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Porter, and was arrested at "a I
street northeast.
FEDERAL agents and police gathered
at No. / precinct station, under joint
direction Of DIR. Rhees and Detective
Sergt. r. A. Sanders, pharmacy In
spector. The raiding parties started
out at about Z o'clock In eight taxi
cabs and three automobiles for the
various places designated.
Preliminary Arrests Made.
Twelve police had been detailed to
Join the ralding parties. with IL Fed
eral narcotic agents. Capt. Martin
Reilly of the sixth precinct, in WHOSE
territory many Of the arrests were
made. was one of the leaders, with
Lieut.. George Lauten, also of the
sixth precinct. Sergt. Sanders had
as his second in command his assist
ant. C. w. VARIED.
Before this concentrated drive was
ready TO descend upon the wide
spread territory mapped out. special
agents had been trailing and had
been successful in experimenting John
J. Mahaney. 50 years old, 40 Third
street. A squad sent to watch him
saw him sell narcotics to Edward III.
Cook and Ethel Cook, who were later
arrested, according to DIR. Rhees. Fol-
lowing Mahaney. they later arrested
him. allegedly finding in his possession
more narcotics. His bond was fixed
at $1,000 this morning by Commits.
sicner Turnage, pending hearing Mon
day.
Having been successful in the open.
ing attack, the Government then
loosed the whole series OF raidine
parties, and soon prisoners began
pouring into precinct stations at No
8, No. S. No. and No. 10, until some
Of them were fun to overfowing. By
midnight most OF the places had been
searched and as many arrests az
possible at the time made.
Much Cocaine Seized.
Most Of the dope seized was
cocaine, DR.. Rhees said. although q
considerable amount Of heroin and
morphine also was taken. The great.
er part OF it was done up in what 4
known as DECKS" piles OF small dose
wrapped In parafIin paper. A few
needles were found. along with sew.
eral medicine droppers. which were
used as makeshift needles.
The narcotics were found IN many
curious places. mostly IN sheds. I'M.
derground. or hidden In cracks OF the
fence, agents said.
In some OF the places raided the
agents found what they said were
almost indescribable conditions Of
9th.
Much OF the credit for the cam.
paign, DR.. Rhees said, belongs to three
OF his ''undercover men, who were
assigned to the work about four
months ago. and practically lived
among the narcotic peddlers and dope
hsndsn Of the city In order to gather
evidence. They posed az big peddlers
Of narcotics, but not as users OF the
stun. The three men who gathered
practically all of the evidence on
which the raids were made. DR.. Rhees
said, were Wilmer B. Shanahan. John
D. Dixon and Kenneth G. Christie.
List Of Prisoners.
A list of the prisoners. according
TO police records, was as follows:
White John Mahoney. 81 years
old, 40 Third street: Edward II. Cook,
81. and Ethel e. Cook. 30, 621 Second
729 North Capitol street; Paul W
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