THE CARLETON INQUIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1919, Page 4

THE CARLETON INQUIRY.

EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST. I

Received January 2<G t 5,5 rum,

London, Jan 23. At tlio further hearing of tha cus#T out of the death of the aetroa» "WHy ' Carleton, De Veulle admitted hj» took &>uo from tlie prosecutor in the blackmail case i;i May, li) 17, and went to America, but denied taut the money was given as an inducement to hiin to leave the country

De Veulle added that prisonew wcm tha nenliewa of a titled lady with whom Dc Veulle was staying- He wan well acquainted with A Mia Kobinson;. ami caid everyone in the West Kiid knew she was addicted to drugs when she nntmed Lord Rossley. De Venllo declared that Carleton was a drug: taker for years before he mot her- CarletoH once took refuge ia his flat Ivemse an American officer, whose propoi*.} ,of;. mßrri(ic;o Carleton reincted, persisted. iftli pursuing hev. and tried to gmush tlwi: door of her (jot. ■ As 11 resnK was innpediately nput Tiack to America. 1 Avr.-NJ?. Cable Assn.

Received, January '2O, 5.3 p.m. London, Jan 28. t>e Youlle, at the inquest, otrenuously denied supplying Biilic Carleton with coca inc. Tlia coroner, in summing up, saiil he was <?lnd that the disjfustiii}; easel hnd ended, but it was necessary to Vl(vide ho«- Carleton had Rot th® dru( 3. The Defence of the Realm Act mads it illegal to supply cocaine Anyone so doing recklessly was guilty of manslaughter under common law. The jury's verdict was that death W«# due IA an accidental overdone of eocaino and that De Veulle supplied the corn'n# De Veiille WO3 arrested.—Aui -X Z. Cabfc Aasn.