Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-09
DRUcR|NCLEADERS'
NAMES ARE GIVEN
Aftsr Hearing Them Mayor
Says They Represent Dregs
Of Community
ADDICT DEC0Y IS HELD

The "higher ups mentioned by the
authorities in connection with the drug
traffic in this city. according TO Mayor
Moore, turn out to be 'the dregs of the
community."
The Mayor held conference today
with Director Cortelyou and Charles
Lee, head of the vice squad. and at the
close of the talk gave out the names of
the six men the police are hunting in
the crusade against the use of drugs.
These men are: Albert Ciampoli,
alias Al Wagner. twenty one years old,
a boxer; Samuel Cornwells, a Negro
'laborer, twenty six years old James
Mcdonald, alias "Shooey.' twenty. one
years old, a laborer; Domnick Mar
celia, thirty-one years old. a payer:
Irving Pittinsky. alias Mahoney. twen-
t0.two years old. musician, and
George Ginsburg, alias George Marcus,
twenty two years old, tailor.
Concerning the drug situation. Mayor
Moore said:
Mayor Defends Police
'"The Mayor has asked the Director
b keep close watch on the disposi-
ton of all drug cases now before the
Court, and to report how many con-
victions are obtained.
AFTER a conference with Director
Cortelyou and Charles Lee, to learn
who the higher ups are, we are con-
fronted with six photographs Of the
dregs of the community. Still we are
endeavoring to locate them.
II challenge any responsible person
70 make known information concerning
any police completely with drug ped
dlers. We, too, receive thousands of
ANONYMOUS letters weekly. some of
which are written by designing persons
who seek to harass honest police Off
GERS. We investigate all these cases.
only to find. for the most part. they
are wild-goo chases.
1.-THE unfortunate thing about 1t,
however. is that these letters frequently
contain names and addresses Of respect
able persons who are charged with Of
fenses which would be libelous to dis
cuss.
II reiterate emphatically that the po-
lice were ordered out of politics at the
beginning of this administration.
Come. on" Game Alleged
A come on" game. which detectives
assert to be one Of the most fagrant so
far revealed in the crusade against mar
cotics. was disclosed last night when
vice squad men arrested George Boyd,
Alder street near Poplar. after they
assert he offered free shots to per-
sons who were not drug addcts.
According to the detectives who ar
rested Boyd they learned through the
underground" that Boyd had ''ad-
vertised' free narcotics to those per-
sons who applied for it at the Alder
street address last night.
The two detectives went to the Alder
street house, where they found Boyd,
they say. dispensing narcotics.
DIR. Charles f.. Bricker, police sur
geon. said Boyd was not drug user.
Three Negroes. Lester Johnson.
Eleventh street near Lombard Ethel
Cornish. Melon street. and Idelle Corn
ish. Kerbaugh street near Thirteenth.
were also arrested by the vice squad
men as inmates of the house
An examination. according to DR..
Bricker, showed that they were addicted
to the use of drugs.
Magistrate Renshaw. Central Sta
$1,000 bail for further hearing on
September IA.
Paul Keilty, giving his address as
New York City, was held in $4,000 bail
for the Grand Jury by the magistrate
after long quibble between c. Stuart
Patterson, Jr., counsel for the de-
fendant and Judge Renshaw.
Kelly was arrested last Saturday
afternoon at Eighth and Christian
streets by Detective Chestnut, Of the
Seventh and Carpenter streets station.
DR.. Bricker told Magistrate Rem
shaw K eilty, since his detention In