The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-29

nize it now with the jewels top. It Of set
and she took it from Mrs. de Veule one night.
MR.. CHATTERT0N representing de Veulle): You
realize what you have said to-day hostile Mr. de
Veullei
MR.. BELCHER. Yes.
O. Do you know anything about opium-smOkng
partiesf
A. Yes Miss Olive Richardson, Miss Carleton, Mr.. de
Veule and myself at Kimfuls fat. had been doping
before their arrival, and was rather sleepy.
CORONER: What do you mean by doping Opiumi
A No, herOin.
O. All of you or only yOuf
A. All Of u.s.. ,@1e
MIR. CHATTERToN: And had you been smoking
opiumf
A No.
@ Were you so hopelessly under the influence Of the
drug that you did not know what happenedf
A. able to get up and shake Miss Carleton
hand There another little doping party at de
Veulles and there was prior to that have smoked
opium twice in Chinatown. have smoked opium at Mr.
and Mrs. de Veulle's and at my fat.
@ Didn't Miss Olive Desmond give one of these dOp-
ing partiesi Who PRESENT.
A Mr.. and Mrs. de Veule Miss Billie Carleton, Mrs
Lo Ping You and myself Mrs. Lo Ping is an English
married to Chinaman and she cooked the opium
believe that Mrs. de Veule had taken any drug
before with them and l admit that was one of many
who pressed her on that occasion to do
Mr.. CHATTERTON: A pretty gallant sort of thing
to do with lady not addicted to opium.
1t very harmless it is about the least harmful of
them all.
@ Miss Carleton gave a party, did she not, at de
Veulles fat3
A. That is quite right. Miss Carleton, Mr.. and Mrs
de Veulle, Miss Olive Richardson Miss Rutland, Mrs
Ping and myself were present 1t was last September
The party cost $50.
0. / put it to you that it like $50 headf
A. Certainly not. Miss Carleton and halyed the
cost Mr. and Mrs de Veulle did not take any active
part retiring to bed shortly after the opening of the
meeting Then it my turn to give party. There
were present Miss Richardson, Miss Rutland, Mr. Ford
and myself
O. Do you swear that you gave party at which
Miss Carleton and Mr. de Veulle were present?
A. l never recall doing that. Miss Carleton and Mr.
de Veue not of my party because of little friction
There sometimes friction at these parties. One night
Miss Carleton asked me to take her down Chinatown
did 1t very late at night should say about
or 2 in the morning-when started We got down
there in about an hour The taxi waited and returned
about o'clock. When she got back she was very i'll
went down smoking opium with Miss Carleton 1t cost
between $25 and $50, and she and shared.
Reference made in previous chapter to the indie
Scribabe designations of LOndOns Chinatown in the
Gent vile and lOathSeme LimehOuSe district Perhaps
no better picture of Londons Chinatown has been made
than the descriptions in Mr. Thomas Burke book Lime
house Nights, - from which the following is taken:
cit night in LmehOuSe Out of the cOlOred dark
of the CauSeway stole the mufed wall of reed in
StrumentS and though every window closely shut
tered between the joints shot jets of light and steathy
voices and you could hear the whisper of sppered feet
and the suffering steps of the sayr and the sadSt 1t
to the cafe in the middle of the Causeway lit by the
pad blue light that the symbol of China throughout
the world that Cheng Huan to take dish of noodle
and tea Thence he moved to another house whose