Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-09
THE PHILADELPHIA OUTRAGE.
Testimony Of the Young LADY.

Under the telegraph head, yesterday, we
published dispatch from Philadelphia which
briefly noticed gross outrage which had been
committed upon the person of young lady,
by fashionable dentist of that city, unde,
circumstances Of unparalleled strocity The
Philadelphia Register, of last evening, fur
nishes the following additional particulars:
Yesterday afternoon, Stephen 7. Beale. den.
fist, had hearing before Mayor Conrad, on
the charge of violating the person Of Young
girl, VINO went to his establishment for the
purpose OF having her teeth attended to. We
give below the statement made by her:
1t is alleged by the young lady. aged ~
years, who lives short distance from the city,
that she went to Stephen T. Beale, who resides
IN walnut street, below Twelfth for the pur-
pose Of having her teeth attended to, She
was in the habit of going there for professional
operations, as was all her family She con.
tlnued her testimony as follows
~ arrived in town on Friday last about
half-past nire o'clock I got out of the cars
at 18th and Market streets, and walked to MI
BIS. saw no body at Mr.. Beale's, save the
girl who let me in. Isaw Mr. B. in the parlor,
and with him went into the Office, which is in
the second story back room. toox of nv
bonnet, and took seat in the operating chair
Anal: ~ 60No u1O u OVOh " LUX NJ, and SAID
some OK bis wOrkmen wanted him to attend to
some work He left tho room and returned
after a short absence. lie commenced to fix
my tooth 1t was very painful. 1t was to be
plugged. He then wanted to put something
IN my tooth to kill the nerve. told him I
did not wish it done, it would be SO painful.
be proposed to give mo ether, which con-
sented to. He gave it to me for sometime until
was stupeied. Heidi not continue to operate
upon the tooth. He perceived (sometime after
took the ether that was conscious. He pro
posed to take the tooth out said | was afraid
1t would hurt me. had an open dress on: he
put bis hand on my breast; be then raised nv
CLONES: and he knelt down upon stool upon
which had my feet; he then put his arms
around me and drew me towards him, he yio-
lated my person. Of all this I am positive.
he went across tho room and wasked his
hands. was still sitting in the chair, he came
oack ana smoothed my dress, and then lifted
me high up in tho chair. In q few moments
ne spoke to me, and said he would have to
take OUT one OF those teeth l ashed him why
he would have to take 1t out he said he could
not save them both. While under the infiu-
enco OF ether felt benumbed and ached, but
was perfectly conscious all the while. r
could not speak nor move. He gave me more
ether and pulled my TOOTH screamed when
he extracted the tooth.
gov out OF tho chair and he helped me to
a rocking chair, and then he brought another
lady up stairs to fx her teeth. After relating
q conversation that took place between Mr..
D. and the lady, she continued j." Eat awhile
and he introduced me to the lady: mt on
my bonnet and he went down to the front door
With me; when left 1t was about 12 O'Clock
ne told me to come at O'Clock today no one
came into the roo4 from the time entered it
with him, until tho lady, he shut the door,
saying the smell of ether would 20 all over
the house; I asked him to stop an omnibus, |