The Washington times., 1919-08-03
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the gravest Importance and although did not prove she
died from that poison it proved that she had recently
administered to herself considerable dose Of the drug
All the indications, without being conclusive were con-
sstent with death by cocaine and it was certain she had
recently taken it.
Dealing with the suggestion that death was due to
veronal the judge said it would have been necessary
for her to have taken the previous day and was
not likely that she would have been able to give her the
are performances and go to the ball under such conditions
they were Satisfed death due to cocaine was It
accidentally administered did she Intentionally take
her own lief People did not usually take their lives
without reason. Miss Carleton young and seemed
to be amply supplied with money She had pawned her
jewels, but $1,000 was Immediately Forthcoming for their
redemption. A woman who spent $50 on dresses and
500 flowers could not be said to be financially ex
hausted Her theatrical prospects were hood and m
the last she was in high spirits full Of e and looking
forward to the future
The Judge here took up small phial which contained
few grains Of white powder "I thought some mistake
had been made, he said when it was stated this was
fatal dose Of cocaine. But twas not mistake and to
take the drug in such casual Between the finger
and thumb makes amazing to me that accidents do not
happen much more frequently
The judge said Beleher very unsatisfactory wit
nesss who admitted lying before the coroner We're they
satisfied that De Veue supplied the fatal dose Of cocaine
to Miss CarleTonf There might be evidence Of other
trackng IN the drug but they must be satisfied on that
point Did de Veue hand over the cocaine he received
from Becher to Miss Carleton the day Of the bai He
said that his wife destroyed it. but the jury would have
to ask themselves where Is likely Miss Carleton got
the large quantity of cocaine found after her death
II a man handed drug whose nature he knew to q s
young woman addicted to drug taking, in the judges
opinion there was little doubt that his act was negligence
In criminal sense. he caused her death by criminal
negligence he was guilty Of mansaughter But if he sup
Piled the cocaine he entitled to be acquitted unless
they were satisfied that his act IN supplying her with CO.
caine the real efficient and immediate cause Of death
After listening to the summing up Of the lawyers and
to the remarks by Judge Sater the jury retired for m
minutes to consider their verdict
On their return the clerk of the court put the questions
Are you agreed your verdict; do you find Reginald
de Veule guilty not guilty of manslaughterf The
Foreman: eve find him not guilty
There buzz of excitement in the hitherto silent
court, and Immediately woman's shril scream pene-
trated the building 1t Mrs de Veulle the accused
man wife, who collapsed In corner Of the court One
or two other women clapped their hands but this out
burst Immediately suppressed The accused looked
very pale and trembled slightly when the jury returned
to give their verdict and gave gasp Of relief when he
heard the result of their deliberations
Mrs. de Veulle removed in a faintne condition .
from the court and restoraves applied to her She
quickly recovered Her husband Joined her. and in about
five minutes the two left the building by side door
But another charge in the Indictment yet remained to
be tried-the charge of Illegally traekng in poisonous
drugs The prosecuting officers had failed prove that
it was de Veue hand that supplied the drug that killed
Billie Carleton But there abundant evidence con-
de Veue the other charge of possession of large
quantities of forbidden drugs.
Having failed to convict de Veulle Of mansaughter
the prosecuting attorney Sir Richard Muir at once pro-
,eeded with the prosecution Of the prisoner the re-
naming charge of cOnspring with Mrs Lo Ping You to
obtain and traffic in cocaine and illegal drugs Mrs
Ping" had already been convicted and sentenced 1t
now remained to convict de Veulle.
Sir Richard Muir said the charge one of conspr-
to eontravene the provisions Of Regulation 40B of the
Defence of the Realm Regulations which prohibited all
traffic cocaine by persons who were not authorized per-
sons and by authorized persons in a manner not
authorized by the regulation The facts were exceedingly
simple. The witness Belcher spoke of having met Mrs
Lo Ping You who lived at "a Limehouse Causeway at
party which took place at the prisoners fat in Dover
street
Belcher said that the prisoner discussed with him the
Iualty OF the cocaine he getting from Mrs LO Ping
fou and that Belcher offered to get him cocaine of
stronger and purer kind. The woman Richardson also
poke OF the prisoner having discussed with her the
aine ne was getting from Mrs Lo Ping YOU while enc
Unity another witness; spoke of Mrs Lo Ping You
oelng weekly visitor at the prisoners fat where Mc
iinty was housemaid, and also to the fact that Nc
Unity herself on three occasions went to LimehOuse
auseway with money given her by the prisoner for the
express purpose of fetching cocaine.
Before the coroner the prisoner said 81 took it leo
aine) for time then stopped it altogether, and then
ook it again. bought it from Chinese woman and