The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-02
GOTTscHALK IN A NEW ROLE
His disgraceful Istrigues in san Frau-
ciscs-EIe Is compelled 60 leave
the City in Disguise.


sax FRsVCrsco. Cal, Oct. s.
The newspapers of this stats have been
ringing for a number ef davs with the de-
taiis Of q scandalous Transaction that occur-
red Al the Pacihe female college, near oak
land just ac7oss the bsy from this city. aot
long since. The parties % the adsir
were two young ladies ot this ciiy, Aliss
| feck and Miss Able, and Louis nj. Cots
I chalk, The Pianist, and Le GAY, a fashion
able halter on Commercial street.. A hrieE
history Of the affair may not prove uuinier-
esting % yoar readers, as showing come
1 thingoi san Francisco life The two Young
ladiesi whose names are given above, were
the daughters Of respectable parents DO this
l city, and had been attending the Oakland
4 college for considerable time. They were
there when Gottschalk came 20 this country.
/ How he made the acquaintance Of the glris
/ q not cleari7 established; but be did know
I them 10 their eterEal run. 0ne evening
| 6ottschslk and Le Gay len this city in an
/ open boat, crossed the bay 70 OAKLAND, a
distance Of eight miles, and proceeded in
carriage y the Cnliegc. = short Stance frum
the town, The girls we're appriscd of their
coming and got out Of the college by q de-
ception played On the principai. They
were dressed only IN their night clothes.
their other garments being hii outside.
carriage, aud away the party droye % q
hotel kept hy a Fsenchman near the bridge
which spans en- arm OF the bay that runs up
between oakland aud San Antonio. and
then drove % another hotel, whore tkey rc-
manned tll near morning.
At the college, In the meanlmc. q storm
was brewing. The matron of the iustiu-
ton had missed the girls, aad they we're
diligently searched for al over the building.
No trace Of them c1u "a be found. Tho stars
were growing pale ere the guilty girls awokc
70 their true position, aud became snxi0us
TO return 70 the college. They got into the
carriage and were rolled away b the iusu-
tlt a. As they were trying to steal Iu,
they were confronted By the principal. The
trembling girls were taken before The mat
ron, and there they Acknowledged to their
guilt They were expelled from the c..-
lege, aud their parents took them home. I
The story soon got on the Streets Of san
Francisco, and 6nally the newspapers told l
al about it. The indignation Of the people [
against Gottschalk ana his halter compau- I
ion was great, and tar and feathers was I
freely talked Of. Le Gay subscribe3 % an I
AFFIDAVIT, stating That he had no criminal I
connection with the girl he was with. The |
girl and himself were guilty Of su indiscro- I
son, he said, but nothing more. Of course I
people believed as much of the sihdavit as |
they chose. The terror Of Gotischalk was I
perfectly ridiculous. He saw a pistol in I
everything, and an aycnger wherever be I
went HIS foara grew up1n him az such an I
alarming rate that he sneaked % the city ]
PRISON enc evening. snd requested 10 be I
locked up % ave hUm from the fury Of the I
populace. The prison keeper complied with /
his request, and took the poor, trembling I
wretch inside, and closed the pondc7ous I
door. Gottschalk was still aflaid that be I
might be caught. end wanted 90 go into a I
cell. The prison wss nearly FUN. and the
keeper was compelled % put him IN With
negro and Chinaman. He said he did nos
leduce the girl, but that she seduced him.
The steamship Colorado was advertised %
sail on the following day for Panams. 6ottl-
chalk was afraid of an aveuging bullet. and
be resolved 20 leave on the Colorado sud 20
70 New York Disguised as an "h0uest
miner from Dutch Flat, the eminent pi-
snist" walked across the stage plank on
board the steamer. Not even the "lcading
,itizcus," who had rendered him 90 many
areweu concerts, could have detected M
he fascinating roae, the irresistible gallant.
he distinguished Gottschalk, iu the dirty
ooking individual who went limpng acrost
he stage plank Of the Colorado. As soon as
be got on board the ship he procured state
'som, went into it, aud hired a man 90 keep
guard over him until the ship leit the har-
Dor. THIS was the manner Ia which Colts
'halk len Us.