The New York herald., 1862-12-13
The Case OF Dr.. j. +. Newton.

FROM the Pn1adelpha Press Dec. II.
Yesterday Afternoon ir. J. Z. Newton had final hear.
ing before Recorder fneu. the charge Il committing
an assault and battery on little girl named Fliza Jane
Berger the particulars or which were published in Yae
Pres on last Monday.
Lewis c. Cassidy ESQ.,, appeared for the prosecution
George H. Earle. ESQ., ior the defence. The room was
pretty well nled with telgent gentlemen who seemed
To- eviuce deep Interest in the progress of case The
SUIT h instituted der an act o. Assembly for the sup
pression Of fortune telling The charge Of To- tune telling
has not been preferred against the def ndant Some of
the newspapers we g IN error on this point.
There was only single witness examined. This
JOS ph Somers, Of the detective Police force. ie had
been sbnenacd to attend but did not know for what
purpose until he entered the Recorders olee Mr..
somers has been rather unwe several weeks Hear.
iny oi the miracles performed by Dr. Newton w he
made the lame TO walk the blind to see and the dca
ne,r, ana all done IN an instantaneous mannerhe deter
mined to Try i've dollars wJrlh this being the entering
fee he following evidence o. Mr. Somers will be cad
wi n more than IAtercst:--
Joseph toners suorn.--l of detective
police sf hilniei, ha: Dr. Newtons house three
since; lad some aiment, knew not what some,
thing the matter with my kd.eys supposed; pam in
m, bsck aud bones had an interview with nr. Newton;
having been condctcd to his presence, waited until ruy
turn came; after explaining my condition To him, he told
me TO lay myself uion lounge with my downward
he commenced feeling my spine running his hands up
great f,ce, press ng Inc down and giving great pain
after this opcraip was over he said that would lind
lief he tod me 10 put brick At the bottom Of my spine
and would nnd more rclie
On sticn by Mr. Cassidy Well, sir did you fnd reliefY
A. The oply reiie found the doctor relieving me Of
five dollars. Buzz Of laughter.I
q. We're there others thsre who operated
upon--f So how many Describe the optratioo.
A. There were about twenty persons there: ne
hal attended TO ton twelve before he came TO
me; he o,eraied upon two persons OF which took
more than ordinary notice. One OF these was an old
gentleman from Chester county, who was hard Of
hearing he had TO be cured Of Deafness the Doctor
pulled bis up and down. this way there witness gave
the word then the rubbed under the od gen.
teinxns then he got probe and inserted II in his
ear then told him to bow bis nose hard while the old
gentleman doing this, the Doctor BILE hard he
could into his this being the Doctor said 70 Tim
that he was curedyes. he was cured believe that the
old gentleman did 90 away under the impression that he
o. win you detail the operation in the other case that
@ ca ss o. nns wa nS case
who had II said the child had walked since was
eighteen months old without somebody having hold OF L.
by the hand the Doctor then commenced-he shut his
eyes and ran hn hands and down the child partcu-
lsry % the back, which hA smoothed; thou ran HE
hands up md down its limbs thcn the Doctor opened his
eyes and SAID ths child has wors-a great quantity of
worms bunch q them as big as that (pcin.ng TO
large sizsd paper weight he took the chd BY the hand
go his hold ard said.--"Chih walk chiid,
walk; :" mother, lot g ohd's hand' child, wak:''
the child seemed to be in pain; cried the doctor said
it would soon be pacined. told the mother 70 be
alarmed that the child only surprised At the CHANGE
lady now had interview with the doctor and said
she had something the matter with one Of her lower
limbs she and another lady went into adjoining room
whether ahc was cured or not do not know.
z. What else did you see about the room? A. There
plenty of crutches, speaking umpcs left behind
BY parties who had been cured Il deafness bandages
whether any s the trumrets belonged to anybody
The witness was cross exnrninod BY Mr. Earle, de-
PENDANTS counsel but nc new or material points were
the treatment o. Dr. Spencer he says my disease has
originated froa dyspepsia; never visited DR.. Newton
but oncc; certainly felt beneficial effect from his
treatment understood that his
that " the reason went to him. not being cured did
not think necessary to 80 again aware that Ave
dollars was the entering fce and two dollars pcr visit
afterwards
Mr. Cassidy said that he could have had large sum
ber Of witnesses present but he did think II at all
necessary, probable cause had been fully shown lie
therefore asked that the defendant be bound TO
pear al court
Mr. Earle desired TO make few remarks and he gave
half hours dissertation on medical science, showing
the additions that have been made 20 u, such the
galvsnism, &c, &c, that once laughed at This
branch of the science practiced by his client
thing TO intelligent medical men-it s the ,motive
powcrr treatment and wonderful in its ELECTS HE
client bad enected some most wonderful cures which he
would prove the case should ever come 70 trial
Mr.. Cassidy replied briefly and the Recorder decided
" hold the doctor 70 ball TO take his trial.