Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-01

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cotic conspirators and peddlers sat IN
the jury box and faced the court during
this dramatic recital.
Occasionally the scene shifted to COM
edy, spontaneous and lively, but other
witnesses recalled the tragedy of the
drug traffic by their pitiful stories.
Blubber Haynes, known as Bubbles"
who was one of the confessed users OF
the drugs and a former redlight hanger
on in Terre Haute, turned his recital OF
drug using into comedy.
Bubbles" Haynes is a big. strappin' :,
big checked negro, who claimed that
show and there got acquainted with
morphine.
Bubbles how did you ever get to
use dope?" asked Judge Anderson.
Bubbles" rose very solemnly from his
seat and said in loud voice:
Mister Jedg4. yu seed 1t was like dis.
Use used this stuff bout tin years.
"Wall, sir, it was back in nineteen
hundrid an tin dat l gots to lovin' a
gal.
"Won night dat gal of mine sed to me
as she was done pullin' at de pipe, she
sed to me, Babe, do you love va babyF
"And Il says to her, 'Uh-huh, baby
AND so SAMSON
WENT TO RUIN.
Den she done sed TO me, Den ma
baby will take a shot of dis with va
baby
land I sed, h-huh." chooned Bubbles
as he puckered up his lips and loudly
said ''Uh-huh" with a smack Of his lips.
And der I wus, Mister Jedge," con-
fessed Bubbles"
Even Judge Anderson was forced to
laugh with everybody else in the court
room.
Bubbles said be has quit the use OF
drugs and is now living the right kind
of life.
what is your occupation!" asked the
court.
II don resigned dat job said "Bub-
bles."
Continuing, he said: s'I's a classy sing
err and dancer, jedge, at won of dem lit
tie theaters and l was done told to be
thar tonight, jedge."
Judge Anderson leaned forward and
said: Are you a good dancer. Bubbles %
Judge / kin dance any ole kind of a
dance, for va said Bubbles with en-
thusiasm, but Judge Anderson did not
seem to care for a demonstration.
RELEASED AFTER
BEING ARRANGED"
Haynes said he had been in jail sew
eral weeks waiting for trial and was re-
leased after he was arranged" and
pleaded guilty.
mfr. District Attorney, I think that
Bubbles has learned his lesson and has
been IN jail long enough said Judge
Anderson to District Attorney YanNuys,
vr-l,.e II 81.
You are sentenced to day In jail,
said Judge Anderson. Go back to your
business and behave yourself
Lay of Of that stun"
Bubbles" made a dramatic exit from
the courtroom, bowling very low and NUT
tering his thanks to de court"
Then the scene shifted to tragedy and
Judge Anderson became very grave as
Della Rogers, wife Of Harry J. Rogers,
q defendant In the case. took the stand.
Mrs. Rogers was dressed in black and
she walked slowly to the witness stand
to testify for the government.
SHE SPENT SEQ
A DAY FOR DRUG.
Slowly she told her story-she used
morphine for ten years, that her hus-
band had uced the drug and that she
spent as high as $50 n day for morphine
aud bought most Of the dope from Lottie
Clark.
She claimed she no longer uses the
drug.
Stella Jackson. another confessed user
OF the drug was called as a witness.
She wes dressed In a black hat and a
blue sailor dress. She had used the drug
for four years and bought IL from Harry
Rogers, she testified.
Then May Finlayson. dressed in large
picture hat, which shielded her sunken
eyes and cheeks from the gaze Of the
curious, was called upon.
She testified she used morphine for two
years. but had stopped the habit only
two weeks ago.
She said she bought the morphine from
Clark once and generally from Rogers,
and usually got 1t In s. lots about three
times a day.
Where did you get the money ?"
asked the court.
She hung her head.
District Attorney VanNuys said "She