The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
DRUG PASSING IN
COURT SUSPECTED
Detectives See Packet Given to
Woman Prisoner on Way
to TOmbs.
FIND ONLY CIGARETTES

Detectives believed yesterday after
noon that they had uncovered new
and ingenious plan for smuggling drugs
into city prisons. when they saw u
package passed to Florence Taylor OF
ei7 Yves. Thirty-elghth street under
the eyes OF the Justices in Special Ses-
sions while she was being taken to
the Tombs.
Tho woman, who, Assistant District
Attorney wilmot said. was associated
under the name of Florence Davis with
Dr. John j. Van Horn. q physician who
ia serving a year in the penitcntiary
for selling morphine without proper
label, had been remanded for sentence
on May 10 on a charge OF having opium
in her possession on May l.
She was being led by an attendant
through the court runway when
Detectives johnson and Kirwan, who
were In court on another case, be-
came Interested IN the movements
OF a man on front bench who had the
sallow face OF drug user. AZ she
passed his seat close 10 the wire netting.
slipped from the man TO Tho woman,
unseen by the attendant, wno was on
the other side.
Instantly the detectives we're after
her. In tho detention pen downstairs
they searched her and found a cigarette
box hidden IN her clothes. The detec-
tives thought they might have Jumped
TO too hasty conclusions when nothing
but cigarettes were found IN the box.
When they accompanied the woman TO
tho Tombs however they learned that
short time before a woman who asked
to zee Florence Taylor had been found
by a matron TO be carrying hypodermic
syringe such az drug victims employ.
Detectives johnson and kirwan APP
peared in court 10 present evidence
against Edward w. Graupner, a drug
gist Of zoo Second avenue. who pleaded
guilty on two charges, one OF failing
10 record the posse seion OF cocaine In
hs store and the other Of not writ
ing an order for drug. third charge
OF selling drug on a defective pre-
scription was dropped after he entered
his plea. Graupner. who Il under 50 500
bail in the United states Distric. Court
charged with manufacturing opium. was
remanded 20 the Tomhs TO await SEN
tence on May 10
William Monse. 20. OF ls2 West
Thirty-nfth street. who was sentenced
10 one year in the penltertlary for
possessing morphine. said re had fallen
into 'he way OF taking drugs after
he had gone TO q hospital suffering from
a revolver shot wound and had received
a TAB 10 alleviate his pain. James
perla.1, with whom he was arrested al
$50 West Forty-thlrd street. was sen
fenced TO the maximum punishment Of
one year In the pen!'entiary and a fine
OF $500. william McEnroe. a COM
Tade. was convicted and remanded for
sentence.
Ia pleading guilty TO tho possession
OF morphine Kari Wazrewski. 40. a
Swiss chef o, ?37 West Thirty-fiNh
street made this explanation Of his
addiction 20 the drug:
Il enlisted during tho Spanish Am-r.-
can war and was In camp with the
troops at Ch!ckamauga Park. Tenn. The
canned meat they gave us there was 50
bad that | became III, took morphine
90 relieve my pain and I've taken q
ever since
Justice Herman sentenced him 70
SIX months In tho workhouse
In a raid on fiat az PSI West
12ith street last might Detective Dolan
Of the Fourth branch bureau had a fgh.
with q negro, who proved 70 he an ex-
convict out OF prison but a few days
The negro was trying 20 lug the deter-
tive 10 a rear window 10 throw him
out when three other detectives came
20 the rescue. They found cocaine and
morphine In the Nat.