The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25

\ reriict of $500 in favor Of Michael
! Re't2. of West Market street, was re-
turned against the city of Scranton
ana Contractor Anthony knight yes
terday in common pleas court. Mr..
| Heaps property was damaged that
much, the jury thought. by the con-
| Struction of a retaining wall ON his
10, when the culvcrt over I.cggett's
creek was built.
TIL" n"Nt cas-" oui ON irIal was that
| of j. \ Watrcs x Co. against John
| Tillman. II was Ia recover Il Judgment
note of S2iO.:I with interest from Dec
=. 1890. : verdict for The defendant
Was found. He admitted the note was
drawn hv him, but said he was not Nf
age ut the time.
Then an Interesting case was called.
Mrs. Rehecca Flynn ana her husband.
Michael Flynn, OF 'Minooka. are the
plaintiffs. and Dr. George r.. Hill, the
Albany dentist. is defendant. Attor-
neyS Hulslandcr x Nosburg represent
the FlynnS. and John +. Scragg ap-
pears for the doctor. He is sued for
damages in the sum of $4,000 for per
manent injuries alleged to have been
caused to Mrs. FLYNN from Il piece ut
bungiing dentistry done in his parlors,
not by himself. but by one of his as
Sistants.
IN THE CHAIR FIVE HOURS.
Mrs. Flynn went 20 Or. Hills office
ON April y. 1872, to have her teeth at
tended IL. She was the first witness
sworn ana she related her story to the
court and jury. About 10 o'clock that
morning, Il short while after she ar
rived. the doctor who was attending
To- her told her tO take her place in
the operating chair. She did 50 and he
proceeded to ill her mouth with plaster
Of Paris 10 take a cast of il. After
certain time the plaster became hard
and i, had to he broken to get II out.
In breaking il. she alleges. the doctor
cut her mouth up with the instrument.
So that she was in TERRIBLE pain Be
fore he got through with her he gave
her Il drus. she believes. and her health
has been ruined she alleges by the
operation of the dentist that dav.
1t shattered her nervous system and
made her subject to SeQuen, severe
attacks of hysteria. She is about 35
years of age and has been married l.
years
DIR. WESTON SWORN
Dr. r.. Il. Weston. of West Pittston.
formerly of Taylor. was sworn. He
was her family physician before and
after her experience in Dr, HlllS Once.
He described her as not being troubled
as far as he could see with any hysteria
or nerVo BUSINESS before this incident, but
afterward he found her affected with
hySteria and nervous troubles. and he
prescribed medicine Il number of times
for her. The doctor will try to give an
account today of the number of times
he waited upon her To treat her after
April Is, 1892. and the charges he made
for his services. This Is asked so as to
estimate the measure of damages. The
doctor examined her mouth the first
visit he made and found ii swollen.
Her husband was nut on the stand,
and testified that when he came home
from work that day she was lying on
the sofa sobbing. She told him she had
hc"n to the dentists and this was the
result. Mr. Flynn went for some medi-
cine for her. and the next day got Il
doctor. His testimony principally re-
lated to the amount of pain and suf-
fering she underwent. The case will DO
resumed today and when the defense
opens number of medical experts will
be- called.