Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
llDHI SWEAR FALSELY!
The Conundrum Which Game Be-
fore Police Court Yesterday.
BEGINNING OF ClxrACE'S HEARING
Depssy clssk knasry Rs~as the Amdasis
Piles An casealt eoort-Ihs Head
AuEss sf ~. AsHk.s Moe
pitAi 1essinss-

stituted BY Drs. Graves and Peterson.
Was called. There were not many
spectators present ut the time. but
those that we're there had no desire 10
leave the room. There we're three
nurses from 81. Marks hospital In at
also DIR. Graves. Dr. Peter
son was made conspicuous by has alb
sence. The first witness called was j.
j. Emery. assistant county clerk. lie
read the complaint fiied by 1ammage
in which the doctors were charged With
in their treatment OF the
while 3 patient al ~.
hospital. sammage. IN hls b.li
by which q $50, 900 damage suit was
brought, sets forth that against hls Wall
and In spite of his proteststlons aud
struggles, the doctors attempted 10 sd-
minister cnioroforn with the intention
of performing an operation. That dur
ing the struggle which ensued
nis Arm We. Brsk~s
and ne Was otherwise injured. Tins
suit is st3il pending in the circuit court.
As u result of this affidavit being filed
Drs. Grayes and Peterson clam thai
Gammsge swore falsely IN stating inst
he received practically no medical at
tendance after his arm WAS broken"
Eddy and Doran are the lawyers fOr
the complairlAnts IN the perjury case
and are also acting as the pros
ecutors. Mitchell, of Iona.
and Stevenson Of this city, are the
attorneys for Gammage. After the al
hdayit had been admitted IN evidence
under the protest of Mitchell, Miss
Mouncey, head nurse al the hospital.
WAS called as q witness. Miss Mouncey.
in modest. lady-like manner. took the
stand and answered promptly and cor
rectly the questions put 10 her. She
told about the first appearance of Gam
mage At the hospital and described las
condition. Gsmmage Was a very SICK
man aud came there as a patient of
DIR. Graves. HIS temperature was quite
high, but not dangerous. She SAID that
Gammage spoke 10 her about having
had an unsuccessful operation per-
formed by physician outside of the
hospital, and that he had come there 10
have DIR. Graves perform one properly.
Gammage had said after he refused 10
allow the operation 10 be- performed
that he did not want a doctor. cam
mage had spoken about the occurrence
IN Joking manner and she did not
think he regarded il as serious.
Mitchell then took the witness
and cross-examined her nj some
length. commencing by compelling her
TO give a history OF herself. TINS
proved satisfactory, and Miss Nouncey
wac then asked about how the ccnds-
tion OF the patient wac kept.
A Mississ Chart.
She said charts were provided by the
institution for that purpose, but that
the chart upon when was prcservc1
the record of the condition OF GsInage
could not be found, aud sh- dad not
know where IL was. At that time Miss
SimoEs was superintendent OF nures.
and che made a report regarding the
Gammage case which was unfayorable
TO the doctors. Mitchell asl ed the wit
ness If Miss Snnons was discharged ot
this account, and Miss Mouncey replle<
that she was not Mitchell is sn aggra
yatIng cross-examiner, but throogh the
entire hour IN which he catecblzed
Miss iouuccy he failed 10 ruiile hef
temper in the leasi. There were no
particular points made IN favor If
Gammage. The case was adjourned TO
August 4.
The Ordinary Rounders
John Mathewson, who was arrested
during one of the many disturbances IA
the late strike fer deadly assault. the
complaint afterwards beng changed Go
molestation, wac practically bound over
TO the superior court for trial. ycEscr-
day afternoon. Judge Nestfall coneid-
ering that there were questions 10 he
decided as 10 the credltnlisy of tesii-
mony enbmuted which should be acted
upon 10y a Jury. As an accommoda-
ton, the matter wac allowed 10 stand
until this morning. 80 that the defen-
dant could furnish S2eo tail.
John Smith vas cent 90 jail Tor thirty
days for beng drunk. stephen We den.
for violating the health ordinance, had
his case adjourned 20 july q. Miles
o'Rilcy was sent 10 jail fof thirty days
for fast driving. Kate Bolzeraik, the
woman who assaulted a female neisb-
Dor with q hoe. vas sentenced o. pay
the costs incurred, which were So.
Jacob Wander Vail. Who was srrslgned
for larceny less than Sz5, failed 10
chow Up when has case was called. and
bench warrant Was Issned. Ieet
Miner. larceny more than $25. had t4is
case nolie pressed upon the payment 81
costs. Teet 10 the farmer who was sc-
cused Of driving away Mr.. Holden Z
horne. He did not show himself 90 be
q very bad man. or one that bad been
IN the habit of doing unlawful acts.
On this account be Was let on easy.
John Van keufln, arson. adlourned 20
July II. Michael Mccarthy stood np
m front OF The bar. charged ss n drunk.
He said be hailed from Pennssi.
vsnia or ofiElually, but that he intended
TO make hIs home in Grand Rapids aud
was going n work in a char factory, r
he could gets job. The Judge told him
THAT II he world 60 hack 10 pennsyi.
van5a that hIs liberty would be given
him. The youthful snebriste besifsted
about giving up his residence IN the Val
ley City, t,ut As be had the choice Of
beng confined IN the isj for thirty
DAYS or making himself scarce about
town he prtB7ised 20 leave the city and
vac allowed 10 depart. Frank God
frey. ARRESTED for vsersncy, vns aiso
ordered 10 leave the city before the
morning, which be sad ~ wenid do.
Frank stang and Jessie Ross. charged
with the larceny of more than sZ5. had
Their cases adjourned 20 July IS. J.
g. smith, . common drunk, had sen
tsues suspended upon him.