The Portland daily press., 1895-02-08
TRIAL OF DR.. HUGHES.
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aHow long did she " ork in Portland?"
81 couldn't say"
"When you went to see DIR. Foster was
anything said about the difhcultya of
telling at that period whether the wom-
an was in troub 81"
SOnly what Mary Dunn herself said"
But, | am asking you what DR.. Eos
ter said.n
A f5er some stun bling about the wit
ness told again the story of his inter
view with DR.. Foster.
Here the crosS-examlnatlon ceased,
and Monahan left the stand with a look
of relief.
DIR. B. B. FOSTER
of Portland was next called. He testi-
fed that he hao been in practice twenty
five years. He identified Monahan as
one who had been in his Office in the
early part of last November. Shortly
after he went away young woman en-
sered, having a piece OF paper on which
was the statement "Tnis is the lady that
was talking to you about (S1gned)
Monahan." Witness examined the wom-
IN and discovered hercond:tion but no
inflammation or other abnormal symp-
toms There were no signs That an
tbortion had been performed on her.
The woman paid fee of SO.
The witness was next cross-examlned
by Judge Symonds.
II suppose all abortion might have
been performed and you might not have
discovered it?n
sit might"
aYoa were not looking for anything of
she kind?"
aNo.n
Further questioned as to the opinion
he had formed, 1.-The witness said he had
taken into account the facts given him
by Monahan as well as the physical signs
which he found. He judged the condi-
zion he found to have existed about
three months.
MRS. SUSAN M. PINKRAM,
who keeps the boarding house on
Brown street. next was called. She re-
called the coming of Martin j. Monahan
nd Mary B. Dunn to her house for
rooms on the first Sturday in November
last. A loom was let to Miss Dunn,
and Nfonahan got room elsewh ere.
Witness then described the events as
already related, how she learned Monday
morning from Monahan of Miss Dunn's
L
that Miss Dunn was very sick. she went
to her room. After talk Miss Dunn
requested witness to send for DR.. Hughes.
This witness did not do, but at noon
had Drs. Dodge and Hunklns see her;
They thought she was very SICK ana
would not live and said they would send
for the city physician.
room, what conversation did you have
with harY5 asked Mr.. True.
II asked her about her people" sa1d
the witness; but at this point Judge
Eymonds interposed an objection against
this conversation.
To this Mr.. True and Mr.. Powers inter
posed that they put the testimony IN to
show Miss, Dunn's state of mind, and to
pave the way Tor dying declaration.
Judge Bonney said that such being
their purpose he would let the testimony
go in.
Judge Symonds objected and reserved
an exception.
Then witness told how she went to the
girl's rooom after the DOCTORS had left
and asked her about her people. The
girl refused TO tell anything about her
neoule. Then, after some fruitless con-
yersatiop. the witness told the girl that
she was very sick and not liable to live
through the night. AT this inform alton
she cried, sobbed and asked witness if
she would
SEND FOR A PRIEST.
She didn't want her people to know
because it would be d disgrace. She
finally gave Monahan's address, and wit
ness wrote the telegram, signing the
name Annie Gleason by the girls direc-
ton. Before this the girl had given no
name. Mary Dunn cried and sobbed for
over an hour. or until DIR. Nickerson ar
rived at about 4 O'Clock. Witness saw
Miss Dunn that evening, and the next
morning. She died about ] O'Clock
Wednesday. On Monday, Monahan told
the witness that Miss Dunn had cold.
Miss Dnnn had about $50 with her.
Cross examined, the witness went over
again the circumstances of the writing