, 1868-05-22

plalntln, SUED Tor S1OiOUO uhmaBes. mc1sis-
Sharpstein and Struve were attorneys for the
plaintiff Messrs Cation, Dennisou and Dugan
appeared for the defendant. The following
gentlemen composed the jury J. s. Tabor, B..
West, J. Quinn, N. Martin, J. Bryant, E. Sailing,
A. F. Gate, R. A. Steel, J. O. Colley, E. Ping,
D. W. Hsusly and c. O. Cram. During the
progress of the trial the Court Room was densely
crowded.
RoBERr KENNEDY testified that DR.. Gibson
called upon Mr.. Mccall about three hours after
the accident occurred he placed splinters and
baudages on MeCall's shoulders, and ordered
cold water to be applied be said Mccall would
be out in few days Gibson twisted the arms
around Mccall suffered after the operation and
slept but little during the three nights / was
there he complained that the splinters hurt
| him.
R. H MCCALL testified that he had been ac-
quainted with DR.. Gibson for about two years.
| The time the accident happened was holding
horse around the neck, the animal reared up and
kicked me on the shoulders. DR.. Gibson felt
| my arms little and said he would have me all
| right shortly he then tied bandages and splints
| on my arms but did not pull them. Both of my
shoulders were knocked down. The doctor on bis
third visit said my shoulders relocated. Ny arm
swelIed and turned black the strap was loosened.
horse; in coming into town, the horse stumbled
which Jared me l informed the doctor of it !;
be said that it would not hurt me. Ny arm con-
tinued swoln up to the time came into town.
On the 9th of July, DR.. Gibson examined my
shoulders and said they were all right. then
consulted DR.. Goodwin, who said my shoulders
were out of joint. ! repeated what DR.. Goodwin
had told me to DR.. Gibson, who said be would
bet thousand dollars my shoulders were right.
On the l4th of July, went to other doctors and
had my shoulders put in place. have not
fully recovered the use Of my arms; cannot do
any hard work. The first work l did after the
accident was ploughing a little this spring When
the operation was performed by the other doctors
was under the influence of chloroform. Ny
right shoulder is about quarter to half an
inch larger than my left. DR., Gibson put cup
on my left shoulder, it staid on two or three
days; the doctor said it did not matter much
whether it remained on or not, and Mr.. Chew took
it off. l was at DR.. Gibsons Office two or three
times week after the cup was taken of. After
the operation of the l4th of July, mended very
fast. When l returned the bandages and shoul,
der braces to Dr. Gibson, be said it was all right.
Doctors Steinberger, Goodwin and Hogg pers
formed the operation on the l4th of July. The
last time DR.. Gibson called upon me he told
Chew to take the bandages off, as he thought
there was no necessity of keeping them on any
longer. 1t was about two weeks after the acciN
dent that fell off the stool it was very low
stool in falling skinned my arm.
7. S. NEELY testified that be called upon Mr..
Mccall the Sunday following the accident and
examined his left arm, he informed the doctor
that be did not think it was set right. DR.. Gibson
replied that he thought Mccall would be able to
90 to work in a few days. Witness stated that
his arm was at one time dislocated and judging
from his own be thought McCall's was not set
right.
DR.. SrESBRGRER testified In the month OF
July made an examination of Mr. Mccall and
found him aboring under dislocation of both
shoulder Joints. | performed an operation, assis-
ted Drs. Hogg and Goodwin, on the l4th of July
| succeeded in reducing the right and partly
the left. 1t was complete case of dislocaton.
In performing the operation | used compound
pulley. If the dislocation had been recent we
would have no trouble in reducing it. | think
Mr.. Mccall will only recover the partial use
of his right arm. The operation performed
was dangerous one. A subsequent disloca-
ton would not produce the same Inflammation
and pain as the first. | would not recognize a
man as a surgeon who did not use the necessary
bandages, and keep them on a proper length Of
time. told Dr. Goodwin to keep the bandages
on three or four weeks. Before performing the
operation sent for DR.. Gibson, but he refused
2 to attend. If dislOcation was properly reduced
there would be little pain after the operation
d. GOODWIN testified, that about the 10th OF
llth of July Mccall called at my office, | made
a critical examination and found his arms out Of
place l could not determine how long the dis,
6 location had existed. l heard the description
given by the witnesses of the operation perform
ed by DR.. Gibson, and do not think the operation
. was correctly performed. The remaining por.
tion DR.. Gibson's testimony simply coroborated
r that of Dr. Steinberger
r Doctors Day, Stevenson and Hogg were called
upon the stand and coroborated the testimony
q of Dr. Steinberger as to the arms being disloca
- ted in July.
DR. GIBsoN.-I was called upon to see Mr.
I Mccall on the 22d of May, 1867. 1 examined
him and told him his shoulders were dislocated
We went to work and made bandages. l ther
] told Mr.. Chew and other gentleman to raise Mr.
Mccall and put him on a stool. l performed th
operation by using my heel as fulcrum and the
: arm as a lever. l asked Mr.. Mccall if lie felt hi
joints go back into the socket, be said, yes.
then placed the bandages and cup on properly
put piece of board on his back to keep hi
shoulders square. | gave no orders to remov
any bandages. He did not complain of an
great amount of pain. On the 24th, went to Sc
him aud took off the cup. On the 26th, re
turned again, and found him suffering. aske
! what the cause was He said be had fallen off
E stool, aud thought he had knocked his arms ou
again. / examined him and found partial dis
a location 1 placed the shoulders back and ban
s DANCED them properly. He came TO my hous
two or three days after the 2sth l examine
e him aud found be was doing nicely. -Four or nv
days after my last visit be came into town wit
the splints of l asked why he had taken them of
!, he said he did not think they we're necessary. A
another time be came into my office In eompan
{ with Mr.. Chew; he was covered with dust an
Il said he ruined that the horse had thrown hin
| reset the shoulders at that time. He slway
; said be was getting along we'll. told him I
c keep the bandages and splints on twenty .eigt
days. When be came into town with the ban
dages of, objected to it. have been praetiC
10 ing surgery since 1899. l am not a cabin
- marker, but worked al that trade when We
u educating myself. Four or five days after b
of fell of the horse l made an examination an
- told him he was all right.
" Mr. ELLIS testified that when Mr.. Mccall cam
/, into town be was not covered with dust
The case was submitted to the jury on Thursds
moning, and after remaining out four hours the
D. brought in verdict for the plaintiff in the SUI
i 81, 1856. The reporter takes this opportunit
- to thank Mr.. johnson for fAVors extend towar
II him during the course Of the trial
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