The sun., 1890-02-22
MRS DR. JoNEs's ouN 2LsTiMoNr.
She Was Opposed to M.S. Hunt" Removal
From tho Nomnn's Hospital.

When the trial Of Mrs. Dr.. Mary \. Dixon
Jones for manslauGhtcr. in having caused the
death Of Mrs. Ida Hunt was resumed yester-
day in tho Court OF oyer and Tcrminer in
Brooklyn, Df. Charles lietzmGn oil 80 West
Forty-tlfth street testified that hc was a Erauu.
ato OF tho Medical University at vienna and
had made u specially of mi, roscop!ral anat-
omy. lie had known Mr.. Jones as n student
and practitioner for fifteen years. and could
speak OF her only with praise. Justice Bartlett
said that evidence showing that the operation
formed was unnecessary, and that tho only
thing for the Jury to determine was whether
the wonans death had been accelerated by
rom oval IRON the hospital.
DIR. kobert Y. Morris. instructor in surgery
in tho Post Graduate School IN this city, testl-
fled tina, he had seen Ms. Jones perform ouer-
atiuns with skill. In his opinion th" operation
in the lluMt case had been unusHn!lN well per-
formed. lie also loieVcI that blood TO soning
caused Mrs. llult's death and that shock and
removal from the hoepIiai had ohinE 10 DO
with it. DIR, Joseph lrlCe "f Philadelphia said
hs had read many Of Mrs. Joness cuntribu;
tons 20 medical Journals, and they showed
knowledge OF the subjects she disrus sod.
own defence. bressSd in black six, with 9
bonnet TO match and with ruddy taco. set Off
with iron-gray hair. III" presented a picture OF
ueriect compo7uls IN spite OF the 'nplrhsant
ei@ht months. Her fun name. she said. was
lr. Mary Aman4a DIXON lone: she I had
v
uated in isG2 from tho fIygio- ThyrapeutiG C0l-
lego in Eait!more; She heGan TO practice in
Br9oklyn in lS9I. In ls75 shS gfadn@Ie'd g,i sec
Fennsyiyanln. For the na.t seven years, She
had maie u ,srCcialty Of the diseases ofwo-
man. She had contributed many artt:
ces to medical Inuruai- she described
some Of her more rnmarkal's Operations; Sllo
began work IN the Woman's llo-rta in Brook-
lyn In 1851, and the hospital wa> Incorporated
in laSi. The articles OF inc9uoration were
drawn free of charge, by District Attorney
Rdgway. Since 1884 there had been 5ou op"-
ratlons in all. Including MAJOR and minor one
rations. In all there had DGou un,y ~ deaths
inclEding two cases UI "anctr and Cnr Of Il
child. Statistics showed that this Wa very
low rate.
Mrs. Hunt. she testified. FIST called at tho
hospital on Feb ). lSN9. Her first remark after
have not drawn Il VOL breath in ten ycars.
she said she had seen scvc. Il, nhyslrians and
now wanted to be relieved. Mr.. Jones then
described to the Jury at great length and very
minute the result. OF her exaninn, ion. She
said she told Mrs. Hunt that her condition was
serious. and that al operation WAS necessary.
witness distinctly and cnpha iraly told tho
patient thai an OIeraliOn alun" could help her.
The witness visited tn. hospital thrr" or four
times a day. and each time lo -aw Mr.. Hunt.
who thoroughly understood wa, vs. Eo!MEfo
be done. She ncv"r ;od any on Vat Nil. liunt
would bo we'll in two wr"i-. Nr-. !iunt sro.n
condition was favorhI'" ir an orer-
alton Mrs. 10 es then de-crih"I very fully the
inmCd Tie eNhaHs!Iv" {. .o-t-"AnmIna,i"n OF
District Attorney EIGEwHy tailed 10 shake her
on any ma'"rial Uoiui Sh. denied tla' She
mOruiuG OF Fcb. II 10 hu}" her Dyrd, but
size wan ed them there. IS Il Was clear that The
patient could not recover Tho was opposed to
We're eImin"d uron il she had It carried out
wth all tIY care p.Ssibi. and ehe herself 1c-
cOmuan"l tie Iati"nt 10 her home. and re-
utiued wish her there for twenty minutes.
The u!a! viii De resumed Oh Monday.