Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-30
TIL. Ou,r.pe on Li,le Lester.

Concerning the "spiritualistic" outrage
upon Miss Lester, concerning which we
have had only an obscure telegram, the
AAa of Tuesday gives the following &C
count:
"we are informed by gentleman whose
reliability is undoubted, that on Saturday last
an outrageous assault was committed upon
LADY, living in the southern part Of this city,
while confined to her sick bed. The person
upon whom the assault and outrage were
committed is an estimable lady Of great en-
terprise, possessing high literary attainments
and scholarly refinement, and Is well known
BY her connection with the Hesperian, which
her labors have elevated to respectable po-
sition among the periodicals Of the day. The
circumstances are as follows: During the past
week she has been lying very ill, having fire.
quent attacks Of syncope, which have been
quite alarming from the fact that some Of her
relatives have died in similar condition; but
on Saturday there was evidence Of great i'm
proyement, and hope was entertained Of her
speedy recovery. As the nurse had become
greatly fatigued by her constant watching,
she was induced to retire to bed in an ad-
Joining room, while lady friend would wait
upon'the invalid; but no sooner had "tired
natures sweet restorer" breEthed the lethean
balm upon the vearied lids, than the sup
posed friend was seized with "spasm" Of
superior stupidity, supposed by her to be
knowledge from the spirits Of the departed,
when she moved silently and quickly away,
calling in another woman of the 'faith, ac-
compSnied BY male calling himself "Dr-,
Clairvoyant, Physician, etc, and the trio were
going to work miracles. During this arrange
ment the sick lady knew nothing of what was
being done, nor knew the strange woman and
man who had entered her house. When
they saw that she had no friend by her side,
the rude monster threw off his coat, rolled
up his sleeves and rushed to the bed, seized
the head of the feeble lady violently, and
moved it about in the most rude manner, ap-
plyine hot water to her temples and forehead,
which the attendant crinolines brought for
his use, then pressed upon her chest, and
basely attempted to remove the clothes from
her body, which he would have accomplish
ed had she not wildly caught hold of them
and screamed in terror for her nurse. The
effort caused him to relax his hold Of the
clothes, and place his hand over her mouth
to prevent her from making a noise
swearing he would have no one in the
room who was not in favor Of what he was
doing. All Of this. time those women
who were present. and who have dis
graeed their sex, offered no resistance but
rather smiled approval of the outrage upon
noble woman in distress. We forbear giving
their names at present, as they may soon ap-
pear upon the records OF the Police Office,
when the press will be at liberty to make use
Of them: Before any further violence was
done-h any was intended-a gentleman
Ilz.l. Ill Al Il.
" changed. The lady was found in an
alarming state Of excitement and exhaustion
and had no one come to her rescue she
might have fallen into fatal syncope. This
infamous outrage should be warning to all,
and ought 70 be enough to sieken and disgust
every intelligent mind with spiritual medi-
ums and spiritual doctors,