Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-04

plaintiff was hard on the defense. who
did all in their power to out rule each
point made in scientific statements.
On cross examination, however, the
defense secured a point in favor of
the defendant, in drawing from the
witness CDR. Seevers) that in cases of
lmpacked fracture, the foot sometimes
sustains the normal position for some
time until the fractured parts separ--
ate. This fact relieved the position
of the defendant to a great extent. as
the testimony of other physicians re-
vealed the fact that such a fracture
cannot be easily detected.
On Thursday morning DR.. Sewers
was given rigid cross examination
by the defense and testified to having
just given the plaintiff second exam
nation in which he found the right
limb one-fourth of an inch shorter than
the left. On being asked how he ac-
counted for the fact that in February
he found the limb ~ inches short
and at the present time only one-fourth
of an inch short, he stated that the
treatment given by the attendant ply
stefan during those periods of time
had somewhat heightened the limb.
He stated that he believed her present
condition to be permanent, will never
admit of recovery and severe pain will
always be her portion
The second witness called in favor
of the plaintiff was DR.. w. B. Miller,
OF Centerville, who testified that he
was graduate of the American
School of Osteopathy of Kirksville,
Mo. His testimony corroborated the
scientific testimony of DR.. Sewers
as regarded the fractured members.
He pronounced the case to be an inter.
capsular fracture and stated that he
gave the plaintiff osteupathic treat
ments for eight months, that he sue,
ceeded in lengthening the limb some
what but not entirely and stated that
the Inversion of foot was a strong
symptom of fractured hip He be-
iieyed that Mrs. Gray would never be
able to dispense with crutches and
would always suffer pain. With the
testimony of Dr. C. C. Heady of this
city the scales turned somewhat in
favor of the defendant DR.. Heady tes-
titled that he examined the patient and
found nothing whatever the matter.
He stated that he rotated the limbs
and found no fracture and made per-
feet rotation with the exception of
muscular resistance on the part of the
patient. A skeleton having been
procured he gave an object lesson as
to the position of the bones as he
found them. AS to the inversion of
the foot he stated that he believed it
to be natural and believed that the
plaintiff was pigeon-toed. The next
witness called was DR.. J. F. Herrick,
OF Ottumwa, one of the commission
of physicians appointed by the court
to examine the plaintiff He testified
that he, together with Drs. S. A. Spill
man, d. A. LaForce and j. o. Kin
kaid of Ottumwa, examined the plain
tiff at the home of her parents MI
and Mrs. L. T. Hatton, on August %,
1902, that she appeared to be nervous
and suffering great pain, that the right
limb was rigid, but that he discovered
nothing to indicate fracture of the
head of the femur or hip bone, nor
anything to indicate that it had ever
been fractured. He stated that he
found the position of the foot normal
and the limbs the same length. He
further testified that he believed her
nervous condition to be symptom of
hyoIClid anu SldLtu ludI dIleT Un6
commission of physicians had finish
ed making the examination the plain
tiff cried and when asked if the ex
animation panied her she said no, and
he considered that a symptom of hys-
terra. The remainder of the testimony
of the witness was given to technical
tiles, the examination being most rig
id. When the testimony of the re
mainder of the commission of physi-
clans has been made the pleading will
probably begin.
Soap Creek.
Soap Creek, Oct 30.-Dr. w. d. Nor
gan and family of South Ottumwa
have moved into the house built by
VIM. Moss on the J. r. Shepherd farm.
William Morgan is visiting at the R.
T. Sample home
Lizzie and Eva Coffman made trip
to Belknap Wednesday for the purpose
of meeting their mother, who was to
arrive on the morning train
Soap Creek school house was visit
ed last Sunday night by an unknown
person and considerable damage was
done to books.
j. A. Coffman and daughters, Ellie
and Nellie, spent Saturday in Ottumwa
| at the Charles Davis home.
Harry Sample and w. D. Morgan
spent Sunday in Udell. II,
Miss Nora Sample of 112 North Da-
Wis street, South Ottumwa, spent Sun