The Washington herald., 1915-02-25

said the reporter
I'D rather get this for you" said DIR.
Barstow. Il haven't got any, here now"
The reporter said he could not wait
| Tor that; that he had spent an after
noon finding him, and that he had to
have the drug at once.
After hesitatinS for some time. DR..
| Barstow left the room and returned with
several prescription blanks.
! I'll write you a prescription for fifteen
! grains of cocaine tthe amount for which
the reporter had asked. and another for
a tonic that will help you to get on
the habit" he said This hasn't got
much strychnine in it."
After writing two prescriptions In PEN
Gil, DR.. Barstow meditated a minute. and,
erasing a line on one of the prescriptions.
said: I'm going to put this in solu-
/ ton
The reporter protested that he didn't
want it in solution form because he did
not want to use hypodermic needle.
DIR. BarstOw Grew Nervous.
You can use this in a teaspoon if
| you want to-" said Dr. Barstow
How much water will that make. /"
asked the reporter. Dr. Barstow had
said that he would put two ounces of
| water with the cocaine.
About twelve teaspoonfuls.' said DR..
fpdrSto" LOU can take IL from tea
! SPOON
He wrote in another line on the pre-
| scription and hesitated again.
You know you can't get this filed.
don't you?" he remarked, lingering the
prescriptions nervously.
That will be the easiest part about
it. said the reporter.
DIR. Barstow asked where his patient
| would have the prescription filled. The
LOT tor hot, ha
have it filled at a drug store where tho
prescription would be destroyed.
The reporter paid him 81 for his serv-
ices and left.
Knew for What They Came.
On the occasion of the reporters next
call on DR.. Barstow. the latter was per-
mtted to handle the affair as he had
wanted to on the occasion of the first
| call-supply the drug itself On this
occasion the reporter was accompanied
by witness, to whom. it is alleged, DIR.
Barstow previously had furnished CO.
caine
The call was made on the aftern Don
of Monday. February 8. at 223 Thirteenth
street southwest. Entering the room
where his callers We're awaiting him, DIR.
Barstow Immediately recognized both of
them and said he knew for what they
had come. 1t was altogether unneces-
sary for them even to hint at the pur-
pose of their call
He remarked to the reporter that the
latter looked better than he had at their
previous meeting.
Perhaps D was that tonic you gave
me-" suggested the reporter with d
laugh.
Did you take that" asked Or. Bar
stow in surprise.
Certainly not" returned the reporter
with another laugh. in which Dr. Bar
stow Joined to the extent of an apprecia
tive grin.
Took Them Uptown.
Well. boys" declared Dr. Barstow. Il
haven't got 1t here. but can get it. You
come with me uptown: | can get 1t for
you near where used to be-
The reporter asked Dr. Barstow how
long il would take to get the drug. Dr..
Barstow said it would take about half an
hour.
While DR.. Barlow went upstairs TO
get his hat and coat the reporter ana
the witness waited outside the door. The
three took street car. DR.. Barstow
and the reporter stood on the rear plat
form. Dr. Barstow motioned the witness
to stay inside. but be came to the plat
form, to DIR. Barstow's expressed annoy
anCe.
Suggested Large Purchase.
The party rode to Ninth street and
New York avenue. AS they walked
through the grounds OF the Public
Library toward Mount Vernon place DIR.
Barstow suggested that the reporter and
the witness would do well to buy large
supply of cocaine. so that they could
afford to wait until the Federal drug
law became Settled" before they had to
buy more.
This suggestion was followed by re-
quest that the reporter and the witness
wait at Seventh street and Mount NeI
non place while DR.. Barstow got the CO.
caine. The reporter asked how long he
would be gone.
About wcnty minutes" said DIR. Bar
stow.
The reporter asked how much money
DR.. Barstow wanted; whether it would
be 81. the price agreed upon.
You'd better make 1t S.. said DR..
Barstow. The druggist may charge me
. IL cents a grain for it,
Gave Him Five 81 Bills.
In the presence of the witness the re-
porter gave DR.. BarStow hVe 81 bllls.
folded lengthwiSe.
Dr. Barstow agreed to get 100 grains
of cocaine for the $. The cocaine was
supposed to cost about 21-2 cents a
grain.
Dr. Barstcw said he would be gone
about twenty minutes. He returned in
about that time. He did not stop. but
turned west into Mount Vernon place.
The reporter and the witness Joined him.
Handed Reporter Cocaine.
AS the party neared Eighth street,
with DIR. Barstow in the center, DR..
Barstow handed the reporter an
bottle of cocaine, which.
he said, contained sixty grains of CO.
caine. Then he handed over an en-
velope, which he said contained forty |
grains in two twenty-grain powders.
After the three had walked few |
yards, DR.. Barstow said to the re-
porter:
Let me have that envelope back; 1
want to take my name from it" |
The reporter gave DR.. Barstow the |
envelope, and he tore from the lower |
corner a piece of paper,
where a name had been written.
Again SuEEested Large Quantity.
DR.. Barstow gave back the envelope, |
again brought up the suggestion that |
the reporter and the witness buy a |
supply of cocaine. The witness pro-
tested that he didn't have any money. |
.'Oh, you ought to be able to raise |
thirty or forty dollars said DR.. Bar |
stow. You have until the list" (He |
spoke in reference to the Federal drug |
lawl