THE DRUG HABIT.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16431, 27 January 1919, Page 8

THE DRUG HABIT.

"JJILLIE" CARLETOX'S DEATH. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER, i (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian :ind X.Z. Cablo Association.) (Received January 26th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 23. At the further hearing of the case arising out of the death of the actress • ! Dillit' : ' Ciirleton. Deveulle admitted , that he took £500 from the prosecutor in a blackmail case in May, 1917, and went to America, but denied that the money was given as an inducement to him to leave the country. Deveulle added that he was well acquainted with Anna Robinson, and said everyone in the "West Eud knew that she was addicted to drugs when she married Lord Ilosslyn. Deveulle declared that Miss Carleton was a drug-taker years bet'oro he met her. She once took refuge in his flat because an American officer whose proposal of marriage she had rejected persisted in pursuing her, and tried to smash the door of | the flat. As a result the officer, was I immediately sent back to America, j a Deveulle strenuously denied supplying Miss Garletori with cocaine. The Coroner, summing up, said he was giad the disgusting case had ended, but it was necessary to decide how the deceased got the drugs. The Defence of the Realm Act made it illegal to supply cocaine, and anyone so doing recklessly was guilty of manslaughter under common law. The jury returned a verdict that death was due to an accidental overdose of cocaine, and that Deveullo supplied the cocaine. ! Deveulle was arrested. j . j