Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
VIOLATORS OF NARCOTIC
 DRUG LAWS PUNISHED
Several Physicians and Druggists Fined in U. s. District Court at New Haven-Heavy Fines for Careless and Delinquent Officials.

New Haven, Feb. 23.-The search of federal agents for violators of the narcotic drug laws has had results which were evident in the United States district court today. Several physicians and druggists were fined for failure to register their sales or for carelessness in keeping records of their prescriptions for narcotic drugs. After Clarence F. Hotchkiss, a druggist of Derby, had been fined $15 and costs for failure to properly record transactions, Judge E. $. Thomas said he desired it = be un- derstood that persons convic ed were playing with fire if they disregarded the warning" He said that there would be jail sentences for second convictions. United States Attorney Spellacy recommended a fine of $1OU but counsel for Hotchkiss made T plea for his client and the amount was made a smaller figure.
 WatervilIe Physician.
 Dr. Joseph s. Holroyd, a physician of Waterville, was charged with fail ure to keep records of sales of nar- cotlc drugs after properly purchasing the same. HOlroYd said he had been careless. Mir. Spellacy said that in some measure this might have been due to the defendants habits. A fine Of $1O0 and costs was given and the warning of jail sentence repeated.
 Veterinary Of Hartford.
 Dr. A. s. Gale, a veterinary surgeon of Hartford, who appeared to be nearly blind when he was in the court room, was led to the bar. MT. Spell lacy explained that Gale had used considerable drug and had failed to Keep records, saying that he claimed to have used these in collie cures while the government believed that he had dispensed it to habitual users. Clerk Picket had difficulty in getting Gale to say whether he was guilty or not ing to his age and limited practice MT. Spellacy recommended a SI fine and reprimanded by the court and Judge Thomas imposed this.
 pr. Powell of Stamford.
 Dr. Edward E. Powell of Stamford, a widely known physician, was charg- ed with giving away narcotic tablets tons in other persons names. Dr. ROwen declared that he had never dispensed the drugs, but in his office he might have given patients a tab let. His own failure to record dispo- sition of tablets was due to the fact that since an operation had been per formed on him he occasionally used a narcotic to ease agonizing pain. The court gave a fine of $50.
 WilIimantic Man Fined.
 Frank Smith, manager of a drug company at Willimantic, was charged with rehlling prescription for mar cotics in violation of the law. He was fined $50 after the court had remind ed him that a small fine was not to be mistaken for leniency.
 A. l.. Embrey, a druggist of Stam- ford, who is said to have filled pre- scriptions for Dr. Rowell was fined $50 for failure to record sales.
 TheOdOr Federoff who al }S naturalization first paper in order to get a position in Bridgeport, and who has been in jail for three months, was fined $50 without costs.
 Violation of Postal Law.
 Herbert W. Neal postmaster at Marion, ir Southington, was fined $50 for violation of the postal laws in that he deposited $75 of postal funds to his own account one day intending to send a check to Hartford the next day to balance his funds. The postal in spector dropped in that day and found the money had been wrongly deposit ed. Neal told the court that he never had stolen a dollar or had any intent to embezzle. He simply deposited with his own funds money that should have been kept separate, although it was only for an overnight period.
 MiddIefieId Couple Fined.
 Maria and Myron W. Tucker who 1NSOP lI4C pOSI III HI their home, the wife being postmist ress, were charged. the latter with se- curing $439.32 by recommendations in a two-year period, and the husband with embezzlement of postal funds, in that he used postal orders his wife issued to pay bills, balancing the ac count monthly with his own money. Mrs. Tucker today made good the money overdrawn on cancellation ac- counts. Tucker said he did not real ize that borrowing postal funds was wrong when the accounts were prop erly balanced at the end of the month. Mrs. Tucker said she did not know that in drawing her salary through cancellations she had made excessive claims. MT. Spellacy said he could not understand why the couple had done this as both had bank accounts and property. Fines of $200 each were given.
 Westbrook Postal EmbezzIement. ; Myra J. Bushnell, for 19 years post