Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-17

O.-Doctor, state whether or not 20
ever said to anyone Mrs. Pipes was goin
ont for something one morning, and forge
her pocket. book and went back for IL, An
caught Miss Greenlee in bed with the Do'
tor? Al never said it.
O-What knowledge or informatio
had YOU of that? Al never had an
knowledge of it 10 that shape.
O-Wbst do you mean by that shape
About the pocket book and going hsc
and seeing Miss Stephens and the Doctor
I never knew of it until / saw 1t IN ID
declaration.
O.-.Wbat knowledge had you of Mrs
Pipes going out to prayer meeting an
coming back and seeing Miss Stephens
the Doctors room in her night clothes, an
abe said if an angel had come down HOE
heaven and told her that she would no
have believed il? A.-SOmething wa
said about an angel to me, hut l have a.
ready told the Jury about that. l can
fix the incident IN my mind in that shape
| remember speaking to some members
the Beard about il. ~.
Odd YOU ever say to any one ripe
il a bad man; Mrs. Pipes caught the Docto
in bed with Miss Greenles" Al re
member saving Mrs. Pipes had caught ID
Doctor 10 bed; don't remember saylol
the other. mad no knowledge nor mo-
nation about the statement about meat o
beef until saw it in the declaration.
O.-How long have you known dc
PipasY A. Somewhere in the neignpor
hood If twenty years
O.-Where did you first become acquain
ted with him? A.-Here i'll the city; NJ
was living in Cameron at the times III
lived Al Cameron probably three or foui
wears after knew him; he then moved Il
the Eighth ward; l have lived there al
that time. We have been as friendly,
presume. as any two physicians In the
city. DR.. Pipes was IN our towI
only few days when callet
on him; he returned my call, and we have
continued friendly; there might have beer
a time when the rivalry between us was
little strong, but We were always on speak
ING terms up to 1887; in the beginning oil
that year, up to the time the matter came
M in the Board, we were ~ friendly AZ
ever. We continued to call on each other
usually socially. We would call on escf
every week or two or three. DR.. Pipes
Was sick in January, 1887. l called OIL
him a number of times, and finally called
nm 10 his room. These were social calls
He WAS sick for a few days before l called
on him, but was in his office every day
to ask DIR. Reed how DR.. Pipes was. thlnl
| was in DR.. Pipes office every day. One day
DIR. Reed was not there, and / went up snc
called ON DR.. Pipes. As soon as | went IL
DIR. Pipes asked why had not called.
said | had heard from him every day, and
supposed he ws,s perhaps, annoyed by
calls. He asked me to make chemical
ANALYSIS for him and did so. The nexl
morning went mp TO his bedroom and
made tue analysis in his presence, 80 he
could see. l asked him what he had beer
taking. He told me, and ! told him NJ
had been taking the very thing which
made his trouble. | wrote him pre-
scription. and he took it right along. He
was ont in week. Physicians dOn't
charge physicians aud their families fol
medical attention. That has been my prsc
tice. have been called TO treat DR.. Pipes
on more than one occasion. In 1854
when DR.. Reed was away, l treated him
and | consulted with the other physicians
about him. When they would come
down they would send for me. In certain
cases of disease, DR.. Pipes usually called
DR.. Jepson or sometimes DR.. Bates.
don't recollect that be ever called rue es
pecially. but he would occasionally call
for me and ask me to go and see cast
with him. That is not consultation.
O-What troubles, if any, existed be-
tween YOU and DR.. Pipes during the six
teen wears. A.-Well, once or twice our
rivalry caused little GOODNESS. l can
recollect a time or two like that. In 1881
the feeling between DR.. Pipes and l was
very cordial. He treated me gentlemanly
and cordially. 1 don't recall any time
when DR.. Pipes and ever mad any serious
words.
doctor, what is the amount o.
yonr estate? What are you worth
Mr.. Russell. We'll, / guess that is moi
important. Objection; overruled.
Al suppose am worth "a, 600.
O.-Who are dependent upon you IL
your family? objection; withdrawn
O.-State whether or not you have
wife or children to maintain? Objection.
sir; they are dependent on me.
O.-What is your present income? A
For the last three years my income in cash
has been about 5000; rather under than
over.
O.-State whether there has been an in
crease or decrease in the number OF physl
clans in the Eighth ward since the summer
of 1887? Objection; withdrawn. A
There are two new physicians since the
summer of 's7, or 'S6. Pm not sure
which. There was one death in 1888, but
there are now five instead Of three In 1884.
O-Win You state any other circnm-
stances which has caused the cash receipts
of Eighth ward physicians to fall OFF, A.
Yes, the last strike of the nailers, in
1884. the changing from iron to steel nails,
and the plass strike, has caused the receipts
Of physicians to fall of nearly one-half.
rCapt. Dovener here interrupted, and
before he had finished Mr.. Caldwell inter
1upted him. Capt. DOvener said he would
like to speak, but there was pause, and
Mr.. Caldwell said;
Your Honor, / gave him the old wo'
man privilege of the last word, and he
won't 90 on"
Cant. Dovener-Weli, it's 80 unusual
for you to stop that you ought to call the
Courts attention to it.
Mr.. Caldwell-Well, l stop sometimes
and you don't.
Proceeding, DIR. Mccoy said his income
had fallen off one-half since 1881, and he
knew of no cause except those he had
assigned. There WAS the same amount oil
sickness.
CROss-EXANuNATION.
O.-TBy Dovener. Doctor, while the
were increasing the people con-
tinued to multiply and replenish the earth,
didn't they? A Yes.
O.-Dr. Pipes said his cash receipts had
fallen of since 1856, but yours have kept
right along on an even scale. A.-fes,
my receipts have been about the same.
O.-You spoke about cash receipts? You
have booked a good deal, haven't you
Ayes.
Didn't you fix your income and re-
ceipts pretty low? A.-No, sir.
O.-How much did Won book? Al
suppose the cash is about one-third Of
what booked.
O-Then if You collected one-third a:
much as You booked, your business would
be about s., 400? A.-No.
Q.-Why you booked three times as
much as YOU took in in CASH A.--Yes.
O-Well, that would make -, 4OOi
A.-No: three times ak isn't twenty-iour.
O.-Well, but YOU said you took in, IN
cash, about One-third as much as you
booked? How much Was your practice
WORTH About $500 per year.
Q.-DO you mean to say Your practice
=: IL. .,orth tha cash vou take inp A