The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27

trial took place, was crowded all day yes
terday by men and women anxiously
awaiting sensational developments. Sen
sations, properly speaking, there were
none, and vet the last scene of the drama
had about it a certain strange, unwhole-
some interest. DR.. Harvey's testimony
was doubtless what saved the defendant
from the gravest danger of conviction. He
stated that he had sent cases similar to
that of Miss Addie Gilmour to DR.. West
for treatment after operations had been
performed. DR.. Vests contention was
that Miss Gilmours case was one of these
i'm other words, that he had only endeav
ored to relieve her of the consequence OF
her own or some one elses malpractice.
This point which was made much OF by
DR.. Vests attorney, evidently told with
the Jury, and the Judge in his charge adj
vised them that if Dr.. West had treated
Miss Gilmour for some abnormal physical
condition, howsoever produced, he had
only done his duty. Upon this point the
iurv's verdict hung, and DR.. West received
the benefit of the doubt.
When the doctor was called to the stand
Yesterday morning the most vivid interest
was apparent in the crowded courtroom.
He began his testimony by stating that
Miss Gumour had been sent 10 him for
treatment by DR.. w. A. Harvey. An OPP
Grafton had been performed upon her and
she was in great danger. DIR. Harvey
asked him to take charge of the case on
August % or %, 1893.
lie came to my Office at 132 Turk
street." continued the defendant, land
said he had been treating Miss Gilmo1r, or
Gould, for some time and was tired OF the
case and wanted to get rid Of it. He said
- ho irI and hot
she refused to 90 to a hospital for treat
1nent. She had promised him fee OF $50,
and | was, he said, to look to him for pay
ment. Miss Gilmour herself called to
sae mo a day or two later and l
examined her. | did not want to treat her
until knew what was the matter. She
came TO my house to stay September =.
She said she had not been feeilng wen 1or
ton DAYS and wanted to get back to work.
An. operation mad been performed, but she
rafnseJ to tell me who had done 1t. She
NIGHT have done it herself, but she would
not admit it. l treated her from that time
''i Was Va She not delivered Of male child
on September A., asKed Assistant DiS'i Nv
Attorney Black. CT u,,fforoa
. Great deal. She died on Saturday, Sep
+eS1ber O believe her death was due to a
:hemorrhage of the brain, caused by the
medicines she had TAKEN
'HDid YOU believe she lad had an opera
ton performed?"
Wy Yes es, I thoueht SO; but she might have
done it herself" u,.:..o, +ha+ ro,
h ad given the body to two medical stu
dents?"
''Yes, sir"
.rWho were they?"
81 did lot give it to two medical SUI
dents. l made that stationery 10 pio.eC.
DIR. Tuchler. Soon after MISS GlImou1
died started for the Coroners ounce, anu
on the way stopped at DR.. Tue hier rooms
on Grant avenue and told him OF the
daath and its cause. He suggested that
tho case would be a good one Tor dlsseet-
ING. and said the graduating class at the
medical college would pay good price IoI
the body. female subjects being scarce.
told him he could have the pody ana Iha'
nleht. while | was out attending patent
il was taken away. aoo.h
.sOn the day of Miss Gllmour deaeii
Dr Harvey moved his office from 0ra va
avenue 70 Market street. At the new o.
fee I met the student Plymire anu an
ntI1er Young man. Plynlire said inquiries
had been made as to Miss Glimour wii ere
aboilts. and he had said she was : ~ oa,.
lose / first learned who MISS ullil a9.ar
vas from Mrs. Austin several DAYS n.y. w
tho Girls death. She came with MISS Oii-
Yoo,1r,s father and was very anxious ~
learn where the young woman couio NC
found. 40 DOCTOR