The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-24


The LATE OUTRAGE Is SAN FRAN
cIsc0.-Thc San Francisco Bulletin of
july 9th gives the annexed particulars
in regard TO the examination Of DR.. j. r.
Sprowl, for an offence lately mentioned 10
the Union:
DR.. j. r. sprowl, "inspired" physician,
was examined before Judge Rix to-day,
on charge Of rape. The testimony of
the complaining witness was positive in
support Of the complaint, but Of such a
character as TO preclude It's publication in
detail. The outrage was committed Ju-
" 4th, after the display of fireworks, near
Market street, defendant threatening 10
kill the little girl il shc gave any alarm or
exposed his acts. The girl il an orphan,
and on the following day she related the
matter 10 Mrs. Nichols, with whom she bad
| been living since May last. That lady bro,
| Sprowl iato the presence of the girl and re.
lated her story 10 him. lie said an evil spi.
rit bad entered tho little girl. and he must
exercise it; that il caused her - lie about
him; and that in few days Mrs Nlchuis
would see a vision which would convince
her that he was innocent of the alleged
crime, aud that all that he had ever done
/ for the child bad been directcd by the an
gels.
| To-day when case the was called Sprow
was brought in Court. The room was clear,
cd OF spectators, aud the testimony Of the
child and Mrs. Nichols taken, but Spfow
chose not to hear any of it. When the
girl had concluded, Judge Rix called The
| prisoner to him and rehcarsed her testi
mony, asking him what he had 10 say.
| Sprowl stood up by the side of the Judge
raised his hand aud exclaimed :"I am moi
in this tribunal 10 answer to it for any
thing; am here to do the will of M,
Heavenly Father / deny this charge il
toto, and your Honor viii be convinced
but by nothing that | shall say or try Il
prove. did not choke the girl; | said
How dare your and slapped her in tn,
face" He then sat down and Mrs. Mic
hols gave her testimony, which was yerl
long. She denied that she is a spiritual
ist, free lover, foriune.teller, or anything
Of the kind, and said she believed th,
whole thing to be delusiou, and in thi
case at least, to her certain knowledge, /;
most dangerous and pernicious one.
Mrs Nichols said her own eyes were sui
iicient ~ see that be was conenmmate vii
lain, and that she would write to the girl
father, up country. 10 come and take care o
her. He then went away, but returned an,
told her the girls father was dead the spir
its had told him so. The child was afrai,
Of him, and he offered to mesinerize her
and to give her money -four bits and tw
bitsl if she would say and do what he di
rected. Mrs. Nichols told him he shoul
have no further control over tho child, an
that he must leave. lie did so but cam
back again last week and brought writes
communication, purporting to have bee
dictated by the spirits, in which Mrs, Mich
OILS was directed to place the csild in an asy
lum for certain length of time, but undo
no circumstances was he to lose control @
her. The child declared positively that sh
would kill herself before she would ever &
to or be confined in any place where he coul
have access to her, and that she would Gel
tainly expose him. At this he sprang fol
ward and seized her by the throat. Mrs
Nichols caught him, pulled his hand off tn
child's throat and pushed him out of Oh
room. She then went to theChief of Pt
lice, and the complaint on which SproN
was arrested was made out.
sprowI gave no heed to the witnesses, and whe
their testimony was ended, the Court told him h
had a right to make statement He arose an
said: " Your honor, have nothing to say excel
10 proclaim before you all that / an wholly inns
cent of this crime. You, and these witnesses, an
these officers are only the instruments in th
hands of the higher powers to put me through tn
siege. 1t was decroed that must go through th
siege In fow days you will all be convinced
but il will not be by any word of mine; but sa
you will be convinced" lie was ordered to AZ
pear before tho County Court, and was asked II h
desired bail. mo-" he replicd, "I want nothin
more / want no bail This is the SIEGE"
n He is a man apparently forty five years of ag
partially bald, thin faced, with high cheek bone
, and cars which almost lop forward. and there is
vicious smile playing about his mouth. He seen
to have no practical appreciation Of anythin
around him. The victim is pretty little girl
eleven years. She is very intellectual and reaC
and writes remarkably we'll. She viii be place
in some good family by Chief Crowley, where 81
| can be properly cared for and protected. s5