, 1875-07-21
INVESTIGATING A DOCTOR.
4 Committee Sitting on the Case Of j.
G. Blgolow, n. D.
Testimony Showing that no Asked q
Young Girl 10 Cnll on Him.

The COMMITTEES Of The Ads Street Methodist
Church, appointed to investigate cersatn ohArgeS
Of immortality aRA!nss Dr.. J. @. DIgalom, held
second meeting Iass evening. Eldos Jutkina
presided, and tho following members Weto pres.
cnt ". II. Lush. N. II. Wilson. D. D. ElEls,
Ja1nca Trake, y. q. MoMullou, aud Col. II. A.
plympson.
II rs!l be- remembered that at tho former meet
tnr charges voro prcforrod ngatnst DR.. Bigelow
hy uovora1 lady n,omberh OF the church, accuning
him with liccnttous conduct. fAo principal Wit
moss, however, girl Of II yohrs WAS not prcs~
ont 10 gtro her testimony. antl her verbatim
statement as takon tn shorthand and presented
by hcr attorney, vas excluded. Tho Cumn1itseo.
aftor hearing the toHtimouy Of MrB. Logan as 70
another charge, adjourned until laat evening.
Tho mee.ing was cailod to order at about
o'clock, and tho rnon,bors occupied themselves
in h,!esullory conversation knt discussion. pond
Ing tho expected arrival Of tho young lady Of
II ypar5, who was to give her Testimony
but she didn't come. Al about o'clock
lsor attorney, Gideon Il. Darbor, cnsercd tho
committeeman and announced to the Gon'Mlt-
| Loo that tho young lady
WOULD NOT CONE
TO tho church, but il tho Committee desired hor
testimony they wero at liborty to go to her homo
and got ii. Ilr D.rbor insisted that all pro-
cee,llurs at tho house should bo public. Tho
Commistoo debated for sonlo time tho propriosy
Of accepting Mr.. Dar,cFa TURNS, but At last con-
cIuded to 20 mud hear what Tho girl had to say.
They accordingly aaJougnol to the girls resi-
icncs, whore sho mado substantially tho fol-
lowing
mot Dr.. Dfgelow first on tho street CARS,
Jnno u, on tho corner of Clinton hnd madison SO
Htarted to lenyo tho cnr. When nn elderly man
stepped out in front OF mo. saying: Don't DO
afraid; sit still" That vah all ho said at tho
simo. did not know vino he Tsa, When tha na
car reached Washington stroot, got ont on she
wrong sidc Of tho car. on ne eaat elaet anu
but tho crowd was too great. then went ovoi
to Field Il Loltos'a and there thora y VA .. or u,
. man took mo by tho arM aud ssid 1
II au not afrnil," and on looking up ! saw TIC
tho Same man 1 Ind nron In tho car at tho corner
Of Madison md Clinton stroess. 1io Wn!kef
ACROSS tho street with mo and askod: Whate
| ia YOU ttyo2" bnid :" On the West Bid g., NJ
didn't Wish to toll him whero li7cd. lie then
shd: ....- --...
10 Soc mo OF nv of1lco2 I am Dr. nigefow, nnt
nny Office is on the corner OF Iials.od nod Afadl
son etroots. ] aid not reply, but loft him. golnt
into Mrs. Hiprins
from school, l got OF tho car on the corner s,
YanRamon aud Madison atreets. Az was wallt
ing along 1 heard some one Say. :" Hoy
do you do Z" didn't look around. as though.
lo wa8 speaking to some one eise' ~ a, tio
cd You dawn to my office tt.la morning, am
; Iii. Bgolows, MI tho corner OF Madieon an'
: ualasod. Why didn't you como down. re-
piled, "oh. cart come. 1 d9ns u,, knoT un,, .1 yGa
. can't COME And ha said: "Well, you con!
Just stop in and ray How do you do?''"a said
: .wllAr 10 You TAKE NE FohI
and ho said, "Why, for nice liste isay, AZ 41
Aad, .'Dut ron ought to 1ememher tLat ! too
son out from under tho hoTnos' feet Saturday
and mid, "Wlly.. no you didn't" protty 500.
l,e asked "But whom viii you be down to m; n;
| office ;" and Hnth.' II can't come" Abou
thou wo lad reached tho cofnor OF Monroo ~
Baueamon aud tho Doctor held hsn hand i
front OF mo, saying. "Now, cannot les yon 8
until yon promiae mo you Will como 70 my o!1co.
Thinking to escape him, eaid, II will SEQ. an
hroko away aud ran homo All won't Into tn
q | gate locked and saw him standing, anu 1ook1n
. 10 eco where wont in
j. Tho mother Of tho girl then testified thns be DC
i daughter had como homo Saturday greatly q q
/ cited, talking about rnan aho had met in tt
a cars, md who had taked to her. sho cried ~
Nns very nervous. and A. last told her motht
that Dr., DigeloW had
n FOLLOWED HEh
Q and aakod her to visit his Office. On Monda
aftsrnoon the child carno running III the hae
!, door 40 oxcitod "a to bo almost in convnlslon
u She shook all over arid Ill alie could ~
y IN 10 afraid Of that man, +
+ he knows w},ere 1 live noW." Her IA
II vas purple with fear and oxcttomont, nut ..
:, fuaily Bhid that tho Doctor had followed nor
Rangamon street, and hhd again 1nelsseo On
l. going to his office.
Atsor hoarng these two statements, tho Co,
n mittee decided to sdjourn until Thursday ose
;, ing, when further testimony ia o1poctod On DO
y Sides. Tho scandal o1ctee great interest htnol
!, tia members OF tho Ada btrAot Church, not or
4; from tho standing Of tho accused, but from !
y Rocxet nature Of the proceedings, and from
J. fact that tho namo Of the grl whose teatlmo
I. il given nboye Ia known to but 4 very low.
II nefereuce to the feelings Of the parents.
Es ere Of tho highest rospoctAbility, hef aatno
y withheld from publication.