The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-30
DOPE.AWFULMASTER
DEAREST POSSESSIONS GIVEN E0H
COCAINE.
willy Oxientais Make Fortunes Thr0mxh
Weakness Of Humaas---Weddamw
Rings Pnwmed 90 Buy
Forbidden Drug.

Chicago, Aug. 3D. Especial. 1---Co-
cadne. freely dealt out to its Victims
over the ironing boards and clothes
horses OF ostensible iaundries and tho
brass and lacquer OF profsssad Oriental
eurto shops throughout Chicegc's west
side district, at the sacrifice Of the
most sacred mementocs and Treasured
trinkets Of wives and mothers. u one
OF the respectable methodsH OF pure
veying the arug. brought 90 the pubic.
eye through the disclosures OF the Cur
rier Commission. Publishing their pre-
Itminary findings for the Commission
In the September number OF Everyday
Life" John Day. and Charles w. Co.'s
Inns. special investigators, write con-
corning the efforts Of the Chicago poo
lice OF the West Side district to conduct
q systematic crusade against the deal
ers In cocaine:
After checking the drug store trade
getting coke In large quantities. and
then close watching OF tue furtlye vic
tins brought to their attsni5n the den
Of Jim Hing To the casual passer-hy
1t appeared to be q harmless Chinese
laundry. and In full view, through the
front window were the parapnernalia
OF Mr.. Kings ostensible trade. But his
real business was conducted In the
room behind q partition and Ii had
earned for him the sobrtquet OF The
Rockefeller OF Dope. By purveying
cocaine to the inhabitants or the thick
ly populated region, he mad gained
thousands OF worse than tainted doll
lars.
so one night the signal on the ee-.
cret electric bell at Kings door Wan
given as usual. by a ehrohic DOPE heAd.
but behind him stood two detective4s
and watching the rear was Q pRgro-
wagon load Of policemen. The place
rrtaA with nnieir efiQh a a<tt1ft.
as the door was opened for the stool
pigeon OF the police and Hing, with
a loathy tribe OF dopeS who had aa-
sembled for happy cocaine party
were hauled away.
"out OF that den the police carried
two of Kings laundry sarks filled VIII
various kinds OF dope the innQc*nt
looking bottle Of cocaine being ia fha
majority. A moving van was needed
however, to carry away all OF the oth&r
evidence OF the Internal traffic that
Hing had been carrying on tor nAmY
tered with small household objects.
clocks. vases. bric-a-brAc, rugs. pieces
OF furniture and jewelry that had been
brought there in exchange for ration
OF cocaine. too recently for Hing 70 ser.
And in that collection were twentw
wedding rings.
when Hing was tried the wife OF
small tailor. who lived near by. was
one of the witnesses. and told a sig
nificant story She said;
"'When my husband learned I was
using the stuff, he wouldn't let me have
any money Then l began 20 take
things from the house and give them
to the Chinaman for coke. Once 4
traded my pocketbook, mufier ana our
clock for 35 cents worth. Then trad
ed him my wedding ring. have been
doing that for more than year. ana
80 have many other women
"'Did this belong to your asked the
Judge, holding up small gold locket
and chain.
Tears came TO the woman's eyes as
she looked at the trinket. and for
few minutes she was unable to answer.
Then, sobblngly. she said.
THAT was the last thing. waited
until I couldn't stand the desire any
longer, and then gave Il to Hing for
cocaine. It was my baby1s.'
"She was broken-heartsd. yoe--buf
when she left the witness stand. she
attempted to steal one OF the bottles
OF cocaine placed upon the judges desk
as exhibits. To round ont her HISTORY
II may be added that the breaking 40
OF Kings drug trust did not cure her
OF her vice: that her husband finally
deserted her her baby was taken aWot
by the Juvenile court and placed IN an
institution where II would get GOOD
treatment; and that she heRselI dlaar-'
peared. swallowed up In the NownpTa
OF cocaine"