New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-18
dope FIENDS" RAID
DR.. Y0GEL'S OFFICE.
FAIL TO SECURE DRUG BUT
TAKE SEVERAL OTHER
ARTICLES.
TWO ARE CAPTURED AND ARE,
FOUND TO HAVE MUCH
DOPE.

The Office of DR.. Vogel was entered
last Wednesday night and several ar
ticles were taken by the intruders. The
articles missed were small clock, rain
coat and pair of gloves. Indications
are that the thieves were not after the
loot they obtained but were in search Of
the doctors cocaine and morphine.
They made thoro search of the suite of
rooms with the exception of the doctors
private office where the ''dope" was
locked up.
The police were notified early the next
morning after the theft was discovered
and Officer Herzog soon located a part
Of the loot. The thieves had sold the
clock to Robert Bartel for quarter
representing that they had won it on a
punch board. The policeman then be-
gan search for his men and soon found
them in a box car on the Northwestern
tracks. He succeeded in rounding up
two of them and lodged them in jail.
1t later developed that the third member
of the gang was the one who had the
bulk of the loot. His two confederates
claim that he was the one who entered
the office and stole the property and that
he had given them the clock which they
disposed Of. The two captured gave
the names of Charles SCHUYLER of Kansas
City and Tom Kilgore Of Des Moines.
Kilgore says he is married.
Upon being searched in their cells
the real reason for their raid on the office
became evident. Both were found to be
pronounced dope fendse Both had a
large quantity Of morphine and zeoeaine
on their persons together with a good
supply of needles and hypodermic
syringes. The stuff was hidden about
their persons with all the cunning that
characterizes the victims of the drug
habit. It was only after a very careful
search that the goods was found. Even
this careful search did not reveal the
total supply for Sheriff Julius found
another good sized phial of cocaine in
the possession of one of them the next
day. They were unable to make use
Of the drug without their hypodermic
syringes and gave it up in their eagerness
to secure some tobacco.
When questioned as to where they
secured such large quantity Of the drug,
they said that they had gotten it at
Des Moines. The new Federal law
makes it very difficult to secure the stuff
now and it is criminal act to sell OF
otherwise dispose of it, without q
doctors prescription. The stringent
Federal law that went into effect some
time ago has driven many of the drug
users to desperation in their efforts to
secure the stuff. Many robberies of
doctors Offices are reported from around
the state and the authorities are of the
opinion that these men may know
something Of the thefts.
Only last week the Office of DR.. G. F.
Merritt of St. Peter was entered and
several dollars was stolen. In this case
the thieves failed also in getting the
desired dope.
After keeping the two men in Jail till
Friday afternoon, they were discharged
and sent from the city. The only charge
that could have been proved upon them
was that of vagrancy and the police are
getting tired of convicting the Migrants
and then renting the fine on con.
dition that they get out of town. The
same result can be obtained by chasing
them out of town before. trial as after
and the expense Of the trial is saved
The dope and instruments were de.
stroyed.