, 1870-05-20

A Lady H1ndCrS from Her tQuS.
bands IIpuse-NinstY-slx Hours
xToeds-EesrrInl Fail over n Frecl-
picc-A Rescue from Certain Death,
Fton. the Toronto Telegraph, Aay II.
Years ago the Don River WAS the scene Of
one OF the deepest-dyed tragedies which vas
ever enacted. We refer to the co1d-blooded
murder Of John Stewdan Hogan. Since that
period, in fact since the time OF the notorious
Brooks bush gang, the neighborhood Of the
Don has never been looked on as particularly
evening haye begun to fall. ETen till the
present time, citizens who live in that locality
will not allow the females Of their families to
70, even the shortest distances, without some
protection, and although the notorious gang
which at one time infested the bush to the
up, and the last Of its members are in their
graves, still it seems that an oH-shoot OF the
Ted-handed villains still infest the vicinity Of
the Upper Don.
The case in point is certainly wrapped in
mystery, and we know that no effort Will be
left undono by Detective sheehau, who has
the case in hand, to solvo the ine1pIcable
maze in Which the present case is enahrpuded
whether it was attempted murder or not.
There is no doubt that robbery mas commit
ted, and that lady Of the highest respecta-
b1ity has 60 suffered At tho banda Of come
1ufhans that her family are plunged in the
deepest grief, and that abe now lies in very
precarions condition. For obvious REASONS nc
deem it unnecessary to give the name OF the
lady. Indeed, uere it not that the matter has
been the talk of the city for the last two dayB,
and TINT tho public are an1ioua to learn tho
full particulars Of this sad case; ws would re-
frnin from publishing it at all
The particulars Of the case arc as follows:
II appears that the lady, who resides in the
northern part Of the city, Is subject to fits OF
mental alteration, and that On jast Wednes-
day about noon she started from her home for
Mccormick, residing mp fonge street, about
mile from the :" Prospect" House, which is
situated on Yonge street about three miles and
q half from this city, bHt she never reached
that place. Late in the evening Of that day
elle Mas seen stirling along sido Line Which
1sa,ses 5s1s aSsas s% afHs liz called III. sos
h5r intended destination. She must
have struck the heavy bush into
which the aide line leads, and having COM
p1etelT lost her way, she wandered shout the
almost impenehable thicket for several as.s,
until some time on Saturday night, after hay
ing probably walked Bcores Of miles-for tho
shortest distance from fonge sheet 70 the
place whe.e Ehe Was found ia come four or five
miles-she tumbled over precIplce, oxer Blk
ty feet in height, and fell INTO the waters OF
the Uppar Don, where, 81 noon On Sunday, ahe
Was 1Cluu uQAu1e44uss Ii. tud AAI1 El4u1l31aGu
which lines the banks cf The stream. ut that
p1ace,, which is about one-haK rnile
above. Taylor Bross., paper mill, Or about
three. from tho bridge spanning the
non u the foot Of King street. The youne,
1ads,who diBcovere1the dangerous position OF
the unfortunate Vnuoau ran to the nearest
house for assistance, which ha7ine been oh
tanned, she WAS eItricated in. an almost DING
condition, ana removed to q house in the
neiShborhood, Vhere rest3ratiges weto adpz5n-
isteted and partial consciousuess ratur1ed.
Upon being questioned as to- how she came
there, and who her re1at1yes were, sho replet
very iucohereptly, but enough was ELECTED te
lndicAta the namo and residence Of her hus
band, and 10 WIS accordingly despatched Tor
and arrived. during tho afternoon.
She wae. brought home on litter yesterday
md now hes at her husbands residence IN
very critical and precarioua condition. Or
her departure from home she had on her per
son some a1g or s12 in cash, and u gold watc]
and chain, and from the fact that these Wer
not found with her when extHcated from tn
Don, it is su1nised that she has fell into tn
| hands Of providers about the bush and bee
| robbed.
This conjecture is strengthened BY the lax
that the pocket OF her dtess had deem tor
away, and that different parts Of her bod
| exhibited bruises OF more or less seriou
character. She sustained several very ugl
contusions on her back, and it IS though
that her spine has been i1retrievabl
| injured. A remarkable part Of this remark,
Bic affair is that the unfortunate woman AZ
pareutly performed her ar1uous louzne