The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-02
Plaintiff NuTsed BY Doctors Wife, Who Was
Formerly His Own Wife.
SHE WAS A WITNESS IN HIS BEHALF
Her Daughter, Who Was Ones The Stsp-ohid Of
Pray, Also eaya Testimony Writ Of
Contempt Issued For Or. EDDY.

Tobias Burke's fine looking st. Ber-
nard dog was the cause OF the only law
| suit in Judge Wilburs court today.
Gilbert c. Pray asked a jury to give
! him $1,000 for injury and damages that
he claimed were due TO a bite from the
st. Bernard dog owned by Mr.. Burke.
The ownership OF the dog and the fact
Of biting were not denied by Mr.. Burke,
who claimed the damages were excess
sive. as he had paid the injured man S
doctors and nursing bills, and other
wise offered TO pay for all the trouble,
loss of pay and annoyance the accident
might result in.
Mr.. Pray testified that as he was rid
Ing past Mr.. Burke's place, opposite
Davis park, ON the morning Of October
26, 1891 a st. Bernard dog came out OF
the Burke yard and caught hold OF his
leg, and bit through the clothing. AS
result of the bite Mr.. Pray claimed
he was laid up eight weeks; he was
unable to do any work in the year 1898
except run moving machine. MIR.
Pray testified he is a farmer and his
wages previous TO the accident were
81 n day.
DR.. A. O. Robbins and DR.. Eddy, wit
ness said, attended him. and he suffered
great pain. Some time after the ac-
cident he had pains in his back, which
have since continued.
On cross-eXamination witness said he
rode on his wheel UP the hill and
through Ruggles street to Dr. Robbins
office Witness had intended to go
down 10 Mr.. Burke's right after the ac-
cident, but the pain In the leg forced
him to stop at the doctors office He
found IL necessary to stop quite time
in DR.. Robbir1S house. and was nursed
by DIR. Robbins wife, who, witness
said, had formerly been his own wife.
Mr.. Burke on bis way from dinner
called at DR.. Robbins. being informed
by members Of his own household, and
primised TO pay all the expenses arising
from the, affair, and also TO kill the
dog. Mr.. pray did not remember Mr.
Burke's calling the next day, but knew
he called a number of times and was
told by the one answering the door as
TO witness condition. Witness denied
Mr.. Burke asked him IL he wanted work
and admitted he asked $3.50 of Mr.
Burke, and that gentleman asked him
to give figures, but they could not
agree; then suit was first brought for
$500. Pray said he jumped off the bike
after he was bitten.
DR.. A. O. Robbins testified there were
four teeth marks on Prays leg. that
the leg had been injured before and he.
witness, could not see how a dog bite
could cause backache. The wound was
a clean one and Ii was not necessary 10
cauterize it, DIR. Robbins said he had
been paid S25 by Mr.. Burke for his own
services and that of his wife as a nurse.
"Dr. Eddy" called Franklin p. Owen.
counsel for the plaintiff. DIR Eddy did
not respond, and John w. Hogan. coun-
sci for Mr.. Burke. said Louder. Mr..
owen. DIR. Eddy's office is in Olney-
Vile" Mr. owen then told Judge Will
bur that DR.. Eddy was well known TO
him. and that he did not like to ask
for writ of attachment but that the
doctor had habit lately OF not pay
ing any attention to summonses issued
by the court Mr.. owen said in an
other case DR.. Eddy had been sum
moned by an opponent, and had failed
TO appear The doctor might have un-
derstood the summons as for yester
day. and might not think himself bound
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