Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-04
wv. MI. GOUCHERe's CARD TO
THE PUBLIC.
A LecherOuS Beast Attempts TO
Commit q Nameloss Crime
Upon the Person OF
Patient.


family, and resided with them on the farm
in Traverse county, until short time ago.
when left and have been working since
then in Dixon's Hotel, at Herman. Being
taken sick, left there, with the intention
of going to my friend Mr.. Dunlaps, at To-
qua, but on arriving in Morris, was too
ill to proceed, and stopped here-at the
Perkins Hotel. Not getting better, DIR. !
Hulburd was called, pronounced my sick |
ness bilious fever, and gave me medicine. |
i began to improve and was feeling better; |
although very weak. On Friday evening, |
this man GOucher forced his services upon |
me, and told me not to take any more Of the
ether doctors medicine, bat gave me pow
der in some water. After he left, I locked
the door, and think went to sleep, as the
first heard was some one knocking, and on
asking who was there was told to open the |
door and not be afraid, as it was the doctor
who had come for his hat. let him in,
when he commenced to talk very strangely,
and told me was mean girl, and that
was with child and would not probably get
well. He wanted to make an examination,
but I refused; he went away and returned,
saying he had been sent by the landlady to
make the examination. Supposing this to
be true, I allowed him to proceed, but he
lied to me, for they never sent him at all.
He then went away, saying he was going
off On the train, and that would be all
right. Thinking ! had got rid of him, I
did not lock the door as heard the trains
leave, but left it ajar, the room being
quite close and warm. I Unjust have fallen
asleep, for the first knew, some one was
putting wet cloths on my head. felt
numb and cold, and could mot seem to re-
member anything at all, indeed, the feel.
ing of numbness came on soon after taking
his medicine, and continued until near
morning. After bathing my head, he
asked me If he could lay down on the bed,
but told him to 60 away, or I would
scream. This stepped him for awhile.
He then told me could not get well un-
less he stayed. I then told him he might
sit on the front of the bed About this
time do not remember what happened, or
how long he was there; the first knew, he
was undressed and crawling into bed. I
tried to stop him, but could not, and al
though / kicked, scratched, and bit him, !
could not keep him out. He commenced
to take improper Liberties with my person,
and called me all manner of vile names,
and abused and hurt me. ] told him I
would scream if he did not leave, and he
laughed and said that no one would believe
anything l said about him. did not
know what to do, I was 50 frightened and
weak. God only knows what suffered
with that drunken beast along side of me,
but about daylight he fell asleep, and got
out Of bed and went down and called Mrs.
Perkins"
This is the girls story, except certain
portions unfit for publication. The rest
we learn from others. After Mr.. Perkins
was called, he went up staira and found
whisky guzzling, pill-vender Goucher in
the girls bed, undressed and asleep, and in
less time than 1t takes to tell il, Goucher
was out of bed and into the street.
Goucher was found and asked for his
statement, but he had none to make, and
treated the affair lightly, claiming that the
girl was prostitute. The only thing
that he feared was that we would
: publish his name and give the par
I ticulars. He was quite Haucy and i'm
; pertinent to any who presumed to speak u
him on the subject. He let his tongue
=, loose once to often, however, and picked
: himself up of the sidewalk once or twice
one or two indignant citizens taking the
law into their own hands. Threats o.
y dressing him in coat of tar and feathers
+ were openly made, and had he not beer
y locked up in Jail. he would have received ,
+ rough handling.
On being brought up for examination, h
was, singular to soy, discharged, there no
It being sufficient evidence to constitute tn
offence charged-rape.
!. The girl bears gOOd reputation, and he
a statement il undoubtedly true. She is quit
8 intelligent, and tells her story in straight
J. forward manner. and that she is suffere
It and has suffered, il apparent from her ar
8 pearancs. The treatment and abuse sh
d received at the hands. Of this iecherou
y beast is terrible; and shows how degrade
|, and low man comes through the use o
}. IliquOr. GSucher il low sot; WORTHLESS
, brute and dead beat. The communit
}, should no longer tolerate him in. the:
J. midst; indeed. no woman or child woul
% be safe. This Is not the first time he he
). insulted women, but we hope he will nc
1t again have an opportunity. II he got hi
'e deserts, some one would Ill his whisk
n bloated .carcas with leaden bullets. Thi
y disgracsful affair will not injure his chal
b acter, as he has none to lese, but 1t ma
d hurt the girls reputation to have her nam
IT connected with his We, however, firmi
r: believe that the girl was drugged; that
# her weak condition, she was powsrless I
10 do otherwise than she did; that she wa
E. imposed upon and alarmed, and that GOucl
10 or intended 70 violate her person, and BIZ
r. for the whisky he imbibed, whould hay
sr accomplished his vile purpose. Il is quit
is natural to suppose poor, friendless gil
8. would hesitate to alarm household an
{, have strangers find . man In her room 1
.: that hour Of the night. This superstition
10 reasonable, because she supposed him to b
is q physician, and presumed his reputhsiO
It would shield him from blame or diagrscl
o The poor girls experience during the PAL