Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-22
REAL MOVIE THRILL
MARKED DRUG RAID
Narcotic Agent Durham Tells Of
Exciting Chase Over Roofs
and Gun Battle
WINS PRAISE FOR ARRESTS

.u.,,;t over the roofs in the vicinity
= Front and Vine streets were not the
last thrilling details in the raid made
...,srday afternoon by Federal mar
..,,c agents. which resulted in the ar
W.. ~ four mon and the seizure Of
.ocoine valued at $4,000.
~ 8. Durham. special narcotic agent,
a., hoen commended for his services
nh;cb led TO one Of the most import
WV snt raids since the beginning of Judge
Monaehan's drug investigation.
"G ~ took weeks Of hard work to rcund
., that crew." Is Durham's modest
comment ,, ,,.
and Tony Marvovia. alias "Iippy.' of
New York; Antonio l,obrn. alias
"Slavo." whose barber, shop was the
.cone Of the raid, and Grario Aristotle.
''t" Investigation of Dobra and his bar
A,- sbop began a long while ago." said
Hnrbam today. He is small man
n;th dark skin. lie is young. II got
into the habit of going to the shop for
= shave. and ! always managed 70 sit
in Dobra S chair.
Got Chummy with Barber
"And one day he asked me where I
rss from. | told him Atlantic City. I
aid I was large drug dealer, but
tbat business was too tight in Phila-
Senbia since Judge Monaghan got on
me lob, and that | was nosing around
ior some place to get supply.
"He repliod to that that sometimes
h. knew snilors who had the stuff and
we're willing to sell Said he'd be glad
n let me know if he ran into any.
"For n while there was nothing
further mentioned about drugs. One
day. last week. he told me that he had
Rut that this man would only do bust
ness on n large scale. No ounce busl-
ness would suit him. only ki!os.
"Hc told me that the man was from
New York. and day later he had word
that he could put his hands on five
kIlos Of cocaine, If I had the price to
INV for it. And finally he gave me
Inc name Of the New York man. 1t
was Joseph AntU}ov. After several
discussions it was arranged that I
would buy two kilos for $1,000 money
B down; that Antulov would send the rest
10 my place in Atlantic City. Alto
stther the selling price of five kilos
would amount to $4,000, though
was to pay much less for the dope my
Nlf.
"On September 10 the barber and I
telegraphcd Antu!oy to bring his stuff
to Philadelphia. and yesterday nt the
barber shop | met the New York man
for the first time. 1t was about
o'clock in the afternoon. lie was an
, Austrian, n man about forty years old,
and very well dressed
Says Ic Was Threatened
''EIe had with him his friend. Zippy.
and the barber took us ur to third
floor rear room of the house. His as
shtant came with us. The blinds were
down and the shutters OF the room
closed. and the gas was lighted.
'Thp five of us sat around 4 table,
and AntOluv looked me over.
"'lf you're double crossing me. he
warned, remember, you won't l"avc
this place alive.' I assured him that
was safe bet, and asked him to let
me SEE his goods. He said hc hadn't
them with him. hut that ii could show
him money he'd be back in an lcur
with two ki!os, aS arranged.
"Thc bargain was scaled and the mon
left the shop. In tho meantime Durham
arranged I" hive Agents Brown.
Schmitt and Davis, with Detectives
Cunningham and Hill surround the
place.
AT Q o'clock we ull went up to the
thlrd iloor rear again.
SHOW me the money. invited An
mov, and ! pcalci off $4,000 in twen.
lhe drugs. The packages were still in
their original Wrappers, and marked
Arlnstad. Germany.
Up until that moment was not
nervous. But then ] began to be, be-
cause tn" agents and | had planned n
signal which would bring them in the
moment tn" exchange was made.
Nv" were up in the third floor rear
ahd the shutters were down. and |
couldn't max" any sort Of pass without
afouslng .nspirions. Finally | went
Gown stairs. after saying go"d-by to
the rest. Just as soon ms I got in the
parber shop, ] Signalcd through the
WINDOW and tn" agents came rushing
Used Shears as Weapon
, :, Antulov and his bunch couldn't be-
MeVe their eyes. Dobra got pair of
sae'"s IN his hand and rushed at the
onic"rS. Ant"uv grabbed the dope from
Wy arms ana gave mo a shove which
shocked ne off my feet Then the two
VI @ mem rushed up stairs and 10 the roof,
lh"y had guns and followed with
my own When | reached tho tran
Goor 10 N" roof, found Dobra looking
GoTh at mo. ii" said if moved ~,
ihch ned puncrure me. Without n
,' Woru' pulled the trigger couple Of |
% .'1rS not trying to hit him. ! fright
td .ned hIm' and | got to the roof iust in
na salss TO catch Nnt"luv trying to drop the
p'.Nag" OF drugs down chimney. /
d.. A"u do that. and shoot, !, /.
sI1u'ed .m and h" stopped. Then il was
al Us easy rs mud.
.,a pGiWInS'airS could hear the wife
Sa'I,' Sna children of Dobra screaming and
uoWllng | Iu1u't n,,inol ,I