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Dope Peddlers Sent to Prison
Thomas J. Palach of Erie and Russell Pace of Jamestown were sentenced to one year and one day in Atlanta federal prison and fined $10 each after pleading guilty to violating the Harrison Narcotic Act. Pace allegedly peddled dope in Erie and surrounding areas for six years, with arrests by federal narcotics agents supported by local detectives. The case included a planned morphine purchase arranged by a government informant.
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Thomas J. Palach
Erie
Russell Pace
Jametown
Atlanta
F. P. ‘Schoon- Maker
Pace
Jack Appleee
William Donohue
William Duffy
Western Pensylvania
Fred Sterling
Sterling
Jamestown