Evening star., 1897-03-30
CHARGE DISMISSED
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location of the left wrist and fracture
Of one Of the small bones OF the wrist. In
the opinion of the witness, considerable
force and violence would be required to
cause such an injury An ordinary de-
gree of force would not dislocate the wrist.
1t could not he done by the struggles of
the girl. the officer merely holding her
arm in a firm grasp. DR.. Sohon was cross
examined at length.
The Defense.
The government at this point rested ats
case. and Attorney Nauck moved that the
charge against the policemen be dismissed,
arguing that Mellen did not break the arm
of the girl. Judge Miller replied that the
question was whether the defendant had
right to take hold of her at all, and
Dr. A. B. Hooe of the Emergency Hos
pital was called as first witness for the
defense. DR.. Hooe stated that he examined
the arm of the girl when she was taken
to the hospital, and, if any injury existed,
it did not amount to anything. The pa
tient resisted examination to some extent,
saying the arm panied her very much. He
thought that her actions of suffering,
however, We're assumed to a great extent.
DR.. Hooe testified that he never saw a
fracture of a small bone Of the wrist and
never expects to.
DR.. Hooe was also examined, re-exam-
ined and cross examined. and finally the
court interposed with a remark that there
are hundreds of men today deprived of
the use of their limbs because doctors did
not know whether not the limbs were
broken when they were called into the
case. If We leave this matter to the doc
tors. said the court we will never know
whether the arm of this girl was broken
DR.. ChaS. H. O'Connor of the Emergency
Hospital was called witness He
said he examined the arm of Madge Fisher
when Dr. Hooe had concluded. The wit
ness stated positively that when the girl
was at the hospital no fracture or disloca-
tiOn9 of existed. tlOug
it hardly probable that the wrist should
be fractured by being manipulated in the
manner described.
Policeman Mellen then testified in his
own behalf On the evening in question,
he said, he was met by Jane Ross, em-
ployed in Lucy Stewards house. and re-
quested to go to the house. The Stewart
woman met him at the door and said the
girls inside were very disorderly. Madge
Fisher and Lille Chandler We're at the
house. he said, when he and Carlson
reached there. In mis- presence the Stew
art woman ordered Madge Fisher to leave
the house, but she refused to 60
The girl said she had friend who was a
lawyer and congressman ana said she
would see that the buttons of the policemen
were removed. She became hysterical-
Carlson placed her under arrest All Mel
len did, according to his statement, was 10
slip the hand of the girl off a door KNOB
which she grabbed tightly.
In reply to a question, Mellen stated that
he had been at the house OF the Stewart
woman two nights before because the
woman sent for him and asked his advice
The witness said he advised Madge F1sher
to leave the Division, telling her that IL she
came there cruising around he "ouiu tahe
her into court.
Wasn't it a fact that the Stewart woman
was wrought up because the girls were 60
ing to leave her house? asked the cour |.
..'rhat Is where the whole trouble in this
case lies / would like to know what right
policeman mas to engage in the settle
ment of a dispute between the keeper OF a
house of the sort and two of the girls IN II:
Policeman Carlson testified also, his
statements being Substantially the same as
those of Policeman Mellen.