Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-24
HERON CRUSADE
GETS THREE MORE
SELLERS OF DRUG
Judge Heisel Spends Entire Day
Listening to States Evidence
Against Defendants.
HEAR OF NEW YORK JACK

Measurable. definite and satisfying
,,rogress was made yesterday III the
beroiu prosecutions now pending pc
fore Beneral Sessions rs result oil the
combined labors of the Detective bureau
nf the Police Department and Attorney
general Rcinharcts office. Three cases
were tried before Judge HeiscI IN court
Room No. > and in each CONVICTION was
obtoined while before Judge Conrad IN
Room No. /. a plea of guilty was entered
,,non n second Indictment III the case oi
defendant against whom convIctioh
the first of this terms series was obtain
ed on Friday. N
The PARTIES convicted Yesterday, aii
Neqroes were Lizzie Parker, Helen
- and sam Green The woman con
victed FRIDAY and entering plea oi
guilty YESTERDAY. was Elsie Johnson. IN
other ease. that of Clara Lewis. IKE the
Others n Negro, was about ready to 60 70
ilIry when court adjourned Tor the day ,
In the case Of Lizzie Parker, heard
partly nj the morning session ana paI'ly
at the afternoon session, 'Nlu'hc' WIS
developed bringing III the name oi NV
York Jack. the man recently arrcS'%u = III
Philadelphia rs one OF the heaviest W nv
wholesale trafiickcrs OF heron. ne 1t
,,nnoarcd brought to this city the very
~. I,yz,c was arrested, a big ConSlg1-
mcnt OF the drug and George Hayes, who
was her common-law husband got II.
uavcs Il X said, was one ct the hlg centres
- .,,n,,Iv here lie y now nj Camp ! p
ION The police made a spectacular dc,
srcnt ON the HAYES house and hagged
.,bout g 500 worth Of heron and cocaine
IN all about 60 bottles Of the two drugs
During the raid. LIZZIE who was wanted
for selling, was captured
ENTERS COMPLETE DENIAL.
Francis, the States chief witness salt
he had gone to the place and bought from
her. Her defence was that she Couidh
havc sold because She wasn't there a
tbe t,mc hc gave IN his evidence, hut was
IN an invaids outing in \ motor car e
New Castle VIA Farnhurst Hayes, whon
tbc defence sand was tho real seller IN IN
t,l,,,.., ,,.bcn any heron was sold, was witt
hcr she said No denial was made tina
HAYES sold the stuff. but complete dcnla
was made that Lizzie sold any She dc
clarcd and there was q woman w'tneS
IL surrN,rt her. that she had been an IN
valid for n month.
"dcck" of the drug found IN bC'
with hcr, she said had been put there b,
George. and hCToiu paTaphernatm io'n'
~ thc placc was said not To. belong To he
but 50 others
pbiIiD Garrett. Ii7zirs counsel. mad
a strong hrht Tor her. hut the case sim
mcr,d down finally to q question G
ycrac,tv between the States chIet WIT
ncsS and the defendant he Jury df
cided n favor of the former and toun
Lizzie guilty. She was sentenced to IA
5000 fine and 10 serve year
CLARA LEWIS CAsF.
Tho noxt case was that Of Clara Lrwl
Francis testified that on June ID ne ana
man named James HaTklns now
ar,nv service went to the place Of til
woman on High street she, too, Is
%cyres. and bought four decks o' n
dr,,g for which he paid her 2 s. hlli. -
tnol tbo docks from a brown tohaCC
hac and handed them 70 HIM after he ha
asked her il she had any II - slang
trade name for heron among the huyel
and sellers of Il. She said She had lu'
rrrpivcd > s,l,plv az IL. and then sold Il {
him Her sister BERTHA, Was present, llk'
WIS.,, y mother and woman known
Anna Bell
philIp Garrett. who also defended Clal
Questioned Francis IS "a the dealings
had with her During the Quizzing
devclorcd that Francis had taken a pa
oF shoes 10 he woman and gotten ) wor'
of the drug from her for them. lie an
Harklns used the drug. Francls demo
he had threatened the defendant Wit
arrest # she didn't give him heron,
that he had anv trouble with her abol
the shoes
Detective Fairchild, who arrested Il
defendant. testified 10 finding vario
articles in the Lewis house including Il
little brown tobacco pouch, and h
ncdermic needle. but no drugs. Detectl'
Frank Mahoney coroboratcd this,
You don't suppose anything was hl
den there the detective bureau couldr
find. do vou2" asked Alr Garrett. The
Was general smile ST this, bot Falrchll
married. hv saving that the detectives h'
been raiding around the LOCALITY Tor
week or more, and there would Toe plen
Of opp0rtunltv TO make way with al
drugs or things that might be around
The defence set up the contention tn
Clara did not sell or furnish any ot I
drug. il was not denied that Frances h
been 10 the house after II, and offered
pair Of shoes for il, but It was dem
he had gotten IL
Clara testified that Francis bad thre;
ened to have her arrested if she didl
give him heroin as be was sick with I
habit. but She SAID she had none and
went away. She denied absolutely Il
she had sold him the s. worth Of herc
which was the chief part Of Francis tes
mony. At that time, she declared, :
was sick in bed because Of leaky he
valves. She attributed her arrest, :
said to the tact that she had refused
give Francis drug IN exchange FOR I
shoes. Anna Bell, who proved To be
SISTER Of the defendant 5 corroborated
story. Clara's other sister, Bertha, f
theT backed it up. This case was still
trial when court adjourned.