New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-14
Ex-BritiSh Soldier Aid
Prosecution at Trial Of
Alleged Dope Pedler,
JURY, HOWEVER, FAILS
TO REACH VERDICT
Witness Tells Court of Horror, a,
the Evil-Pawned Queens
Medal to Buy Drug.

The horrors OF the cocaine evil 49,
brought wildly before a jury in I,s.'
Malone's part OF General Sessions
terday, where John W. Russell wa. !.
trial for violating the anti-cocsina H.
After three hours elaboration m. a..
was unable TO agree and was disch,,,.,
by Judge Malone. Russell was forms.
in the army and was stationed At p,
Riley, Kansas.
Albert j. Bosworth, TO whom hs ~.
alleged to have sold 50 cents worth Of
caine February ., was formerly B1ss
soldier, a recipient Of an honor medalh
services in the Boer war and lstter,.
pedler of cocaine in "Hers Ki,ch,.
Bosworth at his own request is IN =.
House of Detention. where he hone, .
regain by main strength the post,.
which his slavery TO the drug habit N,
cost him.
Russell testified that he had refrsi,..
from any attempt to get bail in hs.
that enforced abstention in tho To,A
would cure him of the habit. Bosyorn
a gaunt siX-footer. was handled within,
gloves by George Il. Medalie, Asslst,,
District Attorney. and he betrayed ;,
inclination to hide his shame. For "a,
eral months he has been aiding tina m,
trict Attorney TO enforce the strine.,,
law passed a year ago with the assls,a,.
of The Tribune.
"Bosworth is not my real name" 4.
said. with the consent Of the court
shall not expose my father to sham. ,
am trying to cure myself OF a terrIp,
habit and redeem my name II is in ho,.
OF finally accomplishing something rus
that | have consented 10 aid the Distrl,
Attorney. | have written TO nv NJ.
that | shall return to her Strengthens
out.
IL was civil engineer before fell "a,
this dope. / first came 10 use the slug
regularly through a girl knew, althoucs
the beginning of it all was behind M,
when I was wounded at Spion Kop.
IT graduated from Eton into O1tod
and from that university i'm 1897 7 oam.
to Canada. My uncle-that is. a relative,
was an official i'm the Canadian Pscif,
Railroad and | got a job there Tn.
following year when Lord St'athconas
Canadian Volunteers were organized
joined them. When the battle OF Tug,l
River was fought | was second lie..
tenant under Lord Roberts's son. lie wa
In OF In hot toSu
Tugela River. I've got hole in my ss
now that | got there. That was the X.
ginning of my trouble. They gave N,
morphine.
They gave a pension OF SIS mosit
II all went for dope. Yes. and gds
medal, too-the Second Royal Vlctoru
Order-from the hand OF her majesty
It's in a Bowery hook shop now. Hers
the ticket.
when I first came here | had Won
with construction companies F0
months | worked in the tunnel under n,
East River. I got the bends, The quick
est way to keep up to SNUFF was dope !
doped. 1t got me; | went the route
heroin, opium, morphine and cocaine
Then | lost out.
II pawned everything ! had. Then
peddled the stuff. | am on the upward
path now or | couldn't admit IT, usea
TO hang around the Paul Kelly garage
in 4lst street | wore a buster, and any
body would take me for a chauheT
When 7 saw happy buster coming
you can always tell 'em-I gave him me
glad hand and asked what he wsnte1-a
quarter or a half.
IF the cop came ] would cross 'S'
street. | have carried as much as nv
ounces of the stun. I remember one uns
Whitley, the cop, was after me and
hoped a taXicab going up Eighth ave
nue. at full speed. | never got in tfoT
bic. | knew l wouldn't so long as VIZ
on the level with Pete tho Burglar ~
was one of my customers and stool
right He left New York, though a'e
they got me. II was the best thing uN'
could happen to me. I'm going to c''
the stuff"
The jury is said TO have stood ee'''
to one for conviction. Mr.. Medale d.
tends to try the case again.