Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-16
GREGORY TRIAL.
NEARING CLOSE
EVIDENCE CONCLUDED sATUR.
DAY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN PROGRESS.

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mend began thS morning ih che
trial OF DR.. w. S. Gregory, the Roa-
noke dentist. who is charged with
attempting to criminally assault
Mss Theo1ora Irvine, young la
dy patient, The Instructions, TWEEN
ty-five in number were taken from
four celebrated cases. fhe McCue
case In rginia. Perry, in West
virginia, Langley in Virginia and
the Allen case. in 140Ah FEDERAL dis
trict. Harry NJ. Smith, of counsel
for the prosecution opened The ar
gumont. Miss Irv mes testimony,
he said, was most Important, but
the case did not depend entirely
upon her testimony. as there were
Others whose evidence, established
facts inconsistent with the prison
er's innocence. Mr. Smith related
the story OF the alleged assault
from is very inc.plency aud referr-
ed TO the dentists "devllish cum
ming" in that he knew Miss Irvine
was stranger in the city, and
would leave the next day He told
her that she would be likely TO
have hallucinations. The curtains
were drawn down after the patient
was under the anaesthetc II the
dentist had been an honest man,
declared the attorney, there would
have been no conflicts between his
statements and those OF other rep
utable witnesses. In the trial be-
fore the police justice, Gregory had
stated that Miss Irvine was not at
any time entirely unconscious,
while in the present tral he said
that she was unconscious. At first
said the speaker Miss Irvine was
unable to rebel. but later she arous-
ed herself. and forced the dentist
away from her and saw hdm In an
exposed condition. From ehe dem
tsts office Miss Irvine went home
with the horror or her experience
upon her. She told .Ars. Coulter.
and her sobs aroused Mr.. Keedick.
who went to the d"ntlsts office and
attacked him. The sorrow in the
Coulter home for several days was
such tha; meals went untouched.
The attorney asked the jury II one
Of their fami des had zen drugged
and raped IL they would not have
taken a shot gun and sho: the man
as they would mad dog or a hyena
| Mr. Smith then referred 20 Gregg
rvs anxiety to settle the trouble
without gong 10 court in what he
called "gentlemanly way" VIII le
| Keed.ck was beating the dentist. the
latter cried out for chance to ex-
pla n, and there was evidena,l ly
something that ne eded to be ex-
planned. Mr.. Smith laid special
stress upon the manner I'm which
DR.. Gregory had been contradic.ed
! by reputab e Witnesses. On the sub
! jet of hallucinatlCn, Mr.. Smith
spoke at length, arguing to- show
'that Miss Irvine could not possible
have suffered from an hallucination,
and closed wl5n a thrill ng perora-
ton, in VIII ch ne referred to Miss
Irvine as martyr for the cause Of
virtue. Roy B. Smith Will speak in
Gregory's behalf this afternoon. The
case will hardly go to the jury be-
fore some time tomorrow.
The evidence in The Gregory case,
on trial at Roanoke for alleged
or IN nal assault on Miss Irvine, was
| concluded Saturday evening shortly
after our report for the day closed.
| Our report closed with the test mo
ny OF Char es G.. Bush which was
OF importance if the date could be
definitely hxe1 and this was done
by the evidence OF Morrison, the
tailor, leaving no DOUBT OF the abb
sence from the Office Of lie. Martin
Altogether Saturday was bad day
or tho defense.
The ev dence Of Chas G.. Bush, IL
will be remembered. was as follows.
Charles g. Bush, Of me firm Of
Bush & Hancock, stated that he
ther on the 9th or 2Sth OF July
sent a pair Of trousers TO Mr.. NJ
r. Bragg by Leo Martin. II was
directly alter II o'clock. Mr.. Bush
pres nted his book on which the
transact on was charged lie was
not absolutely certain as to the date
The charge wc5 the last one made
before the first one on July %, he
day after the assault. Mr. Bush left
MS store, within three minutes aft
or ~ o'clock He went 90 Morri-
sons Ia lor shop, opposite Dr. Greg
Ory's office, and got the trousers,
ana when ne came down he say Lee
Martin at Gregory's door and gave
him the package. He was unable
TO state as TO whether the transac-
ion occurred on the 27th or 28th.
The date was nxed by Adam Nor
risOn the tailor, who was employ