The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-03
Warning to Physicians.

A DOCTOR COwHIDED FOR KIssING-sTATE
MENTs OF THE LADY AND WITNESSES TO
THE PUNISHMENT.
A spicy bit of scandal has been in circu-
lation for the last few days relative to the
cowhiding and Touring of Brooklyn ply
sician by the wife of patient, whom he
treated in an unproiessional manner while
making a call. The kissed lady having been
surprised by observing statement of the
affair in the papers-a statement "adding
insult to injury"-she has furnished full
account of the matter, which, together with
the testimony of witnesses, appears in the
Brooklyn Times. She commences her mar
rative has follows:
Ny husband has been sick for some time
past, but not under the charge of DR.. Smith
till about three weeks ago. On the I'd of
December he returned from Florida, where
he had been since the first of October.
About two weeks after returning, DR.. Smith
commenced to doctor him for, as he stated
the complaint to be, neuralgia, He came
six or seven days in succession, when he left
it off, coming every other day Until Thurs
day before New Years. On this day, about
three O'Clock in the afternoon, be came into
my fathers house, on the second floor of
which l live, passing right up stairs. l was
alone in my apartments, in my kitchen my
husband was lying in the room adjoining,
sleeping under the influence of a composing
powder. The Doctor had to pass through
this room to get to the kitchen. He came
upon me suddenly. | was startled and
uttered an exclamation of surprise. The
Doctor said see this man is asleep"
Then 1 went with him to the side of my
husbands bed, and the doctor felt his pulse.
My husband did not awake. DR.. Smith
then went into the parlor and warmed his
hands over the fire in the CRATE. l followed
with him and supposed he was going to
wake my husband after warming his hands,
as he usually did.
Instead of waking the husband, however,
it appears that the Doctor preferred to be.
stow particular and unwelcome attentions
upon the wife-treatipg her with indecent
familiarity and, as she observes, making
"improper proposals to her. From which
point, we allow the lady to narrate her own
story, which she does in the following
style:
When he found 1 would not submit to
him, he said, Well know, Mrs. Ewing,
no respectable woman would own up to do
ing anything wrong" He came up again
to me. | pushed him from ne as hard as l
coull. "Why," said be, your eyes look as
if they spit fire." l answered, "Tbey do
spit fire at you for such an outrageous in
suit never had from any Ope!" Then he
took his hat and gloves, left some powders
and went out of the room, saying that be
would call again Saturday, to all of which
1 said nothing. Shortly after went into
the front parlor to see if be had gone. Not
seeing him 1 turned around and was going
back when be caught my head and kissed
me. l threw him off the best could, told
him to begone, and he went without saying
a word. My husband is suffering with
slight alteration of the brain, and had to
have composing powders to make him sleep.
| did not scream, for l feared that If l
awoke him, what he would certainly do
when he saw what was going on, would re-
suit iniuriously to bis brain. Had it not
been for this, should have punished the
villain as be deserved, on the spot. Besides,
l had already thought OF severe chastise-
ment at his next visit.
When my mother came home, told her
all, and asked her advice. She recommend
ed that nothing be said about it, but that
we be in readiness for. him when he came
again. l accordingly bought good strong
cowhide, and paper of -four, and prepared
myself with another large horsewhip, in case
the smaller one gave out. l likewise invited
some persons to be present at the cowhidiDg.
Saturday he did not come, nor until | sent
word to him that l wanted to see him, on
Wednesday night. Thursday morning, be-
tween 10 and II o'clock, be came sneaking
in the basement door, thing be never did
before, and made his way up stairs to where
was. He said, "Does Mr.. Isaac Ewing
live here9" I told him he was in the base