Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-28
CAUGHT IN ACT OF SELLING
MORPHINE. IN CITY JAIL
Pompey Flournoy, Already known
to Police, Is Again
Arrested.
NOTES CAPTURED BY POLICE
They Show That Jail Prisoner Sent
Messenger Boy 10. F1ournoy for
Drug and Got Twill Push CO.
caine Prosecutions.

Caught practically In the act of de-
liVering morphine to inmates OF the
CITY Jail. according TO Detective Cor
don Smith. Pompcy Fiournoy. color ed.
1912 brown Street. the man long sus-
pectcd Of being connected with the in
ner circle Of those behind the drug
traffic In Richmond, was early last
night arrested in his home by the de-
tect!ve. He was already under a ST.
GOO bail on former charge OF selling
and otherwise disposing of cocaine
and was again released on bail Last
night he was required TO give $500
bond for his appearance in the Police
Court this morning
The rcarrest of Flournoy is regarded
by the police as another important step
against those engaged in the drug
traffic in this city. The man is said
10 be one OF the sharpcsi and most
shrewd dispensers of cocaine. morphine
and opium known to the police, though
II was only recently that detectives
were able TO secure sufficient evidence
to warrant an arrest. Detective Ser
geants Krengel. Atkinson and Wiltshire
about week ago raided the Brown
street house and arrested the man
with woman named Willctte Crump
on charge Of selling dope" AT that
time the officers found several ounces
OF cocaine and morphine, complete
hypodermic set. an opium pipe fully
loaded and marked money, used for
the purchase of small quantities. of the
drug.
SENDS MESSENGER hoy
WITH NOTE FOR DRUG
Detective Smith yesterday afternoon
learned that Ward Bagby, colored who
is also thought to be directly connected
with the drug traffic here. and who is
now being held In the city Jail had
called n messenger boy and had sent
n ar Il
was suspected that the note asked for
the drug, and the detective took his
stand in the office of the City Jail and
awaited the return of the messenger.
In a short time he arrived.
Detective Smith took from him n
note directed to BaEby, and the boy
also surrendered n small packet. said
, TO contain morphine. Smith at once
went 10 the home Of Flournoy and ar
rested him on charge of illegally dis
posing of morphine. In searching the
mans house he found the note which
Bagby is alleged to have written and
sent linn by the messenger.
This note Informed Flournoy that
RaRby was nearly dead for small
lot OF the stuff" and implored him
I o please send the prisoner little
. The note stated that the writer would
certainly stick" to him IL the drug
was sent Detective Smith found that
the note sent in reply to this one said
that Flournoy would keep the prisoner
end any friends supplied with the drug
If they Stuck" to him and IL he could
succeed in getting it into the Jail The
note stated that the writer was afraid
TO trust the drug to the care Of mes.
senger boys and asked Bagby to en-
deavor to use other means of securing
it.
Flournoy had been in the First Pre-
cinct Station but few minutes before
II. j. Brown appeared and offered to
bail him. Justice of the Peace Nc
Carthy demanded 5000 bond, and this
was at once furnished. Dr. j. a. Lewis,
colorcd arrived at the station house
n few minutes later and offered to
bail Flournoy. He is the man who
furnished bail for Flournoy tC the ex-
tent Of $1,000 uron the occasion OF
his former arrest.