Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
WOMEN'S DRUG JAG
ENDS IN HOSPITAL;
PARTY PAL IS HELD
Two Young Mothers Taken
to GaIIinger-Say Man
Gave Soporific.
HOSPITAL SAYS FIGHT
PREVENTED MEDICAL AID
Arrested Male Victim Admits
Drinking With Two, but Denies
Giving Kick" Potion.

Two women and a man are in CAL
1inger Hospital today by order OF the
fourth precinct police after an admitted
drug Jag" had ended dlSaStrously for
the women and had resulted in the
arrest of the man James Herman Zea-
man, % of 800 block Eleventh street
southwest, investigation.
The women, Mrs. Evelyn Van Wrinkle,
%. of 778 Sixth street southeast, and
Mrs. Alice Taylor, 20, of 1927 0 street.
each the mother of a young child, were
treated at Emergency Hospital late last
night for drug poisoning after they had
been brought to the institution in a
taxicab from the Sixth street address
They were accompanied by Abraham
Blaum, 49, of 224 Seventh street south
east. a friend, who Mrs. Ella Lockard,
mother of the Van Wrinkle woman, said
had come in to render assistance after
her daughter had become violently III
from the effects Of the drug.
Says Medical Aid Refused.
Mrs. Lockard said she first summoned
an ambulance from Casualty Hospital
when her daughter became III, but that
it finally was necessary for the sick
woman to be removed to Emergency by
taXicab because the ambulance inferno
refused to take her to his institution
unless she paid in advance.
She said when told that she did not
have the money, the inferno turned and
walked out the door. At this time, Mrs.
Lockard stated, her daughter was IN
violent pain and was in a dazed con-
dition She said the girls brother,
James Edgar Williams, and others were
attempting to prevent her injuring her
self Williams corroborated his
mothers story in regard to the anbu-
lance incident, as did his younger
brother, Arnold Williams, Is, and his
half-sister, a child by Mrs. Lockards
second marriage.
DR.. Joseph D. Rogers, head OF Cas-
uaity Hospital, when informed OF the
statement this morning, said that the
ambulance doctor had explained that
the people were fighting when he vent
to TIE Sixth street, and that they would
not quiet down." DR.. Rogers said the
ambulance attendant denied that he
had made any mention of money, and
added that he thought it case for the
police rather than a hospital
Cites Drug Effects.
When told that Mrs. Lockard had
stated that the struggle was caused by
efforts to quiet Mrs. Van Wrinkle, DR..
from drug poisoning did not fight, but
lapsed into a state of dazed drows1ness.
DR.. Rogers declined to give out the
name of the inferno on the ambulance.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle and Mrs. Taylor told
hospital officials they had consumed 20
and 10 drug tablets. The former said
that she had taken nine tablets SUNDAY
and eleven yesterday, and said zeaman
had given them to her. Mrs. Taylor
said She had taken the tablets in the
effort to cure a headache. Both ad-
mitted that they had been told that the
drug would "give them kick"
Mrs. Lockard said that several pulls
were missing from a bottle OF sopor1flc
tablets which she had purchased for the
Use of her husband. David l.. LocKard,
who suffers from heart trouble.
Denies Giving Tablets.
Zeaman, who was arrested last night
at his residence by Patrolmen II. w
Beechner and C. r. Burr of the fourth
precinct, after Emergency Hospital had
reported the arrival of the patients
denied that he had procured drugs for
the women, and insisted that they had
been drinking liquor with him. the
women countered by saying That lea-
man not only gave them the drug, but
that he had taken some OF IL. AT
tendants at Gallinger said that Zeaman
undoubtedly had used some alcohol
prior to his arrest, but that the women
showed no evidence of use OF anything
but drugs.
The Police Woman's Bureau said to-
day that the young women probably
will not be held after they have recov-
cred sufficiently to leave the hospital.