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DRUG ADDICT'S DOWNFALL

THE DEVIL DISGUISED

A DOCTOR.

"AN IMPOSTOR.”.

day God alone knows. The doctor gave me another dose and it saved my reasons.

Night after night that doctor came to me and gave me an in- It went on AS jection of heroin.

every night, and I found after about a fortnight that this 'injec- ht tion, which was given me eleven o'clock and which used to keep me asleep until four or äve or, six o'clock in the morning, did not now last longer than till two or three, in the morning. So the doctor used to come and give me another injection at three o'clock. Then I bought my own hypodermic syringe,

An extraordinary story of how he became a drug addict was told from the dock at Maidenhead last (Berkshire) Police Court month by a man who had posed as Major Geoffrey Wilmer.

He was followed by Detective: Inspector Prothero, whose ex- posure of Wilmer was is crushing as the latter's story had dramatic.

been

There were six summonses against Wilmer of being in un lawful possession of heroin at Maidenhead, and to these he plead ed guilty. He pleaded not guilty to two other summonses of being in unlawful possesion at Henley. He and these were withdrawn. was sentenced to six months' im- prisonment.

Wilmer entered the dock wear- ing a smartly-cut grey suit, white gloves, and a lavender .coloured soft shirt and collar. As the six magistrates, one of whom, was wearing a tennis shirt open at the neck, filed on to the Bench, Wilmer took off his gloves, screwed a monocle into his right eye, and bowed to them.

Struck off Register.

I was getting this heroin with- out prescriptions. I did not rea- 1188 where it was leading me. I just thought I could stop this thing. It is the last time after every injection, but still you go on.

In February 1929 the woman I nm talking about was again taken away.nt a moment's notice and For six days and operated on. six nights she lay absolutely un- conscious. I sat in the room wait ing for the end for six nights and six and a half days.

"Devil in Disguise."

Then they gave me heroin in that nursing home to keep me going. This time I met the devil disguised in the shape of a doctor. He is a parasite of a noble and honourable profession. I say to you that I did not realise how far I was going downhill with this

drug.

For money or its kind he started giving me prescriptions. Where- ever I went that doctor came top, and all the time for money or its kind he gave me prescriptions.

Mr. Sefton Cohen, prosecuting, said that Wilmer had pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession

The woman got better, we went of 300 tablets containing a cer-

They away and the doctor came too, and tain quantity of heroin. were obtained from a qualified still he kept on giving me prescrip chemist in High-street. Maiden- tions. He knew how it was with head, on the faith of prescriptions me. He knew how far I was going

and i did not. signed by Dr. Starkfe. tinued:

He con-

Wilmer. Both

As soon as I realised how much had got into this state I went

Starkie was a London doctor whose name was removed from to this doctor, who was still giving the Medical Register as far back me precriptions. On my knees I to arrange a cure. as 1922. That fact was well begged him known to

Mr.Why should he arrange a cure for Breakspear, the chemist, and his me when he was getting money or assistant were ignorant of it and its kind from me? they had communicated Starkie by letter and telephone. As a result of what he told them they were satisfied that the mutter was in order and they dispensed for a prescription he had been the drugs and gave them to Wil-sent for by the police.

mer.

un

with I removed then down to this The doctor part of the world. came too a devil in disguise. The last time I asked that doctor

The prescriptions presented by Wilmer were made out to a Mrs. Melville. She was the wife of an Italian and at that time was in unfortunate condition of health. Wilmer was known at the chemist's as Major Melville.

When it became known to the police that heroin was being dis pensed to Mrs. Melville immediate inquiries were set on foot under Chief Inspector Prothero. Wilmer stated to the inspector that Dr. Starkie supplied him with signed sheets of notepaper in blank and that whenever he (Wilmer) re- quired a drug he filled up the sheets, which thus became pre-) scriptions, and they were present- ed at the shop and the drug ob- tained,

Wilmer also stated that he had an understanding with Dr. Starkie by which he was to take whatever. heroin he required out of that ob- lained in the prescriptions in the name of Mrs. Melville,

I woke up on a Monday morning in a state of mind which is beyond belief., I motored to London, but by the time I had got to Hammer- smith all the symptoms and signs of the deprivation of the drug started..

[ was I was shaking like a leaf. in a cold sweat. I had to give the I could wheel to the chauffeur.

1 was simply drive no farther. crushed and I had to get that drug. I did not know where to go.

in

I was going off my head and I did not know which doctor to go

went to a restaurant to. I Leicester-square and the first per- son I saw there was Dr. Starkie.

I told Dr. Starkie how it was with me, and he went out, coming hour later. back a quarter of an

with a tube of heroin of four to six grains. I went below and took an injection and returned physi- cally normal, but, with the sly can- ning which a drug addict has, in- tending to use this man for my supplies.

Wilmer told how he took the Mr. Cohen said that the total amount of heroin obtained by Wil-prescriptions to the chemist, who mer from prescriptions sigued by was reassured by Dr. Starkie. Dr. Starkie from July 18 to Octo- Later he went to France. ber, 1929, was 2.150 tablets. That worked out at something over 23 Tablets a day.

Wilater's Story. Wilmer told a remarkable story of his career during the past few years. lic said that early in 1927 he had a very bad accident and had to have a serious operation on his left leg which probably saved the limb. He was in a nursing home, in Vincent-square, London. Wilmer continued:

That was the first time in my life; as far as i know, that I was given heroin.

The culminating point of my suffering came in March 1928, When I got double septic bronchial preumonia. I was moved to an other nursing home, and for many days lay between life and death. I was kept alive purely and simply by heroin.

I went to the West Country, and 'that was where the snare was set. That was the first time I was given

While I was in France I read of the case against Starkie.. I intend- ed to return but I suppose I got the "wind up." I heard extradi- tien proceedings were pending. and I had no intention of return- ing via a French prison. I have been in one. I filed to Monaco,

I am ashamed to tell you I began taking heroin again. I was pretty near the end when I was perauad- ed to return to this country under another name.

Then, he declared, he was cured of drug-taking...

My plea to you is that, when 1 realised that I was a drug addict. from that moment until the time I was cured I was not acting with a normal mind. I was completely abnormal for nine months.

'The Other Side.

When Wilmer sat down he be- gan slowly to draw on his white gloves.

Chief Inspector Prothero said- that Wilmer had told him that e had been an officer in the Essex Regiment and had retired with the honorary rank of captain.

He

a thorough liking for heroin,

So it went on until December 1928, and then a great tragedy came into my life. The woman" I had said that he had served in the loved, and still love, was taken war and had received injuries at a moment's notice into a London from shrapnel. The inspector con- nursing home and, underwent a tinued: severe operation.

The day following our greatest friend died suddenly abroad. We had all been so happy together; there was no necessity for me to ask for heroin then.

My doctor came straight to me and told me to go to this nursing home to break the news to the wo- man I loved. I did not know how

Wilmer joined the Army in: 1917, being sent overseas in Jan- uary 1918. He was not wounded in the war. He was retired as a sapper and holds no honorary rank as an officer.He has represented himself as Major Melville and Major Wilmer. He is an impos-

tor.

For the past four years he has

to do it, because I was frightened done no honourable work. He has many women, whose that it might have a very serious known

effect. I went to this doctor and charms were irresistible. In 1923

I said, "Give me an injection of he was adjudicated bankrupt, and heroin," which he did a large is still undischarged.

onc.

I went down to the nursing home. How I got through that

Wilmer received the sentence in silence, and was granted permis- sion to see a friend.

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