European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 3, 1998 the stars and stripes Man on Lam with elephants ready to surrender Newark . A a Man who has spent nearly four years in hiding with two 3 a Ion elephants says a will surrender if Ike pachyderms Aren t re Lur cd id men tic alleges brutalized them. Allan Teijon a 5tt-Ytar-old animal Trainer has t Wen his four children or met his Only grandson since he took off in a tractor trailer with tory and Duchess two Indian elephants he raised Tram infancy and then sold. The elephants owners and the presi Dent of a National animal trainers group deny the animals were abused scion surfaced last week when he called a new Jersey newspaper from an undisclosed local Ion to say he d surren Der that the elephants will be returned to Edward Drake and his father. Richard. I want to make sure where they arc going 1 Don t feel that i m going to spend this much time trying to protect them so they end up bark will the Drakes scion told the Star Ledger of Newark Edward Drake says scion sold him the elephants for 180,000 in 1981, when the Drakes owned an exotic Ani Mal ranch in Tehachapi. Calif., about 200 Miles North of los Angeles. Drake said tuesday dial scion acted As his booking agent far animal shows after the Sale but began cheating taking Money and finally the elephants in 1984 while a circus was in new Jer sey scion who could not be located by the associated press for comment old the newspaper he exercised the terms of the Sale contract by Rcpt Sissing the elephants when the Drake fell behind in their payments while waiting far Money at a Calls neck township farm scion said he discovered the animals had wounds caused by Hooks piercing their skin during training on May 4, i9b4. After a Monmouth county judge ordered inc elephants re turned he fled with them. Scion who is divorced has Forsa Ken till Fordland mo., farm and his career to help the a Phanis who arc about h years old. Up to 7 feet tall and Cal 200 pounds of Hay a Day. My main concern was How they would be Sci Dan told the newspaper. "1 know 1 sound like a crazy old Man but i m scion s attorney Estelle Strauss said tuesday her client never stole Money and sought Only to help tory and Duchess. The elephants condition was never aired at the trial said Strauss an Ani Mal rights activist scion contacted by Telephone two years ago. It s important that some avenues exist to protect animals in inc Justice Edward Drake who like his father has left the animal business said Sci Don s Story about the elephants treat ment is so Rar Fol Chad it s unbelief John Cusco. President of the Illi Nois based National Congress of Ani Mal trainers and breeders said the Drakes do not abuse their animals they had Beautiful elephants. I even wanted 10 buy one he said Cusco said anyone concerned about an animal s condition can Alert state Federal and private monitoring Agen cies. With three Telephone Calls you d bring the Wrath of god on anyone who is mistreating animals Cusco said. Strauss said she docs not know where or How Seldom conceals tie elephants although he Nib periodically to Check on his Case. She said her client will come Forward to acc third degree theft charges which carry a maximum five year Pris on term and a s100.000 Fine if he wins a Safe Haven for the elephants. 2 suspected drug abusers arrested on Airliner new York a Federal agents who happened to be on a Miami bound flight arrested to airline passengers tuesday after a Man apparently Bent on free Basing was found in the Jet s res room with a Torch Ether and crack authorities said. This could have produced a real tragedy said Robert Stutman head of the drug enforcement administration s new York office. Ether is an extremely volatile explosive substance ninety eight passengers including a Dea agent and a customs agent were aboard Eastern airlines flight 977, which left Kennedy International air port at 1 35 . And was scheduled to arrive in Miami at 4 24 ., said Karen cd Romsak an air line spokeswoman. The two agents made the arrests and the Pilot re turned to Kennedy Landing there about an hour a tier taking off Stutman Jud. Richard Moskowitz who was in inc washroom and Jeff Teller who was standing outside it were charged with Possession of cocaine As Well As charges related to interfering with an aircraft. Their Ages and hometowns were not immediately available. A night attendant Small cd Ether coming out of a lavatory and discovered a Mun inside the lavatory with about a Quarter ounce of crack a Torch and Ether. Slut Man said. The Man outside the bathroom also had crack in his Possession he said. Powdered cocaine rather than the potent derivative known As crack is most commonly used in Fri chasing n process in which inc drug is mixed with Ether and then heated so the fumes can be inhaled. Security screening sch Gregory demonstrate How the new computerized Security system a Hirts fiend International Airport in Al Lanu writs. The Etui ims coded mag Petit tape that carries information about and i photo of the authorized bearer. Chicago reporter quits after cribbing material Chicago a a Middle East correspondent for the Chicago Tribune has resigned after writing a Story that contained some material Laken without attribution from a Story printed in inc Jerusalem Post the Tribune said. The Tribune published a Brief notice of Jonathan Brodur s resignation Day under its corrections and clarifications headline. Brodur s feb. 22 Story included a number of sentences and phrases taken without attribution from n column by another writer that had been published previously in the Jerusalem Post the Tribune said. That material constitutes Only a Frac Tion of the total Story and contributed significantly Only to organization and imagery me Tribune said. There s no justification for what he did. There s an explanation but no justification Tribune editor James d. Squires said. We said he cribbed the glory and he resigned Squires added. Brodur s Story began anyone travelling the roads of the West Bank these Days cannot fail to no Tice the fundamental change that has overtaken the area in the last 10 the Jerusalem Pou Story began anyone travelling the Road of the West Bank Toliese Days cannot fail to sense the change that has come Over the area in the last to the Tribune said Brodur s Story was accurate but the byline inaccurately implied that it was or. Brodur s worx Broder a full time reporter with the Tribune since 1979. Was in san Francis co said a Chicago Tribune staff member who declined to provide a Telephone number for him. Vampire fear prompts absenteeism Panama City a
