The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-25
an ALLEGED OUTRAGE,
-vuryex on TWO LADIES WIN Al
ELECTRIC DOCTOR
rhrasts His Services Upon an
,-..rsa. sahjeets Her 70 Iisfeu-
10. treatment. and Attempts to
v.fsrs~ an Eserbitant Charge.

..o,.t go Yesterday Afternoon, ten miE
=. .,pf.,fe the steamer Olympia left foi
- - Constable Thornton walked 81
:; -, - ulaak accompanied by a faan
-. =. -saiked 81 10 the ladies cabin and
Z " s,,,arsnso1 p1iafed ous two ladies. nas.
' - he trisae o. life and the othel
-. vossug. both Of highly -.
aa.ss.fse and lafy-flke appearances. Tae
> 80 srers ENGAGED in conversation viii
-. 49, ,e.,ss the rial estate broker, when
- sil...s ssi Ths,uton walked up and served
= -; hooking document On the elder
- s.a., sgT, she finsaed aud vas evideftiy
2 49,. -, igriiaied. Then Thorutoa's con
80, "a mo s.p and said something The
a a..se-sntIou vas evidently not an asnic
-. s,,s and ia few minutes the twc
sssses and Nj. Jones left the steamer.
rHs LADIES sTATgsg<T
.-or,er heard Of the occurrence. aud
- .lanf the ladies we're Mrs. EDDY and hei
80 s.sss.@rried daughter from the Fart, per
- "A resus and refinement. who were
,s.~stinx for the DeHeiit OF the rasther's
s.s,Ih - vel g for pleasure, They were
-, - fbesr rooms 1t the Arlington hofel
- - sssnssg. and their conversation
- srnesrsnce fully eorroborated the
.ess.s-rrf ab.uf their social stand
- Mis- Eddy greeted the re.
-. vsgy pleasantly with. II am
-, s,sd sou came, sir, for ! think the
~ IN which we have been treated
a...,s's n b. exposed for the benefit oil
,..sss. NJ rsotaer and have been travel.
- ,r,onsjfersbly for some time, principally
~ =, ~, health. We have been at nearly al
n sse health eurts In this country and Eg.
:, -,,,,a and returned few days ago from a
ds!lrhffui yisii 10 Alaska. Yesterday morn
~ mother had quite severe attack OF III
sess snd raj down 70 the parior in hopes
= fsdiSe some one TO send Tor physician
There was a woman there who immediate,
= erciafined. what Is the natter can
arr her. Let noe see herr aud she ran nt
sfnirs before Gould say anything more.
ssrrrjed after her as quickly q. could
think mother can tell YOU the balance bet
or than l.
rgxipgkFir fnHAraExT.
yes said Mrs. Eddy, shat woman
cane bursting into my room 10 q mes
startling manner. She exclaimed al once,
what i the matter With you. Oh. you
-nsst see DR., Thatcher. He has the rsost
1pnderfsll shielda and will cure ron right
sway, aud befasFe could fay anything on
she went for Dr. Thatcher. She returned
With him IN a few minutes. He took charge
n tie case al once and said, yes, madame
can cure Jon without any trouble aud
you'll feel ike pew girl 70 twenty Ioul
hours Think OF calling me girl. Hal HaF
and MIS- EDDY could not suppress laugh al
shat she conceived 70 be n very ridicniou.
9sop0sisi0n 'sTbe woman told me HI
would give me the most wonderful baths
AMI ! had a natural curiosity 10 know
what they were. for have taken baths 81
almost ever Kind recommended By the
medical fraternity. All there was of it, he
saturated two sheets In salt water and
srung them out Then be wrapped them
around my BODY, leaving my limbs en-
.iFely unprotected. | thought | knew
enongh about baths TO be aware that b.
sas not right For the next BATH he wrunt
NO sheets out in hot water and wrapped
hem around nv limbs. leaving my fee
unprotected aud cold.
REMARKABLE HARNESS.
sThen he produced those wonderful
shields. He put q great heavy meta
Eekef on me that came up to my neck
lie euyelopcd my limbs vita similar con
Tiyanecs, put shields ON the bottoms oI
ny feet aad metal hood on my heal.
xss completely enTelopcd. l told hin
hat could not possibly wear IL. IL was 81
ieavy and Cumbersome, but he assured
ne that IL would icel a light as a feather
I'm little white. The Things faust have
Weighed half as much as do aud know
could never have walked down stair
Nth them on. | laid down and tried Il
hink was feeling better. but that electri,
o'hing made me 80 warm aud uncpmfort
bile. rs well as n sryous, that could no
tand ~ Fi-nily during last night IL be
anne iniolefabic and reached down ant
Infassened the various pieces and threw
hem of Ia removing IL, pieces OF cniicis
rerc actually torn off of my body.
THE DC croR ''BLusTEAs.
This morning DR.. Thatcher came Ia Il
re me again and said was well enough
0 get up, J told him he was mistaken
FAs no better but worse II anything IL
ersisted that was cured II would Onil
hink 50. Aud wien said was no better
e was going ta put all Of those shield
q me again ! fatty refused to allow hiu
, do 81 or 10 have any thing mere Ia ds
nth his course Of treatment. lie aske,
le IL did net propose 10 take the shield
nd replied Thai had no thought Of DC
ne 40. a. ] had never ordered them an
ad not damaged them aud had ueNe
sked him 10 treat me Then he becam
iolent aud said that he would make
ost me something II did not take iheH
nd that curses would follow nae 10 m
rave. lie demanded SI23 for the eiectri
ppaiatas and said - would not pas bin
or his services. infD. med him tia
hero was no use in talking further,
opld not take them. His services con
isted Of what ! have told you aud 10
of three little boxes Of Ia
alive.
sTorPRn ON the boat.
I'VE intended going TO Tacoma to-day al
pr war back East, aud on leaving CAV
fr, Morse, the proprietor Of the hotel. Ell
that h. give II 10 DR.. Taatche-
We considered thar ample compea
alton for his services. for he had done u
iothlne hul harm, Mr Morse advised e
o continue on our i0uracy. without payinN
ny attention a. Or. fhatehcr's threats
We had started aud lad gotten aboard o
he boat, when we were stopped. as vol
ave heard. The suit Is brought by Mr.
.hayer, who lives IN this CITY ard who {
he woman who came bursting Into M
nom aud brought us. Thatcher NJ unso
iplted We cannot understand wis
he has "a do With IL, as she told rs ID,
hields belonged 10 Or Thatcher, aud VI
ave never seen her since the hrst tim,
he came INTO this toom nesidcs. on thi
,osi be acted ~ though he We're tue prln
'ipai 10 The matter, Tor he offered 70 seth
! Ter See. We werS ~ Thoroughly intlignan
sat w NEA NNt tpiotGtf ais AilNA ittf a ~ 7
ieneni, but determined TO remain owe
ma let the court decide IT, n Is the mos
unpleasant experience we have ever has
u travelling. aud I wish yon wnuld ms
MENTION TIE place Of enr residence 81 tina
iaF friends NAV not recognise MS"
Nc. Jones, who was " IN the ladies og
ne steamer when the officer appeared. wa
Introduced 10 them few days axe, by
prominent business man who hat been In
iriasely acquainted with Mrs. Eddy's hos
aand during his life Mg. JoueS droy,
lnem about the city, aud they looked a
sosae desirable pieces III property. as thej
had n desire 10 iAveAl IN seattle.
\ reporter tried 90 see "nr" ThAtche
as evening 10 allow him "a make a state
neat, bus be could not be found a; tbs
lessi. The case il set for trial al 10 o'clocl
as morning in Justice soderbesg'