The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-18
And as a Result a Woman Sued Him for an
Immense Sum.

Philadelphia, Sep. 17-C. Albert Kir-
cher and his wife want 5000 dam
ages from DR.. S g. Wallace of No.
425 Penn street, one of the oldest and
best known dentists in Camden. Their
suit was begun in the New Jersey su-
preine court by Lawyer John L. Sem
pie yesterday. kiCcher wants $500
for injuries received by his wife, and
$4,000 for the loss of her service and
companionShip.
DR.. Wallac geoes TO Ocean Grove TO
attend to the practice he has there dur
ing. the summer months. This year
he left Dr. E: ]. Mccormick, of this
city, in charge of his Camden Office.
On August II Mrs. Kircher went TO the
office to have the filling of a back tooth
removed, as it had given her a deal of
pain and annoyance. Mrs. Kircher
alleges that DIR. Mccormick administer
ed poisonous drug known as cocaine
In her mouth against her wishes and
protest. Previous to this visit, Mrs.
Kircher, who is about 2S years old, was
considered somewhat of a beauty. This
is all changed NOW, however. as the
drug is said to have eaten away the
veil in her upper lip and made A large
hole in the lip that will probably dis
figure her for life Her face, lips and
gums were swollen TO twice their nor
NAL size, and she has suffered from
pain and nervous proStration ever
since. She has been under the care of
two physicians from that time until
the present.
Lawyer Semple says that when Mr..
Kircher called upon DR.. Mccormick
the latter asked if he wanted TO get
enough money to go away on a vaca-
ton. Mr.. Kircher is superintendent for
a large biscuit manufacturing company
In this city, and being incensed at this
treatment began suit for damages for
his wifeiS injuries.
DR.. Mccormick knew nothing of the
damage suit until he was shown the
account in an afternoon paper. Then
he said that nearly all that Mrs. kir-
cher alleged was true, but she had not
told all of the facts. He said that
when she came 10 him she was in a
highly nervous and rather hysterical
condition from pain The tooth had
died away from the filling and bad
abcesS had formed Feeling that she
could not bear the pain of having the
filling removed with her mouth in that
condition he administered, not against
her protest, very small dose OF q To-
cal anesthetic with a hypordermic syr-
inge He had used this anesthetic hun
dreis of times. just as many other dem
lists had, and never had any i'll effects
from Il. The solution contains only l
per cent tstcdlIlc anu IL wei hltNAl
in the practice He says he noticed
that a swelling followed the application
but it appeared 10 be nothing serious,
and he told Mrs. kircher TO return II
it grew worse. A few days ago he was
sent for and went 10 the house, doing
what he could for the sufferer. but he
says Kircher told him he need not
rome again. Shortly thereafter Kirc,l-
er called at the Office and asked him.
he says, what he proposed 10 do about
damages. He became SO rough said
Dr. Mccormick, that became nettlsd
and told him that l thought he cared
more for money 10 go 10 Atlantis City
than for his wife's injuries. He left
threatening to get damages. DR.. Wal
lace wrote from Ocean Grove offering
10 settle the matter amicahly. and he
came down last Saturday for the pur-
pose OF seeing the KircheEs. but they
Rad gone out of town. He only wanted
them to vast Till he got home I can
in no way account for Mrs kircher's
misfortune. / certainly used every
means TO guard against accident