Evening journal., 1918-09-24
JAIL ANOTHER
HEROIN TRAFFICKER
Lizzie Parker, ,Negress, Joins
Other Dope Sellers in
Workhouse Colony
STATE GOES ON
WITH PROSECUTIONS

The charge Of selling heroin against
lizzie Parker. Negress, partly heard by
Iudge Heisel and a jury in Court No. ?,
the forenoon session OF the Court
II General Sessions yesterday, was taxi
N up again in the afternoon when
,ourt convened. During the trial the
lame Of Dr. John Gotch, known al
New York Jack" was brought into
he case. He is the man who was ar
rested in Philadelphia recently on sus-
picion as being a trafllcker in the drug.
He, IL appeared. brought TO this city
the very day Lizzie was arrested. a big
consignment Of the drug, and George
Hayes, who was her common-law hus-
ssnd, got it. Hayes. it is said, was one
,f the big centers Of supply here. He
IS now at Camp Upton. The police
made a spectacular descent on the
Hayes home and bagged about $500
worth OF heron and cocaine, in all
ihout 67 bottles Of the two drugs. Dur
ing the raid Lizzie. who was wanted
,or selling, was captured.
Francis, the States chief witness
said he had gone to the house ana
bought from her. Her defense was
hat she couldn't have sold because she
wasn't there at the time he gave in his
evidence, but was on an inyalid's out
Ing in a motor car 20 New Castle via
Farnhurst. Hayes, whom the defense
said was the real seller in the house
when any was sold, was with her, she
said. No denial was made that Hayes
sold the drug, but denial was made
That Lizzie sold any, she declared. and
there was a woman witness to support
her that she had been an invalid for
q month.
4 "deck" Of the drug found in bed
with her. she said had been put there
by George. and heroin paraphernalia
found In the place was said not TO be-
long to her, but TO others.
Philip l.. Garrett, Lizzle's counsel,
made a strong fight for her. but the
case simmered down finally TO a ques-
fion Of veracity. between the States
chief witness and the defendant. The
jury decided in favor Of the formeg
and found Lizzie guilty. She was SEN
fenced TO pay 5000 fine and to serve a
year.
The next case was that OF Clara
Lewis. Francis testified that on June
i5. he and a man named James liar-
kins-now in army service-went to
the place Of the woman on High street.
She, too, is a Negress and bought four
decks" Of the drug for which he paid
her a 50 bill. She took the decks
from a brown tobacco bag and handed
them to him after he had asked her II
she had any H a slang or trade name
for heroin among the buyers and sell
ers OF It. She said she had just re-
ceved a supply OF IL and then sold il
TO him. Her sister Bertha, was pres
ent likewise her mother, and a wom-
an known as Anna Bell. Philip l.. Gar
rett, who also defended Clara ques-
toned Francis as to the dealings he
had had with her. During the quizzing
81 developed that Francis had taken
pair Of shoes TO the woman and gotten
81 worth OF the drug from her for
them. He and Harkins used the drug.
Francis denied he had threatened the
defendant with arrest II she didn't give
him heroin or that he had any trouble
with her about the shoes.
Detective Fairchild. who arrested the |
defendant. testified 30 finding various |
articles in the Lewis house including |
the little brown tobacco pouch. and |
a hypodermic needle, but no drugs. De