The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-17
MURDERED
BY ROBBERS.
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| the bank completely shattered. Reed,
without waiting to investigate. hurried
| from the building and notified City
I Marshal Eaton. Both men went up
| stairs and broke in the door, which was
| locked. and they found that desperate
| struggle had taken place. After some
| further difficulty they opened the inside
| door of the bank, which led from the
| outside apartment used by patrons TO
! that part behind the counter. A terrible
| sight lay before them. On the floor in a
| great pool Of blood was the body of
Stickney. His head had been nearly
| severed from the trunk. The head was
| marked with several deep gashes, made
| by blackjack, and the skull was frac-
tured The body was covered with blood,
and the walls and furniture bore addi-
tional evidence OF the terrible deed.
| 1t could be seen at glance that stick
rey had not died without lighting des-
| perately, for the books. chairs and other
| furniture were scattered over the floor
behind the counter. Among the mass
was found blackjack, which had beSn
used to knock the cashier senseless. 1t
had been broken during the struggle.
| An alarm was quickly given, and all
| the authorities In the nearby towns were
| Informed first, and then the news was
dispatched to sheriffs and marshals and
the police in Maine. New Hampshire and
| northern Massachusetts.
When the citizens heard of the affair
| Market and Prospect streets and every
available space in the vicinity of the
| bank was thronged, and the police kept
| the crowd from entering the bank,
| though many were permitted to view
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Physicians who have examined the
body say that It is apparent that the
| victim was pounded to death after be-
| ing rendered unconscious. Mr.. Stick
| ney, who is over 20 years old. was not
| over vigorous and consequently could
| not have made lengthy forcible re-
| sistance. Another fact brought out at
| the autopsy is that the weapon used
| to cut the victims throat was a medium
| sized knife, probably a common jack
| knife, the blade Of which was very dull
| and left a deep, but irregular wound.
| The jugular vein was severed, and the
| wound extended from one side of the
| head across the throat TO a point under
| the other ear.
Two Strangers Seen.
The. first clew that the officers found
| was obtained from Mrs. Joshua Smith,
| who lives on Prospect street. only q short
| distance from the bank. Her house is
| just on the hill, which ends almost in the
| tear OF the bank. AS near as she can
| remember 1t was about / 20 o'clock when
| she saw a man, rather tall, about 35
years OF age. pass by her house. He was
| of dark complexion, and resembled an
| Italian. He carried white bag about
| two or 2la feet long, which he had on his
| shoulder. The bag apparently con-
! tanned something heavy. AT first the
stranger walked along Prospect street,
| going up the hill at rapid rate. When
I, the man got little distance by the
| house he broke into a run, and was soon
| on the top OF the hill. Mrs. Smith soor
lost sight OF him and thought no more OF
| the incident. When she heard of the az
] Yair at the bank she promptly reported
| to the officers who called at the house.
Further u the hill the same man was
| seen by another citizen. Dudley Cheney
| says that about the same time he saw a
| stranger, whose description PRACTICAL
| agreed with that of the man Mrs. Smit'
| saw, enter mr.. Hayes orchard Tbs
| orchard is n Prospect hill. and has
| frontage on Prospect street. Cheney
| saw the man throw a bag behind the
| orchard wall and then return to the
| road. The man wore a white overcoat
| and a white hat. He wondered what the
man was doing in the orchard, and while
| he was looking he saw him change his
| white hat for black stiff one. About
| Is minutes elapsed and a buggy, har-
| messed to a dark sorrel horse, drove up
the hill. The buggy contained a man
dressed In dark clothing, but Mr.. Cheney
| was not able to give any further de-
| scription of him. The stranger who had
| thrown the bag behind the wall was still
standing there. and as soon as the horse
stopped he picked up the bag, walked out
of the orchard and got into the buggy.
The carriage drove off rapidly and
turned down Linden street. nearby. The
| horse was headed in a northerly direc-
tion. and was soon lost sight Of.
| Mr.. Cheney thought something was
wrong and he determined to report the
| Incident TO the city marshal. He was on
the way to the marshafs house when he
learned Of the tragedy. Frank Clough
reported to the police that he also saw
the men in the vicinity of the orchard
and watched the buggy disappear down
| Linden street.
Later several residents Of West Ro-
chester reported that they saw dark
sorrel horse and buggy containing two
men driving rapidly through the town.
They were going towards Salmon Falls
river, which, in this section. forms the
boundary between New Hampshire and
Maine. The authorities at Rochester.
when notified started In pursuit. Fur
ther news Of the mysterious carriage Is
expected some time later
The somsrsworth officers were as
sisted by police and citizens Of Other
places. Mayor Hanson himself having as
sumed charge of the search.
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