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

to the office OF A. l.. ScHNeHh an" 49,
him of the conversation. Have you
ever paid money to DIR. ROBERTS IN any
case similar to this one? asked Mr..
Gibson States Attorney Ryder at
once objected to this question, and al
though the attorney for the respondent
offered to show that DR.. Lynch on the
advice of counsel had paid money IN
directly to DR.. Roberts in order 10
keen peace. the inquiry was excluded
by the justice.
Soon afterwards DR.. Lynch said that
DR.. Roberts had further shown ms III
will against him by his demands LOT
money through his counsel Mr.
Schwenk.
did you ever pay anything" asked
Mr.. Gibson. Il did" was the reply.
@. Have you ceased to do so?, A.
have.
DR.. Lynch further stated that he
did not charge Mrs. Prouty for the
prescription which he gave her.
on cross examination by Mr.. KY
der DR. Lynch stated that according
to his best Judgment the prescription
which he pointed out in Mr.. Holdens
book was the one he gave Mrs. Prouty.
He said he fixed the date of Mrs.
Prouty's visit in his mind from the fact
l1ldt he was studying III tiic Iioi va u
Medical school at the time and went to
Boston a day or two after she called,
Mr.. Gibson then asked Mrs. Prouty
as to the kind of medicine which DR..
Lynch had prescribed for her. but the
woman was unable to state whether
it was in pill tablet or liquid form.
She admitted that she did not know
what was her true condition but said
she supposed she was pregnant.
A. f. Schwenk, the next witness.
stated that he was not attorney for
DR.. Roberts nor ever had been. He
said DR.. Roberts had told him of the
conversation he had with DR.. Lynch
in regard to the cabinet and that he
(Mr. Schwenk) had replied that If he
wanted such cabinet he had better
buy one. Mr.. Schwenk also said that
Dr. Roberts had talked to him pretty
strongly against Dr. Lynch. had said
that he could get no one to prosecute
Dr. Lynch and had intimated his In
tention of getting an out of town at
torney to show up the whole business,
states attorney and all. He has
been to my Office at least % or 80
times" said Mr.. Schwenk. "and he has
always talked about DR.. Lynch on
cross examination Mr.. Schwenk stated
that he did not know anything about
this particular case until DR.. Lynch
was arrested.
| Carl Henkel was next called He said
that one Sunday morning DR.. Roberts
had telephoned him to come down to
his Office on very important business.
At the office DR.. Roberts told Mr. Hen
KEEL that he had got himself into lots OF
trouble and that he (Roberts) had Mr.
Henkel in his grasp. The point of the
whole matter. according to Mr. Hen
KEEL, was the fact that he had let Lynch
take horse to use during the winter
DIR. Roberts also stated" said Mr.
Henkel in closing. that l was turn
ing all telephone calls to DR.. Lynch"
Here the defence rested, but DR.
Roberts was put on in rebuttal by the
state.
Did you make any threats to DR.
Lynch" said Mr.. Ryder. No. sir,
replied DR.. Roberts, Il knew better.
Who has been your regular at
torney?" was the next question
Il had supposed Mr.. Schwenk was,
was the reply.
In answer to further questions DR.
Roberts denied that Mr.. Schwenk hat
told him that he was laying himself
liable to blackmail by threatening DR.
Lynch, but admitted that If he had mo-
supposed that Mr.. Schwenk was hi.
attorney he would not have told hin
all that he did. DR.. Roberts also stat.
ed that his reason for demanding the
cabinet was because DIR. Lynch owed
him money.
This concluded the testimony, ant
after short delay Mr. Ryder begar
his argument in behalf of the state
He discussed the evidence at soms
length. saying that he not DR.. Roberts
was the complainant in the case AM
that the efforts made by the attorney.
for the defence to implicate Dr. Rob.
erts in the case ought not to be TAX.
EN- into consideration. He spoke o.
the positive evidence of Mrs. Prouty
in, regard to her conversation with DIR
Lynch, and emphasized the doctor!
failure to make any charge for the pre-.
Iscription as being convicting in itself
Mr.. Gibson began the argument il
behalf of the respondent. He stated
how important il was to DIR. Lynch
that his connection with the mattel
be determined at once and then wen
on to show that the doctor in prescrib
ing for Mrs. Wilder had done nothins
more than any reputable physician wa.
in duty bound to de. He further ar
gued that Mrs. Prouty's testimon.
had been controverted by that o
several others and that two reputabl'
physicians had stated that emmena
gogues were generally used withou
any idea of abortion and could not b.
depended upon to produce such al
effect. In closing. Mr.. Gibson pointe,
tout what the evidence had reveale'
relative to the animus of DR.. Robert
in connection with the matter. a
given above.
The argument for the defence wa