The Washington times., 1919-07-27

Ball last November in London Coroner Oddie summoned
many witnesses and finally called to the stand young
Reginald de Veu much of whose testimony printed
on this page last Sunday
Continuing his examination of de Veulle the coroner
asked:
THE CORONER: When you came from America
where did you goH
DE vEULLE: went to Paris and was engaged as a
dress designer at Tollmans left there when the
commenced took an engagement in London with Miss
Phelps % Albemare street, designer of models
They had big theatrical clientele which took The
deceased was brought to customer by Mrs Watney
She was chorus girl at the time but later played Miss
Ethel Levey's part at the Empire interested in
her dresses and considered she would SHOW to advantage
with work that from Phelps For her first dresses
took personal responsibility her account She paid
me back in two years time. I used my influence to ad-
vance her in the press and pictorial papers. She
1er the influence of alcohol or drugs at the En-
pre- when she seemed very tired had previously been
told by lady that deceased was addicted to drugs.
told Dr. Stuart Immediately met him at Miss Garlic
TONS I had several arguments with her about drugs.
had conversation with Miss Cartoons maid who told
me that Billie smoked opium. 1 first met Mr.. Kimful
in Paris and ran him again in London by accident
Kimful invited me to dinner and accepted
@. Did you speak about drugsf
A. Yes, in a laughing sort of way at the dinner:
Neither of got any cocaine but had brandy and
soda When Miss Carleton to stay at my fiat it
was because she worried about American officer
who had threatened to kill her. not present when
the threat was made but present when aterca
ton took place between Miss Carleton and the American
officer had to telephone for the Provost Marshal On
another occasion the officer tried to break open the door
of my fat to get at Miss Carleton.
MR. CHATTERTON: Was it fact that he had pro-
posed Miss Carleton and that she would not accept him
A. Yes, that the The officer was sent
account of the distress oceasoned by this officers atten
tions that Miss Carleton asked be allowed to stay at
my fat 1 remember Belcher calling late evening,
and Miss Carleton saying that she wanted to go to China
town and asked me to go with her. I refused. have
never in my life been to Chinatown
@. Did Mr.. Belcher gof
A. He did.
o. What time did they returni
A. Very, very late should think it was about or
8, or perhaps or in the morning
@. How did it affect Miss Carletoni
A. She very, very i'll, and my wife had to look
after her.
Q. Was that on a Saturday.
A. think She was with US the next day, all the
next day.
@. Now come to what has been called the de Veulle
party at Dover street Did you your wife have any
thing to do with arranging that party?
A. Nothing whatever.
@. Whom was it given by9
THE CORONER: 1t was given by Belcher and Miss
Carleton. They shared the expenses.
Mr. CEIATTERTON: As a matter of fact, had you
invited some people to dinneTf
A. Yes, two people.
O. And it was turned into opium-smoking party
sfterwardi
A. Yes.
THE CORONER: You could have turned them all out
If you had wanted to.
MR. CHATTERTON: How did you first know that
the smoking party to take placef
A. Miss Carleton came with the things for tea, and
said she had brought all the stuff and had asked people
20 come.
Q. Did she ask you to break the news to your wifef
A. Yes, and my wife very angry, but she got
round my wife, as she said Every WE'LL"
O. Did you or your wife take any part in the partyf
A. No, went to bed
THE CORONER: That has already been proved.
MR. CHATTERTON: Was there anything indecent at
ell except the practice ITSELF which every obectsf
A. Certainly not.
THE CORONER: If he had retired to bed he hardly
knows. How about the night dreSS7
Mr. CHATTERTON: Was deceased dressed at the
party in precisely the dress the in which she
dined at the SavoyH
A. Exactly as at the dinner party she gave at the
Savoy.
THE CORONER: Did she bring bag7
A. She staying at the house.
@ She could have put night dress after You went
tc bed7
Mr. CHATTERTON He ran only speak of while he
there.
THE CORONER: Then he does not carry il much