The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-12
UNDER ROBNq.
gen RAYS
Dr. Morgan Had So Examined
Mrs. Ewing's Ankle.
4 BONE FAD BECOME DEAD.
Counsel For the Defense Wanted
This Proved by the Negative
Which the Court Order
ed Produced.
4 BONE lad BECOME DEAD.

DR.. Henry Patterson was the first wit
ness called by tho plaintiff in the case of
Ewing VS., Mayor and Council In Superior
Court yesterday afternoon and proved q
valuable witness in the plaintiffs action.
The physician was called to attend Mrs.
Ewing on January II 1895, three months
after the accident. He found that the
colored
He ordered her to battle the ankle freely
in hot water. He had since examined the
ankle and found it still swoolen and sore.
The last time he saw 1t was last Tuesday,
and then it was still swollen and in
famed. In the Doctors opinion the i'll
jury was severe one and it is likely to
cause trouble for Mrs. Ewing for years to
come.
Mr.. Knowles cross examination was
not detrimental to the plaitiff's case. The
doctor said Ill his cross.examination that
he had advised the woman to use only hot
water bandages and liniment.
This had been used by Mrs. Ewing
without much improvement therefore
counsel on the other hand was led to ask
whether medical attendance was real
necessary to which question tho witness
replied In the affirmative The injury
might have been caused by stepping into
such place as Mrs Ewing claimed.
tend Mrs. Ewing on April II, 1895 on
which date he found the ankle swollen,
intlamed and bearing other evidences of
having been sprained.
He advised continuance Of the same
treatment us ordered by DIR. Patterson.
He told Mr.. Knowles that the injury at
the time he saw It, was serious one but
it might not have been had physician
been called in the night the accident oc-
al
son would not have called in physician
Immediately which the doctor said he
would answer in two ways.
He heard Mrs. Ewing state her personal
reasons for not having physician which
he thought was good one, but aside
from it he would have advised the i'm
mediate summoning Of q physician. The
court would not allow tho witness to
answer whether or not he had been called
in before the suit was brought. Then he
left the stand.
RoENTGEN RAYS WERE USED.
DR.. James II. Morgan appeared as an
y ray specialist and helped the case of
the plaintiff more than any Of the previous
witnesses. In June of the present yoar
the doctor had examined the ankle under
the X rays. Befolo doing so the doctor
had found the ankle swollen, the flesh
hardened, yet tender to the touch. The
doctor started to tell what the negative
discloeed, but Mr. Knowles objected con.
siderng that such testimony AS approach
ing adegree of experiences us to an X ray
examination.
Judge Cullen asked the lawyer If he did
not believe in the science to which Mr..
Knowles replied that he did to an extent.
Chief Justice Lore told Mr.. Knowles tho
study was accepted as a science by the
of hn nF
believed the doctors story Of what the ex-
animation disclosed, admissible Then the
witness began his story again but Mr..
Knowles prevented him by asking for the
negative.
This the court held at fl rst was not
necessary and Mr.. Chandler resumed his
examination, the doctor replying to the
questions that the negative disclosed an
inflammation of the o,Citis, which had re-
suited in the death of portions of the bone.
Here the court interrupted the doctor
with the question of whether this fact
could be made plain to the jury by an
explanation. Tho doctor replying t hat it
could, Chief Justice Lore held that tho
negative was rs Important to the case as
was the architects plan of the spot of the
accident and allowed Mr.. Knowles to urge
his right to the production of the mega
tive.
iiit 'tufIuI WtIlt Hitcr tllt precious ncb'
ativcs and William ]. Hall was called to
testify in the meantime
Mr.. Hall at tho time of the accident
lived at No, 0j2 Orange street. Mr.. Chand-
lor inquired Of him the condition uf the
gutter at the time or prior to the date Of
the accident but Mr.. Knowles objected,
his ground being that the plaintiff had not
filed in his narr an allegation setting forth
the condition of the gutter prior to the
night Of the accident
The arguu"nr which followed was a
big ono and resulted in Mr.. Knowles,
winning his point. 1t was 4.?O o'clock
and us one juror had but ten minutes to
catch train, the body was discharged
until Monday morning when the case will
he continued and until which time the
court adjourned.