Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-21

late Tuesday afternoon On charges
Of conspiracy and sale of heruin
Tell How ring Was Cracked
Federal narcotic agents todd
how they cracked the dope ring
Ia December at his trial
Robert I.orrnK, narcotics agent
told how he worked his way into
Boyda confidence and finally
made u 300 purchase.
with n Canadian informer, Tor.
enG entered the underworld In
Winnipeg, Canada In september
In December. they approached
Boyd and asked him 10 sell them
some hcrnin On Dec. 10, LorenE
made arrangements 10 meet Boyd
at HIS cafe III Olson highway
Boyd agreed Ia wll him two
ounces uf hcrnin for STO0 and told
him 10 call him the next morning
al II .. m
l.orenE called Boyd and he told
lSrrnE that no had a man ready
10 40 to Chicago and pick up the
hrroin. The Infnrmsr and i1rrnS
went Ia the cafe where they sat
In . booth with Boyd and LorcnE
gave Boyd 5000.
Bum entered fow minutes
later and Boyd gave him the $500
to pay for the hrroln IN Chicago
Bum promised Ia call Boyd from
Chicago after he had made tho
purchase
ON Dec. "a at ~. LorenE and
the informer went Ia Boyd'a
apartment over the restaurant
and later 10 the restaurant where
they had two cups Of coffee walt
ing FOR the stuff 20 show"
After they waited awhile Bum
came In and went directly 10 y
booth. Boyd came from bshind tho
counter and took paper bag
from Bum and dropped n In his
pocket and went behind the coup.
ter again
LoTenE then ordered some sand
witches Ia take out and Boyd had
the cook make two chseae sand.
wichra, After the sandwiches Wsro
ready, Boyd wrapped them IN wax
paper. took n larger bag and drop
ped the smaller bag with the mar.
cotica In II In the big bag and
put the sandwiches on top
Boyd then handed the bag 10
LorcnE and asked for the balance
~ 800. IorenE gave him $40 and
said that he would have Ia re-
turn 10 his hotel for the remaining
$50
Claims IIawkIns Observed
I0fenE further testified that
Hawkins was In the restaurant
observing the Transaction and that
Boyd told Hawkins 10 drive him
and the infOrmsr 81 the hotel Ia
get the $50.
During the ride % the hotel the
deal waA talked over and accord.
ing 10 LorenE's testimony II was
impossible for Hawkins not 10
knOv what was happening
A. -. CaHWsII. q narcotics agent
testified that the two ounces ~
hsroin would have been cut again
and divided into about 1900 doaeA
and sold from 81 "a % each ~
whatever the trade would bear
Boyd testified In Hawkins be-.
half lie slao claimed that he had
been "d0ubIscroased" by Lorsnk.
who had gained his confidence.
Sc Wanted To HsIp !
lie went on To say that "I0renZ
was imported In here 10 Trick me"
and that "ail wanted a. Do was
help them get Hrt up IN 'bislheHS
IN Calgary, Canada
II was brought out that Boyd
was convicted on q dope charge
and srTVad three years In stOnsy
Mountain prison In Canada and
was d"portsd from there In 1871
Hawkins was almost hyHtsTiCaI
Whsn he was confronted with his
past record that showed hs had
been convicted on similar
charge In the early thirtlss.
Hs stood up In the witness
stand and pleaded that Il was
guilty the first time. but this
time I'm innocent,
do you think II thought they
were dealing In stuff. would hsvs
had them In my ear" Hawkins
pleaded from the witnsss stand.
Another narcotics suspect. Or
lando q. Wilson. 10. t23 colfax
Ave. ~, pleaded guilty 10 two
counts Of selling hsroin.
Dallas Counts. ~. changed his
plea 10 guilty on four counts o.
selling herodn after he heard Q
narcotics agent testify that he
through Q one way mir
ror when Counts sold . govern
nsnt informsr. Henry Powell, :
hsrOin on three different occa-
Mons.
A chemist tsstified that some
xhege along ths Linz tho harOin