The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-12
Sileknsy Makes Strong Denial
Of Charge Against Him.
HER PLIGHT DUE TO WHISKY.
TAH Stopped at Several Saloons at Which
They Drank Gh Denies she
Turk Any Liquor


New Haven Feb. i2.-Henry c. stick
ney who Is chsrged by pretty. seven
teen-year-old Marie Smith with dragging
her, driving her 10 the Westheld club
house, a country Inn. and there taking
advantage Of her helplessness, was ar
rested yesterday on a more serious charge
than disorderly conduct for which he had
previously been held.
Miss Smiths story is that she was over
come by lozenges given 10 her by Stick
ney while they were driving The police,
with the Bosschieter case in mind. hint
vaguely At the use OF chlcral, but young
stckney denies absolutely that there was
any drugging and the police have no
proof as yet Of the use OF drug.
stickney admitted TO Chief Detective
Henry ID. Cowles that he had been with
the young girl at the Inn over night. de-
clared that she had been drinking and
that he had taken her there hop
ing she would revive and could return
home without exciting suspicion.
The young girls story OF hours ofstrug-
gle lie denies absolutely,
stickney is healthy-looklng blond
young man OF twenty-nine lie bore a
good reputation For a long tire he
worked in the grocery store of +. Gent,
on Broadway. and later drove a laundry
wagon.
THE GIRLS STATEMENT.
Miss Smith is blaek-haired. blue-eyed
slip OF a girl. seventeen years old. with
avery innocent expression she is great
~ distressed by the affair. She said yes
terday:
II have known stickney because he de-
livered laundry here. but l never went
Enywnere WIN MIN brfUrr-- Tie asked me
10 take ride and | got fathers consent.
We went. IL was cold Thursday. When
j shlvered he offered me lozenges.
IL ate them-and the next j remember
was when became aware that | was
was in room and my opponent was
Stickney. I was conscious that the strug-
sic had gone on for hours.
GIRL FINALLY ESCAPED.
II finally escaped and got out of the
room and the house. catching my hat and
coat as went. | ran home as fast as |
could. j do not know how ] got into the
clubhouse | had not drunk a drop or
1iquor l never drank any"
when my daughter came I'm and told
the story II was O'Clock the morning af-
Ter she left the house said l., r. Smith.
the father ''l was frantic with anger
and determined to Kill Stickney. !
thought others must be I'm the plot.
ITO catch the gang ! made my little
girl 40 out that day on the street as II
nothing had happened Some cne-I
know who--asked her how she liked her
ride the other night.
THAT showed that some one besides
Stickney knew about 1t For night and
a day my eighteen-year-o boy and I
hunted for Stickney. We meant to kill
him. but did not fnd him. Then We told
the police"
Detective Cowles said: "S.ickney has
confessed the whole thing with exception
OF the choral, He SAYS she was drunk on
whiskey: tlnh she willingly accompanied
him to the hotel. He denies that he used
any violence toward the girl II doesn't
matter whether 1t was wh'skey or chloral
] have proved to my satisfaction that tho
Eri never drank liaucr before.
DRUNK FROM LIQUOR OR cHLoRAL.
~ know that she was drunk from
either liquor or choral when she went
into the hotel. ! Suspect that there is
long story In this chlorsl busine,s here I'm
New Haven.
When the girl returned tc her father
the morning after the night az the hotel
her face was eut her lips swollen and
her throat SCARED whore she had been
ehokcd TIER ciothinR was torn.
Ernest gcfkiils proprietor OF the Nest
viii, clubhouse Hotel. said 20 tho report
ef, ~When the couple came here Thurs
day night he said bis wife was NOT feeling
well and he wanted 20 hire "A room for
her. lie said they would stay all night
lie ordered a whiskey for himself and She
tonk a lemon soda Then sh, led the way
10 the room
''Aiy wife could not see anything wrong
with her. The girl laughed once or twice
alter she got TO her room. iic left her
there after n few minutes drove of with
The team. returning and going directly to
the rooir. VIC heard no outcry I'm the
night We did not see her 20 in tho
morning but he came down late and or
drred Breakfast
. For two asked my wife
No. nay wife has gore iorg ago he
esiS laughing He ate his breakfast and
vert SWAY. We Old not dream anything
vss wrcnr
YOUNG sTfcKNEY's STORY.
when e,icknev WAS told the nature of
the case against him he sent for a law
yer re said 10 n reporter;
- have known Miss Smith for some time
and promised 10 take her sleigh riding
AZ The frst snow. when We started out
THURSDAY night Ne went % John Lines
hotel ON Whalley avenue al her request
and drank large glass OF whlskey. Then
We drove 10 Galatians saloon. and al
shough warned her. she insisted on hav-
ing another drink % whiskey. We then
drove 20 Frank Shay's saloon and We
each had another drink % whiskey
"she declared she was used 20 drinking
aud could stand A. Then We Went 20 the
Westrille Club Hotel half carried Miss
Smith into the house ard engaged room
thinking 7 would take her home later
1he hecame iii and we STAYED ell night
Miss smiths story that 7 gave her candy
or crpgrcd her II lie.