Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07

| could walk few blocks on Six
teenth street and pick out 10 dope
peddlers any day in the year. They
are selling here and do not fear the
law. It's only the poor unfortunate
victims the officers of the law ar
rest They do not pick up the per-
sons who are getting rich in the
traffic.
Too Weak to Stand.
Violet Williams, former inmate at
the Detention home, now a prisoner
in the county Jail and drug addict,
was too weak to stand. Her screams
could be heard all over the building
as she begged to be given morphine.
That's the way they come from
the Detention home" said Mother
Johns, "she will be all right in sew
eral days" \
In contrast to Perl Prices ex-
pressions of gratitude and exultation
Mabel Epps, 270o Jackson street,
former inmate at the Detention
home and now a prisoner in the
county Jail, was loud in her praise
! of Miss Berger. The Epps girl is a
drug addict and was begging to be
allowed to return to the Detention
home. The woman thought The
Bee reporter had come to take her
back to be placed under the care of
DR.. Findley and Miss Berger.
Miss Berger is a fine woman"
she said. "She would give us shots
four times a day. I was there IS
weeks and was allowed to have it
four times each day.
Dying" for Morphine.
When the girl learned that she
would not be permitted to return to
the Detention home the tears cours-
ed down her cheeks. She sobbed
like her heart would break. "They
won't let me have my morphine
here and am dying for it," she
walled. ~
Mabel Epps is half sister Of
Wilma Rice, the girl who some time
ago was refused an opportunity to
tell what she knew about the De-
tention home to the members of
the Woman's club. She later was
taken by Miss Berger to address
the congregation of an Omaha
church.
wilma was under the influence
of the drug when she went to church
that Sunday morning" said the girl.
MY sister was given so much of
the dope while she was there she
did not leave the place until she
was compelled to go. She wanted
to stay there and live on the NOR
phine they allowed her. I know
absolutely what | am talking about
when l say Wilma was not on the
square. She liked the Detention
home for the same reason I like
it. 1t is because we got dope
there"
Give Anything in World.
II would be willing to do any
thing in the world they would ask
me to do if they only would give
me shot to satisfy my longing.
Wilma did and said what they want
ed her to do and say because she was
bribed with dope. Perhaps you do
not understand this, but any dope
fiend who has been suddenly shut
off, will appreciate what mean.
Il would give my life right now
to be allowed to return to the De-
tention home. I know they would
give my what I want there"
Saddle Rupp, 1918 Cass street,
was given a sentence in police
court of 90 days. She spent so days
in the Detention home, and now is
serving the rest of her time in the
county jail, having been released by
DR.. Findley and pronounced cured
of the syphilis.
"They gave me four shots of NOR
phine each day." she said. For 80
consecutive days they did this. l
have not been given anything in the
way of drugs since have been here.
| believe when | leave this Jail will
have been cured of the dope habit.
In fact believe l have been cured
already. l feel kindly toward Miss
Berger.
Got All She Wanted.
"She gave me all the dope | want
ed. ! do not want any more. teel
better than | have felt for years.
was all in after the 80 days ! spent
in the Detention home and taking
morphine furnished by Miss Berger.
| hope | never see the Detention
home again, because l do not want
to return to the drug habit, and !
know they would give it to me
there
That Beatrice Wilhelm, otherwise
known as Ruth Clark, confessed