Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-08

could not wait few minutes for Mr..
Cosgriff to greet his wife.
The matter of Mr.. Cosgrif's personal
feelings towards Dr. Insolvency. was the
subject of several questions. He said
that since last January he had not made
many remarks about DR.. McSweeney,
| that lie had never threatened the doctor
with personal violence and that he did
not feel like doing anything of the Kind
now
| The witness was asked If he had con-
suited any physicians about the operation
performed by DR.. insolvency ana upon
what he based his allegations against
the doctor. Mr.. Cosgriff said he had talk
| ed with DR.. w. y. Lund, DR.. j. w.
Courtney, DIR. T. II. Mcmahon and an un-
known physician, whom he met in Henry
Conln's office at Winooski. lie said he
| did not know that any of the doctors
eN pressed an opinion about the operation
| Upon being asked if he had consulted
any other physicians he said he had
! talked with DR.. Payette ., Lowell, Mass,
| Drs. Smith and O Malley of Chicago and
others in Dubuque, Iowa. Tie said that
none of the physicians knew anything
about the case except what he told them.
Upon being asked WHIST ne had publicly
said about DR.. insolvency the witness
replied that he said the doctor would
probably never again practice an i'm
position like the one he nal practiced
lron Mrs Cosgrff, that he would never
doctor Mrs. Cosgrif Of any Of the family
again and that If Nc ever set foot in the
&C sgriff house he would be politely or
dered to leave He den.cd having said
he would ruin Dr. McSwencys business.
He admitted that he had talked about
the case with many peopie and said he
supposed this was a free country and a
man could say what he wished.
Mr.. Cosgriff was asked II he drank
to excess while his wife was in the
hospital and he replied that he did not.
He said he took a drink when he wante
it and might had drink every day but
was very certain that there were some
days when he did not drink 1T all lie
said he never drank to excess. was never
treated for the drink habit and had never
| consulted physicians with reference to
that habit. He said that some of the
diseases he had been treated for might
have been caused by the excessive use
of liquor but they were not in his case.
The witness said he did not have "A hot
| temper but some times talked loud 50
that people might mink he WAS angry.
He said that when NcrT angcy he was
always cool AMI collected.
| Reference was again made to the lang
uagc used by Mr., Cosgriff against DR..
| insolvency and the former said he had
that the doctor had butchercl Mrs. Cos
| gr.n and at the time of the operation
was an insane fiend upon operations
| He said he would show up the inquisi-
| ton prac;iced upon Mrs. Cosgriff but tina,
the question of damaging DR.. Insolvency.
never entered his mind
rho question of payment for the orera-
ton was brought up and a letter sent by
DR.. Insolvency. to Mr. Cosgriff was in
! troiuced. Mr.. Cosgriff admitting receiv-
| ing the letter but returned it to this
doctor unopened, He said he understoo,
that when patient went to a hospita
and was operated upon the money pai6
| to the hospital covered all the expense
of the operation He said that DIR. Nc
Sweeney told him he was on the stan a
the hospital and would perform the OPP
Grafton. Mr.. Cosgriff further said he die
not want DR.. insolvency to perform the
operation but preferred some other man
as he had never heard that DR.. McSwee
ney was a surgeon.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon Attorney Bullarc
questioned Mr.. Cosgriff. The witness wa;
first asked about Mrs. CosGrfrs sick
moss in 1897 lie said that DIR. McSweeneN
at the time said he did not want to per
form the operation. The witness sale
the doctor remarked that he would no
like to have his appendix taken out anc
would not recommend an operation fo
Mrs Cosgriff. Al the time of the sick
ness the doctors said Mrs. Cosgrff hac
appendicitis but after she recovered the!
decided that the appendix had burst. Sh,
was sick about three weeks and thei
speedily recovered. The witness SAT-
that at the time DR.. Insolvency. dlt
not believe in surgery.
J'pon the cross examination by Attorne,
! Mr. do no
that the physicians told him after tn
sickness in 1897 that Mrs Cosgriff would
probably never have appendicitis again.
OTHER WITNESSES FOR PLAINTIFF
I-pon the conclusion of the examination
of Mr. Cosgriff John WEIGH, clerk il
Mr. Cosgrlff's grocery store, was called
He said that Mrs. Cosgriff assisted abou
the store before the operation, in add
ton to doing her work at home. He cor
roborated the evidence given by Mr.. Cos
prin relative to the conversation wit
DR. McSweeney when he went to tn
store and talked about an operation 70
Mrs Cosgriff. The witness heard only
portion of the conversation, however
He said that Mrs. Cosgriff was apparent
" much better before the operation tina
after and that she lost flesh while at tn
hospital. He should Judge that she los
20 pounds, more or less, while away fror
home. He could not give her eXac
weight either before or after. Upon he
return from the hospital the witness sal
Mrs Cosgriff was unable to assist abou
the store.
Thomas Redmond, the hackman, VIII
drove the team carrying Mrs. Cosgriff t
the hospital, testified to having to max
the horses walk to and from the insttu
ton because of the pain she was in.
SylvIna Coyne. sister of Mrs. Cosgrih
testified to Mrs. Cosgrff's general condi
ton, both before going to the hospita
and after returning home, She corrobo
rated Mrs. Cosgriffs story on the mai
points.
The case of alleged malpractice. whic
occupied the entire time of county cour
last week, was resumed Monday after
noon court having been in recess sine
Friday night The case still continues t
attract attention and the court room wa
crowded with physicians, surgeons, med
cal students women and men intereste
in the case, Mr.. Cosgrff was ,on tn
stand for "A few moments for further eX
| animation. Attorney Billiard was ais
sworn and the remainder of the day wa
occupied by the testimony of DR.. ii. {
Tinkham. He was the first witness In
PRODUCED by the defense and would no
have been put on the stand Yesterday eX
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