Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-26
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000.
Henry Diamond Held on Charge of IL
legally Importing Narcotics.

That the federal officials are reason |
ably sure that in Henry Diamond they |
have one the operators of the syn
dictate which is known to be importing
narcotics into the United States from
Canada in A systematic manner. con-
trary to the federal laws regarding
such importations. was made plain in
the United States courtroom in the
federal building of this city Thursday,
when Diamond was given a prelmi
nary hearing before Judge Harland p.
Howe to see whether or not the case
against him would warrant his being
held for the next grand jury term. The
evidence was of such a nature that Dia
mond will be held for indictment pro-
ceedings. bail being fixed at $4,000
The bail. however. is only temporary
and may be raised later District At
torney Vernon A. Billiard having asked
! the court to fix the bail at $4,000.
| Haskell +. Butler. who is under ar
| rest. charged with being an accomplice
! in the same case. his bail having been
| fixed at $4,000, was the principal wit
ness against Diamond. Butler testi-
fled that ne had made arrangements
, with Diamond to carr the bag con
! tanning the narcotics. heroin and CO.
caine worth about $4,000 from Mont
| real to New York and was to he paid
! $50 when the bag was delivered in New
| York. He stated that after n CONVEX
sation with Diamond in Montreal. Dia
| mond furnished him with a check from
| the checkroom in the station. Butler
; in turn handed the check to red
| cap" porter. who got the bag at the
| checkroom and delivered it to Butler
| in the Pullman car where he acted IA
| porter Butler placed the bag in the
| equipment locker of the car. where he
intended it should remain until he was
| ready to deliver it to Diamond in New
| York.
| Butler testified to having brought
over the border two other packages
for Diamond. He stated that the pack
ages were delivered to him by Diamond
in Montreal and he turned them over to
Diamond at the 125th Street station in
New York. Diamond did not travel
with the goods but went down on the
other side of the lake. over the Della
ware &, Hudson railroad. on a train
which left Montreal shortly after the
one over the Rutland road on which
Butler was employed. Butler testified
to having delivered two packages to
Diamond. receiving fifty dollars for
his trouble at the time OF each deliV-
cry.
! On cross-examination by S. r. Moulton.
attorney for Diamond, Butler denied that
Dia mond had represented himself, to MN
as an employe of a clothing house. stating
that Diamond had never mentioned that
subject to him until Thursday at the
jail when Diamond stated that II Butter
would go into court and tell that story
} Diamond would get bail and also obtain
bail for Butler. Butler admitted that ne
knew he was doing what was not right
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them in New York, but that he needed
the money.
Harry Smith of Alburg. customs in
spector for the United States. testified to
having seized the bag which contained
the narcotics. He testified that the bag
was brought TO him by Deputy Collector
|. Albert Z. willard. He also testified to
having arrested Butler and having found
| on his person a paper marked WIN
Diamonds address. Through information
furnished him from Montreal Smith ar
| rested Diamond, who came through from
Montreal on the train the next morning.
bringing both men to the jail III TINS
city. Mr.. Willard told of finding the oas
and opening it. thus obtaining the drugs
that were being brought unlawfully into
this country.
District Attorney Billiard asked Judge
Howe to fix the bail at $4,000. stating that
he was convinced that Diamond was one
!. of the GENERATORS for whom the govern
| ment has been looking for for some time
Mr. Moulton stated that his client had
told him that he had nothing and could
> not furnish such a bail. The court took
! the view that Diamond might be one OF
the operators working for syndicate
which Is successfully importing into this
country large amounts of drugs contrary
, TO law; that the members of this syndi-
' cate were willing to put up bail In large
amounts. and the respondents in numerous
| cases had forfeited their bail rather than
face the charges brought against them
The court finally fixed the bail at 5000
stating that after government officials
had Investigated the case and reported
TO him and after Diamonds attorney had
investigated his financial condition and
presented II to the court he would be
able to make the ball greater or lesser
amount as he saw fit. Judge Howe
{ specified that when Diamond was ready
to give bail, he must do so before him
n and not before a commissioner, as would
Y | ordinarily be the course of procedure
d In closing his statement Judge Howe
Q made It plain that he intended to hold
e both Diamond and Butler 80 that they
. could not get away until they had been
h tried.