Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-24

down ~ "v tho tn .LnS mer out out l wen.
while. and those who were left in
| charge allowed him to go in the room
with her alone. When 1 returned I
found her in more desperate condi-
tion than formerly. Evidently she had
had more of the drug. Myself and
nurse worked on her until about s
O'Clock p. m. Saturday, when she
again responded to treatment.
BY II p. m. she had recovered very
well. The nurse stayed with her all
night and the next day until she left
| the city.
IL did not see Brown again that af-
ternoon until IL p. IN. He then told me
he had been taken TO the station house.
| Brown during the time he was in my
presence. injected himself three or four
times with this solution. He told me
he had to take an injection frequently,
| every one-half hour a day. He show
ed Inc the syringe and small bottles of
the solution which he carried for con-
venience, and large bottles of the So
luton i'll his coat pockets; said he took
twenty-one grains of cocaine and nine
grains of morphine day.
This was indicated by the label on
the bottles. l saw him the next MORN
ing, that is. Sunday, July the 22d. He
was very nervous and excited and wOr-
ried over the state of affairs; said he
had been taken to the station house
the evening before, and could not I'M
/ explained to him the condition of this
woman and his connection with her
he seemed TO realize why it was.
he was extremely anxious to get
up and go and have talk with this
woman. but l told him he could not
see her alone. This seemed to upset
him very much. and he said he would
not give her any drug. He here said
that she had only taken paraldchyde
The woman also said IL she had had
hn n ersx -
Brown at first denied doing this.
but in the presence of myself and Mr..
stokes he acknowledged he gave her
two injections. and then added that
she Jerked the syringe from him and
took II herself. This was certainly i'm
possible the last time she received 1t,
her condition being such she did not
recognize anything.
WANTED MORE MORPHINE.
AT this meeting Brown begged me
to give him morphine and cocaine, say
ing this was the only thing that would
possibly get him in condition TO leave
his room: that he had sent out for a
supply, but II had not been brought to
him. gave him a medicinal dose of
the two drugs and then left. He beg
ged me either TO write him prescrip-
ions or leave with him these drugs.
L refused him emphatically. He told
me If | would not he would get il in
some other way.
Il was called to him again on Sun
day at 100 p. IN. He seemed to be
suffering great deal. very much for
want of the drug. He said he had not
received what he had sent out for 7
gave him another dose of the drug and
told him it would be the last I would
give him that day. He begged me
again to give him prescriptions or
leave with him the drug / refused
him again and told him I would not
and could not conscientiously do It,
He said he would get it elsewhere.
as he was compelled to have 1t; that
with what l had let him have and
with what he had taken himself he
had only had two grains of morphia
and five grains of cocaine, and that
this was not enough to keep him alive:
that he had frequently taken this much
ut a single dose. He showed me his
arms and legs where he had injected
himself He was covered with pune
lures and abcesseS from his wrists to
his shoulders. and from below his
knees TO his hips.
II left him and did not see him again
until about $3.50 y. m. Sunday. when
was called to the hotel and told he had
been found dead in his room. The
body was warm. ! should say he had
been dead about one hour and a half
The two doses of the drug which
gave him he administered himself
Brown told me that he had given
the drug to the lady without any in
tention of harming her: that he in
tended to marry her soon and take n
trip abroad. and that they were here
to make arrangements for this affair;
that he met her when she was at the
Gundy Home. Baltimore, and that she
first taught him the use of the drug"
MIR. STOKES STATEMENT.
Mr.. Sylvanus Stokes states that
Brown came to the Monticello last Fri
day night. and was assigned to room
on the sixth floor. to which he went
at once.
The lady came on Saturday morning.
ana was assigned to a room on the
third floor. Saturday Brown came to
the hotel Office and said his wife was
very ill. and he wanted a physician at
once ONO DE Graves the nearest physi-
clan, was sent for, and he came
promptly. He and others worked over
the lady for several hours. and she was
finally brought out of danger.
1t developed that she had come to
Norfolk 10 marry Brown. who was ev-
identity man of culture, good mental
faculties and means. Mr.. Stokes sug-
gested to her Sunday morning that she
return to Mrs. Gundy's. near Baltimore,
where she had been staying. She left
Cor Baltimore as stated.
After learning her intention to de-
part Brown was much depressed. and
sent for DIR. Graves. who came twice
and gave him liquid TO inject each time
Mir. Stokes Is OF the opinion that
Brown had eaten nothing for two days.
and that the man had no intention of
committing suicide. He believes that
his death resulted because of his weak
ened condition that did not enable him
tn stand the injections he had been ac-
customed to.
Several times Sunday Mr.. Stokes sent
up to Browns room. but he was re-
ported asleep each time. Finally Mrs.
Stokes and Mrs. Paulsen went up
about p. IN. and found him dead.
MRS. MASSIE.
Tho lady Mrs Maesie was original