Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

emu ana was dllOWeu 10 remain IN the
room. The cross-eXamination of Es-
telle Mintonye vas the first thing TAX
en- up, the examination being conduct
ed by Captain Jaques on part of the
defense.
EsteIIe M~intonye cross-Examined.
First time vent to see doctor was to
have tooth examined. Had tooth ache.
cherry time. Mamma was canning
cherries when | went home. No n
in office. Some one there second time.
1t was Mrs. McCraig. She was there
first time. Some one else there sec
ond time. Was there when | went
away. Second time it was some one
else. 1t was Monday or Tuesday. Was
to go back to get tooth filled. Second
time was to get tooth filled. Did not
know man was there. He remained
part of the time l al there the second
time. Dug out tooth with instruments.
1t hurt. Did not hurt nerve. Talked
of no other tooth. He did not fill it
this day. Said he did not have time.
Had to go home to party or wedding.
Saw no one in office l knew. Mother
was canning cherries last time | was
there. Some one came in while l was
in the chair the last time. Don't know
who it was. Saw no one but DR.. Vance
last time l was there. l used tele-
phone second time | was there. Was
told there was some one in chair and
| had to wait. No seats in large wait
ing room. Door leading into waiting
room was open until | shut my eyes.
Last time | vas there so far as know
it was open all the time. This the
last time l vas there.
Had no watch with me. Had an
appointment at a certain hour. | sat
down in chair and he put medicine on
my tooth the last time | was there
and | gave him a IS bill. This was
when he got through his work and |
sat down in a chair. | got out of
chair at one time. Told me he want
ed to put medicine on my tooth. sat
down in chair again. Suppose he put
medicine on tooth with piece of cot
ton. Then he let me out of chair. |
knew bill was IS. l gave him S. bill.
1t was in dental room after l got out
of chair. He went down stairs to get
change. I remained in waiting room
till he came back. 1t was a warm
day. Don't know if men were in 9th
err offices. Did not look to see. l
glanced around. Stood near window
while waiting for doctor to get change.
points out on plan where she stood.)
Mr.. Hall had Office in building. DR..
Bay also. No one else that know of.
Gone but short time for change when
he came back, gave it to me and went
on home. 1t was quite warm that
day. Been in chair some time when l
went to sleep. Did not look at clock.
He put in gold filling. Don't know
how long l slept. Got to office about
/ p. m. Waited some time for doctor
to come in. Witness excused.)
Mrs. Mary Mintonye.
1 am the mother of Estelle. live
at Eddyville. She is going on Is
years Of age. Was IA years old first
day of last December. She went to
DR.. Vance. There three times. There
to have tooth pulled and went to have
it filled but he was called away and
merely ground it out and filled it with
cotton. That was second time. Went
again to have tooth filled. This was
the third time. Don't remember date.
Was in cherry time, near August.
Last day it was / p. m. She had date
az lAuI iloul ollu Div WE'LL. III It,
turned between 8 and 4 p. m. No Il
me about his actions at that time.
(Answer stricken out.) Was very
nervous and had been crying the last
time she came home. She told me
why she was crying and nervous. She
told me what he did. He closed her
eyes (told of what she complained of.
MA ,o+ 1p,or, how, 1orr hlr ox-or ,ro,a
shut or what went on. She said this
was after tooth was filled. Said he
was standing by her with person ex-
posed and she jumped out of the chair.
She got her hat. He went and wash
ed his hands and told her to wait he
wanted to put medicine on the tooth.
She waited and had medicine put on
and paid him and came home in con-
dition | told you. After she laid case
to me she went into hammock and
went to sleep. She was very drowsy.
She slept. I don't know how long, must
have been an hour, when l called her.
Had to shake her. The neighbors saw
me shake her.
Cross.Examination.
1t was cherry time. That is way |
fix it. Was last summer, 1901. Don't
remember kind of cherries. Don't
know if early or late cherries. They
came on two or three different per-
iods. 1t was about August. Witness
excused.
w. M. Mintonye.
am father of Estelle. Live at Ed.
dyville. Heard of trouble between
her and DR.. Vance. Heard of trouble
on Saturday night. 1t happened Tues.
day before. She told me of it after |
asked her on Saturday afternoon. She
made statement to me as she did to
her mother. | saw DR.. Vance first
Monday morning following. Had warm
conference with him.
Took girl with me to identify him,
We went in office. She said that is
he" Defendant is he. Woman in
chair and he said sit down. | sat
down and waited just few minutes
Called him and told him l wanted to
speak to him. We walked out OF
room. Took me to Halls office. He
was not in at that time. l told him