The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-08
Boys Go on.
Orgy Here
Everett Youths Go on Spree
Here and One Succumbs
to the Drug
CONFESSIONS ALLEGED

DOpeu 10 uealn WltN UlOT-
phine during a wild drug de-
bauch a week ago. the body
of George B. Moore lay in the
morgue in Everett Wednes-
day. and his 22-year-old
chum. Floyd Reed, arrested
in Seattle, was being held in
the Everett Jail following the
alleged confession of four
other boys in the party that
Reed administered the "shot"
that killed him.
The aix youths. mos, OF them sons
Of prominent Everett families. are
said to have motored 20 Seattle about
noon. October :. obtained the NOR.
phine OF which they took copious
doses by injection In the arm. finally
returning To Everett. where Moore
died that night.
Herbert Anderson and Otto Hilzey.
tao members OF the party. were ar
rested In Everett, ON information
furnishsd by them. Roscos Goforth,
Isur~sn o'Neii and Reed wer~ picked
up by s~atti. detectives in the White
House pool hall. Fourth ave. and
PIKE NJ,
Anderson. Iillxey. Goforth and
OMEN. according to Police Chief
Thomas J. Kelly. Of Everett. have
told them every detail OF the sordid
affair.
Buys II Near Depot
According TO chief Kelly. the party
arrived in seattle shortly after noon.
driving 20 the King Vt. railway sta.
ton. where five remained In the auto
while Reed went up the street to get
something to hop up on"
Reed bought enough morphine
within a block OF the station ITO
have killed a regiments" according to
Chief Kelly. and returned TO the
auto.
Driving out to Volunteer park. II
ls said the lads each took an In
lection. None had ever used the drug
before and all are said to have relied
upon Reed TO do the administering.
because he said he knew how II
was done.
They then drove northward into an
infrcauentiy Travelled street. where a
second shot was taken. and the
party headed for Everett. En- route
they are said to have taken a third
injection all around. arriving In Ever.
EFT that night in pitifuily ire
sponsible condition.
Rushed 10 Hospital
They went TO the Holton hotel and
obtained room. Ii was from this
room early next morning that the
unconscious Moore was rushed to a
hospital after the boys had each
taken the fourth injection of the
deadly drug Moore died in the
ambulance.
Search for the other boys was
commenced at once with the result
that three were found TO have fled
from Everett With the arrest OF
the two remaining. however. infor.
nation was obtained which enabled
detectives to trace the other three.
including Reed. to Seattle and 20
their hangout In the White House
pool room.
Reed. II is said. has not yet con-
fessed. but remains silent in his cell.
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Steiger
OF Everett was TO consult with the
prisoner wednesday afternoon In the
hope that he might make clean
breast OF the part he played.
Blames Seattle
II ne confesses. what charge will
be placed against him, II any. is
problematical. The charge OF muir
der presupposes an intent TO kill,
which even the Everett authorities
who caused the arrest. do not believe
was the case.
"The real cause OF this trag.
cdy," said Chief Kelly with some
vehemence Wednesday. "lies in Seat.
tie, where anybody can buy morphine
or cocaine or any one OF half a
dozen other poisonous drugs openly
on the street. from vendors who
seem to have no fear of detection
or arrest"