The sun., 1901-02-11
DRUCCED WITH CANDY.
Society Belle Tells Story Of Remark
able Brutality.
CAUSES ESCORTS ARREST.
Young Woman of wentviIle, Conn.,,
says She Was Abused When BugEy
Riding-Physician and Father
substnntiate Her story.

New Haven, Feb. 10.--A remarkable
story Of brutality and assault told bJ
Miss Mabel Smith, society girl OF West
Vile, near here, resulted In the arrest OF
Henry c, Stickney of this city, who is
accused by Miss Smith. The nominal
accusation against Stickney Is breach OF
the peace, but he 10 held under $3,OOO
bonds, an unusually high amount for the
charge, no fixed to prevent him from OBJ
tanning his release.
Captain Henry d. Cowles, chief Of the
New Haven detective bureau, said that
he had the strongest of grounds for hold
ing Stickney on the charge Of assault
Invited to Ride.
According to Miss Smiths story. she
was invited ON last Thursday evening by
stickney to 90 for a sleigh ride. He had
called at her house frequently and had
known her for several years. She asked
her father, l.. p. Smith, for permission
10 20 with him for q short trip, and he
gnte mis- permission, telling her to return
in an hour, as her mother was seriously
i'll.
Miss Smith left the house with Stick
ney and did not return that night. Her
father and brother Frank were over
anxious, but feared that If they gave q
general alarm the condition Of the girls
mother would become much worse, and
| so they informed few Of the neigh
bors and searched as quietly as possible.
In the morning more of the neighbors
were called on, and general search was
begun.
Just ms the party was about TO leave
the house the missing girl appeared, hei
hair disheveled, her dress torn, her hand.
and face bloody and her body covered
with bruises. Her throat bore deepl,
imbedded finger marks. The girl told he
parents story which In brutality eclipse
anything Of the sort In this state.
Drugged, She Says.
Miss Smith said that after she ha,
gone with Stickney about a mile he OF
fered her some candy. She took 1t an
ate it. Soon after he induced her to ca
more of it. She remembers nothing NOR
than this except that she has an indis
tinct horror Of struggling in a mysterion,
semicomatose state for hours. She n
covered her senses, she snys, early 1
the morning and found herself lying in
bed in resort less than half mile fror
!, her own home. With her was Stickne,
She wrenched herself from his grasp an
= sprang to her feet. She rparranged he
clothing as best she could and dashe
: from the place. She arrived at her hon
on the verge of hystelia.
DIR. Arthur s. Cheney was called, an
she wns kept quiet for several hours ii
she could tell her story. Opiates wei
l. necessary TO prevent q total colaps
Later in the day she told her experienc
!. DR.. Cheney found unmistakab!e ey
dence that the girl had been drugged an
:, at least physically assaulted.
: Her father reported the case to Il
ie New Haven detective bureau. The e
= tire force turned ont TO hunt for Site
!, ney, and he was found and locked up.
Stickney is 26 years old. For We
,e he has been collector for the Monar
Laundry company. Miss Smiths faith
is Lee P. Smith, editor of the We,
vile Herald and a newspaper mi
=, ~ known throughout the state.