The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25
SOME ONE HAS
BAD MEMORY
DIRECTLY CONFLICTING TES-
T1MoNY IN DuFTIN CASE.
Dr.. Longstreet Says DR.. Roos Said
Something Which DR.. Roos Says
He Didn't say-Miss Duffin Heard
1t Said, but Dr.. O'3rien. Who Was
Present and in Position to Hear
1t. Did Not Hear It--This Is Just
One of Many Contradictions.
Other Court Matters.

One of Many Contradictions.
other Court Matters.
As vet. there has been no blood
spilled or even a personal encounter
as n result of the Duilin case. and yes
tcrday contributed little in the way of
bringing about any collisions.
Tho feature of yesterdays trial was
the direct contradictions of testimony.
Dr. Roos was directly contradicted by
Dr. Longstrcct, ana Dr. O'Bricn. In II
negative way, contradictcd DR.. Long
street, but as the inrallbility of mem
ory always intcrposes in cases OF TINS
kind, the contradictions hardly war
rant calling out Nearly all the
defendants witnesses were, ono after
the other contradirted by the plnintih
aud in the most emphatic and direct
manner but tho plaintiff being wo-
man. the matter, of course. ends at
that.
Or. l.. NJ. Gates testified that some
years before the accident to which
Miss Dunin now lays all her physical
disorders. he treated her, and that she
ments which she now claims resulted
from tho accident.
Miss Dufiin sworc that Or. Gates did
not treat her. He called upon her and
made an engagement to examine her,
hut they had a disagreement because
she wanted him to treat her at the
Lackawanna hospital and since then
they have not had any communication
whatever
DIR. FISHERS TESTIMONY.
Or. c. II. Fisher testified that prior
to 1894, the time Of the accident Miss
punn called upon him to have her
eyes treated: that he made pair
of glasses fol. her: that she took them
away. and. after having them at home
for Il time. returned them. and that
her eyes were then in quite as de-
fcrtivc a condition rs they are now.
Miss Dunin Sworc she went to DR..
Fisher to be treated for "A cold in
the head. resulting from grip; that
the doctor accidentally broke her
glasses: and that the pair of glasses
he made for her were TO replace those
he had broken: that he never treated
her eyes. and that the only defect in
her cycsight then was Il slight cast In
ono eye.
George w Phillips. Phi. D., former
supcrintcndent of schools. testified
that Miss Dunin applied to him for IA
position as a teacher in the public
schools eight years ago, and that on
account Of her bad cycsisht her appi-
cation was refused.
L.,
dealings she had with DR.. Phillips was
on one occasion, Whclf she called at
his office 10 present her teachers Ger
tilicatc In prove her competency, and
that no test was made by Dr. Phillips.
on by any one for him, of her powers
of vision.
ORDERED HER Ol'T.
When ON the stand Thursday. Dr.
Hoos denied, under cross examination,
that he had had a disagreement with
Miss Dutlin about his bill, and that as
IL result of this disagreement. he or
dcrcd her out of his office. after
threatening to kick her out, and that,
on II later occasion, when Miss Dufliu
refused to allow him, as Il medical
expert for the city, To participate In
an examination that was being made
by DR.. I.ongstrect, he, Or. Roos. told
her you have no case and I'll knock
the bottom out of your case"
While she was giving her robuttal
testimony yesterday, Miss Duffin told
what DR.. RooS had denied was the
exact truth: he told her at his office
when they disagreed about the BILL
that she should leave forthwith and
raising his right foot in threatening
way pointed to the door and bade her
Get out" When she was to he cX-
amincd at Dr.. Longstreet'S office, pre-
Vious To the first trial, and DR.. Roos
presented himself as a representative
of the defendant, she declared she
would not consent to his participating
in the examination because he was
obnoxious to her and had enmity to-
wards her Whercupon. DR.. Roos
ilarcd up and declared. "You have no
ease, and I'll knock the bottom out of
your case
Dr. LonSStreet corroborates Miss
Dullin in this. Dr. ORrien, who ac-
cOmpanied DR.. Roos as a medical cX-
pert for the city, testified he heard
no such declaration as Miss Dufin and
ana DR.. Roos, when again called to
the stand, branded it as utterly false.
WHAT DIR. ROOS SAID.
ON cross examination, DR.. Roos VAS
asked by Mr.. Newcomb if it WAS not
true that he had been badgering Dr.
Longstreet for the past several days
about The contradiction that DR..
| la "a tn
testimony, Dr, Roos denied that he
had badgcred DR.. l.onGstreet, but adj
mittcd he spoke To him about the mat
ter II called upon DIR. LOnsstreet
and asked him If he could swear to
such thing. lie said he had sworn
to il and would swear to it again.
That was all there was to it,"
Or. RooS' denial and DR.. Long
streets rcitcration came from the wit
ness stand within the same quarter of
an hour.
DR.. L. Wehlau, DR.. W, X. Dolan,
Dr. Reed Burns and DR. IL. \. Dunnell
were called Ia give eXpert testimony
for the defendant, Their answers
were 10 Hypothetical cases framed
from the facts in evidence. Dr. Joseph
+. Grant testified to having examined
Miss Dutiins eyes last Friday. as an
expert for the city, and that his en-
animation led him To conclude that
Miss Dutin's defects in vision were of
long standing and not the result of the
cut ON the forehead She received in the
accident
Both sides rested at O'Clock At
the opening of court this morning ar
will be made before Judge