, 1877-09-10
A ST. LOUIS SCANDAL.
An Arietocratic Doctor Convicted Of
Wife-Roating.
The Testimony Of the Victim and 81
Her Daughter.
An Unfounded Allegation Of the 1ady's
1nsanity.
Row tbs Duetsr Trtated q CsEplt sf iii
CltIdre8.


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auv of t>n n,ncrs here.
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il"'neopathe phyele''" " 'a'se auu s.ss
EiFncilce, living on tue eofoeF ei *cn'f'seschth
trc,t anil Washington ayet1ur,-a ncightnrtonl
whose Inhabitants nro in the habit Of considering
thcnfelsm ala",s eoe entc y, tae ., s''s. ipo ".
oilrrHc OF which TUG noceo' son"i s1 acea'cn III
cnurt wns TINT III Hlfe-bcatfnE. The bcaslnK oc-
currc,l late on Saturday nigI't and, as tIe news
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eir'cace was "s'cly HnoMn " Aohaa5 saoiu,'s'
at1 consequently tue courtroom Wis crowded,
Ia large rrlny Of spectators, male ami female,
being provided from the lnost lls',ln nablc quar-
a., ~ ~, cttv f,f rour,c. M nrenara.
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t!oh tlaa necn n'nae ~! tns ss..Ir ~,
tlon Of 81 distinguished IN asse'ob!a:e ana INC
consequence was that that pafs ol tle court
room which !s devoted Ia spectators was occu-
ntcd with p,ot1ey crowd. wherc roustalIouts
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a'a Indies oi known position III d. LOUIS sosic,
ty. cfoowel orc apotlcr Tor room, and pushed
aud foatlcl In good republican style, in q cUnl-
mon e]rort tn cet front seat Of standing
~ne"co Rooa Wy" ..,, ~ t"o "''e">A"' A1''- '4''
witnesses might be oota'nea.
'rho ease WIS called ut II o'clock, and, when
! Dr., Phclan, very handsome and
QUITE An,s1oen.11e;1ook'so ,',,, Of, ossr1E1An
c'aa IN On iFferEoaetlae'o n,ask sait, ana prs.
sentina the calm and dIgnliie,laPpcaraneo which
aptertalns 10 slitTfss1nl mcllca! tfaetitloners,
plead hls own ease, cotn!no!!on afoso IN tic
courtroom which 4 took the Marshal minute
or noro to 4uell. DurlnE the tfial, the
syInpAhy OF tic audience WIN INC assaulted
| latlV anu thclr rcprubattun OF TITO defendants
eontlnct, wcrc frclucntlY shown IN a % mont u1l-
n,tstaknblc manner, aud once or t,s!ce It wns
only alter repeated calls for silence TINT quiet
was rrstore1. .
course, tho 'a.ly, who announced hcr full naH1e
| as Mrs Mary I. plelan, attl who told her
story with stralFtt1orWar1tiess whieEl car.
tea soystion WY u. nes stosy, to!a y se
She had. on tl,o cTontns ot sunday thc ~ inst,
| gur1 to st. BFidgct's Church, same which
her husband attended, thougl lo vent alono,-
alni, IN returning hpmc Ut about ln ti'e evJr,-
lnu, she waA .net At thu gardcrs-yatv by l!er hue
RalNit who. nstcr nccuel1lE hcr of having fol.
lowca him homo from church,
kSockxp Her noWN AND assaulted nHR,
ncck,-une nf tfc blDws raising largu lump,
whicl! stw showed To her daughter wlc'l, hftcr
ekaptpg from her 9ksauEters she succeeded in
reaching her rooI,, Here efio a1Id hor daughter
lat Tor stIAo time, tie latter apply 'ilg soi!lu
soothtpg remedies to the wounds which she
| had just received at her luslland's llaihts.
After two hours had elapsel they de-
cidsl To ~, to tho bathroom togctslerc,
y % which thcy ha'i 70 pass through
the Docthr's bedroom. IN 1HasathH through
they tried 10 do 50 rs quietly as possible, atld
sa.xrcdstl IL scael1iIg tl'er destination without
Disturbing tue s'ecEcs' bn tte why pack, low
uvef. tio JoetGt W. e'tcr ,, 9waAe OF u.ey nat
penetl T., WIKI hIn, tor tAes uni balc'y taatesed
lits r,otn whcEl hu Jumped up AMI cft!si cut,
Don't comc ~ through my room. Ut wi!! tnur.
:1oor, but be tnfcfscpted hcr caught ller ~ ts
bair, klocked Agr down. anu again adintnlstercd M
uFubbinE 10 hcf Win MS nats. 4lln woman
got from him oncc pf twfec, anu trcd 70 get to
but H. this sl,u was follcd. Flaaily ho caught
hcr III his nrls and dfaggeu her to tue Btairtasc1
OVER WHICH us hAFtkAlTsDTo THROW Hfit"
IN tho meantime, ho"cser, inc dalEhtef,
| Tlloac Testimony cotfoo0EateQ thak u nef
mother Ill every Particular, laH sat.tcdeo IN
alarming tftc khel!slposs, ahd, uc1ufp TIC
doetor could succtetl In inndlnS his ostter,ia'f
over thu 9ahaatcEs: police-olslccr, followed Nv
cxludrc Terry, Of the Circuit Court, aud o.irr
citlzcns. brokctnts Tue house, a'id elcctcsl tho
rescue o{ t!Io iauf ai'A the arrest 0! hrr W.
saulter. III tlls wile's a.. oVidencet sllo testified
that INC Doetor'h conuuct toward ll9t WIS uni
tormly brutal; that lle bull on several previous
otIassoiis asbaultel hef; anu tAat 9aeeIlh le1l9
-la Ind tsrown iicf To tl1 ground with Such
force as to ronter t!cr senselcss.
Ia!u ortlenee o. the aauehteFCa young iauy
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given by THO mothcs; and shu also statea ttIat
buy father had been, until three months a.u,
~ tlle habit q oeatalg lcs' Ut which ttHc lsa~-
oyer, shp lett llone aud cIKat:ct! herself ns
sacsWoman IN = downtown retail dEy1.9ooa
cstanls!!,.lot,t. se hai teturlleu hottu on1y
md % I'D So onlx aoon e THU the soeitato @ on Of ' out,'
hes pArents, aud solemn prolatsu from her
father tint altc Would respect hrr wonanhooA
| ~ future, nnu not again subject hor " lhe tp-
dignity ol corporal punishment
Thu evidence was further susta'ne1 BY tha
tcst!lnony y Gx7Julue Terry, ot the Circuit
| fnIrt. Hilu L. III. fiEtuH. ht1th EE6ft1GDt In TIM