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Show SEVEN SHOT IN UQUQRJAID NEW YORK, Sept 0 - After a raid by federal prohibition and narcotic nar-cotic agents on tho Greek steamship" King Alexander today, In which seven sev-en mombers of tho crow were wound cd by pistol shots, Frank J. Fltzpat-rick, Fltzpat-rick, chief narcotic olllcer here, who had taken part In the raid, committed commit-ted suicide at a nearby pier, according accord-ing to a pollco report. Liquor valued at 150,000 and drugs valued at $75,000 wero confiscated. con-fiscated. The King Alexander participated parti-cipated In a midnight rnct to port from beyond tho three mllo limit on September 1 In an effort to make suro that tho Immigrants on board would bo admitted to the country un-dor un-dor tho monthly quota regulations. More than a score of shots wero exchanged by the crew nnd fifteen agents. Nona of the prohibition agents were hurt. In ordor to obtain cvldonce, tho prohibition agents said two of them nrranged on Wednesday, with luein bers of tho crow, to pay ?14,000 on tho vessal today for tho Hq'tTbr and drugs. Theso two went .011 the vesJ sel alone. . Meanwhile a member of the crew noticed n launch with the other agents ag-ents .approaching. He warned his ..rades and tho battlo began. FItzpatrIck who had searched tho vessol with tho prohibition agents, was found dead 'In' a ncarbo ferry-house ferry-house after the fighting. There were two- bullet wounds In 'his heart. ThO'-rald was undo? tho dlrectloi of Ernei t I... Imglcy,. chief, federal enforcement agent In New-York. The agents searched the vessal thoroughly, thorough-ly, the, crew fleeing before them bo-low bo-low decks. There were intermittent pistol', shots from both crew and ag cnts as the search progressed and when the battle subsided three of the wounded men were found lylnc, in their bunks. Mr. Langley said that $301 had Just been paid by one of the ndvance agents nnd part of the contraband articles delivered when the '.-n-iv e suspicions were aroused. ' Tho shooting attracted cu'Mim guards and pollco reserves who surrounded sur-rounded tho pier to prevent tho ct'-w from fleeing. Tho prohibition agents said, however, that an officer of tin vessel to whom they were to pav the money, had vanished. Tho wounded members of tho crow were taken ti n hospital under guard, |