Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-20


ness.
Charles Parent explained q drawing Of
the school house steps, off which 1t is
claimed the children jumped.
DR.. j. Il. Wheeler was called as an ex-
pert. lie testified as to the various causes
from which meningitis might arise; as to
the symptoms OF the disease ut its various
stuges. He answered clearly some long
Hypothetical questions; also stated that he
was called once TO examine Ida but had o
recollection as to her condition. On cross
examination he said that hud meningitis
in thie case been caused by the girls expos
IRE to cold while in the cemetery, DR.. Tink-
ham could on the following Saturday, when
he was called, have readily ascertained the
cause Of the disease and the same would
have been true had the disease been caused
by anything else other than an injury to
the head. He was then asked if he should
be called on Saturday TO treat patient
8 or 10 years Of age, and SHOULD find her
suffering from meningitis in its earlier
stages, and could discover no cause for the
the disease. and should attend the case from
dav to day for two or three weeks during
which TINA the patient advanced through
| the other stages Of the diseases and dur
ing that time he was unable to discover
learn that the patient on Tuesday or We'd
nesday preceding his first visit had been
beaten on tho top, blck and sidss of her
head by a woman with some severity, aud
that previous to the beating the Guild had
been strong ald healthy, and that during
the two or three days succeeding the beat
| ing she had complained of q headache, to
what would be attribute the cause OF the
| disease He answered that he would uu =
| doubtedly say it was caused by the beating.
ANA Goslin WAS the last witness. She
| testified that when she was questioned by
| the plaintiffs attorneys she insisted that
she did not know anything about the affair
and that her mother, who was present at
the time, said that she did not remember
anything about it.
AT 5 O'Clock ths jury, under the charge
Of Sheriff Reeves, were taken to st.
| Joseph's school where the alleged chastise
ment occurred. Assistant Judges Nichola
aud Tomnson and tue attorneys accompa-
nied them.
Eugene Hackett was brought before the
| court on an information flied by States At
torney Cushman, charging him with com
mon assault, to which he pleade guilty and
| was sentenced to one months imprison men
at the House OF Correction and to pay costs
| of prosecution
County Court was in session two hours
Saturday forenoon, ediourn!ng at 1880 tc
allow the jurors on the panel to get home
| for Sunday. the trial OF the ease of Go.
dette vs. LaChappelle for alleged beating
| was continued.
DIR. w. b. Lund was called by the de-
| fendOnt as an expert. He testified that he
had been 2S years IN the practice of medi
cine and surgery, and was for some year:
consulting surgeon at tho Mary Fletcher
| Hospital; he had the steps a.
st. Joseph's school, referred to by otherIwit
nesses; that ju nping from those steps by
clIld il headache ensued, and if the chile
should on the following day remain for al
hour or two in a cemstery where the grounC
| was somewhat damp without rubbers O
overshoes which the child had bsen accus
toned to wear, at time when the weathe
was rather chilly and windy, would be al
| adequate cause for meneugitis; h3 furthe
testified that ne should expect bruse o
other external violence upon the bead il
tue case OF blow upon the head. of sufiicien
violence to result in meningitis; that chill
who had been injured in the manner claimed
by plaintiff wouid shrink from jumping OF
the following day.
DR.. Wheeler was recalled. He testified
that intolerance OF light was one of the earl
symptoms OF meningitis resulting from
blow on the head; that this symptom wou
be ikoly TO develope within = or 1S hours
and ordinarily within the former time; tina
this Intolerance of light would probably b
such as to prevent the child from readini
or studying,
Miss MuIqueen was also recalled. She ex
pained that some ashes now spread upc
the ground around the steps Of the schoc
had been recently pat there.
Court opened at O'Clock Monday after
noon and d. j. Foster argued for the plain
tif un Il the hour of adjournment, settn
damages at $4,000. Tuesday was occupie
by w. l.. Burnap and Seneca Haseton 10
the defendant and Henry Ballard began th
closing argument for the plaintiff.