Evening star., 1952-05-26
u. ). and Police
Differ on Value
of Dope Raids
Lutz Says Federal
Action May Stymie
Tracing of Sources
By ChorIes 6. Brooks

~"~'s~S 49, SsVVNS
Federal Commissioner of Mar
coticS Harry J. Anslinger, today
placed himself at odds with the
Metropolitan Police Departments
methods of tracking down sources
of illegal narcotics in the District.
Mr.. Anslinger's remarks came
after Police Inspector Clarence H.
Lutz, head of the combined vice
squads, indicated the Federal dope
raids over the week end may have
interfered with tracing of mar
cotic supplies.
Law enforcement officers here
already have charged 26 and IA
still are being hunted.
Had Warrants for 40.
The Federal bureaus UNDER
cover agents had 40 warrants for
the week ends breakdown, but
many were released after ques-
tioning.
Inc commissioner said that 1T
has been our experience that ped
oilers generally talk after they are
arrested if at all. They certainly
never talk before you arrest
them"
Inspector Lutz had indicated
concern because his squad was not
told Of the Treasury raids until
the day they occurred. I'VE are
on the tail end of a kite" the
inspector declared. He said most
of the information on the raids
would now have to come from the
Narcotics Bureau and the office
|of the United States attorney.
When asked whether the un-
usual secrecy was due to recent
indictments against two suspended
narcotics squad officers, Mr.. An
singer declared, 1T is not related
to that at ALL"
"Top-Heavy With Buys"
Commissioner Anslinger, who
had termed Washington the worst
city in the country for narcotics.
said the raids were made because
his agents were getting top
heavy with buys here"
Despite the 40 warrants sworn
out for suspected dope peddlers,
he said he doesn't see a chance
of things getting any better in
the District at the present time"
He called on the District to obtain
a law making the isolation of ad-
diets compulsory at Gallinger
Hospital and said that the Dis
trict cannot be cleaned of mar.
cotics until then. ""
The weekend raids marked the
first large-scale roundup in the
District since police 1t. H. H.
Carper, former head of the Mar
cotics Squad, and his aide, De-
tective Sergt. William Taylor,
were accused of bribery by con-
victed dope peddlers.
This also was the first time
local police have been kept out
OF the picture until just before
the raids were scheduled.
20 Cases Continued.
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence continued the
cases of 20 of the % persons ac-
cuSed Of narcotic law violations.
Those whose hearings were con-
tinued until June 3 are:
Alfred Bond, "a. 1400 block Of
w street NV. $500 bond:
Matthew Green, "a, 1900 block of
Marion court NV. $4,000: Curtis
T. Gafford. "a, of the 1000 block
OF M street NV. $500: Andrew
M. Taylor. %. of the 1000 block of
M street NV, $4,000; Robert Will
son, 38, of the 800 block of New
Jersey avenue NV, $4,000; Calvin
Catcher, "a, of the first block of
o street NV. $500; Jesse Smith
Williams, Is, of the 1000 block Of
Sixth street S.W.. $500; Thomas
w. Kenney, alias Pop, SO, of the
2l00 block Of Ninth street NV.
$500; Joshua Atkins, "a, of the
300 block of N street NV, $500.
and Leonard Randolph Flint, jr..
rs, Of the 1400 block Of Florida
avenue NV. $500.
Those with hearings continued
until June were: Florence C.
Taylor, %, of the 1000 block of
M street NV, $500 bond: James
Cannon, 20. of the 800 block of
New Jersey avenue NV, $500;
Harry Herbert, %, of the 220O
block of Georgia avenue NV.
$500: Floyd Parsons. %, of the
300 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, $4,000; Marie Saunders, %.
OF the 1900 block of Ninth street
NV, $500; Roberta Virginia
Wilson. of the first block of Fen
ton court NV, $500: Evelyn
Turner Lawson. %, of the 100
block Of Thirteenth street NV.
$4,000; Theodore R. Lawson, %.
same address, $500. ALI are COL
orod