Evening star., 1945-11-05
10 Persons Held
For Grand Jury
After Drug Raids
Two Chinese Hove
Cases Continued; One
Wins DISMISSED !

Wins DISMISSED
Eight Chinese, arrested and
charged with violations OF the Mar
cotics Act in raid that brought in
122 Orientals, were held for the
grand jury today when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage.
Two cases were continued and the
case against one was dismissed for
lack of evidence at the request Of
the Government. Two white per-
sons arrested were held on a mari
huana charge. All 13 defendants
pleaded not guilty.
Six of the defendants were repre-
sented by James A. O'Shea, counsel
for the Hip Sing tong, and four by
William H. Collins, attorney for the
On Leong Merchants Association.
Ng Nget, 43, of the 500 block Of
H street MY, who gave his name
to police as Eng Vat, 43, unem-
ployed, was held with an increase
of bail from $500 to 5000 when
Leroy Morrison, agent In charge Of
the Washington Office Of the Treas
ury Narcotics Bureau, said he was
a distributor.
Called Distribution Center.
Nget was arrested in a house in
the first block Of I street NV, de-
scribed by narcotic agents as a dis
tribution center.
Chin Keung, 81, who was booked
as Lee Nee Lin, clerk, Of the 600
block of H street NV, was held in
81, 500 bail.
Sing Lee, go, a cook of the 500
block Of H street NV, also arrested
in the street house, was held in
81 900 bail, as were two others ar
rested in the place, Kenneth Lee, 10.
laundry worker of the 1000 block Of
Nichols avenue Sc, and Eng Nam.
so, another laundry worker of New
York.
Ho Chung, So, laundry worker
of the 1000 block of Nichols avenue
Sc, was given a dismissal Of
charges when Mr.. Morrison said he
did not have sufficient evidence to
expect conviction.
Lee Wong Fong, As, unemployed,
of the 600 block Of street NV,
was held in 1,500 bail. Wong Duck
Hong, 40, laundry worker, of the
TOO block Sixth street NV, was held
in $2,500 bail.
Cases against So Hoo Youie, IS.
a restaurant worker of the 800
block of Sixth street NV, and
Chung Sheung Quong, a, laundry
worker, of New York, were con-
tinued for two weeks for the Gov
ernment to produce witnesses. Bail
for the first was reduced from 50 500
set by the police to $500. Bail for
the second was continued at $2,500.
Held in s2,500 Bail.
Lee Ock, who booked by police
as Duck Lee, alias Duck Sing. S.,
unemployed, 900 block H street NV.
was held for the grand jury in
l$2,500 bail.
Ralph Vernon Beall, 81. white,
1900 block of L street NV, who
limped along with the help of a
cane and wore World War II dis
charge button, pleaded not guilty to
marihuana charge, waived exami-
nation, and was held for the grand
Jury with a recommendation that
he be sent to a hospital. Mr.. Nor
rison told Commissioner Turnage
that the man was known as a NOR
phine addict. When asked by re-
Iporters Beall would not tell any
thing about his military service.
Shirley Shelton, alias Julie Ellis,
I23, of the 100 block of Thirty sixth
street NV, wept when Commis-
sioner Turnage refused her request
to lower her bail from $1,000 to
$500 in holding her on a marihuana
charge.
i The 13 persons arraigned were
the only ones held by police of the
124 arrested in the raids. The others
were released after questioning.
The principal result of the raid
from the viewpoint cutting down
the traffic in narcotics here was the
discovery in the house in the first
block Of I street NV. of what Boyd
M. Martin, supervisor of antinar-
cotics activity of the Treasury in
the Washington Baltimore area, de-
scribed as a plant" or distribution
center.
When police entered the establish
ment, they found four Chinese in a
room on the third floor. Burning
there was a lamp used in smoking
opium and several pipes, still hot
from recent use. Police confiscated
between 10 and Is jars of crude
opium, several jars of prepared
opium and about 20 ounces of heroin
Began at 2 AM.
The raid began around 2 am
|, yesterday as IS Treasury agents, q
city detectives, 80 uniformed metro.
, politan police and 80 deputy United
States marshals began infiltratine
districts where the houses of sus.
, poets are located.
According to Mr.. Martin, the mar.
cotics seized were of high quality
such as would enter this country
legally bonded and marked Turkish
monopoly" The narcotics, he added
will be examined for its origin
Should laxity in export handling
be indicated, he said, the matter
probably will be taken up by tn,
Customs Bureau or the State De.
; partment.
j In a mass raid Saturday morning
/ 1874 persons were arrested, of whom
i 81 were arraigned for violation ol
' the antinarcotic laws.
In addition to the house on !.
|, street, where the principal each,
WAS found, other raided premises
81 according to police, were four place,
!, in the 800 block of H street NV.
!, three in the 600 block Of I stree
NV, two in the 500 block of +
!. street NV. one in the TOO blocl
: of Sixth street NV, one In tn,
$ 100 block of G street NV, and on,
! IN the 200 block OF Nichols ave,
3 nue. Sc.
,lGen. Juvnes. Col Cotte,