The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-10
DR.. SIMON MADE
POLICE DEPUTY
Noted Criminologist TO Get
Rid of 10000 Unregistered
Drug Addicts Here.
TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
Forty Per Cent. of Habitual
Criminals in City Have
Habit, Says Enright.
TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE

Tho Police Department has decided
to make an effort TO get rid Of the
| 10000 unregistered drug addicts now
| ehuffiing around the city. With this
| in view, Commissioner Enright has
| appointed Dr. Carlton Simon. 1l6 East
Fifty-sixth street. a Special Deputy
Police Commissioner, hopeful that DIR.
| Simon's cooperation will facilitate the
work.
| Dr. Simon accepted the post yester-
| day and will at once begin the or
ganizatlon OF the new bureau. His se-
! lection is q happy one. IL Is probao bic
that there is no scientific man in ths
country with wider knowledge OF the
drag fend and the drug traffic. The
doctor is tie medical expert 70. the
New York Narcotic Dtus Control
Commission and las been of trericn-
dors assistance 70 that body.
lie is 40 years old. but equipped with
an experience that relatively few nedi-
cal men acquire In lifetime. lie is
nationally known as a criminoioglst and
aiienlst Ills research work into crimi-
nal psychology and pathology and into
conditions that produce criminals has
| brought him fame in his profession. His
work with drug ahdicts has been 80
skilful as 20 set him quite apart from
the bulk Of physicians. whose efforts 70
treat with these rntortunates have met
with varying success.
Ccmmlssione- Enfight. announcing
the appointment OF Or. Simon, said:
since prohibition became law New
York has attracted thousands cf drug
addicts, whose presence has been a
source OF great worry TO the depart
ment Tho public Is not aware to what
extent the drug evil has invaded the
underworld. I do not believe it mis-
statement when I say that fully 40 por
cent. of the habituat criminals In this
city are drug addicts. More than 1000
drug adiic are registered IN this city.
Many OF these possess criminal history.
There are 10000 addicts not regis
tered. These are the ones that cause
this department a great deal OF worry
because OF their direct connection with
holdups and other serious criminal Of
fences. There will be no attempt by
tho DOIcc 10 lNtetItIo WIN tHS ItklrNhd a.
ton OF these unfortunates. but all thoee
not registered will be considered outside
the law and will be apprehended- Ana
very definite action r. about 10 be taken
against the iawless dispensing OF mar
cotic drugs and street peddling thereof
"Dr. simon has been working with the
Police Department for two years on
cases where expert chronological work
ras needed. lie VIII prove himself n
tremendous factor In the success OF our
efforts 20 reduce crime"
DR.. Simon said last night that he
would take up hts duties at once.
Among those celebrated affairs in which
Dr. simon has agured as expert before.
during and after the trials we're the
Burtz. Morrison. Guldensuppe and Moli-
neux murder cases. II was lie who con-
Quoted the experiment with the murderer
Taplcy IN jersey City some years ago.
By prcarrangenaent Tepley Kept signal
Ing the Doctor until ho los. conscious
ness after being hanged. This expert
mcnt did much 20 abolish that form OF
capital punishment in New Jersey.
The doctor made \ rather exhaustive
ante aud post morfen examination o.
Leon Czolgoss. murderer OF President
Mckinley. and for THE NEW YoRE
HERALD conducted investigation into the
so-calied water cure alleged 20 have been
practised by the United States Army in
the Philippines upon refractory natives
OF those islands. George Francis Train
bequeathed HIS brain 70 Or. Simon.