New-York tribune., 1921-05-12
Police Kill Que,
w oslrad Two i'm
Raid for Drugs
Detective Also Grazea by Bal-
let In Battle with Salang-
gler Suspects Trapped
i'm Brooklyn Tenement
Victim First To Attack
knocks Over Officer, Who
Returns Fire From Floor;
Two Prisoners May Die

Ore member Of band suspected OF
drug smuggling was killed, two others
were injured so seriously that they may
die and narcotic division detective was
wounded Slightly yesterday morning
during revolver battle in small room
en- the third floor of house in Willow
Place, Brooklyn. The fight followed an
attempt made by Detectives Arthur
Jochsr and Patrick Kirley to arrest the
three men during q transaction said
to involve 1891 worth of cocaine and
morphine which the officers. posing as
drug dealers, had arranged to purchase
from The supposed bard
Jesus Otero, tweuty-nIHe Years Old,
u State Street, was shot IN, tna breast
three times and killed. I1is body is III
tire Brooklyn morgue.
Detective Jocher was shot in the
back of the neck. He is in the Long
Island College Hospital. His condition
is not serious.
Vincent Couce, twenty-five years old
was shot in the right side and the right
arm. Juan Dovilo, twenty-four years
cid, OF 9 Hamilton Avenue, was shot
IN the back of the head. Tley are in
the Long Island College Hospital and
may die.
Tracked Men for Five Weeks
The raid which resulted in the shoot
ing was the finale of a five weeks
chase by members of the narcotic di-
vision and the Belgian secret service
according TO Special Deputy Police
1,na ~
the division.
Activities of the gang, DIR. Simon
said, attracted attention when large
quantity Of morphine and cocaine was
brought into this country from Santl-
ago, Cuba. Soon after the consign-
mont arrived here member of the
Belgian secret service on the trail OF
the smugglers called upon Commission-
er Simon, and six men were detailed tc
the case.
After almost a month of dickering
Joeher and Kirley say they made ar
raneements to have 1891 worth OF
and Dovilo. The drugs were to have
been turned over Tuesday afternoon
but when the two detectives called
st the rendezvous in South Brooklyn
the supposed peddlers had so many
friends with them that The detectives
refused to 60 through with the deal
and arranged to call yesterday morn,
ing at the roorning house.
Jocher and Kirley We're to go inte
the house, while Lieutenant Mooney
and Detectives King, Law and Schau
del remained stationed outside. A sig
nal was arranged upon which the quar-
tet was TO rush the place.
When Kirley and Jocher reached th'
small room on the third floor Couce i,
said to have admitted them. Afte,
talking for ten minutes he went to
dresser in corner and, it is alleged
took large bottle of cocaine from be-
meath a pile of clothing. When thi:
was exhibited Jocher says he drew
back his coat, displaying his shield
and said: "You are both under arrest
Couce shouted something in Span,
lsh and door behind Kirley sudden.
~ opened and Otero, revolver in hand
walked into the room. The first bull
let from his weapon grazed Kirley':
head. He fell and from the fool
pumped bullet into Otero's chest
Jocher fired two more bullets intc
Otero- Meanwhile Couce and Dovilt
had drawn revolvers and started t.
shoot.
Dying Man Falls Over Staircase
After wounding Couce in the sid,
Detective Jocher found his weapo,
empty and closed in on the two mel
with his fists. Otero rose from tn,
floor and staggered into the hallway
where he fell over a banister to tn,
landing below. Mooney, rushing into th,
building moment later, caught him a;
he came out Of the door on the stree
level. Otero still held his revolver
but it was empty. Couce also escaped
from the room and was found lying il
the upper hallway.
Otero died within Ave minutes afte
the arrival of the reinforcements. De
tective Kirley had subdued Dovilo up
stairs. Both Couce and Dovilo are de
clared to have thrown their revolver
through the window. When searche,
each was found to have an additiona
revolver.
The injured men were taken to tn
hospital. Jocher had been a membe
OF the narcotic division for thre
years. kirley is recruit who receive
MS shield less than six months apo.
All three of the suspected SUNNI
glers, Commissioner Simons saws. cam
TO New York recently from Cuba.
IS believed that quantities of drug
are being smuggled from Germany +
CUBA. Much of the narcotic sunni
carried by the men bore Germ a,
labels, while intermingled were som
packages with Cuban labels. Other ar
rests will follow, ACCORDING To p,
simon. Nearly 5000 worth Of cocain
ana morphine was found secrete1 i;
Place. ~sSA9 'oo