The Portland daily press., 1894-11-17

Dunn had called for the priest before
DIR. Nlckerson arrived.
"Was not the fact that DR.. Nickerson
had not considered the danger imme-
diate, lhe thing that prevented you send
ing for priest?n asked Judge Symonds.
"No.n
Witness also said that although the
patient .was conscious almost to the time
of her death she never repeated to her
the request for a priest.
Witness had asked for DR.. Hughes as
early as Tuesday morning.
And you we're SO prejudiced against
DR.. Hughes that you wouldn't send for
him2" asked Judge Symonds.
DIR. HARRY M. NIChERSON,
| city physician, was next called Hextold
how he had received two calls, to Brown
street, one about 2 O'Clock and again at
3 m. He arrived there between half
past three and four o'clock. Mrs. Pink
ness then described finding Mary Dunn
lying on the bed, nervous, anxious, evil
IDENTIFY having been cryings ard of yell
low jaundiced hue. After ascertaining
the condition Of the girl he asked her as
follows:
3Did DR.. Hughes perform this opera
| tion?n
YES" she replied.
@Did he give you any pills, powders or
medicine to taken
"Yes."
Where are they?"
II have taken them all.".
After some general conversation in
which he encouraged the patient, as is
his custom, he prescribed medicine for
her.
At about p. m. he came again with
Miss Crowley, the nurse. Til, witness
then described at length the treatment
which he gave the patient. At 11.3O p.
NJ. he again was summoned, and found
the patient about the same. At Sam.
Wednesday the patient was found much
worse. and witness went for another
physician to perform an operation; but
when they were ready and arrived the
patient was dead.
The direct examination being con-
cluded DR.. Nickerson on cross examina-
tion related how he had given Mary
Dunn en- souragemsnt on his first visit.
Judge Symonds then asked:
DO you say that Mary Dunn was en-
tirely bereft of hope on that day when
you saw her?n
mo, SIR"
aDo you say that she did have some
hope of recovery"
mo sir.n
Do you as physician see any reason
why person in the condition of Mary
Dunn at your first visit. might not have
hoped for recovery?
This question DR.. Nickerson practi-
cally answered in the negative.
DO you not think that at that time
Mary Dunn had some hope of recovery?n
Il think she had some hope"
You told her that you might pull her
through, did you not?"
"Yes.n
@You had expectation that she would
get weil?"
"Nosgreat expectation"
You never said to her that there was
never any hope of her recovery"
"No.n
Whatever she said about an operation
by DR.. Hughes was in answer to your
| direct question, was it not9"
"Yes."
You never considered her in such i'm
mediate danger of death as to require Of
| her an ante norton statement?n
| "No, SIR"
MARTIN j. MONAHAN,
who was engaged to be married to Mary
| Dunn. and is a farmer and lum herman
of Lancaster, N. H., testified that he
was third cousin of Mary Bridget Dunn,
who had worked at Lancaster as
| house servant. She told him some ii i'm e
ago that she was coming to Portland in
| the middle of the first week in Novem-
Der. He came to Portland Saturday.
| and saw her at the Preble House. Then
| the following occurred between the
county attorney. and witness:
Have you ever seen this man here?n
! (pointing to DR.. Hughes.)
"Yes.n
"When?n
"On Saturday."
| "Where?"
"At his Office"
| AT whose request did you go there?n
Mary Dunn's."
Mary Dunn left the Preble House
about O'Clock Saturday night, and lat
er at about $50 for good. Previous to
leaving the Preble House he had been
with Mary Dunn to Mrs. Pinkha,n's.
and there arranged for board, etc. Sun
day he went to the Catholic church
with Mary in the forenoon, and in the
afternoon went to ride on the cars.
On SaturdaysMary Dunn had told him
| of her condition. On Monday forenoon
she was very sick, having awful pains,
and at her request he went to DR..
Hughes's Office and told him how sick
she was.