"BILLIE" CARLETON'S DEATH
DEVEULLE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER. ■ (Rec. January-24, 9.10 pirn.) London, January 23. At the inquest on "Billie" Carloton, the actress, ; Deveulle was committed for trial on .a charge of manslaughter, for' allegedly culpably' supplying co-caine.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
f'Billio" Carletcm, who had been appearing with Mr. Denis ' Eadie in • 'The Freedom of the Seas" at the Haymarket Theatre, was found dead in her flat in the Strand after a fancydress ball at the Albert Hall. The evidence at tho inquest disclosed the remarkable' dtaig-tafcing 1 habits of a certain theatrical circle,. including "dopo" parties, where opium and cocaine were dispensed, and also gavo details of visits to the Limehouse opium dens. ; in opium party was arranged at the house of Reginald Deveulle, in Dover Street, London, and was attended by "Billio", Carleton. It was a disgraceful orgy, members of tho party remaining in a comatose condition until the following afternoon.] .
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 103, 25 January 1919, Page 8
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151"BILLIE" CARLETON'S DEATH Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 103, 25 January 1919, Page 8
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