The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-10
MALTREATED TWO WOMEN.
THE IDEA WHICH THREE TOUGBs
HAD or AMUSEMENT.
They Had Rcen Drinking beer ut n Picnic.
EEnnd Thought &c Was Great Fun TO
Throw stone. Through the Windows
,G N. HYnuan,a EInuae


Throw stones Through the Windows
Of n Derenceiess womsn's House.
The Pleasantville Heights Social Club held
a picnic at Sparkss Grove. near Chappaqua.
last Saturday night The entertainment con-
sisted mostly OF dancing and beer. Chappaqua
Is o small town nestled in q hollow among
tho hills In the northern part Of Westchester
county. and the grove Is distant about IL
miles as the crow flies The road which con-
meets the two places is considerably longer
than that.
When the bnnd had ceased to play and tho
beer kegs were all empty. the guests Of the
social club started for their homes. 1t was
midnight. but the moon was shining brightly.
John Malin. Oron Lounsbury. and Fred Miller
determined to take advantage OF the clear
night and make q short cut for Chappaaua.
Their path lay along narrow lane. over low
hills and through the woods. The three men
had imbibed considerable beer at the picnic.
and as they travelled along they sang and
shouted Justify.
About half n milo from the grove they came
to the house Of Mrs. Abel Adams. It Is small
frame structure. set aside from the road in
deep gully. protected on oil sides By trees and
bushes. The nearest neighbor. Mr.. Wash
burne. lives quarter OF q mile away.
Mrs. Adams who Is moro than 80 years old.
daughter. The latter Is not more than 80
years old. Abel Adams. the husband and
father. became insane year ago and is now
confined in the county house at White Plains.
Since then tho women have lived alone. They
do not even own dog.
When the three men reached this spot Maln
suggested that 1t would be a good Joke to
throw stones through the windows and
brighten the women His companions entered
there followed a shower Of rocks that shat
tered most OF the window pRnes In the wo-
Mrs. Adams and hor daughter. who had not
na fhsy Th n
struck violently on the arm.
Thoroughly alarmed the women of the
door But roashs too Tuk
and rushed against tho fimsy panels and had
soon broken the lock and hinges.
their open hands. The victims resisted as
that they could hardly do more than scream
and cry. while their assaiants shouted and
sna wn OF and
Sn n1 n is1shed the more as the women wept
The @ had the9 hats pulled their
dampor on the exuberance Of the three. pa and
after a few minutes they allowed the women
to go to their bedrooms. They then ate all
they could find in tho house and started for
ChappaQua. Day was Just breaking over the
hilltops as they disappeared down the lane.
Mrs. Adams dressed herself as soon as she
Washburne's 1t was 5 O'clock when she got
there and told her story. Mr.. Washburne and
his son walked short way down tho road. but
finally determined that tho men were too far
ahead of them and came back. Thoy advised
Mrs. Adams to seek redress in the courts.
Mrs. Adams went to Pleasantviilo later in
tho morning and told what had happened to
Justice of the Peace Charles H. Hall. A war
rant was issued for tho arrest of Malin. the
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Joseph Hough. He arrested Malin in Chappa-
qua on Monday afternoon He acknowledged
having been ut tho Adams house and gave
the names OF his companions Two more war
rants were then issued and yesterday morn
ing lounsbury and Miller were arrested at the
Mountain Institute. where one is employed as
janitor and the other as gardener
hearing was hold before Justice Hall in
men were held to await the action Of the Grand
Jury on u charge Of burglary In the first de-
gree.
Malin. who is % years old and has been ar
rested several times before. was accused by
Mrs. Adams of being the rinGleadcr. She said
that Miller was the most quiet Of tho three.
He sat by and looked On most OF the time he
tho injury. Malin has no regular work. but
does an odd Job when ever he can. He Ia con-
sidered tough character.
The two women. although greatly affected
by shock and nervousness. are not seriously