Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-24

taken until 1880, when Louis frouts
was put on the witness stano. MI
Prouty said that he did not know MS
wife had a miscarriage until he was
told so by DR.. Roberts. In regard 10
the conversation which took place
Monday evening. when Mr.. Spellman
visited the house Mr.. Prouty stated
that his wife said she got no medicine
Of Or. Lynch and had no operation
performed.
Mrs. Alvin II. Wilder sister-in-law
of Mrs. Prouty was next called on ana
testified that she went with MIS-
Prouty to DR.. Lynch's office either the
21st or 22nd of October. 1904. and she
said she heard Mrs. Prouty ask
DR.. Lynch for some medicine
which he gave her saying IL
would help her cold. Mrs. Wilder also
stated that Mrs. Prouty told DR.. Lynch
at the time she was not pregnant.
states Attorney Ryder cross eX-
amined the witness severely in regard
to her remembrance of the date of her
visit TO DR.. Lynch's office. but she
was not shaken.
f. III. Holden was then put on again
and examined at length in regard 10
the ingredients of emmenagogue Pills
He stated that they were always car
ried In stock in drug store and ire
duently prescribed by reputable physi-
clans.
Mr. Ryder then had Mr. Holden
make an examination of one OF the
tablets which DIR. Roberts found at
Mrs, Prouty's. and Mr.. Holden SAID
that the tablet contained some or the
ingredients which were in the en-
menagogue pills, but could not state
for certain as to the purpose for which
the tablet was made.
Some time was then spent In the
examination of Mr. Holdens prescrip-
ton book, but although several OF Dr.
! Lynchs prescriptions were found.
none of them contained ingredients
| that might not be used for almost any
purpose. A..
DR.. Graham of Rutland was the
last witness put on Wednesday even
ing and he spent some time testifying
! i'm regard to abortion from medicai
standpoint
| The first witness put on at yester-
day mornings session was DR.. John
n Ridden of Bellows Falls. He testi-
fled that emmenagogue pills were ire
Iouently prescribed by physicians for
/ female Irregularities caused by colds
or other similar troubles, adding that
while they might produce abortion
| they were not likely to do so. DR.. Jas.
| O'Brien was next called and cor
roborated DR.. Ruddens testimony. al
| though going into the matter more
fully. After sampling the tablets pro-
duced In evidence DR.. O'Brien said that
| in his best judgment they were SIM
pie cathartic. basing his statement on
| the fact that he could taste nothing
like ergot, savin or other emmena-
gogue drugs.
At the request of his attorneys DIR.
Lynch next took the stand and testi-
fled at considerable length. He said
that Mrs. Prouty and her sister-in-
/ law. Mrs Wilder came into his once
a little more than a year ago. Mrs.
Prouty told him that she was feeling
badly. had severe cold and was IT.
regular in her natural functions but
did not know why. She said she was
not pregnant, however Dr. Lynch
said the woman was very hoarse ana
that he prescribed for her. He couldn't
swear to the exact prescription he
gave but thought he gave her his for
mula No. 4. which was a compound FOL
a cold. stating the ingredients it con-
tanned. DIR. Lynch saw in Mr.. Holden's
prescription book a prescription tina,
he thought was the same one but said
HE could not be sure. He was sure
however, that he never gave Mrs
Prouty any prescription to produce
Ian abortion. When questioned about
his acquaintance with Dr. Roberts
DIR. Lynch said he had several talks
with him and that on the first or Sec
lond night of the Valley Fair DR.. Rob
Ierts telephoned him to come imme-
Idiately to his office. In relating thu
conversation which took place there
DIR. Lynch said:
e. r,,x hn ha
me on professional business that h
had a proposition to make and thai
imposition was the best one anybody
could make to me. He said he wanted
me to go down to Browns stable, ge
a pair of horses and men. go to m.
office and load my cabinet into thu
wagon and nut the cabinet into hi:
office before p. m. He said il ! dit
mot do this he would put me in limbo
to- morrow. He further said, Come Il
my Office tomorrow night at the sans
time and will tell you the purpose o.
my demands for the cabinet re-
plied to him that IL he wanted the cab.
linet for any purpose he could take it
meaning that would loan il to him
but / could not see how he could ge
any benefit from II. He said he did no
wish to tell me then what he had t.
saw the next evening. / did not compl,
with his request" Further on in hi
testimony DIR. Lynch said that DIR. Rob
. lerts told him he had two men comm.
from Boston and that he wanted tn
.. cabinet in order to make good ap
pearance.
At this point adjournment was takel
until $50 when DR.. Lynch aoain wen
ION the stand. He said after leaving
! Roberts's Office he went down stree