The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-16
HYLAN ASSAILS
SCHIEFFELIN AS
LAW VI0LATOR
Replies to Citizens Union
Attack on Enright by Ac-
cusing It's Head.
SNEERS FOR "REFORMER"
Druggist Threatens to Sue
Mayor for Bitter Letter
Sent to Copeland.
SNEERs FOR "REFORMER''

y IN the papers yesterday morning ap-
peared an account OF an address made
at the annual meeting Of the Citizens
Union by Leonard NJ. wallstein. counsel
for its good government committee. in
which he charged the Police Department
with making false statements in regard
20 the prevalence Of crime. At the same
time was published a report of a speech
rade by DR.. Ernest r. Bishop at the
Academy of Medicine criticising the han
ding of the narcotic problem by the
Department of Health.
Last night Mayor Hylan made public
n letter he had written to Health Com
missioner Copeland referring to the
Bishop speech and saying he hoped the
Commissioner will continue to frighten
druggists, doctors and so-called decent
addicts," and then launching into an at
tack upon Schieffelin & Co.. wholesale
druggists, Of which William Jay Schief-
felin, head Of the Citizens Union, Is the
principal member.
Mr.. Schisffelin said last night he
would consult his counsel with view
TO holding the Mayor responsible for his
Statements t. N~ .t.t7.. 4.
-Hylan's assertions that nay house
manufactures, naps6tlcs is untrue" said
he. "Schieffelin q Co. are not manufac-
turers Of any narcotics. Our statesmen
do not solicit orders for them and we
only sell the small quantities required
by retail druggists whom We know to
be reputable.
"1f the filing of orders was not done
daily. It was because Of the interpre-
tation OF the laws requirement at the
time.
'IIylan's scurrilous personal attack
upon me appears TO be the only attempt
which he can make to answer the Ciu-
zens Unions exposures of his disgrace
full conduct Of the city government. He
makes his attack in letter to his
Health Commissioner in order to obtain
immunity from prosecution for libel.
Il shall ask counsel to consider
whether his device TO- evading respon-
sibility for his charse is successful.
III bring suit / shall not follow
Hylan's example when he withdrew his
action against the World and paid heavy
costs rather than go to trial"
Attack on Schienelin's Firm.
The Mayors letter to Commissioner
Copeland follows In part:
my DEAR COMMISSIONER: note by
the morning papers that DR.. Ernest r.
Bishop. IL quoted correctly, said that a
panic had been created through the pub
licity on the drug proposition and that
the Board OF Health is going into the
problems OF the Police Department. He
also said that druggists are afraid to
sell the stuff and II has raised hell and
frightened the decent addicts to death.
"SchefYeIn & Co., the Arm Of which
VIM. Jay Schieffelin Is senior member
and chairman of the Citizens Union. a
one OF the chief narcotic drug manufac-
furers and dealers In cocaine. heroin,
morphine and opium in New York
while Schieffelin & Co.'S drug con-
Germ Is manufacturing and selling these
dangerous habit-forming drugs for IMAM
oial gain, hundreds Of our young men
are using such drugs and becoming ad-
iicts and committing crimes. some 60
ing insane. The police OF the city are
lept busy apprehending drug sddicts
who commit crime as a result of its
use.
civilian Jay Schieffelin, chairman of
the paper organization called The Citi-
zens' Union sent out the following letter
aslsing for funds TO run this bunk or
ganlZation:
March %, 1919.
thing between you and lawlessness is
governments government with re-
epect for law. VIII you not contribute
10 the Citizens Union to promote sanity
n the city government and to command
respect for the law? Very truly yours,
(Slgned) "WM. JAY ScHrEFFELIN,
Chairman"
Just think of reformer like VIM
jay Schieffelin attaching his name TO
tI,,a aalrt he Ia
to promote sanitay. when the cocaine
and other narcotics that his drug COM
pany manufactures drive people to in
sanity and crime, and asking people 10
contribute to command respect for the
law when the Schieffelin narcotic drug
manufacturing company does not CON-
ply with the law until they are COM
pelled to.
THE laws OF the State OF New York
section 2I7. chapter 431. 1917, require
persons selling or furnishing narcotics
10 file such order blanks with the Board
Of Health.
Quotes Testimony mt Inquiry.
In the investigation directed by me
into the Health Department early in
January. 1918, in an endeavor TO have
the law complied with. which was OBJ.
jected TO by many reform organizations
and the press, Hugh w. Taylor. lnspec-
Tor of Foods and Chief Of the Drug Di.
ision OF the Department OF Health tes-
iified as follows:
90. Was there any other concern
than Schieffelin & Co. that did not file
orders? A. think that Schiefrelin was
the only one at that particular time or
any subsequent time.
80 What drugs did these orders
cover? A. From the casual examination
] made OF the order blanks I can only
state they contained a large amount OF
various types OF narcotic drugs
"'You consider that Schienelln Co
violated the law in every one of these
900 cases? A. Yes. sir.
1T do not know whether IL was William
Jay Schieffelin's influence and prestige
that was behind the campaign inaugu'
rated through the newspapers and re-
form organizations to stop the health
investigation, but I do know that this
administration compelled William jay
Schiefrelin's drug company TO comply
with the law OF this State"
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Held rs 100000 stamp Thief.
Charged with having taken from hi:
employers, Doherty & Co. of 60 Wal