The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-02
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a SAN FRANCISCO LIBEL SuIT'
The Plaintiff ON the stand an"
Inc Tables Turned.

=, criminal charge for libeling Dr. ha'ch,
4 pbysician, in dcnouncing him as a fraud
and a ouack. Mr., Morgan was the pr'-
ya,o attorney for the doctor, but the case
tor him was conducted by the police
prosecuting attorney while Mr., Wm' H.
+, Rarne, was the counsel for the paper,
nDr.p ". II. Hatch, being sworn, tcsti'
fed that he had passed an examination
in 1883, at the royal college Of physicians
In London, and had received in due form
a license to practice rs a fully qualified
physician. ~ Il, -;,,.,,
wore that he had been examined in u class
NJ 900 students. The different professors
IN urn conducted the examination. lie
had na,scd in therapeutics, oStcoIogy,
chemi.,ry, matcria mGdica, anatomy,
s"rmry and physiology. lie did not know
wha, street the college was in, but he sald
Eo W." rrS,membcrCd the building, As he passed
III ,Srnmrh il heNaw the beds and the hospit'
al liz wa, taken there by his father,
who VA. one Of the first chemists in Eu'
r MI" lie had practiced medicine in
Ea,Iand. When he came to San iran
c;.sa he advertised himself as the great
E1gIi.h physician" lie did not know
ibaI urior 10 1868 the college OF phySi-
cian, OF London did not grant diplomas
10 olicen,ia,cs." lie could not account
far HI, name not appearing in the Official
catalogues OF fellows, members, extra
licentiates, or licentiates. Prior to his
examination he had resided IN London
law months lie lived near Tower HiIt,
but did not know tho name Of the street
n, had studied medicine with his father
for five or six years prior to his examina-
ton, -
Mr.. Barnes-Now, doctor, tell me II
you were not at sea in q humble capacity
In lsjj,.G and I?
Witness lhcsitatingIy)-WCll, yes, l
believe was,
O-lIow then could you have studied
medicine for five or six years prior to
1855? A,-Wcll, | studied five or six
wears before went to sea, and when !
returned my father took me up for exam
nation, and ! passed 1t.
Mr., Barncs-You are quite sure that
il how it was? Well, now, remember
that you are on your oath, and produce
to Us that diploma which you say was
granted to you in 1858 as the result Of an
examination by the ROYAL college OF phys.
iciAns, London.
Witness have not got the diploma,
II has been nislaid,
The Prosecuting Attorney (severCly)-
Did you not produce that diploma to me
before | would entertain your cOmplainG
Wines-Yes, ! had it then; but gave
II to my attorney.
Mr.. Morgan here stated that 1t was in
a drawer at his office. Tho court directed
him to 90 and get it, and meanwhile Col.
Barnes could proceed with different
branch OF the examination.
Mr. Barnos-Wcrc you ever in San
Juan2
Winess--Ycs, sir.
Q.--Were youa cook there A.-YOs;
something Of that kind.
Q--What did you cook for? A.
Some sort OF II miners bOurling.house.
Q--Wcre you ever arrested IN this
city? Ayes, once by II partner. !
was one night in Jail, and recovered
damages subsequently for false imprison-
ment.
Odd you ever gather rags for Il liv.
ing2 A.--No Indignantly
Odd you ever keep junk shop?
A.-Well-ah-yOu-sGe-well,p partly, |
did--partly. | sold out.
Q-To whom? A.-Wcll, | see the
purchaser in the room now.
Odd you ever wash bottles? A.
No, sir.
Q.-You're are clairyoynnt, amt
your Ayes, sir; i am proud to say 80.
Odd you learn that in the Royal
college Of physicians, too2 A. VERY in.
dlgnantly)-No, sir. That was gift Of
nature, slr.
Q,-When did she give II to you? A.
Army birth, sir.
Odd you ever work in Il COal yard
AL have kept books in a coal yard,
Q.-lIave you practiced in o6stetrical
ca'Gs9 Ayes,
Q,--YOu delivered your own wife did
you? Ayes.
Q.-What became Of that poor unior.
tunate woman? A.-She Ia dead.
Q.-Yes, she died under your treatment,
didn't she2 A.-Shc died, but not in
consequence Of my treatment.
Mr.. Morgan Mt this point returned to
court and said that the diploma, which
together with several letters belonging TO
the complainant, had been placed in n
drawer in his Office, had been stolen dur
Ing the afternoon. The complainant, he
said, had during that time been in his Of.
flee, mud alone.
Mr.. Barnes-Well, now, we had better
sec how this thing Is. addressing the
witness -DOctor, remember that you are
on your oath, and then answer me--lEave
you ever seen that diploma since you
gave 1t to your Attorney Al gave 1t
to him on Saturday.
Mr.. Darncs--l know you gave II 10
him on Saturday. That Is not my ques-
ton. Have you not seen that diploma
since Saturday. Have you not had II in
your possession since them A.-No.
Q.-ltave you not got in your posses.
sion nOw2 A.-Why, Of course not. The
last time | saw it was on Saturday last.
Mr.. Barnes VERY appealinglyanl with
look Of genCrosity)-Now, Doc, look
here, we don't want to push you too far.
II will be better for you II you come out
with that diploma. You know you didn't
get from that college, or any other col.
lege, did you? A.(vGry faintj-NO.
Q.-Well, haven't you got II In your
pocket, DOc.2 Say, now, come, out with
IL do. Awe got nothing more TO say
about II; dye hear 2-nOthing.
Colonel Barnes asked an order from
the court that the witness should he
searched. Judge Louderback directed
The clairvoyant to expose the contents Of
his pockets. The witness reached around
to his Cout.tNil pocket and extracted n
bunch Of letters, and deposited them on
the bench.
Mr.. Morgan, the attorney, spang up
eNcitedly, and declared that those letters
had been with the diploma on his desk.
Colonel Barnes said: ayes, and he's
got the diploma in his pocket, too, havn't
you, Doc| The witness reached around
70 MS pocket again and slowly drew out