Evening journal., 1906-08-08

ELLA Il don't want Professor Hermann,
to have your daughter; IL he takes her
away from my institution and cures
her. IL viii ruin my business2
A. She did; yes, sir She did.
@. Did she ever call at your house for
money
A. Yes. sir; she did She called there
and wanted sixty dollars and said II
YOU Will furnish forty dollars Il will be
all right and that she would give me
an order on the association; and she
said that she was going to see Mr..
Isenschmldt about H.
No Cross Examination.
WILLIAM c, PIERCE.
William c. Pierce, witness being
produced, sworn and examined on tho
part and behalf Of the defendant, tes-
tifies as follows;
BY Mr.. Ball;
@. You are a practioins physician in
this city?
A, ! am.
@. How long have you been praetio-
ing, Doctor7
A. Seventeen or eighteen years.
@. Do you know Professor Herrmann7 ?
A. have met him.
@. Do you know Bertha Fisher7
A. Yes.
@. Did you request Professor Herr
mann to see Bertha Fisher9
a. Well, ! will have to make a story
Of that incident to give you the in
formation about Il.
Some two or three years ago Pro.
fessor Hermann was performing here
at Doekstader's Theatre, then at Sow
enth and Shipley streets. was called
to see Bertha Fisher who was afflict-
ed with a nervous disorder; she was
here in company with a number Of
other immigrants and came from Nor.
rocco, believe; she had an attack
.of Spasmodie luminger, and proscrib-
ed anti spasmodies and gave her bro =
mlde Of potassium with no results that
I could discover, and then remembering
Professor Herrmann's performance at
Doekstader's asked him to come down
and see the airl. He came down ae-
eompanied by a woman that assisted
him in his performance, as soon as the
performance was over at the theatre.
He said, a am no physician" told
him that was all right that was there
and for him to try and put the airl 10
sleep. He came there about quarter TO
eleven and put the girl TO sleep and
whom she had not awakened in tho
morning when I visited her took her
pulse and Il was normal and the qirl
seemed all right and / did not try 70
awaken her and she slept until four
o'clock that afternoon and when she
awakened the spell had passed off,.
Q. Did Professor Hermann cure he
Of the spell7
A. ! don't know whether he cured her
or whether Il was the medicine that
effected the cure. will say that The
girl was not cured Of her spell when
he treated her and put her TO sleep ano
she was cured Of the spell when sh,
awakened,
@. But you were not jealous Of th,
cure and claimed il was you that eurec
her7
A. No, sir; ! thought that he was en-
the credit Of Il and I said so.
@. And you gave the credit Of Il to
him in an interview with a reporter
Of the Morning News7
A. ! thought that he was entitled "a
theoredit Of II and ! said 50.
Q. Did he use any druss7
A. No sir.
O. He did not use any drugs in ef-
feetiug the cure Of that girl or pre-
scribe any drugs for herr
A. Mo- he did not use any drugs.
o. And you think he was entitled 70
the credit Of curing her Of that spell?
A. Yes; did and ! do.
No eross-eNsmination.
JOHN NJ YATES.
John NJ. Yates. a witness being pro-
duced, sworn and examined on the part
and behalf Of the defendant. testihes
as follows.
BY Mr.. Ball:
@. Dr. Yates. you are a practicine
physician of this city are you not2
A. am.
Q. How long have you been practicinr
IN this city?
a. have been practlcing IN this clts
about twelve years.
Q. DO you know Professor Hermann?
A. Yes, sir.
@. DO you know his treatment?
A. Yes sir.
Q Does he use any drugsl
A. No, sir.
Q. Does he practice any surgery in bis
treatment?
A. No. sir.
Q. If there Is 70 be any drugs TO be ad
ministered in his treatments, who gives
them?
A. ! do.