The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-18
FOR A DOCTORS BILL.
DR.. Rae's Unsettled Claim
Against Mr.. EWa1d.
THE CASE ON TRIAL TODAY.
Judge Douglas Trying to Find Out
Whether the Physician is En-
titled to His Fee.


Members of the saw-bones fraternity
had possession of the First District Court
this morning, and Judge Douglass was
treated to medical testimony and citations
from some of the most eminent writers in
the profession. DR.. Walter Rae had the
witness stand for a long time, and told
what he knew about liberation and
laceration, and what books he has read
upon the subjects. The testimony was
brought out in q case in which DIR. Rae
was the plaintiff and Mr.. Jacob Ewald
was defendant.
The suit was to recover the sum of s32,
which DR.. Rae claims Mr.. Ewald owes
him for professional ser vices in attend
ing his wife during her confinement and
for some time afterward.
The defendant contests the suit on the
ground that DIR. Rae had not properly
treated Mrs. Ewald, and that it was nee
essary for other physicians to perform
a delicate operation in order to restore
her to health.
Counsellor Black represented DIR. Rae,
and ex-Judge Garrick and Mr.. I. New
bold appeared for the defendant.
RAE STATES HIS CASE.
| DIR. Rae testified that his bill for SER
| vices amounted to $93, which included
| $40 he had paid DR.. Vondy for consulta-
tion, and that he had been paid only SOL
| of the amount He testified to all the
ceased his treatment Mrs Ewald had en-
\ tirely recovered from her illness
Ex-Judge Garrick and Mr.. Newbold
| took the doctor in hand and kept him
under a fire of medical questions for
| nearly two hours.
4 Il ..t,< Il. L. 4
/ advised, after he had discontinued his
| treatment, that DR.. Dickinson be con-
suited as to the necessity of an operation.
! DR.. Roe denied that he gave any such ad-
| vice. He testified that Mr.. Ewald had
| spoken to him about consulting DR.. Dick
| inson, and that he told Mr.. Ewald he had
| no objections The witness testified that
he keeps himself abreast with the litera-
ture of his profession, and that he gave
| Mrs. Ewald the best of care. He said he
| was not what known is as a specialist.
He is a general practitioner.
| THE DEFENCE.
| Ex-Judge Garrick in opening the de-
| fence said:-
'tWe propose to show that DIR. Rae failed
| In his duty to his patient and that
through the lack Of ordinary treatment
| he failed to discover the disease from
| which Mrs Ewald was suffering after
1 the birth of her child. She was under
DR.. Rae's care more than two years and
got only temporary relief; that she went
| to DR.. Dickinson with DR.. Rae's consent;
| that DIR. Dickinson treated her as she
| should have been treated, and that she
was well within short period after she
consulted DIR. Dickinson
| Mrs Ewald the defendants wife, was
| the first witness for the defence. She
| testified as to the maneer in which DIR.
| Rae had treated her. She said she had
| Ic11f ruhi1o ho
care of the complainant and that she pro-
cured relief only when DR.. Vondy was
called in as a consulting physician. Sne
was not entirely cured until she consulted
DR.. Dickinson He performed an opera
tion and restored her to her present good
| health.
| OTHER DOCTORS SEEN.
| On cross examination she admitted that
it was optional with DR.. Rae to cease his
visits on O certain date. He did cease,
! but her suffering continued. She went
to the country, and suffered so much that
she had to consult DIR. Mains. He did
not cure her. She then advised with
Prof. Pope and DR.. Thomas, of New York,
and they agreed that she should submit
! to an operation.
| : Mr.. Ewald, the defendant, testified that
| his wife had been i'll for nearly two years
He said that DR.. Rae had told him that
there was nothing the matter with his
wife, and that Prof. Gilwiley, of New
York, would say the same thing
II told DR.. Rae" the witness continued
shat did not want to consult a physi
clan who would agree with DIR. Rae
l suggested DR.. Dickinson, and DIR. Rae
| said he was the best man l could see
| Upon DR.. Rae's advice DR.. Dickinson was
| consulted.
He performed an operation and Mrs
I Ewald speedily recovered"
| The Court here took recess.
| 1t is said that Mr.. Ewald intends to be-
| gin suit against DR.. Rae for damages
| and that the sum will be fixed at Sc n0n