Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-15
suit of u YOIng Woman Against q
phyStctu,s

Ihree years ago there was 20 young Woinsn
| more highly respected than Fannie L. Csy.rly
| ct Ottawa, LII. Sbe was then 20 cf age, bean.
tiul and accomplished. Ia 1879 Hiss Caysty,
having suf.r,d fer somo lime, placed acrssll
uoder tho care Of Dr.. james Il. Canp6eId
the physician tf her family and enc tt tho
oIdes: and b:st k1oT praoti,iosels in this State.
Uuder his treatment end that Of oas or Two
cesbrated physicians lf Chioaao, whom she
Consulted on several occasioEs, she seemed to
improve and gain 10 strepg b. Ia Oatlb:r 1t
that year. however, The old ir@uhle comlg on
| again, she resomed her visits to Df. Cump .ld,
and submitted to an operation, tskirg. ou the
Doctors eernes: advlc., 60 q! e rhetic f COZ
siderable UoEer. La tho c-urse Of tins, her
bsbi:s OF life h:Viug been disc;raogtd, she
again consulted Dr. CambEeld. vino prsscribrd
remeiits As mooth after mouth passed witt :
out reIlet to be girl SIZE went in tho spling of
1880. on the advice OF her irisuGs, sad in
desperation, almost, 10 auotter pt y ,ioau, ard
stated her case to him. BE tCld her tic
uu'h. Tho revelailon came up1a ber vith
terrible tcrae, end it W:s with great d lfcul y
hat she could be oalmed. Tbs pbysc!sn, in
describing the sssn ssys i. wss the most pain
fal ever witnessed by him in his years OF
practice. Oa May 10, 1850. Miss C,Vatiy ba
came q mother Trcre Sss no attempt al
co0ceslmen'. The body Of the child whua died
few bOurs after birlb, was buried publicly.
TIE mother, With her returuidg s,rr1gth,
made prt paraious 10 Is sblish ter inoccerc,.
Ddilrg the foHwlng Ermu5r suit Was ia
stituted in her b half against DR.. J.mts Il.
Csmp6eld. obarg0g 10 bfist tia; duriuc one
OF her visits 10 his ofi,s FIR rca, meat she had,
at his s0ci n.!on, taken glass Of wioe in
which he had placed a drug which rendered
her doo nscious, aUd hat du.i3g this ime he
10 k sdv.naRe Of her help ess. Tne ,ra
Of the case was beguo in the Orcuit Court of
this county before Judge Coed .peed two
weeks ngo, and has absorbed lte attention of
the people tvr miles sr5upd. Ar'ma!k. bic
fact IN connection with The case Haa tho reiu-
sci cf Dr.. Caup6s|d 10 20 upon the add
He had denied the sc,uss un against him 10
many public PLACES. but be wss not Hitliig 70
do it uoder oath 10 the oourt-toom ia The
preserco of NJ So Cavar'y snd her lApyers -
Arguments of ccu1ssl wefe lo1g. Vehement ard
el, q1ent, aud the oQurt-room ecu not ecc IN
modate ore-lhird of The people who daily pr
sented themselves for ed Iittarcs. The judges
charge to the iuty being eRded. fV3 mInuies
after the door closed On the jarors they re uri
ed with verde # guilty as to D.. Com p6eld,
aud Gx d Mis- C.vr'y'S dam ages al $50 COO
rhc soeDe that fJlluwcd this aonouDc. me ut
Wis one seldom Witnessed in our, oil jlsijc,.
The great oroWt, wild with jJy and txoit,-
N n, yelled i,slf hoarse, aDd moment later
surrounded The Judge, tbe iufy, and ne attor.
uays for the prOsscu ion, srd coFgti,ulatcd
them sIl 10 tha most bolster u fashon. TIE
judge took Miss Cav.ris's haod in hia and
warmly congratulated her on the reeult OF tie
trial. Miss GsVar!y does pos need tho money
verde, bu; she is overioyed by the NOR VIC
tory wnioh she has wlp. Dr.. Campi5ld was
the family ply sician Of Miss CAVIAR Us erau1-
parents and is very wealthy.