New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-24
Drugs Seized
With Lace and
Silver ON Ship
Federal and City Detectives
Get $4,000 Alleged
Struggled Goods Hidden
in Shipping Board Craft
Tempted, Says Engineer
Mail Order Business in
Narcotics Ended by Raid
on House in BROOKLYN

Detectives of the narcotic squad I'M
der DR.. Carleton Simon, Special Depu-
ty Police Commissioner, with customs
agents directed by Inspector A. o.
Hokenson, yesterday seized 1000
worth CT alleged struggled narcotics,
laccs and silverware. Drug sleuths
and Federal agents in Brooklyn, at
about the same time, succeeded in
bringing to close a fourishing mail
order business in habit-formine drugs.
The $4,000 seizure was made aboard
the Shipping Board steamer Fort Arm
strong, which locked at Pier So, North
Kiver, from Riga, Danzig and London
| he chief engineer of the ship, Robert
Lovclace, who has served on ten big
steamers and who heretofore has borne
a good reputation, was arrested and
is held at Police Headquarters for
examination to-day before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock on a
charge of smuggling
Seizure of Narcotics
Customs Agent John Sterling and
Detectives Herbert Moog and Irving
Higgins searched Lovelace and the
boat They report they found the
struggled goods in false bulkhcad
in Lovelace's quarters. Lovclacc, ley
say, had four onc-ounce walls of CO.
cainc on his person and sixteen were
IN the bulkhead.
On the person of Z. NJ Colt, the
ships chief officer, the detectives say
they found a valuable ring, which was
not declared on the ships manifest
An Sing, Chinese member of the
crew, had an automatic revolver con-
ccaled in his clothing. This was con-
tiscated, as were the laces, drugs and
other articles not declared.
Silverware found has been idenS-
fled, it is said by the police. as the
property of former Russian noble and
wealthy families. Cocaine seized has
street vending value of $4,000.
II live at 20 Nelson Street, Newark.
n. D." said Lovelace, in what Commits
sioner Simon regards as a confession.
This is my first otfense. Before
shipped this last time man ap-
preached me and learned my name.
He told me Of enormous profits which
were being made by smuggling Chi
nesc drugs and goods into this coun-
try He said there was no danger and
that everybody was doing IT. He said,
They arc all getting the money. you
might as we'll get yours demurrcd,
Dut NC Sdlu ~ WAS Ut0Q easy.
Promises Made in Darzig
"In Danzig man approached me and
called me by name. He said he had the
goods. He gave me the drugs and in
sisted on my bringing them over He
told me to prepare to bring over
much larger quantity next time. He
said l would make thousands in profits.
He fed me wine until I was drunk and
then he gave me the goods. He said
man would meet me over here who
would sell the stuff for me and give me
part Of the profit and that | would
not have to worry after | got the drugs
and stuff over here"
Samuel Breaker, alias "Curley," whom
the police say they know we'll, was ar
rested charged with selling drugs and
violating the United States postal laws.
He was taken in a raid of house at
43S Hopkinson Avenue, Brooklyn, from
which the police charge he operated
his highly remunerative mail order
drug business. In the place was seized
$1,000 worth Of opium and morphine
and complete "lay-out' for smoking
opium