Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23
NARCOTIC RAID. oN THE
 HOTEL DOIGLAs. NEW YORK


 New York. Sept. e2.-A raid on ths Hotel Douglas in the Times Square dis. tr.ct. tonight was carried out by forty detectives under the direction Of Dr. Carleton simon. special deputy police commissioner in charge of the division os narcotics. and when It was all ovsr the raiders declared they had secured s5eo.0eo worth of drugs.
 The raid furnished: an extra thrill Tor thousands of tneatre-goers- and 1t wsf necessary to, call out police reserves tt keep back the crowds trying 10 force their way into the hotel This was the second biz raid of the sort in this sec ton within the past month. the. other having been at the Hotel LonEzere when large quantities Of drugs were seized. r-
 Tine Hotel Douglas is Of The family hoteI' type and caters to theatrical peo- pie The detectives quietly staiioaes themselves about Inc lobby and on the stairs without their Identity being known. Then Dr. simon entered and announced att the desk that they hal come 10 search for narcotic" and he signaled his men who started to vis.i all parts Of the building.
 ] Hotel guests and employees in ths lobby were not permitted io leave. Din CTS n the restaurant who tried ie en- fer he lobby were ordered back | ;ucs's in their rooms were told 10 re main where they were
 The tslilt of the- hotel rzs fcr-d { iocA d and safe etpsrt -rho socc-rsr- ! jed fhe raidsrs crencd n ln~ifr were [ iwf trunks ssid to contain various mar cctics. Tn The cellar the sidsrs said thes~ found a negro porter trying fo drzs away two more trunks. whieh. they sad also contained narcotics.
 The raiders also said they saw one o: { the clerks take q package of drugs from a de.sk drawer and secrete it. He wss arrested as were the porter and shc tNc alleged propr.etors of the hotel.
 Dr. Simon declared this 10 be the greatest drug raid ever carried Out in ! the United States. According To his hststements bsssd on reports Of deter tives who have been living in the hot q ] as guests since last May and obtaining { information from freouenters of the nlsce. international drug operations -a- dis;ed from ihe quiet family hotel and enc man was accustomed 90 maze ire auent iri'-s letween this county and
 Europe t1 purchase narcotics for dis tri,u;ion from this center.
 The seizures tonight. pf. Simon sad ! cut tn. selling artery between the drug ceaier and inc remainder cf :he Unif Il S:at,s"
 4 black book was found yin the hpts'
 vault. Dr. Sii..on said. aad he dec4z-cd
 t'i-s will fura'sli addresses .-f drug dis t'Itutors m St Louis and many oti, , cities thr9u1poI- rilIs. cpJatry. snI Can ada. Complaints. pr. Simon said. have
 come from the Royal Northwest M nnt. ed Police rerardfhz opera ions n Can.
 ada of tho drug distributors woriIsnu , from this city. He also receivsd a le.. j ter from the chief of police of St. -.ouis declaring that the drug rirs vas op erating there.
 In addition to the trunks filled witf
 narcotics. Dr. Simon said. the raid net ted drugs in many of the rooms wher,
 mattresses and furniture were searched
 In obtaining evidence preliminary |, the raid. Dr. Simon tonight reveale. that last Tuesday one of his detec4tvei purchased s3,ooo worth of narcotic from one of the men alleged to be oper ating from the hotel and acting as al importing agent.