The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-03

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1t was $50 when DR.. Heilman's cross
examination was completed and DR..
Theodore Johnson, of West Pittston,
was called.
SHE KISSED THE DOCTOR.
He visited Miss Anna Dickinson pro-
fessionally in August, 1886, and again
in January, 1889. During the following
eighteen months he visited her about
100 times. She had a chronic complaint
of the liver and nervous exhaustion.
After he had been attending her for a
time, he decided that the whisky which
she was in the habit of taking was in
furious to her and refused to write any
more prescriptions for whisky for her.
Other physicians, she told him, had also
refused to write such prescriptions for
her, but subsequently had been COM
PEELED to do SO.
On one occasion he went to treat her
and found her in bed. He sat down on
the edge of the bed and felt her pulse,
and she drew him down to her and
kissed him as a greeting, as it was the
first time she had seen him since she
returned from visit to Philadelphia.
She frequently spoke about national
characters and her troubles with the
National Republican committee. John
S. Clarkson, she said was nothing bet
ter than a drunkard. and NJ. $. Quay
was no better. On one occasion Miss
Frances Willard sent a greeting to Miss
Dickinson through the witness, and the
plaintiffs response was that she did
not think much about Miss Willard.
Miss Dickinson frequently complained
of pains IN her head and believed she
was suffering from nervous break
down. He thought the continued use
of alcohol would be very injurious to
| her and liable 10 lead to some form of
| lunacy
on cross-eXamination he said that he
| did not consider the fact that Miss
| Dickinson kissed him as very extra
ordinary, knowing her as he did. He
| did not remember just what part of
the face she kissed him on. for the
memCry of the salutatlon soon faded
away. From what he saw of her dur
! ing his visits, there was nothing that
! then led him to believe that she was
insane Since she was sent to the in
sane asylum it seemed to him that
| some of the things she did would go to
corroborate the idea that she was in
sane. Sometimes when he called on her
she seemed To be somewhat under the
influence of liquor.
MRS. GLYNN CALLED.
Mrs. Susan Glynn. of Waymart, said
that in October, 1888, she went to live
with the Dickinsons and remained with
them until the following spring, when
their mother died. Miss Anna Dickin-
son was there part of the time. She
/ o,I ha .
| DR.. Johnson. Miss Anna, in talking to
her, said that Frances Willard and
Susan y. Anthony We're Jealous of her
and We're plotting against her. She
also referred to Fanny Davenport,
! ldieska and Ehea, and said they, too,
.tere jealous of her She occasionally
saw Miss Anna drinking whisky, and
one night she talked TO her at random
about people in New York that she
knew nothing about,
There was a stir in the court room
when the name of Miss Susan +. Dick
inson was called by Attorney A. a.
Vosburg. and little woman mOdestly
attired in black, walked quickly TO the
witness stand and was sworn. She said
that she resides in this city and is as
sociate editor of the Scranton Truth
She identified the leases of the hous
occupied by the family i'm West Pitts
ton and the leases were shown to the
jury and offered IN evidence for the pur.
pose of proving that the house was
leased in her rame. Miss Dickinson
then described the visit of Miss Anna
TO Honesdale, in May, 1887, where an
operation was performed on hoy and
how the witness then nurscd her sister
for six days and nights without sleep
SHE BECAME ILL.
Then witness became i'll and had tC
relinquish the nursing, DR.. Burns TAX.
ing her place. Anna was so i'll that she
had to be taken 10 Honesdale on G
special train, Mr.. and Mrs. George
: Thompson, al Anna's request assisting
in her removal. The witness went int
details with reference to her history
and that of her sister during 1885, lSS
ana 1890 Anna, she said, seemed L
suffer from some kind of nervous trou
BILE which she called hystera. Sh,
complained frequently of tho pair
caused by a nerve In the top of he
head, which. she said, she did not thinl
anybody else possessed. Sometimes sh,
would cry and laugh at the same time
In the summer of 1890 witness iirs
particularly noticed oddities about he
; sister, which led her to believe that he
| sisters mind was not what II used I,
he. This was called specially 10 her at
t tention by Annals odd treatment uf ne
and those who attended her. One da.
while at dinner Anna, without am.
3 cause, broke out:
Thee IS setting thy VIII agains