The Portland daily press., 1895-02-08

of the telegram, and declared positively
that she did not know the name of hel
boarder until directed TO sign the name
Annie Gleason to the telegram. Ine
trunk of the girl was opened by the wit
| ness after her death. An unusually large
supply of good underclothing was found.
Miss Dunn also wore very good CLONES
and had an unusually large supply OF
| them.
| The examination then took up the
coming of the two to witnesses house,
and went over that ground again very
carefully. When they found that they
could get only one room. they . went
| away without engaging the room. linen
they returned, and Miss Dunn TOOK the
room. She SAID she should remain I'M
| til she could get employment. lb was
| Tuesday morning that Miss Dunn asked
| for physician, about 7.3O. Dr. Hhnk-
| ms saw her after dinner, little alter l
O'Clock. After DIR. Nickerson came he
| encouraged the patient, and told her he
| proposed to have her removed ITO The
| hospital the next day.
| After redirect examination the wit
ness said Miss Dunn objected to having
any other physician but DIR. Hughes.
Witness said that DIR. Nickerson's con-
versation about the hospital was at his
second call-about p. M, but later, on
| cross examination, she revised her tes-
timony, and said it happened at the
first visit.
Miss Charlotte Curran of Portland, who
was employed by Mrs. Pinkham when
Mary Dunn WAS there, was the next wit
ness. She saw her Monday afternoon,
going into the room to see how she was.
Witness carried up crackers and tea.
Mary Dunn was in bed, but got up once
or twice.
DIR. JAMES HENRY HUNKINS
of Biddeford, vino has had business in
Portland for eight years and boarded at
Miss Pinkham's last November, was
called. He saw Mary Dunn on Novem-
Der 6. last at Mrs. Pinkham's. 1t was
about 1.30 p. m. The patient was in q
state of collapse, and her skin was cop
per color. He made only a verbal exam
nation of her. He called DR.. Dodge,
who saw her, and then they consulted.
After this witness called DR.. Nickerson.
city physician. Witness did not take
charge of the case on account of inform
alton which Miss Dunn gave him.
On cross-examination witness said he
had no diploma from medical school.
but practiced under a certificate, having
studied with physician OF regular
standing at Wilton, NH.
Judge Symonds then questioned wit
ness as to the particular signs of physi-
cal collapse which ne saw in the patient.
When the doctor had told the result OF
his observations, upon being questioned
further by counsel he attempted to tell
certain staten It's of the patient which
had aided him in coming to his conclus-
ion.
MIR. True. at this point, objected to tes-
tfmony al. to conversation, but Judge
Bonney admitted it, suggesting for
counsel for state that they could re-ex-
anime.
This privilege was not used far by the
defense, but Attorney General Powers
and Mr.. True Immediately awaited them
selves of it to get from the witness the
following testimony, to which Judge
Symonds objected, but which was adj
mitted:
81 asked her if she had taken any med
icine, and she said she mad taken some
pills. I asked her where they were and
she did not answer. Then l asked her
where she got them"
But here the inquiry was stopped.
DR.. Rudolph M. Dodge WAS next called.
and testified in confederation of the pre-
ceding witness. He described how he
found the patient, her pulse showing 1870
beaJs to the minute, and her heart be-
ing feeble. On cross-examination the
witness 6a1O GnaG ne ICunu evidences OF
uraemia, and later declared that urae-
mia could not have been produced by a
criminal operation performed Saturday
night or Sunday.
The court then adjourned until Fri
day. |.
NOTES.
Professor Carmichael, of Boston, form
erly Of Bowdoin, is present, and is with
the counsel for the defence.
A crowd gathers TO see DR.. Hughes go
from the court room to the Jail hack.