Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-27
SEVERAL DOPE" vENDERS ARE ARRESTED
 IN CITY
Officers Make Raid And Get Four Parties Engaged In Peddlirle Cocaine And Nor p{iine. One A Woman

Yesterday afternoon roundup of the dealers in cocaine and morphine ill the Warren District was made by |. s. customs officers, assisted by city police officers and deputy sncrilfs. After the roundup had been made there were three men behind the bars. one woman and information secured that will lead to the arrest of others.
 The first arrest to be made was that of B. w. Smith and E. w. Hans ley. who were caught on the street with eight bottles Of cocaine and nor phine. They were placed in the branch county jail and a further search made, and John Roach placed under arrest and put in the city jail. The officers then went to the house on Naco Road that had been occupied by Smith and Halsley and search made which resulted in the finding of several more bottles of the dope and evidence that there had been number of other bottles emptied and rolled into cigarettes and other papers. The officers learned at the house that woman who had been living with Smith as his wife had also been en- gagged in the business and she was suspected of peddling the stuff out. A search was made for her at several places and she was afterward caught at the house on Naco Road, after her return. She gave the officers some information as to the operations or Smith. She was taken in charge by the officers and taken to the Y. w. C. A.. where she was held last night and this morning the officers will de termine as to whether or not charge will be placed against her before Com missioner Taylor. at the time the com- plaint is made against Smith and Hansley They will be charged with having the stuff in their possession and later a charge of smuggling may be made out against them.
 It has been known to the officers that the men have been engaged. in trap was laid for them and they fell. The man to whom they were to de- liver this lot of snow" that they had when arrested was fense for the of ficers, and they were watching him for the men to appear with the dope, and when they did. were placed un- der arrest There has been an in crease in the operations of the gang that has been bringing the stuff in the District for several weeks and the officers agreed upon the plan to catch them. and through their efforts part of the gang has been placed ha nd oil ay pected to be arrested within the next few days
 The men will be given a prelimin- ary examination before Commissioner Taylor as soon as possible in order that the case may be acted upon by the IT. s. grand jury that convenes in Tucson on Monday next. There is d strong possibility that the men will waive the preliminary tomorrow and taken at once to Tucson.
 Smith has already given some valu- able information to the officers that will assist them in rounding up the others of the gang that have bean operating in the district.
 Smith has been here for sometime and has been working as painter and decorator, while Hensley has been employed in the mines here for a number of months. Both of them came here from California.
 The officers who were engaged m the roundup were Line Riders Dan Sheehey and Al SaXson. City Officer Hill Ruff. Deputy Sherics James Can non. William Brakefeld and Arthur Hopkins
 The operations of the gang in he District is to be broken up if there is any possibility in doing so and all of the officers are working together
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