New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-05
Shots Fired at
Dope Suspects
Stir Broadway
Three Automobiles Crash
in Excitement as u. S.
Agents Pursue Alleged
Vendor of Cocaine
Four Men Are Arrested
Chase Begins When Detec-
tives Search Alleged
runners" at Pistol Point

Automobile traffic at Lincoln Square,
Sixty-fourth Street and Broadway, was
thrown into confusion last night by
the pursuit Of an alleged cocaine vender
by internal revenue agents, in the
course of which half dozen shots
were fired by the pursuers. AS a re-
suit of their efforts to avoid running
over either the fugitive or his pur-
suers, the drivers of three cars drove
their vehicles together in a triangular
collision.
No one was hurt and four men
were arrested. The prisoners said that
they were Frederick White, of 346 West
206 East Fifty-ninth Street; James
McNcon, OF 30l West Fifty-hrst Street,
and Albert A. Wilson, of 1873 West
Sixty-trst Street. The arrests were
made by Internal Revenue Agents Nc
Carver, Manning, Kayser, Mellin and
DAILY. Their prisoners were locked up
at headquarters, charged with violation
Of the Harrison drug act.
According to the internal Revenue
agents, they had been following White
for several days, believing he was sell
ing cocaine and heroin in the streets.
They followed him last night to Lin
Nckeon and Wilson were seen ealking
with White. Later, the Federal detec-
tives said, the three separated, though
all remained in the little park.
Suspecting that Mckcon and Wilson
were runners" for White and were
helping him to dispose of his stock in
trade on a commission basis, the rev
enue agents watched the trio closely.
The revenue agents accosted Byrnes,
who had evinced interest in the activi-
ties OF White and his companions, and
found, they said. that Re was d drug
addict.
The detectives say they gave him
marked 81 bill and told him to buy
small deck" from White. Byrnes.
they said, returned shortly with a small
package of white powder which, he
said, was heroin. Deciding that the
evidence was sufficient, the revenue
agents bounced on their men.
Mellin and kayser grabbed Wilson
and McKeon. showing them into the
first automobile that came along and
searching them at the point Of re-
volvers. Manning seized White by the
coat collar and started to march him
to the Communicated automobile White
had other plans, however. He wriggled
out of his coat, leaped the iron fence
surrounding the park and sprinted
down Broadway, lodging and twisting
among the automobiles that thronged
the street
Led by Manning and McCarvcr, the
detectives set out in pursuit of him,
blowing whistles and fourshing their
revolvers. Like the fugitive, they we're
needless of the press of traffic and au-
tomoblle drivers, honking despairingly,
swerved abruptly or ground to a sud
den stop. regardless OF the vehicles be-
hi, d them.
An almost ineXtricable traffic jam re-
suited, across which the chase led.
Pursued and pursuers clambered reck-
lessly over hoods and tonneaus and
wriggled and squeezed their way down
Broadway to SiXty-third Street There
White turned east. As he swung
around the corner McCarver fred five
shots in quick succession. none Of
which hit any living thing or had any
apparent effect on the fugitive
The revenue agents were close be-
hind him when he reached the Central
Park wall and as he halted there peer
ing into the dark depths beyond one
of them fired another shot. At that
White flung UP his arms in token of
surrender. He was led back to the
automobile where his alleged accom-
plices were held and was taken to head
quarters.
According to the revenue agents
marked bill they had given to Byrnes
and had also a quantity of powders be
lleved to be heroin and cocaine.