Evening star., 1899-02-08
Evidence of Witnesses.

trial. A fine of $50 or thirty days was i'm
posed.
Evidence of Witnesses.
Henry Wood, a young coored man, who
said his wife's sister had been ill, stated
what he knew about the defendant. DR.
Finley, as the witness called him, was sent
to his house by a friend, and when he
reached the house the patient had been vis-
tied by a physician.
Il told him we had DOCTOR" said wit
ness, but he said he would come up and
see her anyhow
Witness said Or" Finley told the sick
woman to poke out her tongue, and then
he felt her pulse.
IF something amt done for you,' Finley
told the sick woman, you'll be dead in a
few days and, If you don't mind the eX-
preston, you'll be deader than h
Just then said Wood, the defendant was
invited from the room. Finley, he said,
told them they should discharge the white
doctor and employ him.
Did he make any charge for his SER
vices?' Mr.. Mulowny asked.
He said it was worth $50" answered wit
ness, but he would only charge $40. Then
he wanted 81 down, and said we could pay
the balance as we saw fit.
Witness explained that his siSter-in-law
did get bottle OF tonic from the defendant
He afterward said: '1f you don't get me
the money III get her, l let woman run
for nine years once. but l caught her.
Did the doctor ever prescribe for you?"
mo, sir. l told him 1 had the neuralgia
once, and he wanted to cure 1t for me. He
said he could cure me in sixty minutes by
the clock"
And didn't you let him prescribe for
your"
No, SIR
why not?''
Because l don't believe in this hoodoo
business, and didn't pay any attention to
his foolishness." Ali
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better doctor than most of the college
doctors.
Makes Medicine In His Room.
Walter Love, a colored man, who inform
ed the court that he is a friend of the de-
fendant, testified that Finley had been
making medicine in his room for number
of months.
Did you ever hear him say he was
doctor?"
"A hundred times" the witness answered.
Did you have him prescribe for you?"
"He said l had the neuralgia on one oc-
casion," answered Love, and he treated
me for it."
Did he cure you!"
mo, sir; but a doctor cured ME by taking
out my tooth"
Witness said Finley told him he was bet
ter than the doctors who had diplomas.
Did he charge you for the medlcine?
Ten cents"
Witness explained that Finley occupied
room in his (witness) house.
Now Mr.. Witness, said Attorney Clink-
scales, did l understand You to say that
Mr.. Finley treated you?"
i don't know about the treating an
swered witness, but he rubbed some stuff
on my face so hard that my face was sore
all the next day"
Where did this mortar and these roots
come from?' asked the prosecuting attor-
ney, pointing to the parapherEalia.
'''TheV belong to DR. Fipfpyr
Edward Langford, colored was sworn
and he said he. had seen the defendant make
medicine and sell it. He heard a man ask
the defendant to make him another bottle
of medicine. The man said the first bottle
had effected cure.
Did he ever treat yOu?"
mo, sir. l told him L had pain in my
side and he offered to make bottle Of
medicine for S1.25, but l didn't accept his
offer"
Did he tell you what caused the pain?"
mo, sir. l told him I got the pain from
being in the water at Santiago"
Enters Disclaimer.
The defendant denied the charge. He
said he had never done anything to indicate
that he was a doctor, nor had he told any
body he was a doctor. Finley denied that
her tongue or that he felt her pulse.
What have you got all these old roots
for?" Mr.. Mullowny asked.
he answered that he had them about four
years ago when he made medicines for his
own use. He said he hadn't seen the roots
since 1893. Defendant denied the testimony
given against him by the several witnesses.
Two witnesses were examined as to char
acter, and the case was closed.