Evening journal., 1921-08-19
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is alleged to have been operating
both as dope" carrier and seller
regularly each week.
An agent of the government, en-
ployed at the Office Of Federal Pro-
hibition Director Robert B. Elliott
United States Engineer Building.
Sixth and King streets, is said to
have bought some drugs from Gag
liati and paid him with marked
bills. Then, at $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Director Elliott, Is
rael Howard and several other Fed
eral agents raided the grocery store
kept by Gagliati at the West Sec
ond street address.
Almost before he knew IT, Agent
Howard had him under arrest
Search revealed the marked" bills
and also several bottles of cocaine
and large quantity Of decks" or
papers containing cocaine in pow
dered form, commonly known in the
dope" world as coke"
While the search was under way,
Agent Howard noticed Gagliati slide
his haad along a store counter. How
ard promptly seized the mans wrist.
Search Of some old papers on the
counter revealed an ugly knife with
a blade nearly foot long, and shar-
pened to a razor-like edge.
Howard later ordered Gagliau to
go to the second floor Of the house
with him. Gagliai. however. moved
over toward an old dilapidated desk.
Here. where are you going ?"
called Howard.
Il want to get my hat" Gagliati
replied.
''Never mind the hat" retorted
Agent Howard, 'you come along
upstairs with me-"
While Howard and the prisoner
were upstairs another of the Fed
eral agents searched the desk, and
found large revolver fully loaded.
The agent who had made the
I buy" Of dope" with marked
bills" had noticed that Gagliati had
gone down cellar apparently to pro-
cure the stuff. So careful inspection
was mad OF that place. Finally, il
was noticed that a board had been
/ inserted across the lowest step of the
cellar stairs, creating a small closet
Ripping away the board the agents
found the dope cache. Of severa
bottles Of cocaine and the decks
OF coke" powders.
Approximately $4,000 worth OF
narcotic drugs were seized by City
/ Detectives at an early hour thi.
morning in a room at sos Lafayette
street, and one woman, Sarah Scott
Negress. alias Sadie Chambers, wa,
taken into custody pending an in
vestigauon.
Captain Of Detectives Benson ha,
/ refused to make any statement fur.
ther than the department has no
; yet finished its investigation. AnC
that the Scott woman is simply be
J ing held pending the Investigation.
From other sources it was learne,
that city detectives. who were fol
lowing up the case OF James Booker
Negro. who was shot and killed las
night at Second and Justison streets
by Ethel Gibbs, Negress, went to tn
, home Of Booker a short time afte
the arrest Of the Gibbs woman an
found that virtually everything hal
been cleaned out. They learned tha
the furniture and clothing had bee
taken to a room in the rear occupie
% by Sarah Scott. and upon searchin
her premises are said to have founl
the seized drugs.
Although it is claimed the stock o
drugs belonged to the dead man, tn
police say they have evidence tina
? may lead to the arrest OF one o
=. the most notorious gangs OF dru
s dispensers in this city. Every sourc
{ of information as to the identity o
these men has been closed as IN
r police fear further announcement
$ will only serve as a warning to ia
men wanted