The daily gazette., 1880-02-12
a Young GtrI
RAvAoED BY A MAGNETIC PHYsIcIAN IN
PHIhADnLrHrh--ALL Tan FOOLS NOT
DEAD YET.

RAvAoED BY A MAGNETIC PHYsIcIAN IN
PHILADnLfHrA--ALL Tan FOOLS NOT
DEAD YET.
Philadelphia special TO the Cincinnati
Enquirer The so-called magnetic ply
siJian, Charles Bonn, Of this city. whe,
as recently reported in the Enquirer,
obtained such mastery over young
lady who had come to him to be treated
for sore knee, by his incantatiops and
other pretended supernatural inf finences,
that be was enabled to satisfy his lust by
violating her person, was kconvlcted to-
day by Judge Finletter to an imprison-
ment of two years and eight months and
fne OF one thousand dollars. The new
points among the shocking details
brought out In the court was that the
victim, Mtss Amelia Corbin, OF Cam
den, nineteen years Of age, who had
been reared In the SpirItuaIistic faith by
her parents. was sent by them for treat
ment TO "Dr." Bonn, who Is also spiri-
tualist. After two visits she seemed
spell-bQund by Bonn, who is a gross,
sensual looking brute, fifty-six years OF
age, and during her third visit, be hav-
lug told her that unless she should obey
him in every parric;:lar the "spirits''
world not work her cure, she complied
with his Instructions. stripped perfectly
naked, and lay on her back on the floor,
with the palms OF her hands pressed
npon the carpet TO "keep the mag sn-tism
from escaping" He tied over her head
and face silk cap, for which she had
paid him one hundred dollars. He then
danced around her, playing a violin and
waving red silk handkerchief over her
head, saying that he would "cohtne the
spirits strength" He put brass and
copper nails IN the door. This done he
,uddenly dropped the violin and hand
ketchief, rushed at and ravished her.
The "doctOr," under fire of cross
examination, became very excited, and
tried to impress the court with the be-
lisf"that NJ there was God in heavsn
he was innocent, and that the iIea of his
being guilty, as God was every " here.
and was his judge" was thing too Oh
surd 10 be questi oned tor moment He
then proceeded to argue the case Ia a
high tone of voice, but the court toll
him to compose himself, and only aus wei
such Questions las we're asked him.
"Yes," said his counsel, "if yo1 are
going to argue the case I'll withdraw"
Bonu said he came to this country In
1854, went to CinclnL9ti, where after
resuming his study OF medicine for n
year, he received u diploma as a regular
physician. "There it t., he said, shnw-
ing the papers, "and no mortal on earth
can lake IL from me-"
"Did you pracice under the diploma
or under the handkerchief" asked the
assistant district attorney.
al practiced in Chicago, Milwaukee,
and oiher places after got my diploma; /;
| dilL't learn the handkerchief uutil af-
ter went to Louisville, Kentucky"
"How did you live in Chicago aud
other places ?"
~ didn', remain very long in either Of
them"
"Why did you leave then 2"
"Because it was zoo cold for me
here"
"Didnt yon leave Kentucky because
1t was too warm for you?"
al was Splritualist-what some peo
pie call n humbug. 1 had to leave there
on that account"
Didn't they coax you to leave with &
rope?
What's that? ?" asked the doctor.
"Weren't I tSsy going to hang you fo'
an offense Ike tbis?" repeated Mr.
Kerr.
"Oh, no. I'd like to see them hanl
me-ha bal 1 was never hanged in IN,
hFa'