The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-25
TO WHIP HIM.
Mysterious Yelled Woman Tries
to Cowhide DR.. Plouf.
A CROWD WAITS FOR THE FUN.
The Doctor Boldly Charges T. Fl. Demp-
sey With Instigating the Affair,
for Personal Reasons Only.

Or. John sE. Plouf received visit from q
olosely-yeiled woman last evening whose ambi-
ton IL was to cowhiGe him, but the willy doctor
shifted danger in the air, barred the doors of his
Office, and thereby sadly disappointed about
twenty eager souls who stood about the Olym-
pic block ior an hour and half waiting 70 see
the fun.
the Seattle Transfer Company's gurneys, pulled
up at the entrance 70 the olympic block, and
ascending 70 the doctors rooms presented to the
physician the following note:
SATURDAY Eve p. N
Hello, dearl am at the loot OF the stairs in
20 me so dare not come mp 70 see you. Do not
fail 10 come down. Yours lovingly,
You KNOW -
The doctor perused this epistle with knitted
brows. "Teil the lady 10 come up" he said.
Down went the driver but soon returned and
stated that the lady insisted upon his coming
down TO her
81 will not bulge out of my Office" again az
frmed the doctor. 81 receive visitors only in
my Office" The driver again retired.
While he was gone DR.. PIouf called in Clark
hcKercher OF an adjoining Office
Soon the tramp OF many feet was heard upon
the general stairway. A moment later and
tlrnid tap sn1ote the door
MckercheT was nearest the entrance, so he ad-
vsnced and opened the door
Before him stood slight female figure. She
held aloft q oowhide ana was about to let il fall
upon the head OF the young man. bat she
paused.
"oh, heavens" she said in a fright, ''you are
not DR.. PIouf, and ne is the man am after"
With these words she turned upon her heels
and rapidly disappeared
DR.. Plouf locked both doors and called up
police officer, but the bold bird had flown.
some of the men in the crowd stated that the
girl who made the attack had said that she de-
sired to thrash the doctor because he mai made
improper proposals 10 her sister Others said that
there were half dozen men among the crowd
who had good reasons, best known TO them
selves, FOR wishing TO enjoy the spectacle Of see
Ing the doctor vel! whipped. T. II Dempsey.
Noble Wallingford, and a number of their
friends, were interested spectators, but none
would reveal the identity Of the woman, al
though several of the party knew who she was
When DR.. Ploui was seen last night he
pressed great indignation over what had &C.
CURED.
al have the best reasons" said Dr. Plouf, ''for
suspecting T. II. Dempsey 10 be at the bottom of
this affair. He thinks ne has personal reasons.
He sent his brother 20 me some time ago, who
informed me that L. H. Dempsey in
tended to do me up the first time ne
saw me. Dempsey knows that he has
no cause OF complaint against me, and
even if he is too cowardly TO have his
quarrel out with me l do not propose 10 drag
into this unfortunate affair the name OF an en-
t1rely innocent party. There is no doubt OF one
thing, Dempsey was here with all his friends to
see me whipped The hack driver said when |
asked who sent him here, that it was Noble
Wallingf1rd. ] have not the least idea who the
woman is, but l shall know pretty soon, and
intend to make it hot for all the parties impli-
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