The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-24
SCION Of 1 FINE FAMILY.
J. o. West. I'm the Prisoners' Dock.
discovered to De . son Of Janee
West, Of View Y0sk-CSeates . DIS

He az IN the prisoners dock at the po-
lice court. restsessay scrsnging from the
plying siAnces OF the judge and oaiecters.
HIS cheeks WERE suaken and there seemed
barely enough nesa to cushion the large.
lack-iusser eyes which shifted under his
heavy eyebrows On Judge Austin's desk
was collection OF small walls and hypo-
der-nic syringe The bottles were partly
filed with white fluid and cottoay sub
stance. IL WAS the regulation outfit q a
coeAins and morphine nend- But this
young man was noe an ordinary tend He
has . history.
His name Is J. o. West and Ia Is a son
OF James West, a multi millionaire Of New
York city and owner Of the famous Spen-
Ger farm Ia Iowa Seven times has young
West taken treatment 10 cure his .nsa,na-
ton for the drug. but each time his dis
eased being has craved beyond restraint
ths only nepenthe II may find this side OF
the grave. He left an institute in Minne-
apol.s April % and started West to visit
his brother in Vancouver. Wash. He be-
Heved himself cured ct last and was CON-
hood AID live once more as \ normal ha-
man being. But the old longing seized
upon him and he purchased Z new outtit
and started in once more.
He reached Seattle . short time ago and
took lodgings at hotel. Alone in his
apartments. he INDUCED his love OF cocaine
te she fun. On Tuesday afternoon he wan
dsred into police headquarters and declared
that some one was after him. Believing
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quieted him by assurances that he was safe
and he went away.
He was not satisfied. His mad fancy
still conceived that he was pursued. He
bought cheap revolver In a pawnshop
and went 10 the hotel. He was quiet until
early yesterday morning when he raised a
great connection IN the hotel. brandishiug
his newly acquired weapon and threaten
Ing death 10 whomsoever might approach
him. The police Were summoned ard West
was arrested by Officer Hubbard. who took
the craxed man IN charge at great risk 20
himself
West has influential friends In this city,
Nho begged TO be allowed to take him in
charge On his discharge by Judge Austin.
West decided to go TO Tacoma, where he
claimed 20 have friends.
Before leaving the station the young fell
low begged permission 20 use his syringe.
since want OF TIE uTUE lot SeSeTaI hours
had brought him to q condition bordering
On absolute mania. he was permitted to
take shot" As be did so he told re-
porter who stood by something OF his fam
lily history. substantiating his statements
by showing newspaper clippings and other
papers. He said that his mother, Mrs.
James West, was now quite I'll at Saratoga
Springs. and that he had been called home
10 see her. He was expected In New York
city, he said, by September Z. His father
he thought, had found some new cure for
him 10 try and would start him in on 1t
as soon as he should reach home.
The habit had been contracted through
the use OF the drug by doctors prescrip-
ton. he said. and he showed A newspaper
clipping which told how he had gone
10 Britt. Ia: had there married a Miss
Holmes. one Of the bellies Of the place. and
had afterward developed the cocaine habit
and while under It's influence had thrown
his wife on a hot stove, burning her badly
Wesr claims to have now an interest in a
paying business in Britt, and one of the
police officers who formerly lived there
vouchea for the truth OF the mans stale
nsents.