Evening star., 1953-11-30
Dope Raids Follow
Three-Month Probe;
Il Are Arrested

A large-scale drug investiga-
ton, begun three months ago,
was climaxed over the week end
with the arrest of 81 persons on
dope traffic charges mostly in
the Southwest area, police said
today.
Led by Capt. Howard F.. Mowry
of the morals division, Is police.
men armed with arrest and
search warrants cracked down
on several houses late Saturday
and early Sunday. Other sus-
poets were picked up on street
corners.
Three Doors Broken Down.
First of the raids occurred
n the 1400 block Carrollburg
place S.W.
Two men were booked on
counts of sale and possession
of narcotics. A third, who
walked in during the raid was
charged with carrying a danger
Gus weapon--a -paswitchblade
knife.
They were George Fulto)
Hamilton, At, of the Carrolburg
place address; Wilbur w. Haw-
kins, 33, of the 800 block K
street S.W., and Rudolph Brown,
40, of the 400 black l. street
held on the knife charge. All
are colored.
Scenes of Other Raids.
Other raids took place in the
100 block F street S.W.. 200 block
Second street S.W., 1900 block
Second street S.W., Kentucky av-
enue and c street Sc, First and
F streets S.W., 800 block Locust
court S.W., 900 block o street
NV, 1000 block South Carolina
avenue Sc, 400 block Fourth
street NE. and the 500 block
Locust court S.W.
At the house in the 100 block
F street S.W. four persons, in
Guiding Luther Morehead, 80,
colored, of the first block Leon
ards court S.W., were held.
Morehead, police said. had in
jected himself in the arms so
often he could not find his veins.
Taken with Morehead were
Eleanora Joyce Reeves, 38. col
ored, of the F street address;
David Ransom, 81, colored, of
the 300 block street S.W., and
Peter T. Coils, 80, of the 1000
block New Hampshire avenue,
white, all charged with possess
sion.
The fourth, Arthur L. Scott,
38, colored, of the 1900 block
Harrison street Sc, was charged
with being in an illegal establish
ment.
Two Booked for Sales.
Edward j. (Cabbage) Mat
thews, 81, and Clarence Spivey,
SO, both colored, roommates at
a house in the 1000 block South
Carolina avenue Sc, were
booked on sale and possession
charges.
Inspector Lutz said the follow
ing were also picked up during
the night and charged with sale
and possession of dope:
Donald A. Warren. 80, 1000
block Half street S.W.; Elwood
L. (Sweety) Randolph. 80. 1000
block Washington place NE;
Carroll H. Buchanan, Al. 400
block l. street S.W.: John M.
Wilson, 80, of the 500 block
Fourth street NE.
And Thomas j. (Mike) Mar
low, 90. of the 200 block Second
street NV: Charles R. Rogers,
25, of the 1400 block First street
S.W.; Rogers Burrell, jr., 26. of
the 1900 block N street NV;
James H. Bean. SO. 800 block
Oklahoma avenue NE; William
Howard Earnshaw, Al, of the 800
block Sixth street S.W.; James
Joseph jackson, AZ, of the 1900
block Second street S. w. and
Theodore Jones, 81, of the 100
block Sixth street S.W.
All except Earnshaw are COL
ored.
1S Appear at Hearing.
Eighteen of those arrested ap-
peared today before United States
Commissioner Cyril Lawrence.
They waived a preliminary hear
ing and were held in bonds vary
ing from $1,000 to $4,000 for
grand jury action.
Two. Randolph and Hamilton,
were not arraigned.
Brown, who is charged with
having switchblade knife, is