The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-29
AN.ESTHETIC ANECDOTES.
A Man ChlorOformed and Robbed on the Street
How tt Done.

A Man Chloroformed and Robbed on the Street
The Cincinnati Times Of Thursday says:-
4 respectable looking gentleman called az our
ONCE this morning and told the following story
this city and did business here during the years
1854 o5, and SO. A few days since returned to the
city from lengthy absence in the West having in
my possession large amount of money. Night be-
fore last, early in the evening" | was playing bill
liards at Phil. Tiemans saloon, when boy handed
me note, signed by friends name, requesting me
to step out on the sidewalk as he wanted to see me-
Immediately went out, but instead OF seeing the
friend from whom the note purported to have come,
met three men, strangers to me, one OF whom, how
ever, stepped up, called me by name, grasped my
duced me to the other two men, and a conversation
ensued, but upon what subject do not now re-
member.
During this conversation l became unconscious
When / resumed consciousness / found myself
standing on Sixth street, about square and half
distant from Tieman's saloon. The first thing re-
member noticing was powerful odor of chloro-
form, which seemed to emanate from my breast.
Placing my hand on my shirt front, found iC satu
rated with chloroform
My next thought was Of my pocket-book, and
that they had both been thoroughly sfted. The
pocket-book contained $50. was so much affected
by the influence OF the chloroform that could not
remember the name OF my hotel.
Mr.. King further says that he does not remember
smelling the chloroform before he became uncon-
sciOus.
He thinks he has been followed from the West by
a party Of villains who knew that he brought with
him large amount of money, which they hoped to
obtain in this way. Fortunately he had deposited
the most OF it in bank Immediately after his arrival
in the city, The case is One of the most peculiar
and mysterious that ever came under our notice.
Ether Turning the Heads of Both Surgeon and
Patient-A Terrific Struggle In the Operating
Chair.
Between and O'Clock yesterday afternoon saws
the Portland (Me) Argus OF the 25th inst, Mr..
Andrews, OF India street, gentleman OF about 55
years, stepped into Dr. BENJAMIN ii. Ordway's ofce,
at No. Is Federal street, to have treated on
his hand. He saw the doctor then, and the next
time either OF the two men are spoken OF is when
the doctor went into the room where the servant
girl was (she being the only person in the house be-
sides the two men). His appearance frightened the
girl, for he was literally covered with blood from his
head to his feet and she was still further frightened
by the doctors using terrible threat in speaking OF
Why she did not look into the matter then does
not appear; but about the time given above a man
rushed up 10 Offcer Seth Sterling and told him his
presence was needed at DR.. OrdwaY's at once. He
fastened there, aud found crowd about the door of
the house. Entering he was shown into the doctors
omce. There sickening sight met his eyes The
doctor lay back IN an easy chair all besmeared with
stretched out ON the moor. The officer spoke to the
doctor and received no response. The man was
also speechess.
Onicer Sterling requested bystander to call the
nearest doctor, and DIR. Woods was soon present.
The man. In the meantime, had been able to tell
in stupid way his story. lie had called, above
referred 10, but knew not what took place from
till after O'Clock BY the side of the man was large
bottle OF ether, and he thought he had taken some,
and no doubt he had been under the influence all
the time. Scattered on the 1oor were surgical in
struments OF all kinds, towels and cloths wringing
wet with blood.
One OF the doctors hands was cut, and from the
/ hand OF the man before him the boed was forming
pool on the foor. This hand which looked more
like piece of fresh beef than anything else, had
eight long cuts in 1t, and all deep to the bones. The
back OF the hand perfectly sound before was slit
open, and cuts or the thumb extended 10 the wrist
Ordway was put TO bed, and a policeman left to
guard him. Andrews was taken home, and his
wounds dressed. lie will lose his thumb. If not the
use OF the hand Ordway could say but little in de-
ieEse but wanted to refer 1t to jury OF doctors.