The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-01
DOPE
SELLER ASSERTS
He WAS FRAMED
Frederick Hanson Declares De-
tectives Prosecuted Him to
Make Records for Selves.


ed" by the police and agents OF the
Bureau Of Internal Revenues mar.
cotic squad to make a record for
themselves, Frederick Hanson, TWEEN
ty-three years old, an electrician. OF
Birmingham. Ala. today appealed to
Chief Justice Mccoy, Of the Supreme
Court. TO decide case which is
pending against him.
Hanson was arrested here In Au-
gust, 1919. on charges OF selling and
having In his possession narcotics.
| He was tried on the charge and was
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
but the sentence was suspended upon
| condition that he leave the city.
Got II for Fiend.
"It was true that | had narcotics
In my possession on this OCCASION"
said Hanson at the District jail this
morning, but a dope fiend had
pleaded on his knees to get him a
shot and II was at his solicitation
that I bought some morphine from q
man ! knew was selling the drug"
When the trial was over, Hanson
went to his home In Birmingham,
but returned to Washington in July,
1920. to get. he says, his belongings
which had been Seized by the police
and revenue agents when he had been
arrested.
81 met a detective who told me
that l need not worry about return
ing to Washington so long as | be-
haved myself. On the strength OF his
advice l remained here until Septem-
Der 2, when | left for New York to
get a Job. l returned to Washing
ton December 10, 1920. and got a job
as a detective for the Old Dominion
railroad.
But the detectives would not let
me alone. They sent stool pigeons
to see me. some of them pleading and
begging that l get them some NOR.
phine. ! told them j eas not selling
narcotics, and IL SUDDENLY dawned on
me that the police were trying TO
frame" me.
Went to Party.
zone night in May while | was
stopping at the National Hotel, an
! other guest In the place invited me
! TO his room. He said he had several
| friends there and wanted me to join
! them. did so. We had a gay party
and toward morning / fell asleep on
| the bed Several hours later |
awakened and my host had left.
| Then there came rap on the door
| | opened II and agents of the Bureau
| OF Internal Revenue burst In.
! You're under arrest" they
shouted.
What for?" I asked.
For peddling dope" they said.
Immediately they began TO search
| the room. Under the mattress Of
| the bed they found a small tin con-
tainer. of cocaine. 1 was then locked
up and charged with having mar
! cotics in my possession. | knew
nothing OF the drug being under the
mattress. | had never seen ii until
It was found by the agents. But de-
spite my protestations and explana-
| tons Of why ! was in the room, they
locked me up"
Hanson says he was taken to the
First precinct and held there until
the next day, when he was taken
before United States Commissioners
Isaac r. Hit.
THE commissioners" said Hanson.
asked me IL wanted a preliminary
hearing, or whether / wanted TO
waive one.
Never Got Hearing.
IT told him | wanted hearing.
| The agents asked for a postponement
until April 81. / never got the hear.
ing which | believe | as citizen
of the United States was entitled 70.
The next l heard of the case against
me was that l had heen indicted by
the grand jury.
They then brought me to trial
in the Criminal Court. After hear
ing the evidence, the ocurt said II
would take the case under considera'
I ton. That was over three months
ago. and have not heard anything
since and have been confined here in
jail.
81 am not a criminal, and am not
dope peddler. i feel a great injus
tice has been done me. The only
evidence against me was given by
the man who had invited me to his
room at the hotel. He admitted that
he had been employed by the revenue
agents and he framed me- IL these
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