The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-06

Valea to represent Billie Cartoons memory if occasion
should arise.
MR. VALETTA: You have told us that on the night
of the Victory Ball you had taken herOin You with
Miss Carleton and about the last who saw her
alive Did she ask you for any heroin that night
A. No.
O. You saw her as she was going to bed you saw
her sitting up bed did she say that she was Seepessi
A. 1 don't remember that.
O. Did you give her any herOin that mOrningf
A. None at all.
THE CORONER: Did you get cocaine anywhere else
than from the chemist in Lse street,
A I think mentioned the name of Mr.. Kimful.
Q. Has any been supplying you with cocaine who
is not chemst7
A. Yes, but l cannot tell you his name, except his
Christian which was Harry.
@. Where did he sell it to yOuf
A. Outside the Monico, 1 think.
@. Who introduced you to hint
A. I cannot remember.
O. Did you ever go to any night clubi
A. l have been to Murray's that is the nearest ap-
proach to a night club have been to.
O. Have you ever received cocaine from anybody
there?
A. No.
It was necessary legal fOrmality to present to the
coroner jury the facts the finding of the body the
cause of DEATH For this purpose two medical men
were put on the witness stand at this point.
DR.. Percy Andrew Ellis Richards was called and
asked this:
THE CORONER: When you examined the contents
of Miss Cartoons stomach did you see any signs OF poi
soning?
DR. RICHARDS: No; but in the nasal swabs taken
from her found evidences of cocaine Cocaine is drug
which is rapidly absorbed and the fact that did not find
it in the stomach other organs does not necessarily
mean that there had been none there.
DR. Reginald Charles JeweSbury then testified as
follows
THE CORONER: When you examined the body did
YOU find any evidence of disease?
DIR. JEWESBURY: No; but the vessels of the brain
were considerably congested. There no evidence
that death could be attributed any natural
Death was probably due the action of narcotic
poison and the mode of death comatose asphyxia.
examined the contents of the gold box and found that it
contained nine and half grains Of powder which re-
sponded the test for cocaine After the evidence
have heard believe death due to cocaine poisoning
O. What is the smallest fatal dose9
A. Three-quarters of a grain of cocaine given hypo-
dermically.
@. Is it given internallyR
A. In minute quantities. chiefly for lung conditions
asthma and bronchitis only very small quantities.
Q. Does person who takes it become used to it,
O. Does it produce tOIeranceF"
A. 1t does.
O. Do YOU know why it is taken by drug takers7
A. For its stimulant effects
@. Will large dose produce uncOnscousnessf
A. Not at poisonous dose would probably
produce excitabity, followed by remors and possibly
commissions and that would be followed by
@. Can it be taken by being snuffed up the nOse'
A. That is very usual way with drug takers
Mr.. CHATTERTON: Is there any time limit In
which death must result after the consumption of fatal
dose?
A. I don't think there is any fixed time The period
is usually very short It would depend entirely upon
the quantity taken and the rapdity with which it alb
sorbed. large dose taken hypodermicaly would pro-
duce death in few minutes but large dose taken say
through the might produce death for hours
c. Can you say how after the consumption death
had resulted in this casef
s. II would be within few hours.
O. Might person addicted to taking it accidentally
take fatal dose2
A. Quite easily, especially with snuffing up through
the nose.
Miss Flora Baxter. dressing maid at the Hay
market Theatre called the witness stand clear
up few small points.
THE CORONER: Did ''McGinty" call at the Hay
market Theatre on the gh of the Victory Ball when
Miss Carleton was in the wingsf
FLORA BAXTER: Yes; she brought note, and
after Miss Carleton received it she told to give Nc
Ginty $25 Mr. de Veulle used to visit the theatre and
last saw him there two three weeks before November