Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-18
TRAIL DOPE GANG
WOMAN EXPOSED
reaeral officers Hint Early
Roundup of Drug
Syndicate Here
.cHAs. MccANN INVOLVED"
prsttv Young Victim Collapses
on Trolley Car in Eliza
beth, N. ].

-s...f ofieials in this city are making
- and widespread Investigation OF
s,,.-.a done syndicate. with headquar-
.n Philadelphia, unearthed by the col
-. of pretty young woman on a trolley
!. elizabeth. n. j. She was suffering
-. ~ overdose Of morphine, which, she
vas purchased from drug ring
,s,. clty and delivered to her by parcel
pa-t
communicated by telephone with In
sor W. j. opdyke, Of Elizabeth. and
...rsss be said that the young woman
..-ehased on an average of two ounces
,rorphlne weekly from Charles Me-
r.asr alleged leader Of the syndicate in
bis city.
ROUNDUP EXPECTED
Il, corteiyou lntlmated that the ring
,..ssr was known TO local authorities and
~, he could be taken in custody on short
s.ses those OF the syndicate could be
.usscsited on two charges. Il was said
ssalng poison through the mails and for
xolation OF the Harrison act
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Jo-
.sah y. Mcpevitt, started the wheels OF
~ machinery OF tho department going to-
AZ in an effort to round up tho men in
yclved
The leaders OF the dope ring are said to
d phiiadelphlans, who, by the use OF many
agents In other eastern cities. keep In con-
ssant touch with the dope situation. and al
uaJH are ready at short notice 10 send mar
esllo drugs by mail Several arrests Will
b made in short order. 1t was said.
Tho woman Mrs Harry Miller. of Chrome.
n j., was hurried TO n hospital. She
fsrmerly was Miss Grace Delmar, OF Pitts
haFsh, and Is said TO have been social bud
II that city. She was married in Phila-
aelpha. she said
Her condition IL critical Local officials
mld that two OUNCES of morphine n week
vas an unusually large amount to use. In
her moments OF rawlings. inspectors said, the
woman moans about Philadelphia and of
kafng paid 81 an ounce for the drug She
4 mld to have lived on Twelfth street in
DIS city
MORPHINE NOTE FOUND
The collapse OF the young woman was
nnsational. She entered the car in a highly
ezcsted state and her actions and pallor
Nsfe remarked. As the car rounded curve
EHt Acti lNDIn feT SCAT ana Wuen GeNGFAl ZtSn
flaAed 60 her assistance II was found that
she was unconscious. A note was found
taenched III her hand. saying that she had
taken an overdose OF morphine, detectives
rated
At ST. EliEabeth's Hospital the young
woman was found TO have small gold |
Flaisd hypodermic needle concealed in a |
azffeF attachment. Her body was covered |
Hish scars, caused, the physicians said. by |
Injections Of the oplate.
When somewhat revived the young /
Eonian was questioned by Detective Daniel |
keCarthy and he said she informed him |
- had obtained the drug from a dope
syndicate, with headquarters In Philadel-
Fhia.
TELEPHONE CALLS
Two mysterious telephone Inquiries as
her condition We're received at the hos
~ Efforts to trace these calls failed
"a were made by man who refused to
- hls name or address
ne young woman became addicted to the
a.pi, according 10 the police when friend
: aers told her Of getting the drug by
zaii from this city,
Ihe police say she told OF receiving num-
.sIcas orders of morphine in small guam
alss from Philadelphia by mail synd-
7h agents who called on her said that IL
- very difficult to get drugs on account
Z me Harrison act, and that Philadelphia
- me best source, as large quantities
a4d DO secured here by a few men who
g monopoly of the Illegal trade They
zpl4ned 10 her that the price Of dope had
aefsssed on account OF the war