The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-17
GRAY'S DEFENSE.
Residents of Garden City Testi-
fy in His Favor.
Know Nothing III Of Him as a
Physician.
CHARGES BRUTALITY.
Wife Says He Struck and
Kicked Her.
Claimed That He rs a ChlOr O
form Fiend.

The board of medical registration,
which is trying DR.. Robert E. Gray,
seems to be getting in a hurry to go
'ome, and may reach asverdict in the
case this afternoon. The testimony was
finished at noon today. and the attor-
neys are now arguing the case.
If the hearing of DIR. Gray had been
before a strictly judicial body, it is al
together probable that under the evil
dence submitted he would be acquitted
from the charges. But in view of the
fact that the board revoked Dr. Mef-
fert's license on very much the same
kind of testimony which has been in
troduced against DR.. Gray, the outcome
is in considerable doubt.
DR.. Gray's attorneys presented his de-
tense today, and made a strong showing
for their client. They had rebuttal evil
dsnce from great many Garden City
people concerning Gray's reputation
They introduced testimony to prove that
Mrs. Ella Gray, the divorced wife. and
her sister, Mrs. Callahan, both bear a
bad reputation for truth and veracity
Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Callahan both gave
very damaging testimony against the
doctor Thursday afternoon.
A. w. Marston. the Chicago attorney
who is defending Gray in this case. and
who was Gray's chief counsel in Chi
cago at the Irma Brown murder trial
said today:
I believe things are going very well
Tor our client. / believe we will win"
DR.. Gray himself said to a reporter
for the State Journal: IF this board
could Just read all the testimony in the
Chicago trial there would be no aues-
tion as to the result There is NOT bit
OF unprejudiced testimony against me-"
How does it happen that so many
prominent citizens of Garden City have
tesutied that you are of bad repute2 p,
he was asked.
"Well, there has been much talk
about the case out there and people
have taken sides. 1t is sort of a feud
ana naturally there are those who are
untriendly to me. A man could not go
thIough what l have without having
some people thinking that 1 was guilty.
TESTIMONIALS FOR GRAY.
Ine principal defense for DR.. Gray
was embodied in a statement signed
and sworn to by thirty residents of
Garden City.
The statement sets forth that the
signers had for five years past employ
ed DR.. Gray as their physician. and had
found him eminently qualified, sincere
and sympathetic in his profession They
have never seen him under the influence
of drugs; they know that he is pure aud
clean in speech, and he never gossips.
They state that in their opinion he is
the best physician in Garden City.
Those whose sigma lures appear on this
document are:
o. w. Finch Ida Finch. Sophia Pen
nington, Bessie Pennington NJ H
Hoadley. c. F. Hoadley. c. Z. Renick.
W. P. Cobb. NJ. A. Bennett, 4. T Sig
man, Robt. Harvey. w. D. Bennett.
Julia D. Robertson. r. c. Robertson.
Asa r. Robertson. J. w. Biehl VIM.
5tansifer, Jesse S. Stansifer, s. Schii-
man, w. p. Nicholson L. n. Woodden,
I. L. Flock w a. Flock, Sarah A.
Cooper, J. w. Zimmerman, J. F. Forge
son, John. F. Miller. Alberta Saunders.
Mrs. Belle Jones. c. c. Baget.
experimenting this document the
iefense introduced written statements
worn to by G. Z. Finnup, F. Finnup