The evening world., 1894-03-15
DR.. ROBERTSON ANGRY
Refused to Answer Some of Lawyer
Bowers Question.
Still Explaining How He Treated
Mr.. Lovecraft.
Kearney Said Uncompiimentary
Thugs About May Brooklyn.

There were few spectators in the cosy
little courtroom when Surrogate Ar
mold took his seat this morning and re-
sumed the hearing OF the Lovecraft
will contest.
Attorney Ransom opened proceedings
Sy asking that no hearing be held to-
morrow owing to his having case on
hand that could not be postponed. and
stating that Dr. Robcrtson's testimony
would close the contestants side of the
case, reserving the right to call experts
to answer a hypothetical question, to
show Lovecrafts condition before his
death.
Mr.. Bowers objected strenously, both
to the adjournment and to any subse-
quent Introduction OF testimony. me
Surrogate agreed With Mr.. Bowers that
the contestants testimony should be all
I'm before the defense went on
DR.. Robertson was recalled and Mr.
Bowers resumed his cross-eXamlnati3n.
The lawyer began to look through Dr'
Robertson's note book.
II must decline to- permit you to go
through that book" said the doc'or'
fairs, othei cases and notes / consider
sacred and appeal to the Court to-
That's right" interrupted rivhi the sure s@
tIroaFh ats 'qSeSfi lSe booE aa Mr. So owers 9
tina. the witness had not produced all
the books relating to his patients treat
ment from March to September or 1873,
as requested by the subpoena. The
doctor took refuge in the fact that the
others contained private matters. sacred
When asked about Mr.. I.ovecrafts
capacity for business. the doctor said
at times he might attend to ordinary
busisess not requiring complex applicl-
ton He did not think he would be
responsible for all letters. He was not
surprised to learn that during this
period he attended to all the business as
Club and Palmer's Theatre, but would
doubt his accuracy in weights ana
figures.
good temper and declined to answer any
more questions of the same character as
to what Lovecraft might or might not
have comprehended He was not there
as an expert to answer a list of hypo-
thetical questions. He was called as
physician to testify az to his treatment.
Col. kearney witness I, said had ai~ays
"Was there any other person In charge
of him." asked Mr.. bowers
81 decline to answer replied the wilt
ness bluntly.
'.Well. he was the person you would
have gone to about treatment
He was not"
WHO was them
"T decline to answer"
Following this came considerable fen
cling ngbetweenattorneyso over Mr. bowtrs's
attempt to get witness to admit that he
had written Miss Brooklyn Il letter after
Mr.. Lovecrafts death.
This letter was found among the ef-
Z fects OF the actress In 1t the doctor
Col Kearney was no friend OF hers and
HAT together they. (Dr. Robertson and
Miss Brooklyn would FIX him. and
that right rnd justice would prevail.
DIR. Robertson said he could not re-
member the letter as he had written
a, great many. but finally he acknowl-
read it to him and put put it In in evidences. nee" ''
He said he wrote the letter about the
time he was Preparing his memoranda.
thought that. as the nancee OF Mr. Love
craft. Miss Brooklyn might obtain some
DR.. Robertson was asked what he
meant by the expression In the letter that
Col. Kearney feared him
Because he had Violated certain In
structions OF mine about taking care Of
The witness also said that he had
heard Kearney say uncnmplimentary
things about Miss Brooklyn.
How were you going to fix him. as
You say IN your letter"'
DR.. Robertson said he could not re-
member exactly what lie meant by the
Il had no idea of fixing him In the
way you mena," said the doctor. "If
meant anything at all it was simply
that I thought | could arrange natter
90 that she could get something from
Mr.. Lovecrafts estate"
In answer to eX-Surrugute Ransom $
questions Or. Robertson stated that by
the expression about fixing him" h
meant only TO quiet Miss brooklyn. lie
had no ulterior motive to injure Cot
kairney.
The witness positively refused to sa,
what the uncompimentary things wer,
that he had heard Col Kearney SAY
about aiss Brooklyn.