A Raid For Drugs

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1034, 26 July 1930, Page 18

A Raid For Drugs

Sydney Woman Arrested

[ACKETS of cocaine con- | cealed in a decorative vase of flowers and other packets in a tobacco tin I that had been placed on * a fire were the discov-

eries which the police alleged they made when the shop of Kate Barry, who is also known as Kate Leigh, was raided in Sydney recently. Her dark eyes flashing in the shadow of a wide-brimmed hat of yellow, Mrs. Barry, whom her counsel (Mr. W. C. Moseley) described as being as well known as the Town Hall clock, indignantly pleaded not guilty in a Sydney Magistrate's Court. Charged under the name of Kate Barry, she faced a count of having had cocaine in her possession. Mr. Moseley at once sought a remand for three weeks.

Constable Young, acting-police prosecutor, said that the police did not object to a remand for a week, so that the exhibits could be analysed. Mr. Moseley said that investigations would have to be made outside Sydney about certain occupants of the building where Mrs. Barry had her shop. To complete these inquiries would take at least three weeks. “What are the allegations?” asked Mr. Perry, S.M. “We say that a packet of cocaine was found in a vase in defendant’s premises,” said Constable Young. “A tobacco tin was found ou the fire, burning. In it wore certain packets of cocaine.”

“This place is a shop, and not the residence of defendant,” said Mr. Moseley. “Other people reside there,

including, we say, one or two people who are known drug-addicts. Defendant lives elsewhere. This place is used by her only as a shop.” "Tin in Clothes” "That would not require much research,” said Constable Young. Mr. Moseley: It will for this reason, that certain tenants who were living there have gone to Melbourne. I have to ascertain if there is any chance of bringing them back to Sydney. Constable Young: We allege that a tin was found coming from defendant’s clothes that contained six packets of cocaine. “We deny that it came from her clothes.” said Mr. Moseley. At the police suggestion that packets of cocaine had fallen from her clothes, Mrs. Barry drew a heavy brown fur cap.e more tightly about her shoulders, smiled a scornful smile and shook her head. Reduction of the £3OO bail was sought by Mr. Moseley. “Not by a sixpence!” repeated Mr. Perry, S.M. "I say that this is a serious traffic, and needs to be put down. lam not going to say she is guilty, of course.” “Bail,” said Mr. Moseley, "is only to ensure that she is likely to attend this court. She is as well known as the Town Hall clock.” “Yes, but she found the hail all right,” the magistrate broke in. “Sometimes bail can be found on the spur of the moment,” argued Mr. Moseley, "and then a person is not able to find it again.”