The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31
THE GRAND JURY
StoddaTt .-. No Certificate to Practice
Medicine In Montana.
Some Tall Swearing IN the Justices
Court The Stoddarts Appear
to Have Beer Mixed In
the Shuttle.

BY the Standards Special WIRE.
BUTTE, July D.-The examination OF
James Stoddart for unlawfully practicinR
medicine. begun last week. was concluded
before Judge Eddy tonight. DIR. Leavitt,
of the state medical board, was intro
duccd by the prosecution for the purpose
OF proving that the defendant had nc GER
tiflcate from the board. permitting him Ia
practice. The witness said that the de-
PENDANT had applied to him for such GER
tificatc repeatedly, but that il had been
refused.
Mr.. Bruce, who appears 90 act In the
rather anomalous position OF brcvet doctor
and s~torchouse keeper for the Liebig out
fit. was the only witness Tor
the defense. His evidence was calcu-
lated to refute that Of the man Jones
examined for the prosecution at the
beginning Of the trial. Bruce testified
that the defendant was connected with
the California branch Of the Licbig dis
pensary for "A year or more, but had no
connection with the Office in Butte, IL
being T.. T.. Stoddard who was manager at
the local institution. Continuing the wit
ness said thai he was in the Office the day
Jones called and did not see the dcfen-
dant write any prescription for hin. Jones
had called, Bruce said, and stated his
case. ~whereupon he, Bruce, agreed tn
write "a description Of IL Ia the San Fran
cisco branch which would in return for
ward a nod OF treatment for Jones COM
plant. Jones was not examined by the
defendant, and the defendant knew
nothing about the case.
Here the contract held by Jones from
the Liebig dispcnsary u which ac-
knowledged that for 500 for medicines
furnished and 10 he furnished, the dispen-
sary would treat Jones until cured,
as.Aa.l l. In. SfalI.Ef nssa SIlnuvn fIa
witness. He said he did not know who
signed 10, but vas sure 10 was not the de-
PENDANT as he was not in tine room when
Jones exhibited the paper. In the opinion
of the witness the paper was signed In the
San Francisco Office.
The witness then volunteered the
statement that the dispensary kept no
resident physician In this CITY, that when
patients presented themselves at the
office he. Bruce, would examine them
and then explain their eases 10y letter 10
the San Francisco house who would give
them long ang treatment.
A. T.. Stoddart was to have visited Butte
hut being "A tn do SO had written To
him hat his brother, James Stoddart, who
was a regular graduate. would come in
his place.
The advertisement Of Stoddart relative
To his arrest at Missoula and
his intention To size certain parties
for heavy damages, was then shown the
witness by MIR. Stapleton. Bruce said he
opined thai A C. Stoddart was the author of
the advertisement, but that the defendant
was the ~ whom il was said would he in
Butte. Here some very lively cross firing
ensucd between opposing counsel relative
to the admission as evidence of the advcr-
tisemeDt, which was ended hy the court
ruling il Ia he admissible.
The cross-cxamination rcvealed great
reluctancy on the part of the witness Ia
4. a. Ia. 81. Ia. -. l...a .aI. /. 49,. go. -A.I
90 he damaging To the defendant,
but who was very ready with
his replies on matters not calculated
Co be so. He reiterated his direct testi-
mony that the defendant neither exam
ined Jones nor prescribed for him.
In rcbuttal Jones was recalled and with
n great show Of earnesincss declared hat
Stoddart had not only prescribed for him
hut had also examined him rs Ia the ma
turc Of ailn,cnt and then described how
the examination was made. According To
the witness, aside from the physical por-
ton Of IL. the principal part of the cxami-
ton consisted of asking him about his
ability Ia pay for his treatment.
This proving satisfactory n contract wac
then signed by which Stoddart agreed
To cure the witness for the sum of SlOO.
The medicine he had received, witness
said, was prepared IN the Office after "A
prescription had been furnished 10y Stod-
dart, and not a proprietary article "a tcs-
titled To- by Bruce.
Bruce Was recalled and denied every
thing testified To 10y Jones. Stoddart did
not take the stand.
This concluding the testimony, Mr..
llaldorn, of counsel for the defense,
raised the question Of jurisdiction. was
overruled 10y the court, aud the ease was
then argued on its merits. The court an
nounc,d that he would hold the defend
ant 10 the grand jury in the sum Of 500.