Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
COURTS DOPE CHARGE
STIRS ATLANTIC CITY
Indicted Doctors Names Sup
pressed in "Corrup and Con-
tented" City, Allegation
PROTECTION is DENIED
Says Gambling Resorts Are Not Toll
erated-Druggist Was
Fined $1,000
Atlantic city. y. j.. March 26.

Burning resentment snd sharp denials
in shore official circles today. followed
the declaration Of Judge j. Warren
Davis. in imposing a fine Of $1,000 upon
Harry h. Leeds % druggist, in the Fed
cral Court at Trenton yesterday. for the
nabltual sale Of narcotics, that Atlantic
city is corrupt and content"d
Judge Davis said he did not under
stand the lack Of moral fibre in At
lantic City in commenting upon the ihcl
that powerful Influences were able 10
prevent the publication in Atlantic city
newspapers of the fact that Doctors NJ
:. LYON. Edward Guiou. Samuel cJrson
and g. Barenda Weinberg had been in
dictcd for giving prescriptions TO ad-
diets in violation Of the HntI-ulrcOuG
law, lie intimated also that county "u-
thorities told uewspapermen they mlght
publish a copy OF the Indictment against
ono of the physicians who did not have
a pull" but must not mention tue
others.
Mayor Harry Bacharach issued an
emphatic denial Of an implied charge
OF protected gambling that developed
in connection with the ease Of Harry
]. Ghring. It postotiicc clerk, who con-
lFSStu It lAlltu A'bNti = A'i A''''''s
play in safe" gambling resorts.
Gambling Not Tolerated
"There is no such thing as protected
gambling in Atlantic City" Mayor Bach
arach declared emphatiCally. "Our hand
IS against gambling Of all kinds and
Atlantic city is cleaner than any city
in the country that know Of in that
respect. Police records will bear out
- 1.
suspected gambling place has been
promptly raided and prosecutions pushed
with all possible vlgor. Atlantic city
says. to the world tina: gambling is
not tolerated here.
AS to narcotics the evidence in prac-
tcally all of the prosecutions against
doctors, druggists and addicts brought
in the county and federal courts has
been obtained or through the police. We
have combated this evil with all the
means at our disposal and will continue
10 do So"
1T is true" said Charles sumner
Moore, who recently retired as county
prosecutor. that the Atlantic city news
papers did not print the fact that four
physicians had been indicted for mar
cotic violations. don't know why or how
this was accomplished. 1t is not my
,
50 far as the courts are concerned.
One Doctor Fined $500
THE pleas Of the defendants were
taken in open court. subsequently Doc
tor Lyon entered a plea Of guilty and
was fined $500. Doctor Guion is i'm
the army service. The case against
Doctor Weinberg was not pressed. be-
cause he had previously been convicted
Of conspiracy in the KNITTED divorce
case and sentenced to state prison for
one year. There was very little evil
dence against Doctor Gorson, and the
4 indictment is still pending"
/ II developed today that the four in.
dictments were the result of dema NO
from the County Medical Society that
! the police produce bills or cease i'm.
/ pugning theI integrity OF the profession
as a whole Strong influence subse.
quently prevented any action by the
medical society,