Evening journal., 1921-01-11
DEVOTION COSTS
wife Her life
Girl Made Cocaine Victim
Through Efforts TO Re-
form Husband
THEN BECAME AN
ADDICT HERSELF

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. ii. - Arthur
Test, 32, son Of a well-to-do Seattle
= family, loved his wife dearly, and his
wife returned his love. But recently,
his wife, cold in death. was taken TO
2 the public mOrgue a few steps away
from the city jail where young Test
Is confined. When they brought the
; news Of the death Of his pretty young
wife TO the man in the cell. he burst
into wild ilt Of laughter. lie
laughed loud and long but 10 grew
gradually hollow and died out in a
moan.
Test Is in a raving condition caused
by the excessive use OF drugs. Now
and then. he breaks out into some
ribald song or gives way 10 uncon-
Z trollable laughter. His eyes dance
brightly when he laughs, and they
seem TO tell OF times when ulcy
r laughed naturally in wonderful boy
hood days.
Judge George Rossman. Of the Su-
perior Court, investigated the case OF
the Tests and relates what he has
called the saddcst case In his career
on the bench. Judge ROssman, who
Mrung the story from the hapless pris-
oner, slaied no more beautiful woman
ever came into his courtroom than
Mrs. Arthur Test. She, too, died Of
Excessive use OF drugs"
II is'the story, Judge ROssman ex-
planned Of a girl wife's futile attempts
10 save her young husband. TWO
years ago, Test came before Judge
Rossman. lie was quite healthy then
, and promised 10 rid himself Of the
drug habit. on each successive visit
10 the court OF Judge Rossman Test
would bring with him his wife and
their two youngsters. And on each
occasion the wife would plead for
; leniency for her husband.
A year later Test was brought into
court again with his wife. This time
The judge saw the glow departed from
the young womans face. She was
carelcssly dressed, as were also the
children. Judge ROssman suspected
that Mrs. Test also had succumbed IA
the lure Of the drugs. lie was right
But The wife explained that she took
f. n little bit in order 90 please her hue-
band, and thinking she could win hin
over more easily by living his lifs
= with him and suffering with him. Bui
The drugs proved too great an evil.
Mrs. Test was placed in a hOspita
: and was cured. Judge ROssman saw
20 that. Her children were given bacl
20 her. The mother Of Test thcT
pleaded for the release OF her son. an,
offered to watch him closely and vel
/ IN their new home. Judge RossmaI
released the young man. A few days
!. later he was found in north-end dive
again saturated with morphine anl
cocaine. Again his wife and mothe
pleaded for him and vowed their low
Tor him. Though he was stepped il
drugs, his wife's love for him did no
y die.
Mrs Test then iourncyed from thci
fine country home in Washington
sought out lrer husband in the den
OF the north end. She found him, bu
could not drag him away Unwillln
i 20 leave him, she played with him a
one would a reckless child, let It grON
TOO reckless. She accepted a few dose
OF cocaine and then tried 10 bring hin
home. But the cocaine got the bes
of her. and in her hysterical cond
{. tiOn she demanded more and NOR
and it was given her. She died tina
night.
The Tests were married ten year
and before the husband was force
into life's gutter by the drug hab
they possessed one OF the most i'm
posing homes in Seattle. Test has bee
sentenced 90 jail for four month
Judge ROssman having given him u
= as hopeless. Il don't want to
cured Test told the judge, as N
jailer took him away.