharmacy. IS Union Square. and
Charles P. Pray and Edward {. Peter
son. proprietors OF a drug company at
6s New Chambers ST., all of whom were
arrested several weeks ago on the
charge of making large illegal sales OF
heroin. will be brought up for trial IN
Special Sessions to-day.