Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-25
DR.. MERROW IN THE L|MEL|CHT
Revenue Officer Seizes $4,000
Herein Tablets in Utica Home.
Former burlington Nan from Sick-Dcd
Declares His Ignorance of Any
WrOngdoing and Does Not
Fear Arrest.

D.. ]. W. Morrow. who left this city
about II year ago last March after prac.
ticing here for some time has sprung
into the limelght at Utica n. Y. proba-
bly, through the efforts of Fred White.
more, United States deputy collector OF
this city. on May > last Mr.. White
more was furnished by the central office
Mt Portsmouth, n. H., with II list of de-
linquents, and requested to look them up
On this list appeared the name of Dr.
Morrow. In the course of his investiga-
ton Mr.. Whittemore found that the
license of Dr. Morrow rs practicing
physician in this State had been revoked
but that he was now practcng in New
York State lie accordingly furnished
his chief with tie desired Information and
thinks that raid on DR. Merro%s Of
flee in Utica May 10, when $1,000 heron
tablets We're seized. was made on the
strength of it. This is not the first time
that the local inspectors information has
been of value to the authorities of New
York State When the Flints were taken
into custody last month Mr.. Flint fur
nished Mr.. Whittemore with informa-
ton which. when given to the New York
officers, led to about 80 wholesale arrests
and put a very effective stopper ON the
sale of drugs in the Empire State. n
Utica despatch of May lG to the Water
town Daily Times gives the following ac-
count of the seizure ut DR.. Mcrrow's
place:
More than $1,000 heron tablets were
seized in the establishment Of DR. J. w.
Morrow, 200 Genesee street, Yesterday
morning, in raid made by Charles II.
Lynch, division deputy collector of inter
nal revenue, located in this city
The dope" tablets were in two pack
ages, 1900 in u big bottle under table
in the hall, and 5000 in a can under a
table in the kitchen Of DR.. MerroW's
apartments The seizure is declared to
be the largest i'm the history of this divi-
sion of the revenue department. Drug
gists said last night that all Of the drug
stores in Utica combined would not have
as many as 5000 of the dope tablets.
on a sick bed DIR. Morrow last night
gave ont an interview to a reporteY in
which ne said that he was ignorant of
any wrougdoing in having the tablets.
He said nat he he'd made no attempt to
dispense the 5000 and that he did not
know he could not possess them without
being registered. The 1000 he said We're
the property of DR.. +. w. Russell to
whom Dr. Morrow says he sold the bust
ness of the National Clinic, Incorporated,
while they were in Watertown last year.
Dr Russell could not be located last
might, and DR.. Morrow expressed the be-
lief that the United States authorities
haSl received their information from DR..
Russell lie said that Russell was regis
terAd, and could legally handle the heroin;
9u3 that Russel's actions made it neccs-
safy that he CDR. Merrow) should keep
the pills in his apartments.
DR.. Morrow said last night that lie did
not fear arrest and that when the matter
came into court he would he able to clear
himself satisfactorily.
The raid was made under section s of
the Harrison narcotic law, which pro-
vides that any person handling or posses
sing heroin must be registered. DR.. Mer-
row was registered in Vermont some time
ago, hut his registration expired and he
was not registered or licensed to practice
in New York State.
ADVERTISING DOCTORS.
DrS Russell and Morrow We're known
as advertising doctors" and the adver-
tisment, signed by Dr. Russell. bearing
the cut of man looking through II won-
ans body, appeared in the Utica papers.
They previously operated in WatertoWn.
DIR. Morrow was not n licensed physician
in New York State. but was registered in
number Of States. DR.. Russell is form