The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
STRANGE TRUE STORY
Young White Woman Arrested
in an Opium Den.
PLACE RAlDEp BY THE POLICE.
Smoked Opium Because OF Her De-
spondcncy-HerP Pathetic Appeal and
Pleading Promises TO the Ofncers.

Pretty as picture. the daughter OF high
ly respectable parents living IN this city.
and yet victim OF that will-destroyang
drug morphine Such WAS the discovery
made yesterday morning BY Capt. Hogie
aud Officer Bartee when they raided
Chinese den on Washington street near
near the corner OF Fifth avenue south.
The sight that.met the eyes OF the captain
when he broke In the frai door was che
that caused him to stand for moment In
Amusement. Then he ordered the burly
chinaman who held the pipe. and the pretty
white girl 70 arse from the couch and go
10 the police station. The girl cried Ike
child and said that II the captain would
only let her go she would never ut the
pipe again. II am sorry" said Hogle,
but you should not have been here
How long this business has been going On
Is not definitely known. Information was
received at police headquarters Saturday
afternoon that white woman was IN ths
habit Of going 10 certain two-story frame
building on the north side OF Washington
street nuar Sixth avenue south every morn
ing about o'clock for the purpose or
smoking opium. Chief of Police Rogers
placed the matter in the hands OF Capt
Hogle, who telephcned down TO oElcer
Barbee on Washington street about IL 30
o'clock yesterday morning TO be ready Tor
a visit to the suspected den at $40 O'CLOCK
A PQst-Intellsgencer reporter was al the
station and obtained permission TO 80
along.
When the time came Capt. Hogle put On
his ruhbers and accompanied by the re-
porter was soon at the corner OF Wash
ington and Fifth avenue south. slight
wind was blowing and the snew came down
in most disagreeable manner. Twenty
minutes passed and still there was not the
least sign OF danger. Capt Hogle wea-
down TO the suspected building, which Is
the second west from the northwest cor
ner OF Washington and Fifth avenue ON
the north side. All was silent as the grave
Not a light could be seen. He tried the
front door 1t was locked. Then he went
around to the back part OF the house. which
Is practically iubedded in the side OF the
hill. BY climbing down some cleats nailed
10 a wall he reached the basement and got
into the house. long narrow han ran
the entire length of the building. on either
side were small rooms. He made his way
TO the trent of the building and whispered
through the door that he had located the
room. The front door refused TO open
quietly. SO Officer Barbee and the reporter
had TO go around to the back and climb
down the same way as the captain had
done. 5ust as Barbee reached the ground
there was a crash. II was not from Bar
bees feet striking the ground. but from
the door that Capt. Hogle had Knocked n.
The light from small room was shedding
its rays into the hall.
When the officer and the reporter entered
Can't Hogle was ordering Chinaman 10
get up of a couch and get ready TO go TO
the station. The ChinaInan. however, was
a secondary consideration, for there stood
a pretty biue-eyed girl. just putting on a
sealshn cape and imploring the captain
20 let her go ''just this time" The smok-
ing outfit was all ready for business. the
lamp was burning. the opium bottle was
omen and the needle showed signs OF re-
Gently having been dipped In the brown
stuff Capt. Hogle had taken the pipe
away from the Chinaman and laid II upon
the table. Then the room was searched
for more pipes and opium. but none were
found. During the time this was going on
rhe girl kept up continual pleading, first
talking 20 the captain, then pouring her
tale OF woe into the officers ears.
.af you will let me go this time ] Will
never do IL again as long as / hve," she
said.
"wer. why ala you do 1t this timer"
asked Hogle.
Il felt blue" she replied.
Soon the procession started for the sta
ton, 1--WE VIII go out of the front door"
said HoEle, as ne picked up the tray on
which the smoking outfit lay. Slowly the
procession moved toward the front door.
The captain undid the lock. ana then step
ped out. He had forgotten that there was
short fight of steep steps The process
sion suddenly stopped al the sound OF
crash. and sad TO relate Capt. Hogle was
on the sidewalk. not right side up with
care, and the smoking outfit was scattered
In all directions. After the fragments had
been picked up the prisoners were taken
to Headquarters aud locked up. Later the
woman was hailed out by friends. The
name she gave AZ the station was Mabel
Andrews This Is not correct. however.
She Is known on Washington street as
Ethel. but again that is not correct. for she
has another name. but out of considera-
ton for her mother and father and broth
ers il VIII not be given
This girl caused something OF sensa-
ton about two years ago by writing let
ter 10 the effect that she was going TO CON-
mil suicide Her presence IN the opium
den a. conclusive tia; she did not carry
out her intention.