Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-27
RAPE OR BLACKMAIL:

d Serio,ss Charge Made by Mrs. Nora Foua-
tain against u Physician and u Her
eL1nt-Tissir Arrest for RGpe-They la
digndntiy beng the accusation, and
Ciafn, 10 fs BIdcLsmaiL- AFToinged IN the
AunicipuI COurt-Enan,t naijon Coattn-
Wed Until Nay 3fSt.
II the tale of Mrs. Nora Fountain, nee Miss
Nora Seton, be true, she has been the victim
o amost dastardly outrage, at the hands OF a
prominent disciple of Esculapius, and q
young merchant. Late on Thursday
evening the GLOBE representative
gained possession of q vague rumor that q
woman had been outraged somewhere on
South Washington avenue. He at once in
dustriously began a "still hunt" At mid
night he vas rewarded by running down the
gsme, but the evidence not being sufficiently
strong to warrant its publication, aud reallz-
ing the euormity of the crime charged, and
not wishing TO do the parties implicated an
injustice, the publication was suppressed.
Yesterday morning, however, at the in
stance OF Mrs. Fountain. warrants
were sworn out for the ar
George Vetter, his colleague, upon the charge
above specified, and IN the afternoon the par
ties were taken into custody and arraigned
before Judge Biiley, in the municipal court,
and therefore the scandal becomes matter of
public record.
The preliminary examination Of the cause
was continued until Wednesday afternoon
next, the defendants being placed under
81 GOO bonds each for their appearance.
They have retained Messrs Rea, Wooey &
Ketcell as counsel, White City Attorney Ben
Ion will prosecute the case.
The result OF the invest CATION prosecuted
by the GLOBE reporter on the previous even
ing was as follows:
THE GIRLS sToRY.
During the summer OF 1881 Mira. Fountain,
who had previously been woman OF the
town, resolved upon reformation and to
hencsforth lead an upright and virtuous life,
She had become badly ,debiIitated from her
dissipation and engaged Dr. Bray to treat her.
She afterwards went to the
convent OF the Sisters OF
Mercy in Mendoza, where she had remained
until the opening OF the Sisters hospital in
South Minneapolis q week ago, W hen she re-
moved thither.
On Wednesday evening she came up towB,
and was on her way home when she was taken
III snd faint She went directly to DR.. Bray S
Office in the second story OF the building at
the corner of Washington and Seventh ave-
nues south, for medical assistance. Finding
no one in the Office she sat down upon a
lounge in the waiting room. She waited a
long time and finally fell asleep, from which
she was at last aroused By the entrance of
DIR. BRAY AND GEORGE vETTER.
The latter she was also acquainted with. Sac
stated her case and asked for medicine. The
doctor replied "All right pll Ok you in very
short time" He then gave her a dose of
medicine which made her feel dizzy, or rather
intoxicated her. This was followed by an
other dose in n very few moments. The
effect OF the latter potation was more marked
than was the first. It impelled her
to DO exceedingly mirthful and gay.
She laughed and talked Historically. Shortly
after, Dr.. Bray told her she had better go 10
bed, in the next adjoining room. She remon-
srrated as best she could, b1t although per-
fectly conscious of everything which trans
PRED, the powerful narcotics that had been
administered overpowered her, and the two
men undressed her and put her in the bed.
The doctor aud colleague then took silver
dollar and began clipping" it up. She asked
what they were doing. They replied they
were playing game of chance to determine
who should first ravish her person. She said
she would resist unto death