The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-08
FURNISHED Markings
FOR SHIFTING PARTY
sOsErH C. WALTON. .DoPE" rtE>D.
LOANED FRIEND HERON WHICH
CAUSED NEGRESs' DEATH
BOUGHT IN NORFOLK
.lNDrCATToNs ARE THAT CRY BY
SEA ~ INFESTED A. BADLY A.
RICHMOND ny DRUtGISIs
WHO VIOLATE LAW.
WHO VIOLATE LAW,

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Joseph g Walton, alias Joseph Nc
( intosh' VINO was arrested ~ petec-
: i've sergesnts NHeY ana he'a'n yes
? seFoas afternoon on me charge ot sup
plying the drug Nhtch caused inc
ueath oi Nloia Motifs. q neEfess' VEG.
nesday night aad Which mace seVeIai
nther negroes. VINO attended INC
ShiHihe party Ni'iFnli9 III, afkho"
eaGea later to 70 reporter Tor tnis
paper fha{ ne H3d idFnishtd Inc
arus Nh.eh "tier"aFas thfbfa CUT 10
nave been a@f"in hut denled that ne
SOLD u IL stated that IN" dtns was
4urnlShe1 ffte.
walton ah' 'ts 80 4'-'tts Fl 'lte
oraS In NOTION. Nhcn ARE stFd near
~ one thousand "nF-slNth az q grain
heroin fa5tsts we've found ~ bottles
IN saw case winch n' eaffted tie
uenIea sFItth& In" dFu&. bnl SAla ih4t
I ne gave IL I" Joseph None6, Eo'ored,
VINO was arrested wednesday night,
charged N4th pe'HE a suspicious rhar-
acter, suSpftted OF having murdered
Niois Motifs
H"id Sihnihg faFty
from what the ponce were ahle
20 learn, SHINING party was hetd ia
house II East Grace street
. wednesday night Nome of III"
, negroes except Honey were familiar
: with The use OF heron and nearly ala
OF them took oNerdoses. Viola Nor
ms later died. \ post inortom exam
4 nation was held over her body yes
: 1erday afternoon Try Coroner Taylor,
and her stomach VIII he analfzrd tp
ascertain the cause OF her death
when arrested RpneN told inc
police that walton had furnished
him with the drug which he later sup
piled to ihe members of the shifting
party. Walton's arrest followed yes
terday afternoon and he is being held
on the charge of trBtiickine In hcroin.
Drug Ftend Eighteen Ncar~.
Walton yesterday afternoon stated
that he WAS from PittshHre. Penn,
; where brother, Charles Walton. ana
one sister still lived He told a re-
porter for The -XirEiAinu- lez.-t.4I-!..p
. that he began the use OF heroin eiRh-
! teen years ago
lie said that ne had become adj
dicted 10 the use of the drug. and
, that for tho past few years had not
! been able 10 hold a position. lie
said that ne Travelled about the Coun-
: try selling small household articles.
! He has often been in Richmond be
fore, and was here about three weeks
ago.
When ha arrived he wa. Without
the drug which he had been In the
' nablt OF taxing ana In some manner
NE met Roney who furnished him with
! q small quantity of cocaine which
+ temporarily took the place of heroin.
Later, few days ago. Walton said
that he went to Norfolk While there
he purchased one thousand pills Of
0ne-sixth OF grain of heroin. He
arrived In Richmond Wednesday and
again met Roney. Walton said that
Rooney fnis time stated that he was
. without drug and asked him to re-
ctprocate. Walton did this. he said.
He denied that he sold H. however.
and ella inns that he never sold any
during his entire career.
Denies inside knowledge.
walton denied all insioe knowledge
OF the drug traffic in Richmond He
was asked TO explain why he carried
several prescription blanks around