Show OffiCER ON THI WAS S A I ORPHIN USER EUREKA Cal July 27 1 I I gave an inject injection on o of morphine to Third Officer Hawse Haws of the Columbia and was solicited solicit solicit- ed for more by him twice afterwards but I refused T This is statement was made mad by y Dr Dy Dr S S. B. B Foster the United St States tes marino marine hospital hos boa pital surgeon in answer r to inquiries relative relative rel reI rel- rel to stories circulated about Hawse by by- pass passengers g- g rs on the Elder who s said id that the man was a morphine 1 fiend end I I dont don't know know- that the officer was intoxicated intoxicated intoxicated wh when n he came came to me for mor mor- phine In fact I dont don't think he was but I thought it a 8 little queer that an officer of a ste steamship would want the drug He told me he was not injured but was only nervous and unable to sleep But he said he had taken the drug before and that it had always a comforting eff effect ct Hawse made charges against Captain Hanson which w would uld make mak it appear that the master of the San an Pedro is responsible responsible responsible re re- for greater loss of life other otherwise wise than would have taken place The story of Hawses Hawse's solicitations for for- morphine morphine morphine mor mor- phine phine- Foster told of having hying given an injection of the drug to one of the Co Coo lumbia's 1 firemen remen whose arm arm had bad been broken and who could get et no sleep afterward afterward af af- af- af for pain until the morphine was injected I dont don't know whether this officer saw me give the 1 firemen remen morphine or not I made the ini injection ct on in plain sight si of everybody and it is IS possible that Hawse was pres present nt At any rate well along in inthe the afternoon Sunday Hawse came to me and said Doctor I want some morphine Can give me some you YOU me some I asked him what he wanted morphine morphine mor phine for Well Wen he said he was ner nervous nervous nervous and could not sleep I told him to go to bed and lie down I wouldn't wouldn t give him any morphine I told him he did not need it it Then I J left ft him I didn h hear ar anything more about h him m until about the time the lights lights' were being put up on the Elder The Th third officer came camo to 10 me again lain He Re sa said d Doctor DoctorI I r must have some morphine We went to his room and I gave him a quarter grain makin making the injection in in- in jn his arm I l E told him to lie he q quiet iet and left himI himI him I forgot him entirely after that and thought I would have nothing more to do with him About midnight one of the officers officers' of of-I of I think the San Pedro Pedro came came to me and said the third officer of the Co Ce- lumbia was causing trouble He said Hawse wanted more morphine and and- had sent him to me saying that he would feel better with another injection Well Wen I said I wouldn't give him any more and said that he had enough already and didn't didn't- need morphine 1 While we were talking Hawse came along being led by another man I asked him what he was doing why he be was making so much disturbance and why he didn't stay in bed He said he was was going to bed bea if they would only allow him to d do so so Then he was ivas tak taken n away |