Shocking Outrage.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3168, 1 April 1889, Page 2

Shocking Outrage.

At the Water Polioo Court Sydney, a charge of a horrible nature was preferred against a foreigntf' named Ernest Buttuer, a restaurant keeper, carrying on busmen.Tt64 Erskiue-slroet, viz, that of having oriininalty assaulted a girl named '■■ Jessie Lennox. Senior Sergeant Murphy deposed that at about a quarter to one on March 19 he was Bent for, and, with two constables, proceeded to prisoner's house, where ha arrested accused, who was naked in tho room which had been ocoupied by prosecutrix. Prosecutrix denpsed that she was eighteen yows (Jbe, and had only arrived from Bnßne last Sunday in search of a situation. Being recommended to prisoner's house, she, as a stranger, gj|tjip there, and hte ou the seconcrHut the prisoner entered her roonftd endeavored to enter into conversanon with her. She rebuffed him, and he produced two bottles containing liquid, the contents of one of whioh he called upon her to drink, but sho declined. He thereupon threatened., - to ram tho bottle donn her throat,' and frightened her greatly, and assaulted hor. Sho seized the first chance that offered, and sprang up, but not knowing what to do, darted through an open window and foil down on to tho roof, a distance of about sixteen feot, where- she remained dinging by her hands until her Bcreams brought assistance, She was rescued from her perilous position and removed for medical attendance. Charles , Atherley, a cook to tho place, said that after midnight he was aroused by loud soreams, and in company with another man ran out and saw prosecutrix, in her nightgown only, vjfcL , g to the roof and in a very darprous nosition. Some of her wearing apparel was brought out-when her rescue was effected, aud shortly afterwards prisoner entered tho room where they had placed her in a very excited aud fainting condition, and made use of some horrible remarks, Ho was subsequently locked upfe Constable John Weir gave coriM borative testimony. Tho prisonlf was remanded. f

Ounouß Experiment Professor Charcot, the jpeoialist of disoeses of thetervousavstem, per. formed some strikingexfiimentß on two female hysterical subjects in the conrse of a lecture delivered at Salpetriero Asylum, Paris. There vu a marked difference in the condition of " two women. One, the younger, was keenly sensitive, the other apparently dead. In eaoh case the Professor passed a pencil upon the faciakjerve which lies directly in front ofWear, This had not the slightest cnWupon the woman in the hysterical sleep, whereas the face of the young girl instantly lighted up in a smile. Curiously enough, she only smiled on tho aido where the pressure was applied. It was just the same with' o'.hev nerves. The lethargic, girl ' would raise her hand when the operator pressed upon tho radial nerve above tho elbow joint When the mesial nerve was touched her arm would spring up in a. pugilistic altitude, ■with the fist tightly olenohed, and oo ■, applying A'e p'oM fo vMiVvtilgirrty j-

known iisthe* 1 funny bom." she would lift her arm rb if pronouncing n benediction, Nothing of ihio sort hail any effect upon tho other subject. Thu prufe&sor lifted the girl's led . hand to her lips, as if shn were thro-v------->M .ingakiss. Instantly, the unconscious $K association of ideas caused the right x ' side of the face to smile. It was thr Bbiuo when the right hand was raised, and when both hands toiichod her lips ' the ontiro face radiated the minds .happy thoughts. The young gentlemen present enjoyed this greatly. A frown was produced with equal facility. Clenching one of tho fists caused a scowl to pass over tho corresponding aido of tho face, and the Professor succeeded, by combining the 'wo processes, iifmaking her frown on one |. side and frown on the other, The % , '♦. final experiment consisted in waking the lethargio girl. This was easily vv done by breathing sharply in her fa:e. msM.i Blartod up, her in a dazed way, and then realising that .r* she was only half dressed before a ■nl , crowd of jovial medical students she .seized her scattered garments and disnppeared, Tho attendants wheeled ,*( .out the other patient,, who calmly continued her hysterical sleep.—London Star.