Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-08
THE APPENDICITIS CASE
DR.. Tinkham Called as First Wit.
ness for the Defense.
says the Proper Treatment for the Dis
ease Is the Removal of the
Offending Organ, Which
Is Of No Use.

iuleISsl III tue dlleSeu HldlpTdCtlCe CdSe
brought by G. M. and Margare NJ. Cos
grh VS.. DR.. Z. f. insolvency did not
abate but rather increased Thursday. The
court room was well filled in the morn
ing and was fairly packed in the after
noon. The case seems to have a parti-
cular attraction for women for they be-
gan to arrive promptly at nine O'Clock
and continued to come until late in the
afternoon, there being 30 ladies present
during the afternoon session. The entire
day was occupied with the examination
of Mrs. and Mr.. Cosgrif. The former was
on the stand nearly all the forenoon and
the latterS examination took the rest of
the day. The evidence was along the
same lines that given Wednesday by
Mrs. Cosgriff
MRS. COSGRIFF ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Cosgriff was subjected to severe
examination, particularly by Attorney
Ballard. Her story did not vary greatly
from that told on Wednesday. She was
asked about the i'll feeling existing be-
tween Mr.. Cosgriff and DR.. insolvency
and questioned as to what she had heard
Mr.. Cosgrif say about the doctor. She
replied that she had heard her husband
say DR.. insolvency was disgrace to
the medical profession and that he would
show him up. She never heard her hus-
band say that he would shoot DR.. Nc
Sweeney.
The witness was asked if she expected
DR.. insolvency to call upon her after
her return home from the hospital and
she replied:
Il certainly expected DR.. McSweeney
would come to my house and see me as
he was not doctoring my husband but
was attending me. l did not give up the
hope that he would come until Wednes-
day morning"
why did you not send telephone
message to him. was asked.
Il thought he knew enough to come;
he always had before"
Mrs. Cosgrif was questioned about her
husbands drinking habits and as TO
whether he was ever treated for alco-
hoism. She replied that to her know
ledge, he had never used liquor to excess
nor been treated for alcoholism.
The matter of the examination made
of Mrs Cosgrft by DR.. insolvency when
she applied for an insurance policy was
brought up. Mrs. Cosgriff said that many
of the questions asked in the application
blank were answered by DR.. insolvency.
She supposed he answered them because
he knew about her condition.
Upon redirect examination Mrs. Cos
grff said she never discharged DR.. Nc
Sweeney and furthe. said that the doctor
promised to call upon her at her home
after her return from the hospital She
said he did not want to visit Mr.. Cos
grift before her return because he was
AFRAID ms not temper might lead to things
LIZA, wou,u De regretted Inc witness
saiu she hau no hernia out that there
was pain about the wound caused by
the operation.
MR. COSGR1FF TESTIFIES.
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Shortly before noon Mr.. Cosgriff was
called He reviewed the case in full and
in the main corroborated the statements
made on Wednesday bv Mrs Cospriff
| Ir. sol hot No..
? her right side for a year ana a half he.
fore the operation. On December II las,
Mrs. Cosgrin became worse and he called
Or. McSWeeney. When the latter arriv ed
he asked Mrs. Cosgrff what troubled
- her and she replied that she had a main
in her right side. The doctor then said
you have appendicitis and the only
! safe thing for you to do is to have the
4 appendix taken out"
, Nh Cossrih was then asked at length
about the examination of Mrs Cosgrifl
made by DR.. McSwecney at that time anC
Z he corroborated the story told bv Mrs
. Cosgriff on Wednesday He denied the
statement made by DR.. McSweeney II
, / his testimony that he made a complete
examination of the abdomen but SAID
e that the doctor examined only in the
4 vicinity of the APPENDIX
Mr.. Cosgriff said that DR.. McSweeneS
did not consult him about having the
$ operation but simply told him to have
- a carriage at one o'clock in the after
l. noon as Mrs. Cosgriff had decided to 70
to the hospital to have an operation II,
said carriage was Just as good as tn,
t ambulance. Mr.. Cosgrlf said he mad,
? the following remark to DR.. insolvency
Good God, doctor she is not in con
dition to go to-day wait until to-mor
g row."
- Upon that DR.. insolvency replied ac
cording to Mr. Cosgriff. that he woulC
not want to perform the operation /
e Mrs Cosgrff waited until the next day
II Mr.. Cosgriff testified that DR.. McSweene,
told him that Mrs. Cosgrif wanted to e
to the Fanny Allen hospital Mr.. Cos
j. grin said he preferred to have his wifi
d go to the Mary Fletcher hospital as h
80 had heard they paid more attention t.
-. their prayers at the Fanny Allen hospi
) tai than to their patients DR. McSwee
n ney finally told him that it was Mrs
$ Cosgritf's wish to go there and Mr.. Cos
- prin then said il was all right If hi
" wife wanted to go
J. The evidence given by Mrs Cosgrif
y relative to the trip to the hospital an
,, the preparations was corroborated h,
-. Mr. Coscrifi. lie testified that Dr. Iy
II man Allen was in the operating room
and that DR. insolvency said he was go
q INC ia assist at the operation Mr.. Cos
grirf said me did not remain in the opera
- +iner room while the incision was made lu
l. -, $50 f,ar ord ror,aiua1 70,