The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-22
BERNAL HIGaTs HOHRIFIED.

From IL: 5. +. Chronicle, Dec. l2th.
The residents Of Bernal Hghts had,
Yesterday afternoon, an unusually good,
.,ppcrtunity for the study of the nude in
the person of Mrs. Peter Brickley, re-
siding on Cherubusco street, near Cort-
land avenue, who went out for her fore
noon pdSsidr with all her clothes on-a
peg in her boudoir. Mrs. Brickley, who
is large, good.looking woman, with
long, jet-black hair. is subject to seasons
after an exciting chase by eight police
men through wilderness of sand lots.
she was captured and sent to the Insane
Asylum, from which she WAS subse-
quently returned cured. For three or
four weeks past she has given signs of
q relapse, and the symptoms have not
been improved by too urgent applica-
ton of Bernal Hights whisky. Yester
day morning at half-past 10 O'Clock Mrs.
Brickley, clad in the full evening dress
of Powers Greek Slave, with the excep-
tions of the shackles. emerged from her
residence and sauntered gracefully down
Cherubusco street into Cortland avenue,
and down Cortland avenue toward Cha
pultepec. She held in her hand wand
about foot and haf long, gaudily
ornamented with colored ribbons. The
only time when it appeared to moment
arily dawn on her mind that she had
forgotten anything of any account was
when about every five minutes she made
that instructive and enchanting feminine
dive for her trail and didn't find any
trail there. The men were Mortified and
tied their handkerchiefs around their
eyes. The women we're horri6ed and
pulled down the blinds, and then looked
through the cracks. Mrs. Peter Brick
ley, having reached the corner of Cha
pultepec. gazed pensively around for O
few minutes and then meandered slowly
back. Reachiug the entrance to the lot
in which is the Spring Valley Company's
reservoir, she went i'll and up to large
trough of water. Having submitted her
self to hearty splash bath, she strolled
conposedly around the inclosure By
this time the vincinage was in ss fervld
an excitement as il comet had suddenly
hoved in sight. and the question was
discussed with bated breath, "What will
we do with her?" In the meantime a
new eccentricity occurred to Mrs. Brick
ley, and she commenced hastily ascend
ing the reservoir, evidently with the in
tention Of taking more complete bath.
Now was the time for action. The
agents aged father shut his eyes tight
and tried to fight her off with garden
rake, but she hanked him. and with one
beautiful acrobatic effort, she turned a
faultless sommersault into the neighbor-
hoods drinking water. The men now
rushed madly up and found her floating
calmly on her back. One brave young
man hastily disorbed and leaped into the
water to the rescue, Those on the bank
threw him hay-rope and the twain were
safely towed ashore. The ladies now
came to the front, concealed behind vari.
Gus extra articles Of cloathing, and in
five minutes Mrs. Brickley was wrapped
foot thick in aprons, hoop-skirts, car
dinal stockings and door-mats, the only
mistake that occurred being an effort tc
roll up the young hero OF the piece in an
army blanket. Mrs. Brickley was con-
veyed to the City Prison, and from
thence to the Home of the Inebriate
and her neighbors are now using wei
water for q few days.