The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
DEADLY KNOCKOUT DROPS
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Al over the country attention was attracted
nv The caso Of Jennie Bossahieter In Paterson
Ia the n-e by men ~ Knockout drops.as they
are called. In the accomplishment ~ criminal
purpose. against young girls. The u.e Of
knock out drops Ia not however. by any means.
confined 10 assaults by men. Women Of the
vicious classes ,iae them In robbing men. Rob
berry being easier and safer II the men ara hrst
rendered scnseIess. the knockout drops are
brought into play NJ soon as a prospective
victim ran he induced 10 take n drink. The
advantages Of their use are twofold. First,
the victim Ia easily and promptly relieved Of
more money than he could other wise he induced
10 part with. A second advantage lies In the
fact that for a certain period at least he Will be
oblivion. Of his surroundings, and in that time
the robber can get out OF his way and. II II be
desirable. may even with some degree Of safety
go back 10 the place where she met him and
find other ready game. For when knock
out drops are used the victim IL generally taken
away from the resort where he swallowed
them before he IL robbed. and afterward Is
left where he will not too soon be discovered.
The use Of Knockout drops by male criminals
against other men Is TO the same end. and little
different in method from that pursued By these
women. The drug il given in drink OF some
sort. The victim may he seeing the sights.
or he may desire TO get into a quiet game OF
cards or into a gambling house without know
ing the way into one. or he may simply want
TO be sociable and 40 ready to take mp with any
sleek talker who believes that all men are friends
over whiskey, and acts on his belief when the
stranger appears. II Is said that the male
criminals usually give a sufficient amount Of
the drug to make sure that their victim will
lose con seriousness utterly. and are often so
careless "a TO other results that many of their
victims die. on the other hand, women espe-
cially II they take a victim to a well-hidden
room hired for the purpose. are sometimes con-
tent to administer merely a sleeping potion
To the Use Of the knockout drops for the pnr-
pose Of taking advantage OF young girls. how
ever. attention has been drawn particu-
larry since the Paterson murder. and In cases
Of mysterious illness in different parts OF the
country Investigation has been directed In a
way to bring ont the possible use Of some such
SUPPLYING drug. The result has been a declara-
ton In many instances that in Knockout drops
has been found the solution OF the mystery
and the further discovery that a resort to
drugs is a matter OF frequent occurrence in
certain communities.
The case Of Abbie Whitney Of Auburn, Me-.
led to investigation and disclosures which in
duced the correspondent Of a Boston parer.
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comes out that dozens OF respectable girls have
been ruined. have been ASSAULTED and nal.
treated in various ways. at these dances
ISabbattis dance hall dances. at one of which
was laid tho scene OF the Abbie Whitney as
s%ault!. The tough element Of Lewiston lurked
around this and other dance halls in the out
skirts OF these cities. and with drugs and threats
preyed uponthe girls that fellinto their clutches.
There isn't much likelihood that there will be
prosecutions. The names OF a dozen young
men who have been doing this sort OF business
are banded around the city. Many OF the
men are fairly prominent. In several cases
sums OF money have been paid to settle the
matter. The people OF the State OF Maine
who have been shuddenng over that Paterson
case may now do a little thinking over home
affairs. The fact OF the matter Is. more down
night brutality has been shown in this Sabattis
assault than IL reported in relation TO the Pater-
son case"
The correspondent tells of an Auburn girl
who was assaulted 81 outrageously y few months
ago that she has been confined TO her bed for
eleven weeks and Will be an invalid for the
remainder Of her life. Her a~ssailant was ad-
United to bail and escsTed. and the CORES
pondent says that no effort has been made 10
catch him. These things jar our selfricht-
eousness a little" lie says. but they make
for meekness."
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