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black-mafia-family — Part 04

31 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Feb 23, 1974 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: black-mafia-family · 31 pages OCR'd
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(Moun Cllpping in Spaco Bo!ow) Murder Weapons Found Carroll said that in addition to!the fugitive and heroin The FBI testified tney charges, Watson had been tSund a loaded .45 caltber indicted in Camden Coumty Suspect automatic pistol. two rifles Court on a charge of aiding and two sawed-off shotguns in and abetting the distriburion the apartnent. of heroin. Camden County Detective Watson and two other per- Jailed Joseph Price testified at Wat- sons have been charged by son's arraignment that an in- Camden police with killing formant telephoned him Fr- suspected Philadelphia day morning and warned that narcotics dealers Hitlon ndlcate page,namo of Stroud, 31, of 43d st. ncar owapapor, city and atate.) Bail Revoked if bail was set in any amount Mantua ave., and Walter Til- Page 2B below Si million, Watsca On Drug Charge would'be able to raise it ard man, 31, of Mastcr st. ncar hiladelphia Inquire. "you will lose him the way SOth, on a Camden street be-f Phila., Pa. By HARRY GOULD you lost Harvey. fore dawn last May 21. Inguser Btaf! Writer Price referred to F,onad Murder ls uspect Arthur Harvey, a suspect'in the exs- Watson, 34, described by the ! cution-type slaying of Major FBI as the "principal figure Coxson' in Cherry Hill, N... in the Philadelphia Black Who is wanted in the slayings df two members of the Mafia," was imprisoned Fri- Muslim sect in Washington, D.C., who disappeared after revoked for failing to appear posting s175,000 bail last yeer. for arraighment on a narcot- Price testified that 1e ics charge last year. asked the informant where Watson would get so mush } U. S. Magistrate Richard A. bail and was told that "e Jowers 3i also set bail at has the proper connections.' 100,000 or Watson on a Powers, however, set the charge of unauthorized flight bail on the fugitive charge at to avoid prosecution in New $100.000.The actionwas Jersey in the murder of two made moot, however, when he revoked bail of s2,500 th at alleged West Philadelphia had been set by Federal drug dealtrs. Judge John B. Fullarn last Date: 3/9/74 Watson, also known.as Nov. 9 when Watson nas Edition: Morning Brother A, was seized by FBI charged with conspiracy and Author: HARRY GOULD agents Thursday night in an aiding and abetting the sats Edltor:CREED C. BLACK and distribution of hercin. Title: ave., where agents said he Agent Testifies was living under an assumed name. The revocation of the tall Charactor: Watson and Timothy meant automatic imprisn- or Graves, 32, of 5th st. near ment of Watson. FBI Agent Brian Carroll Classlflcation: ]surrendered after Submitting Office: Hd FBI agents fired.a shot. testified that Watson was known to be an associateof through the apartment doorj Samuel Christian, repu.ed End tossed rear gas into the! Black Mafia member in P il- rear the apartment/ adelphia, and that he lad 40 Graves was held in s15.000 employed Ronald Harvey as bail on a'charge of harboring .a truck driver in a dry clean. a fugitive. ing business.
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