South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-13
A BoRNED DOCTOR.
Il Negro tcho cures the Sick " Wid dis ne,
Right han"

Right han"
Upon the examination Yesterday morn
ing before the Recorder of Morris TAYLOR
accused of administering poison to Mary
Ann Tolden in a glass of soda water,
DIR. Thomas Taylor, colored gem man"
was called to the stand rs witness for
the State. The doctor is small sized
individual, is slip-shod, walks with a cane,
has small head, scant of wool solreni-
no eyes, mouth cut biased, and the look of
one who has an eye to the main chance.
The doctor hobbled up to the stand
and proceeded TO answer the questions
put to him by the Court thusly:
BY the Court-What is your name?
DIR. Taylor-Dr. Thomas Taylor.
Court-What is your trade? What do
you do for a living?
DR.. Taylor-Fis doctor--or fiasian
(physician.)
Court-Under what school of medi.
cine do you study?
DIR. Taylor-IIey Didn't study tall.
Cum into de wurl n doctor. Was born.
ed doctor. You see, boss, cures PEG
pie wild dis yere han, dis yere right
ham. jes puts it on 'em, and does n
little summon to 'em and dey gifts well
| does. L was worth more ter nv old
masser dan all dc oder niggers he had.
Use doctor, / is. (Hcre the witness
surveyed the audience with great deal
of gravity and Importance, hitched up
his pants, and turned again to the Court
Court-Do you know Mary Ann Tol.
den? If you do, state what was her con.
dition when you saw her Sunday or
Monday last.
DIR. Taylor knows her. Well. boss.
you know. last Sunday or Monday, ]
disremember which / was called in 'fes.
sionally to see de young lady. / found
her in 'vulsions and planning of things
wurrien bout her heart. Says I. MARY
Ann what's de NATTER" Says she,
Doctor, feel things wurkin' round my
heart put dis yere right ham on her
and she got still. saw her sorter swell.
ed out and felt things wurkin' round
in dere. So L give tablespoonful of
fresh milk, and den / took a spelled
Chickens real, natural chicken--and
cut it open and put it on her right side.
jes' over whar the heart beats. / KEEP
1T dere for some time, may be half hour.
De treatment fetched 'em out; cured
her up.
Court-IIave you license to practice
medicine?
DIR. Taylor-Yes, sir QIere witness
produced city license issued January l.,
1875, signed by Mayor Hurley, author.
izing him to carry on the occupation Of
a physician from January /, 1875, to
July 1. 1875.
Court can you read?
DIR. Taylor-No, sir; don't need
ter. Use de sebentb son Of the sebenth
son. My nollige was born wild me.
Court-lIave YOU license from the
County Board Of Physicians?
DIR. T---No. sir What for want to
90 90 dem for? Use a doctor, il. /
cures people with my han'-my right
han. I don't give no doctors stuff
QIere witness looked Disguised. as
though TO insinuate that Co 90 before the
common board we're n great insult.)
Court--Do You get pay for your visits
and dOctoring?
DIR. Taylor-Pay? Pay? In course
! does. Use no fool. amt. I'm doc.
tor, is. Course / gets pay. I char.
ges 'em S2j for every case. and makes
'em pay me. / does. Use a doctor, is.
Cincinnati Gazette.
tV'A lumberman being but poorly
provided with materials Of subsistence
for his men, fed them with pork
cooked with the rnd upon IT,. a
young man Of the company, not liking
that outer portion Of the food. was Oh.
served by the host 20 be carefully re-.
moving the outside covering. Where.
upon mine host said. Young man. we
eat rind and all here" TO which the
youth replied. "All right. old man. I'm
cutting it OFT for YOU"
"a a California Judge has decided
that man in prison for life is legally
dead.
The newest industry is keeping tur.
keys for hire. their work being the ex.
termination Of crop-destrovers.