The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-28
DOCTORS Do NOT AGREE
DR.. ". L. Lowry COntradicted BY
Drs. Gardner and Fulton.
ROBERTS HEART NOT REMOVED
In Examining the Injured Man Before
Ito Died They discovered No Trace
Of Any Affection OF tho Heart.
Other Cases Passed Upon.

Evidence offered in rebutta1 yester-
day in the trespass case of Mrs. Mary
Roberts against the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company fatty contra
dicted the evidence of DR.. W. j. Low
ry. of Carbondale. given Thursday. He
testified that Hugh Roberts, husband OF
the plaintiff, died at the Lackawanna
hospital from injuries sustained at the
Carbon street crossing of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company and that
at an autopsy which followed Roberts
was opened and his heart removed. 1t
was found to be very much enlarged
and DR.. Lowry gave 1t as his opinion
that its condition would have shortened
Roberts life. DR.. H. d. Gardner, who
as coroner of the county conducted the
autopsy, and several other witnesses
called yesterday. denied that Roberts
was opened or his heart removed.
After court opened in the morning DR..
Lowry again went on the witness stand
for the defense and testified that on the
afternoon of the accident after Roberts
had been taken to the hospital the in
jured man told him he did not stop his
horse when approaching the crossing.
He saw the gates up. did not hear any
noise Of an approaching train and sup
posing that everything was all right
3.
When he reached the track he saw the
engine. but 1t was too late to save him
self.
Detective Crippen COrroborated.
Detective Martin Crippen corroborat-
ed DR.. Lowry with regard to this ad-
mission. He was in the hospital at the
time Roberts made his statement con-
cerning the accident and asked him a
number of questions with regard to 1t.
Henry Frey produced a photograph of
the Carbon street crossing. which he
testified was a correct representation
of the crossing and it's vicinity.
Jacob Buttsman, the engineer of the
train that ran down Roberts. testified
that he saw the gates at the crossing
up and when about fifty feet from the
crossing sounded his whistle. He saw
the horses when close to the crossing,
but did not see Roberts or the wagon.
Thomas COnnOrs, fireman of Butts
mans engine, saw the man on the track
and yelled to the engineer. Michael
Reddlngton. fiagman at next crossing
above Carbon street, swore that the
usual signal was sounded for the Car
bon street crossing after the engine
had passed his station.
Unimpoltant testimony was given by
c. f. Rettew and S. w. Arnold, w. o.
Jermyn, James Kearney and Detective
d. p. Roche swore that Ben johnson,
one Of the witnesses for the plaintiff,
was an unreliable person.. Frank Ped
rick. George Ferrel and William Grant
were called, but their testimony did
not throw any additional light on the
cause of the accident. r. J. Goodwin
gave testimony as to the distance a
man can look up the track at points
from thirteen to sixty feet from the
Carbon street crossing. The defense
rested with his testimony.
Evidence in Rcbuttal.
Tn rebuttal DIR. H. d. Gardner was
called. He was coroner Of this county
at the time Hugh Roberts died and per-
formed the autopsy. He removed the
brain and examined 1t and cut open
the hip, where there was a fracture.
but did not open the body and remove
the heart, as DR. Lowry testified to on
Thursday. He saw no indication Of
enlargement of the heart when he ex-
amined Roberts after his admission to
the hospital. If there had been any
trouble with the heart 1t could have
been detected. He had no recollection
whatever Of telling DR.. Lowry at the
autopsy that the heart was enlarged.
An enlargement of the tissues OF the
heart such as DR.. Lowry described.
would not shorten a mans expectancy
OF life. If a man was born with an
enlarged heart it would increase his
chances for a long life. There Is no
such thing as hereditary heart trouble.
w. G. Price. OF the West Side. a men,
Der OF the coroner's jury. was present
at the autopsy. Roberts body was not
opened and his heart was not removed.
After the autopsy the body was turned
over to the witness and by him pre-
pared for interment. There was no in
dication that the body had been cut
open.
DIR. w. G. Fulton, who assisted at the
autopsy, said the trunk was not
openedg He examined Roberts several
times at the hospital before his death,
but found no Indication OF heart trou-
BILE. A man who indulges In violent
exercise may get an enlarged heart,
but that does not shorten his life.
Thomas Williams and william Hughes
testified that Roberts body was not
cut open. The evidence In rebuttal by
the plaintiff will close this morning.
Other Cases on Trial.
Alfred @. PAGES suit against Mrs.
Sarah d. Lee was given to the Jury at
O'clock yesterday afternoon. The de-
fendant denies that she owes Pace any
thing. She says the work he charged
as extra was included in the contract
and THAT the contractor was not en-
titled to extra compensation. Mrs. Lee
further alleges THAT the plaintiff did not
perform his labor in a good and work.
maplike way and that she was forced
to employ another carpenter to 60 over
the work Pace performed. A verdict
had not been returned when court ad-
journed. =
Yesterday afternoon the case of Pat
rick Collins against the Olyphant
school district was discontinued. A
portion Of the work, for doing which
Collins sued to recover, had neither
been approved or disapproved by the
school board. Judge Gunster ruled that
$50. work of which the board had ap-
proved. was all the plaintiff was en-
titled to recover for and thereupon the
case was discontinued for the present.
The action of Mrs. Elisabeth Schnei..
der against Patrick Golden, of the sixth
ward, was heard before Judge Gunster.
The piain4ln sues to recover S125, the
price of 5000 OF the Edmund Barti'
brand Of cigars, which, rhe says, she
made by order of Mr.. Golden. The lat
ter denies having ordered them and re-
fused to accept them when delivered.
AT o'clock the cnse went to the Jury.
against the city Of Scranton @ returned ei
a verdict In favor Of the city.
Miss Hardenbersh's piamoforts school.
A thoroughly high grade and progress
eve school for the study Of the pianoforte.
musical theory and Interpretation. ~
Special instruction In child music--edu-
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Madtson' avenue.
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