The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
On Three Occasions WasLoaded With Dope
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resenting about two grains, between and g a. m. On the way to the courthouse, he stopped at gas sta- tion and took some codein. Several times during the day he took co- dein, 8 derivative of opium, and after the session he had further in- jections of morphine, at the hands of his doctor.
 Mackenzie admitted that he had marks on his body from the syringe, but claimed they were nearly all gone.
 Do you want to see 'em," he said, with amazing frankness, as he took off his coat, rolled up his sleeve and displayed his right arm for the inspection of the cross-examiner.
 It was at that time that Murray asked, Do you know that five grains at once, are enough to kill a man?"
 The answer was "Yes."
 Sunday Order
 Mackenzie said that he received a prescription for about 40 grains of codein every Sunday morning. Sometimes the prescription called for 60 tablets, about 30 grains. The prescriptions were filled at Bethel drug store, he said.
 A lengthy discussion arose when Mackenzie said, Its not morphine its codein," with reference to the tablets that he admitted taking.
 T took injections of morphine and tablets of codein," he said.
 You recalled that you said mor- phine?" asked Murray.
 The witness stared blankly for a few moments, then replied, "Yes."
 Tt was codein-opium-hop?" queried Murray.
 Its all a derivative of opium, 7" said Mackenzie.
 The morning of his first appear ance before the grand jury, Mac kenzie admitted, taking morphine and codein, including two tablets of the latter just before the session of the grand jury started. With that in mind, Murray asked,
 "At that time you were pretty well hopped up, weren't you?"
 T didn't feel nervous" was the reply.
 "Out on Feet"
 "You were under the lethal in- fluence of the drug." charged Mur- ray.
 Continuing relentlessly, the cross- examiner charged, You were out standing on your feet" The witt ness denied it.
 He absolutely refused to admit that his brain did not function while he was under the influence of the large dose of drug.
 He claimed that his brain was clear ana uncjouded while he was before the grand jury-about an hour = the first morning he was called.
 The witness said that just before the afternoon session of the jury opened, he took more codein, two or three tablets, and at 4:30 o'clock went back to Bethel, where his doctor gave him one and one-halt grains more of morphine. During the examination of the witness when Murray was asking him about his reaction to the drug Mackenzie looked at Murray and queried:
 "You never took any did you?'
 Stopping short for a moment Murray looked at the witness and replied, "Thank God I haven't and I hope I die before I do."
 The witness said that he had been under the strains of fear and anxiety before he went before the grand jury, and that the dope had brought back his compoSure.
 He said that when he went back to his doctor late in the afternoon of March 9, when the doctor gave him two more "jolts", he was asked, will that hold you?" He told the doctor, he said, T hope so." In Turmoil He admitted that his mind was in turmoil. "You couldn't think clearly, could you?" asked Murray.
 Mot with that on my mind," was the reply. The witness reiterated that it was the worry of his pre- dicament rather than the strength of the drugs which caused him trouble.
 Murray pointed out to the wit ness that he was in no trouble three years ago and yet he was taking drugs at that time.
 T don't know what you call trou- ble," retorted Mackenzie.
 The witness emphatically denied that during the past summer the gas in his home had been shut off.
 "No, I know that it wasn't" was the reply.
 Didn't you threaten to take your life by means of gas?" was the ques- tion.
 "No. sir," was the emphatic an- swer.
 With reference to his hospitaliza- tion at Danbury, the witness denied that he was irrational. T was very nervous" he admitted. Yesterday he denied that he had lost his mind.
 The witness said that he would contradict any hospital records which purported to show that he
 
 was irrational.
 Mackenzie admitted that he re- called before July 19, 1888, when the treatment got very severe" that he might have talked irrationally before he was given a 1ypo at night to put him to sleep.
 Remembers Everything
 q remember everything said and did" he claimed.
 T talked lot of nonsense" he admitted, "but I was not irrational" :"
 Any report from the hospital which said he was irrational is un- true, he stated, and T want to con- tradict it."
 Treatment from hospital attaches to him was very kind, the witness admitted, and he knows of no reason why they would want to falsify re- port. T gave them no trouble" he said, intimating that at times he was