Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-24

DIR. Lynch's office about oct. p or %, 1904
and heard the conversation between them
that Mrs. Prouty had bad cold, that DR.
Lynch asked Mrs. Prouty II she was
pregnant and that Mrs. Prouty said she
was not and that DR.. Lynch gave her
some tablets which he said would help
her cold
f. II. Holden was put on the stand
again, his prescription book covering the
date in question having arrived. He was
asked If 1t was customary for reputable
physicians to prescribe emmenagog and
he replied that It was and that his
books contained a good many" such
prescriptions Mr.. Holden cut open one
of the tablets shown and tasted 1t. He
said he didn't think II came from his
store or that he carried that kind Of
tablet In stock Mr.. Ryder called Mr.
Holden's attention to various prescrip-
lions given by DR.. Lynch I'm October, 1904
All were dismissed from mind except one
given Oct. %. 1t bore no name and only
number referring to private formula.
Mr. Holden said this prescription was for
cathartic. isn't Il peculiar for a doc
tor to have private prescription for a
cathartic?" asked Mr.. Ryder. and the
answer was that different doctors had
private prescriptions for various ailments
even colds.
DR.. Grain of Rutland formerly house
physician In the Fanny Allen hospital
Burlington, testified that colds often
were responsible for suppression and that
emmenagog was the proper remedy in
such case and that all reputable phys
icians gave emmenagog prescriptions
On yesterday morning DIR. John T. Rud-
den OF Bellows Falls was sworn, also Dr.
Edward O'Brien of Bellows Falls. Both
testified that reputable physicians gave
emmenagog prescriptions as the proper
remedy in cases OF suppression.
Much interest was manifested when
DIR. Lynch took the stand. Briefly, his
testimony in regard to Mrs Prouty was
that he had treated her about six years,
the last time about a year ago. that
about that time she went to his office
accompanied by Mrs. Wilder. and said
she had severe cold accompanied by
suppression, which was not unusual, and
that he gave her a prescription to be
filled at Holden & Co.'S drug store The
prescription was for capsules each con-
tanning one and half grain Of heroin
two grains of quinine, two grains of
phenacetin. two grains OF acetanilide,
Dovers powder. acOnite and citrate OF
cahein. When shown the prescription
singled out by the states attorney he said
that in his best judgment was the one he
gave Mrs. Prouty. He said he never gave
her prescription for abortion OF any
one for her He had treated her for
anaemia and other diseases
DR.. Lynch said that on the night of the
first day of the Valley fair he went 10
DR.. Roberts's Office in response to a tel
ephone call and that DR. Roberts de-
manded that he go to Browns stable, get
a team and deliver his surgical cabinet to
DR.. Roberts before o'clock or be put in
limbo the next morning. Witness said
DIR. Roberts told him to deliver the cab
met and come around the next night and
he would tell him why he wanted IL
Witness said he offered to loan the cab
met, but would not deliver It as de-
manded. and that later DIR. Roberts came
to his office and offered to buy IL, stating
that n man was coming to see him and
he wanted the cabinet so that he could
make a good showing.
Testimony was offered by Dr. Lynch to
the effect that DR. Roberts demanded
money of him in connection with another
case and that he paid DR.. Roberts money
through advice OF counsel but as a result
OF ruling by the court this subject was
not gone into very extensively.
Mrs. Prouty was recalled in the after
noon. She was unable to identify the
Ia Diets shown as the ones Dr. Lynch gave
her and could not tell whether the medi-
cine she got on the occasion in question
was In the form Of liquid tablets pills
or powder She said she had a cold about
all winter.
lawyer A. F. Schwenk Of Brattleboro
was the next witness. He testified that
DIR. Roberts had talked with him many
times about DR. Lynch and had made
threats that he would have DR.. Lynch be-
hind the bars before he was through with
him. He said he was not and never had
been counsel for DR. Roberts. Mr.. Glib.
son asked him II he was counsel for the
medical board or II the medical board
was concerned in the prosecution. but
the court ruled the subject out
Carl Henkel. manager OF the telephone
exchange in Brattleboro. was called He
said DIR. Roberts called him one Sunday
morning and after locking the door OF
his Office accused him OF turning tele-
phone calls over to DR. Lynch Witness
said DR.. Roberts wanted him to discon-
tinue allowing DR.. Lynch to use his
horse.
The states attorney recalled DR.. Rob
erts. who denied that he ever told Mr..
Schwenk that he would put DIR. Lynch
behind the bars. DIR. Roberts said that
Mr.. Schwenk had acted for him as coun-
sci. as he supposed. and had advised him
to let DR. Lynch alone in regard to the
surgical case or there might be n suit for
blackmail. This closed the Testimony.
In the arguments Mr.. Ryder opened
followed by Mr.. Gibson and Mr. Spell
man. When they had finished Justice
Pingree said II was not for him to decide
whether the evidence was sufficient to
convict before jury, but he thought
there was probable cause for binding the
respondent over to the county court.
which convenes in April. He fixed bail
at $1,000. Stephen ]. Cray of Bellows
Fails meatman, arose and said he
never knew DR.. Lynch. but would become
surety for him for $1,000 or $4,000. He was
accepted as bondsman and the hearing
was at an end.