The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

his forehead In patches and his scraggly
beard only added to the uncannlness Of
his pasty. morphine complexion. His eyes
were dull. listleas. ard gave no signs OF
former brightness. Hts head Topped 20
one side almost resting on his faded old
fuaf. The former dude OF Whitechap..
was indeed wreck Of his former self
No one would have thought he wore a
silk hat tn DAYS gone by, or sporfed a
goid-heafod cane. one word explains
the transformstlon-"m morphine" Ii has
wrecked Cox as IL has wrecked hundreds
OF others
JUDGE Austin had completed putting on
his coat and was just lighting his cigar
preparatory to leaving the court room
when the doctor suddenly Strengthened
up. lie caught sight Of that fragrant
weed lie shifted the air. Then he looked
sad ga with all the Difference OF me-
Mai he said Judge. yoa haven't got an
other eigarg
There a,e times IN the lives OF men when
they become speeches. from various
causes. II Was so with Judge Austin.
He was simply Knocked out but he could
not help admrIng the. doctors nerve.
We'll. doctor" said the judge. the oox
I have for the prisoners is empty. bat you
can have this one I am smoking
THANK YOU. Judge" and the stump was
resting "a lily. even jauntfly. between the
came fl and few moments later the doc
tor was walking up Yesler way 70 the
county iaii tie made 4 sudden dive into
the gutter. and the constable. thinking
that Il was a dash FOR liberty. eiGtehed
wildly al his coat tails. slipped and went
down on top of the doctor When thu doc
tor pulled himself together ne showed the
constable iinc cigar butt Once more
on the way M the hill did the doctor ex-
ecute she same maneuver and again he
appeared fine fat 'gnine" Then the doc
tor became laxative. ana suddenly stop
nnr. he emitted ilny wreath Of smoke
from hts lips. II tell yer what" he said
20 the constable Judge Austin smokes
pretty good cigars. This 'snipe' ne gave
me Is nh right"
The doctor viii 1--we retired life In TIE
county San for thirty DAYS. as he told
Judge Austin '~rhis Is the second ioh |
have put up on myself to got away from
MORPHINE" petectiv. Williams caught
The doctor with stolen bit The docte
gave seventeen explanations "a 10 wh.rs,
he got Il. and tinaily plead guilty 10 petit
larceny.
pr. Cox came TO Seattle from California
after the big fife lie ouenesl 4 small sfrus,
store under the coal hunfers r was al
most part and parcel of whstechanel
Ne sod morphine 90 the fiendS and after
a Will, he commenced to acs Axe thrr,
Then Detective Williams who was no
hcenan on that beat. said. II guess the
doctor has GET me habit" He went from
had To worse. lie came near heiag burned
nm tn Hse - his store H. is afwavs IN
fires He has been mixed up With fires
all his Nfe. and fhc police EXPECT he viii
eventually b. burned 10 death or start
big FIRE during one % hts nornhlne
siesps. The doctor SAYS that re became
u nenh heranse the doctors donsa him
after he had been injured hv fan 81 thir-
" feet. II think the Only fan tae doctor
ever had" said Detective Williams. was
when he shot himself with the morphine
gun
Nowadays the doctor Is the head Of the
morphine eaieoy. lie proserfhes for all
the other H~nds HSeS their gums" recif-
lates the amount ~ the drug they SHAH
use. and Is lcoked up "a as an Authority.