Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-14
GOOSIELEE FACES
OPIUM DEN COUNT
Negze G. o. P. Politicians
Home Raided by Cops.

Harry (Goosie) Lee. negro Republican
political worker ana professional bonds
man. was arrested late last night by the
morals squad, charged with operating an
opium den.
AIonzo Taylor, %, negro, arrested at
Lees home when the opium layout and
a large quantity of morphine and cocaine
was found, is held under $4,000 bond
and so far no professional bondsman has
signed the surety for Taylor's release,
and as far as could be learned no pro-
fessfonal bondsman has asked Judge wal
ter Pritchard to reduce the amount OK
the bond.
Mrs. Taylor escaped at the time of
her husbands arrest and has not been
found.
Lee was released Immediately after his
arrest on bond of $1,000 signed by
man who wrote his name as Edward
Lens.
On the outside of the bond the name
written by the police turnkey appears
as Edward Lewis. who, the police say, is
Chip Lewis.
Chip" Lewis IS a negro Republican
politician. who operates a notorious road
house on Prospect street. southeast OF
the city, and who has been arrested on
gaming laws.
SITTING FAILS TO
DIVULGE REASON.
Investigation failed to disclose the rea-
son for Mr. Lewis signing his name
Lens and the turkeys were unable
to state whether the reason was that Mr..
Lewis did not know how to spell his
own name correctly or that it was an
assumed name he used when signing
security bonds in the City Court.
Lees address is given on the slate"
in the turkeys Office as Lafayette
street. instead of Fayette street, but the
turkeys say this was only slip" Of
the pencil.
The arrest of Taylor. the police say,
reveals a traffic in drugs that is sure
to result in a Federal investigation.
When the police visited the home of
Lee they were searching only for
whisky.
While they we're searching Lees home
Mrs. Taylor mysteriously disappeared.
Lee. the police say, was not at home
at the time Of the raid and his wife
was out of the city, but Lee was ar
rested later in the night.
The opium bowl was no twhen found
in the yard, where evidently II had been
thrown as the police entered.
The lamp used for cooking the opium
was smoking and was under the bed,
and the needle used for rolling the pill''
also was hot.
CONTRABAND DRUGS
FOUND IN HOME.
A suitcase found in Lees home con-
tainsd two extra bowls. four one-quarter
ounce bottles of cocaine; a sack con-
tanning about eight ounces Of what the
police believe TO be morphine, and a
small scale for weighing drugs
Taylor was trying TO hide the drugs
when arrested, the police say.
Lee told the police that he knew moth
ing about the drugs and that he had just
rented the rooms to Taylor as a living
apartment.
Taylor recently had come to Indian
apolis from Montreal. Canada, and the
police believe he smuggled the drugs
through.
This is the first discovery of opium
in this city in four years.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Taylors pictures
appear in the local ''rogue's gallery" the
police say, and they claim Mrs. Taylor
was arrested at one time in Cincinnati
in connection with the operating Of an
opium den.
"Goosie" Lee made his forced trip to
police headquarters pay him, for he was
at the turkeys Office in time TO sign
three bonds of persons arrested on other
charges
Lee signed bonds for Nellie Jamison
and Frank McMurray, 40 North Senate
avenue, charged with a statutory offense :;
and Lille Farley, charged with assault
and battery.