Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-22
END IN SIGHT.
Defense in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Case Practically Completed.

The evidence i'll the Cosgrin- McSweoney
alleged malpractice case in County
court Thursday was given by the
sisters ut the Fanny Allen hospital.
who attended Mrs. CoSgriff while she was
at the institution.
The mother superior was the first wit
ness. She testified that Mrs. Cosgriff vas
III great pain upon her arrival at the hos
pital, that she had to be assisted to her
room and that after being prepared for
the operation had to be assisted to the
etherizing room.
The witness said she saw Mrs Cusgrin
nearly every day after the operation and
that the patient never complained of be-
ing in pain. She heard Mrs Cosgrif speak
of trouble between Mr.. Cosgrff and Or.
insolvency and that on one occasion Mrs.
Cosgrin offered prayers that the trouble
might cease.
on the cross-examination the witness
said Mr. Cosgrin claimed to her that
the operation ought not to be performed,
that he claimed DR. MCSwecney took Mrs
Cosgriff to the hospital by deception and
without consultation, She was asked if
she ever spoke to Mr.. Cosgrin about the
matter and II so what she said. the re-
ply being that she told Mr. CosgriN that
Mrs. CosSrif was doing so we'll he had
better let it go and leave it to Cod
During the examination of the witness
the fact was brought out that she had
been told not to talk about the case to
any one except on the witness stand She
was subpoenaed to appear at the court
house on Monday and at that time Mr.
Cosgrn and Attorneys Billiard and Brown
questioned her about the case. She was
asked who told her not to talk and she
replied that her superiors had told her.
Upon being questioned closely she said
Or. insolvency was ono OF the ones who
told her.
The next witness was Sister Campbell
the assistant to the mother superior The
witness said she saw Mrs. Cosgriff shortly
after her arrival at the hospital and that
Mrs. CosEriT at that time said she had
appendicitis and was going to have an
opera ton. The witness was present dur
ing the operation and on that point cor
roborated the evidence given by the other
sisters
The witness said DR. insolvency cut the
appendix open after the operation and
called the attention of those present t.
n black or brown spot. She saw tbs
spot and she should call it diseased, as
il was the beginning of liberation. The
witness said DR.. Lyman Allen. DR.. Gran
Ter, Or. Lewis and Mr. Cosgrff were in
the room al times while the operation
was in progress and after 1t was over
Sister Campbell was questioned in re
gard to statements made by Mr. Ccsgrif
about Or, insolvency She said he TOLD
her he did not think there was anythinf
the trouble with Mrs. Cosgrifr s appendix
WAS Mr.. Cosgriff under the influence
OF lquor?" WAS asked.
HE was under the influence OF LIQUOR
or something"
Sister Mcdonald was the last witnes.
and her testimony was along the sam,
lines as that given by the other sisters.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Sister Mcdonald OF the Fanny Allen hos
pital was the first witness Friday Sh,
/, testified TO being present at the operate
, and to the condition of Mrs Cosgriff ar
ter it had been performed The matte
of the appendix was brought to her at
tention and she was unable to identif,
the one in court as the one taken from
Mrs. COsgriff,
other witnesses of the day were ThCma
Dclany T.. +, Conlon and NJ L. Sanborn
all of whom testified to remarks mad
by Mr., Cosgriff about Or, insolvency, il
which the latter was called a butcher
etc. II was also said that Mr. Cosgrif
stated he would ruin Or. insolvency an,
his business Mrs. Carter, n patient at tn
hospital, testified to seeing Mrs. Coserif
there and said she had never heard tn
latter complain about the operation,
Or. NJ. j. Wiltse and Or. f. l.. Clarl
were examined as Psychologists and wer
nut on the stand to deny statements mad
fed that the examination of the appt ndi,
made by Or. McTaggert would not In
dicatc that the appendix was not disea SCI
because he examined only a small spot
In order to determine the disease it woul
be necessary to examine throughout
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The CosGrif insolvency case in count
court is nearing an end and will un
doubtody he completed this week. |
WIS resumed Tuesday morning afte
the sunday recess
r. f, Coulon was the first witness an
testified to the feeling existing betwee
Mr. Cosgrin and DR.. McSweeney, IA
voiced by Mr. Cosgrif on the street,
H. j. Bray was examined along tn
same lines and said that Mr. Cosgril
had called Dr. McSweenoy a brute,
butcher and other unmentionable names.
4 =. A. Bullard was the third wi'nes