Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-12-04

might have been made by any mem
bers of the Board That DIR. Thomp-
son did not ask at any time to see
members of Board of Health but that
he wanted to talk to the Township
Committee.
Mr.. Schiller said that the defend
ant Board of Health would show by
testimony of its witnesses that at no
time did it make itself liable to the
plaintiff in any amount.
DR.. Silas Robinson was first called.
Witness said that both he and DR..
Butcher refused to take the case, and
motion was made by the Board of
Health, of which he was a member,
authorizing him to get into communi-
cation with DR.. Thompson, of Bridge
ton. This witness did, but DR..
Thompson would not at first consider
any proposition to take the case.
Witness insisted and said that he
wanted him to take case at any cost.
DR.. Thompson then told witness to get
Township Committee together and he
would come down and see them.
John W. Page, a member of the
Board of Health Of Downe township,
testified that he was also member of
the Township Committee. Witness
told of the action of the Board of
! Health, his testimony corroborating
the evidence of the plaintiffs case
The facts in case were not in dispute
The contention of defendant being
that liability rests on Township Com
mittee and not on Board of Health.
John 7. Joslin, another member of
the Board Of Health, was sworn. He
testified that he made the motion au-
thorizing DR.. Robinson to employ Dr.
Thompson if possible but said that he
did not know that Dr. Thompson had
been engaged by the Board. Witness
said he did not know who employed
DIR. Thompson to look after the case.
Adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Morning.
The second day of the smallpox case
opened this morning with recalling to
the stand the last witness yesterday,
John T. Joslin, for cross examination
by Mr.. Bacon. Witness said that M.
Samuel Iredell presented himself at
meeting of the Board of Health held
on Wednesday following the first
meeting of the Board on Saturday,
and said that he was there to have
the Board of Health confirm the &C.
tion of the Township Committee in
reference to the employing of DR..
Thompson to attend smallpox case of
Carl Turner Witness insisted that
DR.. Thompson's contract was with
the Township Committee and that the
Board of Health was left out.
James M. Bateman was next witness
called by defendant. He said he lived
at Dividing Greek for "a years, and
that he was both member of Town
ship Committee and the Board of
Health. Witness told how his name
came to be upon the paper writing
which yesterday was offered as a con-
tract between DR.. Thompson and the
Board of Health. He said he signed
the paper under protest and that he
signed as member of Township Com
mittee and not as member of Board of
Health. Witness said that Dr.
Thompson told him that if he would
not sign the paper he would go home
and let the case go. Mr.. Iredell sub
sequently wanted the Board of Health
to confirm the paper but such action
was never taken. The Board of
Health never made any appropriation
in the smallpox case, save for pur-
poses of quarantine and disinfectants.
The Board has no funds whatever to
pay claim of DR.. Thompson
On cross examination witness said
that no one employed DIR. Thompson
to take the case that he knew of.
Witness did not know how the figures
$4,000 got on the paper he signed.
DR.. Geo. E. Butcher testified that
he was a practicing physician for A
years. Witness was secretary of the
Board of Health during the time of
the smallpox case. The minutes of
the Board of Health touching the
smallpox case were read Witness
said he was also clerk of the Town
ship Committee at the time of small
pox case. The minutes showed no
appropriations made to Board of
Health for smallpox case. Witness
said the population of Downe town
ship was about 400.
W. W. Cosier sworn. Lived at Di-
viding Greek for IS years. Has been
Township Clerk since February, 1902.
The minutes of the Township Com
mittee show no appropriation made to
Board of Health for smallpox case,
save for quarantine and disinfecting
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