Evening journal., 1918-05-09
State wins AGAINST
HERON TRAFFICKER
Wins Conviction on mdict-
ment Charging " oman
With Drug Sale
YOUTH TELLS OF
EFFECT OF DRUG

/ llfct CONVICTION IN series OF pfurfcu- /
lions' against alleged sellers OF heroln,
traffic In which is said TO be not only
widespread but growing. not only
among Negroes by whom use OF the
drug was originally introduced In this
city but among white men and women.
The states achievement today was
the securing Of the conviction OF Grace
/ Foster, Negress the flrst ~ a batch 20
20 on trial. Sentence was deferred.
There are two indictments against
her; two against Edna Kane, Mary Den
mis- and Frances West; four against
James Young and six against Ads
Wren, all of whom Yesterday pleaded
not guilty. And this morning Attor-
ney General Reinhardt and Deputy At
iorney Green fred the nrst gun In the
battle for convictions upon The sheaf
OF indictments against these prisoners
by calling the Foster woman.
From the outset OF the trial there
were plenty OF indications that the de-
PENDANTS were 90 be well defended. l..
Irving Handy, former Judge J. lleisler
BAH and James salisbury being coun-
sci for one or the other, or others OF
the indicted individuals.
When the cases We're called. Attorney
General Reinhardt decided 90 place
Grace Foster on trial nrst and jury
was drawn In Court Room No. 4 be-
fore Judges Rice and Heisel with the
intention Of transferring 70 10 Room
No. p After the Jury box was filled.
counsel obtained the removal Of about
half dozen Of the twelve and the sub
stiiulion OF others from the remainder
Of the panel.
Finally the case got under way ia
, Room No. , with Mr. Green handling
The states interests and Mr. salisbury
appearing for The defendant
Mr.. Green briefly outlined the Siaics
ease 90 the effect that 10 would De-
shown that Paul Edwards had been
given 81 on 81. Pairlcks Day. March
a.. 90 go TO Grace Fosters home, on
, Elizabeth street, and buy heroin, That
be did so, That ne turned the drug
/ over 90 Detective Sergeant Green, VINO
, had given him the money, that Grace
made an effort 90 escape from the de-
. tectives when they arrested her ana
, other points 30 be shown ia testimony
( notably that the woman had insisted
that he use q package OF the drug IN
q her presence, as proof that De was an
r. habltue OF it. before she would Jet MIN
have the amount he wanted.
o Edwards said That with the moncs
! given him by Sergeant Green be has
o visited Grace Fosters room I'm Eliza
81 beth street on March a.. and bough
TWO packages Of heroin. which he turn
,s ed over 90 the detectives.
n Gross examined by Mr. salisbury hd
" wards said he had begun using heruii
- al the age OF i5 years. He Is now q
10 Asked n he ever had been convicted o
Il larceny. Edwards said he had but ina
the theft had been committed In orde
D TO get money for the purchase of th
-. deadly dope" 90 which he had becom
n addicted.
" sereeant Green. 10 whom Edward
y had given the heroin, he said De ha
~ bought. followed him on the stand
Green said the 81 bin which he ha
"a given Edwards for the purchase DE wa
i, 10 make be found in Grace Foster
M room. or what was said 10 be her room
q when he and his men, Detectives Fair
child and Mahoney entered the hous
10 arrest the woman. The money. bear
ing certain marks for identification, wa
ln bureau drawer in which we'
articles Of womans wear Likewise d
n and bis men found a. packages o
heroin similar 10 those Edwards ha
said he had purchased from Grace
D. While he was there Grace jumped on
re OF the window Of another room, climhe'
T. a fence and tried TO beat In a window
r. Of another house ia order 90 get away
s according 90 Detective Fairchild anS
d MahOney. who followed Sergeant Greer
"a and told Of their share In ihe arrest.
.v Then Edwards was recalled and toll
how hc had used a shot Of the drul
ID In the house before he had gotten al
ar Of the drug he desired 10 purchase
I'M Grace. he said, had provided him will
,r the hypodermic needle with which h
RI administered 30 himself. Then Cree
came back 10 the stand and identifies
o. hypodermic needle found In the room
d and among other things a ilre-blackenei
a spoon such as is used by heroin user
IA for the beating ~ the solution Of On
II drug they cook into a semmer befor
~ injecting 10.
!. DR. Herbert Watson. slate chemls
~ and bacteriologist, testified 10 examin
no ing the packages submitted 10 him b,
= Sergeant Green, as the produce Of th
IA alleged purchase and the arrest AM
I. finding them containing sugar Of mil
Al and about two grains Of heroin hydr
al chlOrate. a derivatine OF opium.
Ie Under cross-examination. Dr. Watso
al said that the first effects OF heroln wer
nj to cause a feeling OF great happlnes.
,r later 90 be followed by great depres
:. sion. Mr. salisbury wanted 30 know
no the use Of the drug didn't make Il
e. habitues untruthful The witness sai
ne that Il would. and 10 also would b
" liable 10 make them commit almos
Us any sort OF crime.
he When Mr. Green announced that N
al state rested, Mr. Salisbury called IA
defendant TO the stand 60 testify In De
ln own behalf 10 was at once evident thS
40 the defence would be a denial Of all Oh
prosecutions allegations Grace d'
e- MED that she had seen Paul Edward
at on the afternoon Of 81. Patrick's Da
OF and that she had sold him heroln, q
na he said
nj The first time she laid eyes on hin
she declared. was in the lower coul
some DAYS after her arrest
Further she denied that the room
the Elizabeth street house was hers. .
~, the other hand she said il was
room occupied by one Morton Morri
Another room on the same floor WI
occupied by a woman who. she b.
Is licyed. Is now i'm New York. Asked b
Of Mr.. Salisbury II the hyp0dermlc need
~ found in the room was her property
ch that any Of the other things belong'
to- 10 her. she said no. that she only hi
lz- been a visitor at the Elizabeth sire
'as house and didn't live there.
nst CrOss-eXamined by Deputy AttOrne