The New York herald., 1921-08-04
FIFTEEN ARRAICNED
AS DRUG ADDICTS
Fourteen Held for Trial
Two Women Among the
Group in Court.
PATR0LMAN is ACCUSED
Alleged Drug Dispenser
Carried Pigeon in Pocket
Bird Is Searched.
DIR. SIMON RESENTFUL
Replies to Criticisms Offered
by Senator Meyer on Law
Enforcement.
PATROLMAN is ACCUSED
DIR. SIMON RESENTFUL

Fifteen drug addicts were arraigned
yesterday before Magistrate Peter A.
Hating In the Essex Market court
and fourteen of them were held Tor
trial in Special Sessions. Two were
women, Cecilia Hennie OF 13 Bayard
street. who was charged with having
two bottles of drugs in her possession,
and Catherine Miller OF 1926 Second
avenue. who was accused of having
hypodermic needle.
One of the men arraigned was said
by Detective Thomas Farrell OF the
Narcotic Squad TO be one of the
largest drug dispensers of the East
Side. He was held in s2500 bail for
a hearing tomorrow on charges OF
selling heroin. He gave his name as
John Loria of 221 Avenue p.
PatroImnn Accused.
Several persons recently arrested in
connection with drug cases were ar
raigned in the West Side and other
courts during the day. Among them
was Patrolnan Horace NJ. S. Matheson.
who was trapped taking marked money
from Joseph c. Caccio. drug addict.
whose bail of $1,000 was continued
by Magistrate Simpson in the West Side
Court until tomorrow. Ciaccio. who
gave his address as LOG Eldridge street,
is himself under bail on charges of hav-
ing narcotics in his possession. and VIII
be arraigned to-day. He admitted to
reporters that he had been arrested sew
eral times. Others arraigned included
Clarence Brown. negro Janitor of the
apartment house In 2 West ll2th street,
and his wife Carrie. in whose home
white boy. years old, was found early
Sunday morning. They were held for
Special Sessions in $500 bail each.
Detectives Quigley and Pastorini of
the Narcotic Squad took to Police Head
quarters yesterday afternoon a pictur-
esque prisoner whom they had arrested
in the washroom OF the Canal street sta
tion Of the Third avenue elevated rail-
road. He described himself as Anthony
Adamo Of 240 Elizabeth street. and was
accused Of having heroin worth $4,000
in his possession. The detectives say
that he offered TO sell IL to them for
S3500. Adamo, according to the police,
is also known is Joseph Poggi, and has
served time In several prisons. His left
arm was amputated as a result OF IN
juries the police say ne received while
trying to commit burglary.
Pigeon Is Searched.
Adams had a pigeon in his pocket
when he was brought iato headquarters.
and he asked for permission TO release
the bird. The police refused at first,
thinking that perhaps packets of powder
had been concealed In the birds plum
age, but after a careful search allowed
Adams to open 4 window and let II go.
The pigeon was thoroughly searched
because. the police say. there have been
instances OF drugs having been delivered
to convicts on Blackwells Island by
means of pigeons.
DR.. Carleton Simon, Special Deputy
Police Commissioner, in charge of the
narcotic division, resents the suggestion
given publicity yesterday by State SEN
ator Schuyler NJ Meyer. chairman OF
the legislative investigating committee.
that present enforcement OF the law d.
rected against drug addiction opens the
door to blackmail and unlimited oppres-
sion at the hands of the police. DIR.
Simon prepared a statement In which
he said:
Certain allegations have been made
in the press relative to the activity OF
the Narcotic Division Statements have
been made tending to place this Office
In false position before the public,
the inference being that lists Of addicts
IN the possession Of the bureau might
be utilized in a sinister manner
1--WE have obtained no list of names
from the former narcotic drug com
mission Tho names OF prominent
individuals alleged to be drug addicts
were obtained from the address books
OF street trafflckers whom we arrested
and from various friends and relatives
who have volunteered this information.
Having no direct evidence to place these
individuals under arrest, we suggested
that II they were suffering from drug
addiction they should be placed i'm
mediately under the care Of their family
physicians instead of being permitted
TO receive drugs suppreptitiousiy from
street venders. all of whom
belong IN the underworld and who
would not hesitate 10 use any knowl-
edge In their possession to the detriment
OF their unfortunate patrons.
"The complete register is In my pos
session and the names are known only
"a me No member of the police force
has access 20 them and even though
they had the names are entered in
such q manner that they could not make
use OF them for unlawful purposes.
Have No Jurisdictfon.
Under tho present sanitary code the
nolice have no Jurisdiction over nor