The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-22

When United States court opens this
morning Judge Joseph Burlington will
charge the Jury in the case OF Attor-
ney John T. Martin against the Della
ware and Hudson company and 1t will
be given to the jury for consideration.
The closing evidence was offered at
the morning session of court yesterday
and in the afternoon law points were
presented and argued and the closing
arguments to the jury made by ex-
Attorney General H. w. Palmer for
the defendant company and Major Ev-
erett Warren for the plaintiff.
The court room was crowded to hear
the closing addresses of these two
leaders of the legal profession Of this
part of the state. Mr.. Palmer's ad-
dress was a vast disappointment. He
said little about his case, but devoted
himself principally to coarse abuse of
Attorney Nathan Vidaver, an infamous
statement about one of the physicians
and insinuations about the honesty of
the others. He concluded with sneer-
ing illusions to the character of the
practice that the plaintiff had before
his injury.
Major Warrens address was of the
clear cut, systematically arranged
character for which he is famed. In
dignified but unmistakeable language
he rebuked what he termed "the i'm
portation from Wilkes-B Barre for his
"gratuitious and unwarranted abuse of
everybody and everything connected
with the plaintiffs side of the case"
DIR. BURNS EXAMINED.
| When court opened yesterday morn
t.. -
Reed Burns, of this city, was resumed.
In his opinion the affliction from which
Mr.. Maiti suffers is durable. He
would not undertake to say how long
it would take to effect cure in such
case, because he had not sufficient
experience in that particular line Of
cases to unable him to state accurately.
Prof. c. L. Dana, the celebrated New
| York. specialist on nervous diseases,
was the next witness examined. On
direct examination he testified that
he had examined Martin in Hotel Jer.
myn on March II. He believed that
he is suffering from traumatic hys-
tcrico neurosis, a purely functional
disorder. He stated that this disorder
could be cured in from six months to
two years. He stated positively that
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brain or spinal cord in Mr.. Martins
case.
Major Warren, in s-exaanlning,
read from a medical book, written
partly by Professor Dana some years
ago. In this 1t stated that as gen
eral rule in cases Of traumatic hy3-
terico neurosis. the patient is rarely
the same man afterwards, especially
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severe nervous shock. Professor Dana
admitted this to be true. but said that
the quotation didn't strictly apply, tc
Martins case. Major Warren want ed
him to say whether or not medicine
was an exact science. but the question
was not allowed.
DIR. LOGAN'S' OPINION.
DR.. H. V. Logan was one Of the doc.
tors who examined the plaintiff al
Easton. There was no evidence Of a
wasting of the muscles. but there was
an apparent loss of sensation all ovel
the body. He believes Martins case i.
durable. In his opinion. If Martin Is ir
the condition the doctors who testified
for the plaintiff say he is, he coult
not have engaged in the struggle II
the Hotel Jermyn which Martin.
brother testified to last Saturday.
That ended the testimony for the de-
fense and DR.. John O'Malley and DR.
p. F. Gunster were called in rebuttal
They swore that Martin while buoyet
up by excitement could have struggled
as described by Martins brother.
Court adjourned for the noon reces!
and when 1t reconvened the law point.
on behalf of the plaintiff and defend
ant were presented and argued by At
torney Joseph O'Brien and ex-Judg'
Jessup.
, At 2.45 Mr.. Palmer began the closinl
address for the defense to the iur!
and spoke for forty minutes. Eliminat
ing the abuse of his address, referre,
to above. he said that while the acci