Daily Republican., 1889-12-06
THIS AiorninRis Court.

AseoctAte Judges present.
The case of Mary Wallace We. the Will
miugton aud Northern Railroad Com
pany, was agaIR resumed.
DR.. Chandler OF Centreville was sworn.
and testified that he attended Mrs. Wal
lace while she lived at Rocklsnd. He
found her suffering from the result of the
accident.
DIR. Kline of Camden, N. j., test fed
that he has treated 4 number OF cases of
cancer, and that when Mrs. Wallace
came TO him he made a diagnosis Of her
case, and found that she was suffering
with uterine cancer. He had never known
or heard oil u case OF cancer of this nature
that WAS cause by iall. lie visited
her three times and prescribed Tor a pain,
which she complained OF iu her back.
He did not consider her IN very dan.
gerons condition. aud after visiting her
the three times did not consider 1t neces.
saTy for him TO come any more.
The witness was subjected to Que of
the most severo and searching cross.
examinations that witness was ever put
through In this Court. He denied tina.
he had ever said, III another railroad case,
that as the plaintiff had not paid him his
bill he got even by giving testimony,
which enabled the railroad COMPANY to
win the suit lie, however, admitted that
he charged two hundred dollars to come
TO this city to tHs,iiy for the plaintiff
aud upon being pressed by Mr. Bird al
m'ttsd that the defendant company had
paid him one hundred dollars to appear
aud give testimony ia their behalf.
Dr. Shortlidge was sworn, aud testi-
He'd that he has been a prnrticing physi.
eian since 1869. and has treated num-
her OF cases of cancer. liz had never
known or read OF cancer resulting
from fall, and did not think that the
uterine cancer with which the witness Is
suffering was caused by this accident.
Women who have arrived at tho age OF
the plaintiff are very liable TO be affected
with uterine cancer.
DIR. Wi liam X. Bullock testified that
he has treated number OF case. OF can.
Ger of the womb. lie WAS called some
time ago 10 attend Mrs. Wallace, AMI
alter making careful diagnosis Of her
case, found that this was her trouble. He
did not think this was the result Of fall,
and did not think it could have been
caused by It.
DIR. Grimshaw testified that he has been
practiciug physician siuce lsi5, but
had never heard or road ui case o.
uterine cancer being caused 10y fall.
An accident, such as happened to the
plalnti would be likely 10 cause hemor.
rhage, but 1t would not produce cancer.
he did not know what produced Cancer.
but II was generally thought that it Ia
hereditary. On cross examination, the
witntss said that the pain In her back
and spine was not CAUSED by this cancer,
neither did 1t have any cJnusc,iUn with
4.
DIS. Greeuleaf ard Maull testified to
the same effect, aud each was couddout
that the uterine Cancer was not caused
by the accident
Mrs, Lila Faust testified that she was
on The tram tie Eht the accident DC
CURED. She saw some people on Mary
land avenue as She was leaving the sta.
ton, aud one Of them WAS groAning.
Mrs. Margaret Cloud testified that she
Resides III this city, hut IN December.
1885, boarded with Mrs. Wallace at
Roeklard. She was with her nearly all
the ume she WAS at Rock iaud. When
she arst met Mrs. Wallace she did rot
notice ANY thing pecu lar In her condition
aud there VAS L0thiBg In her APPEARANCE
to Indicate that she was q slcl; OF suffering
woluan. She went around with the ret
OF those in the house aud helped with the
household duties
Gu crCss examination she admitted
that she had aquaTre, with Mrs. Wallace
| aud had left her house on that account
Miss Ella Saxon testified that she
| visited Mrs. Coui in January, 1857.
| while she was boarding with Mrs. Wal
lace at Rnckland. She went there on
| Saturday and lett the next MONDAY
morning. While she was there MIS-.
wallace was going around with the rcst
o. The family attending to her household
duties.
John Camnay, fireman at the St.
Augustine Mills, testiil u that be had
honded with Mira. Wallace at
ltpckIand. lie bad heard her
/ complain OF not feeling well ait-r
he had been at the house three or tour
weeks, but she always managed TO attend
TO her duties and worked as hard US either
oil ter daughters. lie said that lie had
seen her walk TO Dupont's station on
her way to this city to attend market.
/ lie did not know that anything was the
matter with Mrs Wallace and seldom
heard her complain. When she did Il
=, WAS On account Of u lain in her back or
side.
Jos phi Jackson testified that he is IS
ye'rs u aye, and lived at R0ckland in
/ December, 1886. Tie wltaess WAS n
/ clerk in a gro cry store, and Mis. Wal
+ lace kept boarding bou.e over the
ston. He frequently raw Mrs. Wallace
1 and considered her d strong healthy
woman. He had seen her carry baskets
{ oil marketing.
At ! o'clock court took recess until
/ 2.Bg . o'clock.