Evening star., 1915-04-02
RESTS CASE
IN KEMP DRUG TRIAL
Detectives Tell of Searching Mccain
Just Prior to Going to
Doctors Office.

When tho case of DIR. Thomas j.
Kemp. charged with having illegally
prescribed and furnished morphine to
reporter for a morning newspaper
was taken up again today In the Po-
lice Court, Charles M. McCann.. jr., the
reporter. was recalled to the stand.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rob-
ert Williams. on redirect examination.
questioned the witness regarding GER
tain marks on a label on one OF the
bottles alleged to have contained NOR
phine, and which the witness had tes-
tilted he secured from DR.. Kemp.
There was considerable controversy
between Mr.. Williams and Attorney
Henry L. Davis for the defense. The
latter entered an objection to Ques-
tion of the prosecutor as to what the
witness meant In previous testimony.
The objection was sustained py Judee
Pugh.
Records Of McCann's case while he
was under treatment In the George
Washington University Hospital. which
were brought into the case yesterday
afternoon tending to show just what
amount Of morphine had been admins
tered to the witness by nurses or physi-
clans at the hospital, were again pre-
sented
Never Saw Charts.
while you were in the hospital or
since then, have you seen the charts
regarding your case?" asked Mr.. Will
liams. The witness replied he had not
Attorney Davis then asked the wit
ness il he had asked any one at the
hospital for them. The witness said he
did not remember the name of any one
he had asked for the charts
McCann was then taken under rein
direct examination. and in answer to q
question of Mr.. Davis said his first
experience with morphine began when
1t was given to him in hypodermtc In
jections in a hospital
DR.. John B. Coping. superintendent
Of the George Washington University
Hospital, was the next witness. He
was called to identify and explain the
charts in evidence.
Robert A. Sanders. pharmacy inspect
or of the police department. and De-
tective Harry Evans of the sixth police
precinct were the next witnesses. They
gave testimony in which they told of
having followed Mccain. after search
ing him and finding no drugs secreted
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Assistant Corporation Counsel
Taggart took the stand and told of the
hling of the first information against
Dr. Kemp, to which the physician's 8
lawyers flied a motion to squash it on
the ground that 1t was not alleged
in the information that Charles NJ.
McCann, jr.. was addicted to the use
| Of morphine He also testified, in
answer to a question Of Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Williams, that he
| filed an amended information in which
1t was alleged that McCann was ad-
dicted to the use OF morphine.
After Mr.. Taggart left the stand the
prosecution notified the court 1t would
| rest its case.
Under Grilling Cross-Examination.
Charles M McCann, Jr.. the newspaper
reported who in direct examination testi-
fed he secured drugs on three different
occasions from DR.. Kemp. was On the
stand during the entire session yester-
day afternoon. under grilling cross
examination by Attorney Henry E. Davis.
| The principal point OF the cross ex-
animation was the effort of Mr.. Davi.
| to bring out from the witness the name
| Of a person from whom be had testi-
| hed he purchased drugs for his per-
sonal use. In addition to q street ped.
dler. The witness said he could no,
| give the name Of the person, because
be would incriminate himself.
| Helped to Steal Drug.
Tho attorney endeavorsd to have ths
name disclosed by the witness and ap.
pealsd to Judge Pugh to compel ths
| witness to answer.
Judge Pugh questioned tho witnes.
as to his reason for believing he would
incriminate himself and the witness
said: II can't give his name because 1,
is going to incriminate me. before the
| law and everything else"
| Attorney Davis again took up the
question and finally McCann said that
| he would incriminate himself because
he had helped the unidentified person to
| steal the drug.