The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-02
ASKS $1,000 FOR DOG BITE.

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| 60 appear unless his fees were paid for
| today.
That's the only point, Mr.. owen, 4"
| Judge Wilbur remarked
The case was started yesterday, Mr..
! owen said, and IL DR.. Eddy was i'm
| court he. like other witnesses, was eX-
/ cused until today Mr. Pray had called
! on the doctor this morning. but could
not see him. as he was not up
Judge Wilbur told Mr.. owen he could
have his writ OF attachment. and furth-
or said that there was just cause Of
complaint against doctors FOR they Of
| ten failed To attend court when IL was
| there duty Go do So going off 20 tend
some one with toothache in preference.
Deputy Sheriff Wilcox was given the
writ by Clerk Webster and started for
| OmeyVille.
Mrs. Emma X. Robbins testified there
, were four marks ON Mr.. Pray'S leg and
| that he suffered much pain.
Mrs. Nellie a. Wood, daughter OF the
last named witness, testified that she
knew of the plaintiff being tended by
her mother for the dog bite. ON cross
examination witness said her name be-
fore marriage was Tucker and the
plaintiff had been her stepfather for
quite while.
Dr. Jacob G. Rutherford testified that
a dog bite should heal i'm 10 days or
two weeks. lie never heard of a dos
bite causing backache.
Mr.. Burke. the defendant. testified
that he heard of the way his dog had
used Mr.. Pray about an hour after the
latter had been bitten, and within an
hour called at DR.. Robbins residence
being notified OF the plaintiffs presence
there by a telephone from the doctor,
Witness said the bite did not seem a
bad one and he offered TO pay all the
expenses and for loss of time telling
MIR. Pray TO take IL easy until he re-
covered. Witness went TO call on
plaintif three times and seeing him
sitting at the window and being told
by the party answering the bell that
Mr.. Pray was not SO wen. he thinking
he was being fooled did not call again.
MIR. Pray called on him November 18th
of the same year and asked $50, but
all plaintiff could figure out damages
including Doctors bill and wages at 50
a day besides board was $50. This did
not suit plaintiff and suit for $500
brought. which suit was discontinued
and the present one for $1,000 brought,
Dr. Eddy arrived after some delay.
having been brought into court by Dep
uty Sheriff Wilcox. Mr.. owen called
the doctor 90 the witness stand and he
testified that he had attended Mr. Pray
for good while Had attended him
within a year for humor ON the face
Never treated him FOR "A dog bite. but
had heard of his being bitten by
dog. MIR. Pray had trouble with his
back. but did not think there was any
connection between the backachc and
the bite. Or. Eddy told Mr. Hogan
that he never heard Of lumbago result
ing from a dog bite and that the humor
as BARRIERS itch Mr.. Pray had suffered
from an injury to the bone OF the same
ieg and had some VariCose veins pre-
Vious to the dog bite Witness told Mr.
owen that BARRIERS itch did not always
come from the barber shop. Dr. Eddy
ass well as Dr. Rutherford pronounced
Pray TO be "a Zine specimen OF physical
manhood.
when Dr. Eddy had finished his tes-
timony he walked slowly from the wit.
ness stand and when hc got right in
front uf Judge Wilhur and the clrr,.
The former called a hUlt and eaid:"po.-
tor. a wit had 90 be- issued against YOU
for contempt no is said YOU wore
summoned Yesterday and dId not re-
spond. What have you tn aa,s
Dr Eddy replied that ha notified tha
plaintiff ihat he VAS in uu condition t0
ar. owen said hc knew nothing of
such "a meHHEC being sent. Mr Pray
was then asked hy the court about th.
statement of the doctor Mr. Pray said
yes hl was pIvrn such message.
Yet. ss,td Judge Wilbur "you allowed
COUNSEL to have tho Writ iesucd and th.
doctor brOpght ir hir PRAY said ho
bed Thought hc conveyed tho Llem.ut
ol lh. doctor to bic oouue ~ owen
said ne did understood it chat uay.
judge IS hur i0id lr Eddy h. mlght
81 end that The cnurt wns SORRY THE
writ was ISSUED lt was dur to n miss
undersianding. Ile Houur then tuf1-
iug io Nr owcl aaId BE- Fctm bui rfght
that tho piainuN should uet the cos
u ihe writ Mr owen arrcd To- the
settlement az ths court
Tho Jury then which had heard some
uhifnnl testimony. in whni would aI.
ulnmllf hc rery simpla las. gave ifs
att u'ipn io the arguments uf counseL