St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-21

Ozzie Hawkins, 81, 80 Royalston
Ave, was found guilty by a jury
late Tuesday afternoon on charges
Of conspiracy and sale of heroin.
Tell How Ring Was Cracked
Federal narcotic agents told
how they cracked the dope ring
in December at his trial.
Robert Lorenz, narcotics agent,
told how he worked his way into
Boyd's confidence and finally
made a $7o0 purchase.
With a Canadian informer, Lor-
enz entered the underworld In
Winnipeg, Canada in September.
In December, they approached
Boyd and asked him to sell them
some heroin, On Dec. IS, Lorenz
made arrangements 10 meet Boyd
at his cafe, TIT Olson highway.
Boyd agreed to sell him two
ounces OF heroin for $700 and told
him to call him the next morning
at IL a. m.
LorenZ called Boyd and he told
Lorenz that he had a man ready
to go to Chicago and pick up the
heroin. The informer and Lorenz
went to the cafe where they sat
in a booth with Boyd and Lorenz
gave Boyd 5000.
Bum entered a few minutes
later and Boyd gave him the $500
to pay for the heroin in Chicago,
Bum promised to call Boyd from
Chicago after he had made the
purchase.
On Dec. 81 at a. m. Lorenz and
the informer went to Boyd's
apartment over the restaurant
and later TO the restaurant where
they had two cups of coffee wait
ing for the stuff to show"
After they waited awhile Bum
came In and went directly to a
booth. Boyd came from behind the
counter and took a paper bag
from Bum and dropped II in his
pocket and went behind the coun-
ter again.
Lorenz then ordered some sand
witches to take out and Boyd had
the cook make two cheese sand
wiches. After the sandwiches were
ready, Boyd wrapped them in wax
paper, took a larger bag and drop
ped the smaller bag with the mar
cotics in 1t in the big bag and
put the sandwiches on top.
Boyd then handed the bag to
Lorenz and asked for the balance
Of 500. Lorenz gave him $40 and
said that he would have TO re-
turn to his hotel for the remaining
$50.
Claims Hawkins Observed
Lorenz further testified that
Hawkins was in the restaurant
observing the transaction and that
Boyd told Hawkins to drive him
and the informer to the hotel to
get the $50.
During the ride to the hotel the
deal was talked over and accord
ing to Lorenz's testimony II was
impossible for Hawkins not to
know what was happening.
A. d. Caswell. a narcotics agent
testified that the two ounces Of
heroin would have been cut again
and divided into about 1900 doses.
and sold from So to Sc each or
whatever the trade would bear"
Boyd testified in Hawkins be-
half. He also claimed that he had
been "doublecrossed" by Lorenz,
who had gained his confidence.
He Wanted To Help
He went on to say that "Lorenz
was imported in here to trick me"
and that AL I wanted to do was
help them get set up in business
in Calgary, Canada"
It was brought out that Boyd
was convicted on a dope charge
and served three years in Stoney
Mountain prison in Canada and
was deported from there in 1871.
Hawkins was almost hysterical
when he was confronted with his
past record that showed he had
been convicted on a similar
charge in the early thirties.
He stood up in the witness
stand and pleaded that II was
guilty the first time, but this
time I'm innocent.
DO you think IL I thought they
were dealing in stuff, would have
had them in my carr" Hawkins
pleaded from the witness stand.
Another narcotics suspect, Or
lando s. Wilson, 20. 423 Colfax
Ave. N, pleaded guilty to two
counts of selling heroin.
Dallas Counts, 20, changed his
plea to guilty on four counts Of
selling heroin after he heard a
narcotics agent testify that he
watched through a one way mir
ror when Counts sold a govern
ment informer. Henry Powell,
heroin on three different occa-
siOns