The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-21

was administered ln candy %
young boys Of that neighborhood.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott IS today
Investigating a complaint filed With
him Is Prank Harmon. a contract
or the father of little blanche
Harmon, who for several hours
last night was not expected 20 live
Tho little girl Is years Of agc
Chaunrey Graham. the f-Ytar-old
son OF +. T. Graham. an employee OF
the Compton Lumber company. OF
this city. fingered between life and
death last nieht. and only for the
constant attendance 81 nr Guthrie.
who Was summoned in both cases
the ghlid would have died TIE Is
still IN preCarlous condition from
the effects Of The burning poison.
Just where the responsibility and
blame should fall IS what rrnseCui-
ina Attorney ceofl g. trying Ca find
out Leo Ross. a drug clerk for
merry employed by the Pacific
DRUG company is responsible FOR
the distribution Of the drug. and
! Il Is claimed that he Initiated
Younger boys into the mysteries Of
the stuff and gave them a thrill
inE account Of its uses. abuses and
effects
Elmer Spencer tt years % age.
In bis confession TO the irafe par.
ents and indignant citizens Of
Southeast Seattle. who rose In a
body last night and demanded an
explanation from the bOys. stated
that he had been given the drug
BY Leo Ross last Tuesday morning
he In turn gave some Of Il 10 Lee
ter Nenables and other youuE boys
living in that vicinity.
The Nenables boy Is n years Of
age and does not realize the enor.
nifty II his crime Tie Is directly
responsible for the two ehildrcn's
condition. With great difficulty a
confession was wrung from hlm
last evening by the stern father
who gradually drew from the boy
the strong chain 81 circumstantial
evidence eufanEling leo Ross.
Ross Is rs years o. axe aud has
clerked in drug stores for several
years The Pacific Drug company.
says that he has not been employed
BY them since the fall term Of
school began. but say thai be work.
cd ~ an office boy and seemed q
BE- very bright and a willing work.
er.
A visit 20 the Harmon hame this
morning found the little glrl sflll
confined 10 her bed. but she was
able 10 tell her story without hest
fancy and told al Of the brutal de-
tails.
Her parents are nearly frantic
as they realize that their daughter
may Be injured for life. and the
father and nelghbors last night
brought all 81 the boys connected
With the terrible affair together.
save leo Ross. and have defermln-
ed 10 punish him In some way
through a proves OF law. Men
were heard 10 mufter this morning
that II L was their Md they'd Kill
him. and for Ross. they have
the most bitter feeling.
Mrs. Harmon stated 70 the re-
porter this morning that she saw
at once that her little daughter was
very sick when she came home
from school yesterday afternoon.
The little girls eyes were suuken
In and her little face was deadly
pale and she cried and told her
mother that she was sick ann
scratched az her dress and begged
her mother 10 remove her eIoihing
Mrs Harmon was frightened and
did everything she could for the
little sufferer. who soon romited
violently. BLEED internally and
lapeed into a state ~ seml-uucon-
seriousness. from which nr. Guthrie
with great difficulty aroused her
The little child went from one
couVuisiou into another. and Or
Guthrie only By heroic treatment
was able 10 throw off the effects
Of the deadly poison.
Even though the girl may re-
cover her health. I'm afraid she
may bear the lasting effects Of this
drug through life said DR.. Gufh-
RE thia morning
The little Graham boy was taken
lll about the same time and In the
same manner. HIS condition. while
Improved r. stili considered 10 be
dangerous Both children and the
Graham boys sister. Margaret.
years Of age say that the little
boy ate the most Of the sugar given
them ~ Lester Nenables, and aft
erwarda what he did not eat was
thrown a. a passing car Margaret
Graham says she did not cat any
Of the candy.
IT looks like white sugar" said
little Blanche Harmon 1T had
little black speeka In a. No. We
didn't know what n was Margaret
said Il was dirty and threw II
away She added that young Ven
ables had made improper proposals.
10 her.
From what could be learned from
the ueighbors II seems that the
Ross boy obtained a lot Of the drug
and had distributed II among ali
or his boy friends, explaining rs
ELECTS and telling them to take
advantage Of this 10 ruin the little
girls who were their playmates.
Active measures have been taken
both az Columbia City and South
east Seattle 10 gather all Of the
drug and destroy H.
Parents have reported their chill
dren sick from an unknown cause.
and now they all believe that this
poison has been given their chill
dren as well as those who so near
TX escaped deaths door last night
II think that this matter should
be thoroughly investigated. and
tell you as a citizen Of this com
munity I intend that this lnycsu-
cation shall be as complete as pos
aible. and I don't propose 70 b.
bulldozed by the authorities who
seek 20 make lisht Of such .hipn
Surely our little chldra sfspsoi
have theft inlpeent s@f, pusso
through such siaagfg5fs siaador.
criminal procedus7snss:ifssse sod q
vrathy citizen tiSs S1scIss,
Mr.. Venable, faiheToof Lester.