Evening star., 1928-12-10
WOMAN GR|LLED
IN NARCOTIC PROBE
Reputed Chicago Agent Of Al.
legged Rothstein Ring Is
Brought to New York.
nv tha Annotated prass.

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NEW YORK. December l0,-Mrs.
June Boyd, reputed agent Of the in
ternational narcotic ring, Federal Of
f,cials believe was financed by Arnold
Rothstein, slain gambler, was brought
here from Chicago today and imme-
diately taken to the Federal Building for
questioning by United States Attorney
Tuttle.
Four persons, including Mrs. Boyd,
were arrested last week as the result of
clues found in the business papers Of
Rothstein.
The frst was joseph Unger, taken
from the Twentieth Century Limited at
Buffalo after his trunks were taken
from the train at Grand Central ter
mMal and found to contain $4,000, 900
worth Of narcotics,
Then Mrs. Boyd was picked up, in
Chicago, when it was found that Unger
had telephoned her before leaving the
city. Narcotics valued at about $500,
600 were found In her possession.
Second Woman Arrested.
The next two arrests. Samuel Lowe
and Mrs. Esther Meyers, were made
here, The last two were believed to
be pawns rather than principals In the
narcotic syndicate.
Mrs. Boyd was brought to New York
by deputy United States marshals sta
toned there and the party was joined
at Harmon. outside New York City. by
Narcotic Agent James Kerrigan Of
Washington, who was sent here TO take
general charge of the agents inveStigat-
Ing Rothstein's alleged connection with
the drug syndicate.
At the station they were met by AS
sistant United States Attorney John
Blake and two narcotic agents.
When they reached the Federal Build
Ing Mrs. Boyd said 9he was hungry
and was taken to restaurant En-
route TO eat. she asked where the WOOL
worth Building was and when told she
was standing in front of it, craned her
neck to peer along It's towering height.
back In the FEDERAL building she
changed her stockings, wet from snow
powdered her nose and spent some
time applying o. lpstick.'. She said
she was separated from her husband,
Probe Plea Meets silence.
Police Commissioner Warren refused
TO comment today on q letter 10 al
Republican county committee chaifMer
and Republican members Of the Legis.
lature from w. Kingsland MacKay
Suffolk County Republican leader, rec
ommending legislative investigation
Of the police department because Of ap-
parent inaction in the Rothstein case
He acknowledged that he had read the
letter,
United States Attorney Charles Tut
Gle said this morning that he had had
long conference at his home last
night with Col. L. @. Mutt Of Washing
ton, deputy commissioner In charge Of
narcotic law enforcement; Representa-.
tive Stephen D. Porter of the foreign
relations committee and Assistant Fed.
eral Attorney Blake.
Drug Trade Discussed.
The conference dealt, he said. with
the growing drug trade" In this
country. and the need for larger appro-
priations to combat IL,
The new appropriation to fight the
drug tratic, he pointed out, is $780,
600. as against $So.0o0,000 for prohihi-
ton enforcement.
I'm the trunks seized here Friday" he
said, "and In the trunk and satchel
seized with Mrs, Boyd. were enough
narcotic drugs to cause more crime and
mental disease than could be created
by all the speakeasies In New York
City In q year."
He expressed the opinion that at least
half the crimes Of violence could be
traced to drugs.