The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-29

EDITH O'GoRMAN MoBBsD-AN AT
TEMPT TO KILL HER.-Miss Edith O'Gor-
man, 60 well known here as a public
lecturer, gave lectures at Madison, Nor
ris county, on Thursday aud Friday
evenings Of this week, aud last night =
disgraceful riot was created by some
Of the Roman Catholic population OF
that place, and an attempt was maze TO
shoe, Mss O'Gorman. Madison was
the place where Mss o Gorman first
entered the Roman Catholic sisterhood
as q nun, and the headquarters of the
order 10 which sac once belonged Is To-
Gated there. The lectures which she
delivered at Madison were advertised,
that on Convent Life" for Thursday,
that on the .'RumIsh Priesthood" for
last evening, and both were delivered
in the Methodist Church before audi
ences that completely filed the build
Ing. Many persons on both evenings
went away una,le to get into the church.
On Thursday evening Miss o German
was frequently and rudeiy interrupted
oy Catholics in the audience, and much
was created both inside and
violence was offered Threats, how
ever, were freely Tade that if Miss o.
German attemp ed to lecture again last
u ight, all the Roman Catholics within
FIVE miles should ue a-s-mbl-d, and Mss
D German should be '.doae for"
Last night the church was again filled,
and Miss y German gave her lecture as
advertised. There was no disturbance
inside the room during the delivery Of
The lecture, but vast mob gathered |
outside, and several attempts were made
BY persous to get at the windows, and
here was yelling and uproar about the
building. When Mss . German, Mt the
conclusion of the lecture, Came oct of
he church in company win Rev. Mr..
Parsons, who was her escort, and went
o get INTO the carriage, which was IN
Waiting, n rush was made by the mob,
frig b fnl yelling was raiseu, and ali
orts of abusive language was used.
The crowd closed round VI S, o German,
,ur were Kept tack partially by srrnng
,od, guard Of the students of Drew
seminary. The horse attached TO the
arrIage was frightened and ran, but
Vas caught and stopped, and with much
Itiiculry Miss O'GorDan antsPars"ns
altered the carriage. Just as Miss
German stepped in'o it, pistol shot
1as fired directly at her, but fortunate.
: the ball missed its aim, passing over
er head, and the carriage was driven
apidly away 10 The parsonage, followed
y both crowds, the Catholics. among
HON were large number of women,
nd the students and other persons, who
ERE Miss O'Gorman's friends. 90 ar
wing at the house, it was surrounded
' the moi, and stones were thrown and
olent language used, but Miss O'Gor
IAN was safely escorted into the parson-
ze. strong guard Of citizens sur.
FUNDED the house, some Constables
ding hem, and nearly all the students =
the Seminary aiding in repelling the :
OBJ, which did not disperse until mid 7
ght. The students guarded the house
ntil this morning, and then sent a
.pu,ation of their number on the train
escort Miss O'Gorman safely to her
,me in this city. This affair has Gre
ed intense excitement in and around
sdison II is not known who fred
e shot, but the leaders Of the mob are
,own, and the authorities will take
easures to bring the guilty parties to
City Journal, April 18th