The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-02


HsGEl, a physician oi extensive practice In
IN, ms ely on the charge of attempting 10 COM
ma.ln M. rap" Upon the person q Mrs MANY A.
BOSWELL, wife Of James Roswell. nj Union
iiiii. on The 18th nlt Yesterday the accused
appeared teiore Justic Neiiies. of Henrico, at.
tended by his counsel. Messrs johnson and
The charge.
Mrs Boswell was then sworn. and stated the
laets n thry occurred ut her house last Tnes-
gay, pf. favin1el WAS attending ihe Witness
u iati! nineteen Years of age, for u diseased
Woihh, ana called that morning, as usual. to see
her. The Doctor after making the necessary
sSoh'ina'lon and giving Mrs. j. proper direc-
hands bade her N,ed morning and start
ed OF, she then being on her bed
When he reached the door and put one of his
hands upon the bolt. he halted a moment
"sked Mrs Il. ii any other person was about
thr premises. and being informed that she was
alone returned to her bed sat down upon il,
gave her drect tons rs to what she shonld ent
aud then suddenly seizing both her hands in
one OF .his, he placed his mouth upon hers and
attempted to violate her person. Mrs B
stated, that as soon rs she could do TO- she
Threatened the Doctor with her husband, and
with the law, and That he then released her
and jumped oil her bed, declaring she had
rnisappts'hend"d him. and that he had no in
onof inluring her i'll the slightest degree.
On n cross examination Mrs. B said that the
Doctor had her completely in his power for
rlght minutes, and that he could have violated
her person, if he had choosed TO do So after
The warning, IL .he entirely alone and
| helpless. When she threatened the Doctor
with prosecution, he sat down upon the bed
side for one hour and halt, cndeavoring To
persuade her that she had misIntierS TODD him
that he had designed her no Wrong-and beg
sing her to he silent rs to her impressions, Of
fering to give her anything she might demand
of him. if she would say nothing TO his preiu-
dice. lie said lie had made such an at
| tempt upon lady before, and would never do
50 again. II forgiven this time On Wednesday
evening. after the arrest of Dr. e.. he got Con-
IN, ursn l.
| wells house and endeayored to compromise
the matter with Hfrs. b.; but failed lie pledg-
ed his word 10 her that she had lnisconstrued
his conduct--th;ti he respected her IA a lady
and treated her such, and begged her 10
withdraw the prosecution. Mrs H. was not
satisfied with the explanation and apology
Appealed to her hindiest feelings to forgive
hin if ho had done any thing wrong pleading
with her 10 spare him the NOR LITIGATION of ex-
posnre aud the disgrace which would attend
1t, and offering 10 give up to her every dollar
i'll property and money that lie possessed in the
world, If she would take in the WARRANT; but
she declined to do 30.
George w. Thomas the Constable testified
to the arrest OF Gavinzel, and to the surprise
manifested when the warrant was shown him.
lie said there was some mistake. and asked to
be allowed an interview with the parties,
which Was granted. Mr.. Thomas then stated
the conversation which took place at Mr.. Boa-
wells hoUse, the substance OF which we have
already given.
y II.
Gayin2el, at late hour of the night on the
18th nit. and informed that lie had been
charged with taking liberties with Mrs Bos-
we'll which he cmphatically denied, and
4 sUHFht 'he aid OF witness to adjust the dfIi-
Guilty. The following morning Mr.. Boggs saw
Mr.. and AIRS. BosWell and persuaded tlI.m to
stop the prosecution, ftein" assured that the
Doctor had not designediy intulttd Mrs b.
and that no good could grow out of srch an
affair ~ either party. Witness was well &C.
qnainted with Mr.. Boswell. and obtained per-
! mission floia him tJ settle the matter Us he
thought b"S;, and he had prepared :; paper for
the purpose, and pr. G had signed ii. heior.
witness knew hat The prosecution wa, the
hands of tie Commonwealth. and could not
( hs Dismissed by I'll. mere consent Of the V;ir-
. Tcs. Wines had not tiirn heard tho details
upon which tl,c charge was founded. He trs
t.ied ~ the heretofore good character of Dr.
Gayln2e!. ~ did Ctpt. Allen.
, Thes yitienec here Closed, and MessrS. John
son aud c. uulp argued briefly to show that.
by tn, evidence of Mrs. Boswell, 40 attempt q t
rape had been committed; for she admitted the
fact liiat The accused had her in his power.
when on ts;c l'ed with her, and might have yio-
lated her person, and yet did not do so. They
coniended that q rape could Only be perpetra-
ted by force and violence: and that, AZ tho Doc
tor had Mra. H. liz his power and did not use
! force, that therefore lac not guilty and
ought 10 hc discharged
! The Justice Gent the III isoner on to the next
Grand jury, and baiied him in $1,000 for his
appearance.
btxHWE.-t 5aTl r ItQcI1th ScllAtlfZtf, charged
with bigamy, was again before the Mayor yer
iertiay Tor examination. The evidence PROVED d
that Caroliuc Schweitzer, the first Wife came
! 10 Richnioad from Baltimore last fall and re-
Elaii.td with her husband several months. -nt
The house of ttaspar johann; and that she then
left HIM and returned to Baltimore declaring
that she would not live with him any more
I n letter from The prisoner 10 her, after her
turn 10 Baltimore, read to the Mayor
1. is dated May ~, $50, and begins by ac-
knowcdging the receipt OF letter from her
- II, +
trouble, aad fears that he Will be sent to HE
penieitiary--to | reyent which. he intin,at,s
that lie will cut !ite's l-ri.t!e thread, and thus
, escape the ills CT This world. He states his
crimes thus: Illegal voting, lighting and
choking Il debtor nearly to death for failing to
: pay him Sl0.75. Says Carl, Il shall certainly 60
what say, and You must think of me when |
go to better life. send you my hest respects.
L nave no malice against you, but you must
not depend upon me any more. because l can
, not help myself leave all in the hands of the
Lord Carl declares that he has been born to
i'll luck, and urges his wife to do Il mothers
/ duty for the child he being unable to do any
hins-closing with the pious hope that they
may all meet i'll happier world.
Owing 10 the absence OF several witnesses,
. the examination was adjourned until This
morning, and the accused admitted to hail in
/. the sum OF 500 TO appear and answer the
charge under which he was aFres ted.
.Ssaaoy !schoois.--As far As we have been en-
ah!ed TO learn, the following ii the order Of ar-
ransement for The 4th inst:
Sycamore Church Sunday School will make
an excursion to Atee's station, on the Central
Railroad, where good collation. Will be sery-
ed and the day be spent i'll healthml tmuse-
! | ments.
Trinity Church Sunday School will have
picnic ut Smells farm, near Fairfield in Hen
I rico county.
Manchester M. T.. Church Sunday School
| will make an excursion 10 Chester, on the Pc
tersburg Railroad.
Manchester Baptist Church Sunday School
will make excursion on the DanyiIle Rail-
road to Jerusalem Church. in Chesterfield.
TaItH 10 WaShingtos.- The three persons.
Amy Frank and Major Mcdowell convicted
before the L. 5. Circuit Court, at its last term
in this city, and sentenced To the Penitentiafy
in the District of Columbia, have been con-
yeved To their destination by u. :. Marshal
Wiley j. d. Steel and Henry Myers. On the
route and between Alexandria and Washing
ton. Mcdowell got into 4 difficulty with ser
want on the steamer. and resisted the guard,
but wa overpowernd and secured. On reach
ing the penitentary, he behaved 40 badly that
the superintendent had 10 put him through
course OF sprouts.
Good Saggss,,oa-Sa anle Of onr readers. who
are VAIN admirers of fast tfotteTs, talk of
getting up one or TWO large pnrses TO offer as
premiums ut the next Fair ot the Central So
cietv to fast troterS If the purses are sui!i-
GENTLY enticing, ii il not improbable that both
Princess and Flora Temple could he induced
10 ;ake a turn OF two on old Virginia soil and
that n,any other goctt ones, In the Northern
<tateS would accompany them ia the trip
4 Three races at one, two and three mile hears.
il The premiums were large. would bring to-
gether crowd of good ones aud might pos-
sihly draw ont the siashing black Lancet, who
is generally believed TO be fsst Us tho fastest