The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
DEADLY KNOCKOUT DROPS.
..,,- pHtG's USE IN NEW YORK SAID
no HAVE VICTIMS M THE
HUNDRED.

-,,torsI uydrafe 60 Make Robbery
,...t~r - Grimes Against YounE
.,r,s-tIow the Drug IL Obtained
and Administered.
From the New York sun.
,l over che country attention was at
.,1 by tho case OF Jennie Bosschicter
'. paterson to the use by men OF knock
. .,ars as they are called. in the ac-
-.,iisnneut Of criminal purposes against
.v e.rls. The use Of knockout drops
..t however. By any means, confined
~. ...sults by men. women OF the vicious
,. use them in robbing men. Rob
- bc.nr easier and safer II tho men
rrt rendered senseless. the knock
,. drops are brought into play as soon
prospective victim can be induced
b., ,sss drink. The advantages OF their
ne ara twofod First. the victim Il easily
.-r promptly relieved Of more money
..,r he could otherwise be induced TO
with. A second advantage lies IN
3d. at that for a certain period at
lad Ia WIN be oblvlous OF his surround
ard ln that time the robber can get
10 bis way ana. II Il be desirable.
.....sr with some degree Of safety 90
O., he place where she met him and
- ..lr- ready game. For when knock
.r..s are used thf victim Is genorally
. v.v from tho resort where he
owed them before ho 10 robbed. and
...s.au8 is lott where he Will not too
.r Hr iiscoV
us. OF Knockout drops by male
.-.rafs against other men is 20 the
| ... .nl ard little different ia method
ann that pursued by these women The
- l. given IN drink OF some sort The
H may be seeing the sights, or he
r., laslre to get into a quiet game Of
.,-ls or into a gambling house without
| t... ~ the way into one. or he may
simply want 20 be sociable and so ready
q, lake up with any sleek talker who
/ believes that ell men are friends over
whisky. ana acts on his belief when the
..-.rgcr appears. II Is said that the male
...n mails usually give sufficient amount
~ he drug to make sure that their VIC
.r vll lose consciousness utterly. and
QUO often go careless as 10 other results
.-,. many OF their victims die On che
r.r.- hand. women especially u they
faFe victim 20 a well-hifden room hired
fr- he purpose. are sometimes content
a. ssmluister merely sleeping potion.
10 the use Of the, knockout drops for
.rs PURPOSE OF taking advantage o. young
..-'e however. attention has been drawn
f,r,i.uisrly since the Paterson murder,
rr' BOO cases OF mysterious Illness IN
aTs-ers parts 81 the country investiga-
ZION has been directed in a way TO bring
/ Ola The possible use OF some such stupe-
/ t.lrr srur The result has been a dec
lsr.11r 600 many instances that IN knock
-,,t lr1ns has been found the solution OF
Gle mystery ard the further discovery
-iat resort 20 drugs Is a matter OF
t-.rurut occurrence In certain communi-
f.r
Tho case OF Abble whitney Of Auburn.
'e LEA 20 investigation and disclosures
which induced the correspondent OF
rrston paper writing from Lewiston,
us % saw. 1T now comes out that
d.rers of respectable girls have been
.nrti have been assaulted and mai
treated 90 various ways. at these dances
81 laibaati De- dance hall dances, at one OF
Which was laid the scene or the Abbie
Il whitney ASSAULT The tough element OF
fr-.stcs. lnrks-l around this and other
dane halls IN the outskirts or these
st.ss and with drugs and threats preyed
r-en the girls THAI fell into their clutches.
--are ISN'T much likelihood that there
vH De- prosecutions. The names Of a
Il d.gsn Young men who have been doing
II ,ss sort Of business are banded around
-s CITY. Many Of the men arc talriy
nom .aefsf Ia several cases sums OF
money have been paid 60 settle the mat
tr The people Of the State or Maine
WHO have been shuddering over that
Paterson case may now do little think
,n. over home afairs. The fact OF the
n natter is. more downright brutality has
lem shown ia this Sahattls assault than
i O.. reporto1 IN relation 20 the Paterson
clae"
The eorrespondeut tells OF an Auburn
lirl who was assaulted 50 outraReously
ffw months ago that she has been comm
IS 70 her bed for eleven weeks ana VIII
ts an invalid Tor the remainder OF her
/ ma Tier assallant was admitted 10 ball
aid escaped and the correspondents says
char 10 effort has been made 70 catch
hm These things jar our selfrighteooH-
tees a little" he says. but they make
Tor meekness."
Not only IN the East. but in the West
sod the Southwest as well the knock
cot d a familiar method employed IN me
/ run of girls. just as Il Is employee III
| '.e robbery Of men. In cities OF large
/ population where there IS a numerous
| German contingent rascals ready 20 re
sore to the Knockout drops finn heio
which they are not slow TO take advan'
fage o. Places OF refreshment quite re-
splc.able. 10 which German women ana
/ German men OF the neighborhood resort
become familiar 70 the daughters OF the
d. later they are invited into less harm
less resorts OF a similar appearance IN
other parts Of the town. AZ these PAGES
otter "a time many OF them fall prey 70
The practitioners OF the Knockout In ST
Louis for example, crusades have been
Conducted 10 drive such resorts out OF
| business
Many people associate Tho words knock
cl' drops with pellets. II Is said that ~
sone instances pills are used by men
f-i women but the more common form
| ~ the drug OF drugs used h the LIQUID
1n. which Is more convenient ana less
likely 20 be detected by che prospective
victims Tho Supplying dose IL carried IN
small phiai. which may easily be con-
cflled in the hand which holds bottle
from which a convivtal drink Is 70 De
poured and some or all Of It's contents
ere allowed TO run into the victim 3
drink. In New York the results OF the
work Of knockout drops or men and
women, according 10 rne freely made
f'Itcments OF tho police. Is appalling.
The fact that Knockout drops have
lFcn extensively used IN the borough OF
Mauhattau Cor tho past two years Is Wen
known 20 physicians about town. Time
hnd again they have been called TO at
,rud patients who had returned 90 their
homes IN dazea condition and In not z
ffw ~ the cases the patients have died
ir The reason that the person admins
t0rng the drug was not familiar enough
.tn g 60 know the safe limits OF dose
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