Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-03-11
[[D HIM FOR $500
Brown Adjudges DR.. LeFevre Guilty
If Cruelty to His Mother.

see Mrs. lie Fevre in such condition
that you thought she should be locked
up?"
Mr. Douglass: mo sir
Mr.. Young: How did she act about
the house with respect to other peo.
ple?"
Mr.. Douglass: She showed the
greatest respect to all"
MI Young: What kind of wealth
was prevailing on the day in ques-
tion?"
Mr.. Douglass: 1T was a cold and
rainy day"
Mr.. Young: Was there any fire in
| located?''
Mr.. Douglass: "No sir; there was
no fire in the ROOM
Dr.. LeFevre Testifies.
The defendant was then placed on
the witness stand and made state.
| ment. He recited to large extent
his statement made to Graphic rep
resentative last week. He spoke with
deliberation and some feeling when
he denied kicking and choking his
| mother. He told of the trouble he
had with her. of her numerous fits.
and her abuse of him and his patients
while in a condition of frenzy He had
terated her as physician, and had
put her in closet because it was the
mildest way of restraining her He
had carried her to the closet like he
would baby and was not in the least
angry. He did not let her fall She
fell herself, and while down he did
not kick her. In his examination,
reference was made to the lady pa
tient. He admitted that his mother
had accused him of having patients
coming to the house that had no bus
mess there, and that the advice of his
mother was good
Mr. Altheimer: "Was there any.
thing wrong in the relations between
you and this patient?"
DR.. LIE Fevre: mo sir"
MI Young took the witness and ex-
amined him sharply
M Young: How long had you
been treating this woman?'
Dr.. lie Fevre: About three
months
Mr.. Young: Were you treating her
on the day of this affair?'
DIR. lie Fevre: Yes, sir.
Mr.. Young: "Is it not fact that
your mother told you that your rela-
tions with this woman were not
right?"
DR.. lie Fevre: "Yes, sir: she said
something to that effect"
| Mr.. Young: What effect did your
treatment have on the woman?"
Or. lie Fevre "She was getting
alon gnicely, but am informed that
she is now very sick"
1T is true" the witness said, that
she never had an attendant while
being treated would have prefer.
red for her to have an attendant. l
could not furnish one, and 1t Is not
always convenient to secure one.
She would stay in the room from
fifteen minutes to an hour. AS is Gus
| lOIUdIS Will NOuooASAA6, AOOAA SAA>
door was locked"
The most interesting witness was
Mrs Della Murray, who from the
tone Of her voice was anything but
delighted at having to appear in court
as witness She had lived at the
lie Fevre home some time back, and
acted as domestic. She thought
that DR.. LIE Fevre had treated his
mother nicely. She never saw him
abuse her, but on the contrary had
seen him and everybody else about
the house subjected to his mothers
abuse. Had seen her have "tan-
trums'' and thought she was mentally
unbalanced. Mrs. lie Fevre was not
at herself half the time and the wit
ness had to leave on account of Mrs.
lie Fevres i'll temper. Saw DR.. lie
Fevre put his mother in closet last
May.
Mr.. Young asked the witness con-
| cerning the occasions for the dictor''
putting Mrs lie Fevre in the closet
She became sullen and replied that
she did not have mind three or four
hundred feet long, and she didn't re
member, but hought it was because
| OF Mrs. LeFevre's objection to her
cooking.