The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
MISS FLICK'S PERIL.
Mr.. Hagenbuch Accused OF Entering Hea
Room In Editor Longs House.

An Indictment has been found by the
Grand Jury at Riverhead. Suffolk county.
l.. l., against Clinton II. Haecnbuch.
rs years old, Of Bay Shore, l.. L.,
on a charge of attempted assault. Hagen
buch has been for the past two years tho
superintendent of the First Congregational
Church Sunday School Of Bay Shore. This
complainant is Miss Maude Flick, 20 years
old, daughter OF the Rev. H. H, Flick, a
Lutheran minister. Hagenbuch and Miss
Flick were living on the same floor in the
house of Irwin j. Long, editor of the Boy
Shore Journal. Hagenbuch had been fore-
man for Long for two years in Lykens,
Pa, and four years in Bay Shore, and was
a trusted and intimate friend Of the family.
Miss Flick is also friend OF the family.
and often visited them.
On the night of July 3, Hagenbuch ac-
companied Long to the Bay Shore Opera
House After his return AT ii O'Clock no
went to Miss Fhck's room. and inquired
what time she wished to be called for
breakfast.
An hour and half later it is alleged that
he entered her room again in scanty attire.
A struggle is said to have ensued, IN when
Hagenbuch was worsted. 1t is said that
he then returned to his room. The Rev
B. 8. Hooker, father-in-law OF Long, usually
slept on the same floor, but was away thas
night Miss Flick Immediately went to
Mrs. Long and reported the affair to her.
Mrs. Long impaired the information to her
husband, who is a deacon in the First Con-
prepational Church, but the latter was
overwhelmed with work in the printing omce
which he runs in connection will his paper
and Hagenbuch was the only available
foreman.
Moreover, his next employee under.
Hagenbuch, a Miss Mary Spangler, would
also leave, he thought, il Hagenbuch was
discharged. Long, therefore, did not press
the matter but retained Hagenbuch In his
employ until July 20; During this limo
| tendent of the Sunday school and at times
taught classes Of boys and girls. On July
| 20 after the rush of work was over, Long
told Hagenbuch of Miss Flick's accusation.
and gave him his choice OF standing prose.
cution or leaving the state by the Els
afternoon train from Bay Shore. Hagen-
buch chose the latter alternative and lefs
on the 2:lS train.
Before he left. Mrs. Long drew up paper
generating the girl from any. possible
imputations and Hagenbuch is said to have
signed it. He left on Monday afternoon.
Spangler handed in her resignation and
left at the end of the week.
Miss Flick was apparently dissatlste
with Longs dilatory behavior, and laid the
| case on her own initiative before District
Attorney Livingston Smith Of ST James.
Long Island. The indictm ent followed.
| Bitter dissension has been caused by tho
affair in Bay Shore, where Hagenbuch was
exceedingly popular. He was a member
OF the Carlton Club. Many Of his friends
refuse to believe him guilty. Hagenbuch
has written to friend named Ralph Pom
tiss to say that he is innocent of the accusa-
ton against him.
The Rev. E. P. Armstrong. who has been
the minister of the First Congregational
Church in Bay Shore for the past four
years, refuses to discuss the affair, but he
cannot believe that the superintendent Of
his Sunday school is guilty. Gossip ran
so high, and the accounts Of the affair were
so much garbled. that Long was led to
publish in the Bay Shore journal of Aug. I
statement that Miss Spangler was in no
way connected with the case. save as a
witness OF Hagenbuch's confession. Eag-
enbuch came originally from Lime RIDGE.
Pa. A bench warrant has been issued fer
his apprehension. He left Bay Shore for
| New York