The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
The DR.. Iarque Case
Goes to the Jury
Today.
STRONG DEFENCE MADE.
The Respondent Proves to
Be An Excellent
Witness.


of Athol, charged with manslaughter
by causing the death of Mrs Julia L.
Blanchard of that town through ne
glect of his duties, was resumed in the
superior court yesterday morning, and
continued all day, and will be given to
the jury today. All the evidence on
both sides of the case has been sub
mitted, and there now only remains the
charges of the government, the defense
and that of Judge John Hopkins be-
fore the jury retire for a verdict.
The governments evidence was all
in soon after the opening of the court
in the morning, and DR.. w. ]. Dele
hanty being the last to be called, and
the Hon. John R. Thayer, counsel for
the defense outlined the case before the
court.
The defendant took the stand, and
in his answers, straightforward and
apparently open, offered himself as a
good witness. He made a broad denial
of the statements of Blanchard rela-
tive to his calling at his office in the
morning of the day on which his wife
died, and of any neglect on his part
to properly treat the dead woman. He
further claimed that he had not been
engaged to treat Mrs. Blanchard in
child birth.
The rest of the defense's witnesses
consisted of expert testimony of ply
sicians. patients of the accused doc
tor and an office boy and DR.. Thayer
of Athol. The first witness of impor.
lance called was Dr. ]. G. Blake oil
Boston. DIR. Blake said he was profes-
sor at Harvard medical school in the
class of obstetrics. His examination
was a long one. as was his cross-ex-
animation by District Attorney Rock
wood Hoar. He testified to the fact
that the case did not demand the ad-
ministering of chloroform to Mrs.
Blanchard He maintained that the
operation was not a delicate one,
DR.. John b. Swift of IL Blossom
street Boston, an instructor IN op5tet
RIGS at the Harvard medlcal school
and a practicing physician for y years
also ouarantine physician at the port
of Boston for three years and connect
ed with some of the hospitals in that
city. was the next witness called.
He said that it was not the rule 10
administer chloroform in cases OF TINS
kind of childbirth in any OF the hospl-
tails of Boston with which he was ac
ouainted. nor was it taught at Harvard
madical school He held that it was
not proper to administer 1t IN cases
where the patient was so weak as the
woman in question.
Iamson Allen, 20 Kilby street, Wor-
cester. was then called and he SAID
fatty that the giving Of the chloroform
by the doctors called in at the last mo-
ment after which the child was deliV-
faft bA
woman, and not Dr. Larque.
Following, were called patients OF DIR.
I,ardue who had been treated by him
on the day on which Mrs. Blanchard
had died. Aug. 6, 1898. The first one
was Mrs. Andrew Davis of Athol, who
said DR.. Larque had performed an OPP
GRAFTON on her that day. She was sure
of the date on account OF pelng oDllBeo
bv the operation to keep her nurse
week longer, she having left on the
14th of the month. Mrs. Eudora cum
mings, Athol, testified to the defend
ants having performed surgical OPP
GRAFTON on her knee and ankle on that
day.
tive manner testified to the defendant
having been at her home in Petersham
on that day in attendance on her hus-
band, who had since died. ,
Miss Nellie Gill, Irving, testified to-
having called at DR.. Larque's office on
Aug. g. and Of having been there while
a Mr.. Blanchard came In after the doc
tor. who was out. She said she had
NOT seen any office boy about the build
ing, and had not heard any of the con-
versation the doctor and the boy is al
legged to have had concerning Mr.. Blan-
chards calls that day. She said shel
got there at 1 o'clock, and the doctor
did not arrive till half or three-quar-
tiers of an hour later Then he ana
Blanchard had a talk of the case, and
the doctor said he would go as soon
as he changed his clothes, it being nee
essary owing to have attended a easel
of erysipelas that morning. Blanchard
said he could not wait, and was in
structed to call in DIR. Edgar by Larque
He left the office.
Mrs May Gould, now of Marlboro,
formerly OF Athol said she was at the
defendants office on the day in ques-
ton and saw Blanchard enter in quest
Of the doctor. She, too. did not see the
office boy, but heard the doctor telling
Blanchard he could not come till he
had changed his clothes. A. T. Chase, !
high school boy Of II years, who
takes care of the defendants books, |
said he had received Blanchard's tele- |
phonfc message on August s, inquirlng
for the doctor, and that he took his
wheel and went in search of him, but
could not find him. He said there was
no office boy about.
Harry Gibbons, a loom fixer, who |
lived in the Blanchard house While |
Mrs. Blanchard was SICK testified to
having seen the dead woman about the
house and that she had MIXED the
COWS on the Tuesday and Wednesday
preceding her death. He was followed
by his wife, who said she saw Mrs.
Blanchard leave the house and go to
the barn to milk the cows with the
milk pail in her hand, and also saw her
return with the pail again in her hand.
Dr. Hiram Thayer was the last witness
called who was in the office at the time
Blanchard called Here the case was
closed for the day.
Henry Walker, just before the adj
iournment of the court charged with
keeping a liquor nuisance, was called,
and the evidence having shown that
there was nothing to sustain the
charge. the court instructed the jury to
bring in a verdict Of not guilty. He was
fined $50 in the lower court. Sullivan
& O'Connell were counsel for the de-
Tense.
Olaf p. Erickson, charged with main
tanning a liquor nuisance. was called,
and his case placed on file. Sullivan &
O'ConneI appeared for the defendant.
who had been fined 500. and sentenced
to 30 DAYS in the house Of correction in
the lower court.