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Show WARNING IS ISSUED , TO MEN WHO DRMK Police Find Many Cases Where Drugs Are Introduced Intro-duced in Beverages. "If you must drink, don't drink with a stranger." This was the warning which J. Parley White, chief of police, and Joseph C. Sharp, chief of detectives, issued to the public yesterday following reports of many men rendered unconscious by "knock-out" drops and morphine while drinking in Salt Lako saloons. According to the police, there 13 a gang of combined holdup men and poisoners at work in this city. Their special prey are men who are free with tneir money and who wish to buy "ey-ervone "ey-ervone in the house" a drink. Within the last two weeks several men have been taken to the emergency hospital suffering from the effects of drugs administered ad-ministered to them by strangers who had partaken of the "host's" hospitality hospi-tality by drugging and then robbing him. 3 Tho latest case was noted yesterday when Fiank Conyers, laborer, 45 years of ago, was rushed from a saloon on East First South street to the hospital suffering from the effects of a drug. Grave fears for his recovery were entertained en-tertained for about two hours, at the end of which time the doctors succeeded suc-ceeded in restoring consciousness. Detectives who investigated discovered discov-ered that Conyers had a drink with two strangers and that following this the three 'went into a rear room. A few minutes later Conyers 's companions vanished. Another man went into the room and found Conyers lying uncon scious on the floor. Tho patrol wagon was called and Conyers was taken to a hospital, where doctors observed that morphine had been administered. Conyers was able to leave the hospital after being detained de-tained for a few hours. The police were given a good description or Conyers 's two companions and hope to matte an early arrest. |