Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-08
burglary and Chloroform----EAew
-Four Young Ladies were Amos.

" AouHk AAoAVH
thized.
We have room and time to refer only
very briefly to the burglarious entrance OF
the "Gaines House" yesterday morning.
This house, occupied as a clearinghouse
formerly by Mrs. Townsend, for a few
weeks past by Mrs. Kent, is situated on
Bluff street, between Fourth and Fifth.
In the rear Of the building is an addition.
a bedroom containing W beds, in each
Of which slept two young ladies. This
room has two doors, one connecting with
the hall Of the main building, n leading
out into the yard in the rear. About
half-past two in the morning n OF these
ladies was awakened by feeling that some
one had hold OF her feet and limbs.
Though conscience Of this, she felt stupi-
fed and benumbed, and for a while could
not move or speak. In the dim light per.
vading the room she saw q persona tall
man, heavily built, with elack hair and
whiskers. He felt along up her side and
arms, to her face, feeling over her cheeks
and chin two or three times very slowly
and catefully, as If to discover whether
there were any whiskers upon the face.
The lady-by the way, one possessed OF
much common sense, self-possesslon, and
nerve-was now beginning to recover con-
troll Of her muscles, and partly rose up in
bed, and attempted to make an cutlery.
Upon this the mar ceased his manipula-
tons, took a large bottle in n hand and
q cloth in the other, shook the bottle,
poured some Of the contents upon the
cloth, and attempted to apply it to the Ia
dy's nostrils; but she struck it away from
her, and continued her outcries, pinching
and striking her sleeping companion,
but without being able to awake her
for some time, although she de-
clares she heard all that was going
on long before she was able. to speak or
move. Meanwhile the burglar laid down
his bottle, and brought a revolver into
view, pressing the muzzle hard upon the
temple of the lrst lady mentioned. While
in this position the second one mentioned,
who slept behind the former, recovered
her consciousness and the control Of her
muscles, and sprang from the bed. The
burglar started toward the outside door,
while she started for the door leading to
the main part Of the house, and called for
help. The house was loon reused; but
it was not until a lamp was lit and sew
eral Of the household were advancing
along the hall, that the burglar left.
Early IN the affair, after feeling along
the frs, young lady's feet and limbs, the
burglar stopped, leaned over to the back
Of the bed to see If the lady there was
sound asleep, went to the other bed and
watched to see if they were, then slipped
the latch to the outside door (having en-
tered by the window which had been left
open for ventilation), partially opened the
door so the light would shine in, then
went around the room examining closely,
and feeling Of the dresses hanging upon
the wall, etc. Then he came back and
finished his explorations along the side,
arms, and head Of the first young lady,
till she regained the use OF her limbs and
lungs, as before mentioned.
The young ladies in the other bed, when
first coming to consciousness, saw the
man and his operations, but were unable
to speak or move tor some time afterward.
When all four had recovered, the outcry
was appalling, rousing the dodgers up
in the fourth story. The young lady
who first recovered her consciousness
could not avoid inhaling some Of the chlo-
reform administered after she began to re-
cover her consciousness and ability to
move, and recognized it instantly, as chlo-
reform, bringing the bedquilt between her
mouth and nose and the mans hand. The
room was intolerable from the stencil OF
chloroform, when the other dodgers came
in.
Outside the window was certainly one,
and probably more confederates, who were
heard speaking in subdued tone to him
or to each other.
The intruder, in his retreat, left the out
side door open. He halted for a moment
at the entrance, evidently with an artist
eye for a striking scene. One young lady
in the hall, one on the way there, two just
recovering from the effects Of chloroform
sufficiently to raise a yell, any number OF
females gathering from all parts Of the
house the gentlemen boarders not far be-
hind; none in what Professor Maher would
call "full Dress" and all indulging in one
majestic, though d%iscordaut, chorus OF
screams and shrieks. was q scene that does
not occur in q clearinghouse every NOM
ing at 3 o'clock.
or course, it will be understood from
what has been already written, that the
chloroform had been already administered
to all around once, and that the first young
lady who awoke was just recovering from
its effects, when the thief begun tampering
with her to~es.-Dubuque Herald.