The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-01
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been and whom he had seen. It seem ed a refinement of caution to make an attempted secret of 1t. At the same time hc knew the danger of waiving privilege in the slightest degree. and he knew too. the dangerous cunning of the man with whom he was dealing. He went on cautiously:
 ''It has oeen held that privilege ex- tends so far as to warrant a physician in withholding the name of a patient He must certainly refuse. without ex- press permission given. to state for what he has treated him. I think the former contention somewhat finical. excepting under conditions that do not seem to me to exist in this case. Expressly claiming privilege. and dis claiming any purpose whatever to waive 1t. I am willing to state that the mans name is represented to me as being Harold Calden. and have no reason to question the representation"
 Good" said Trafford. You have been in attendance on the defaulter and escaped lunatic. Harold Calden."
 Grimbleshaw looked at Trafford for a moment without speaking. The out break was so unlike the man. the vio-
  his. that one could not fail to see pur- pose in it. Whatever that purpose was it was his business to thwart it. unless that purpose was to drive him into that very effort.
 'T am not called to pass on those Implications he said. coldly.
 The two men faced each other. the one as if asking himself if it was the fr1nsa fn frfL ha the blow with a touch of curiosity as to the form it would take. At least that shade of advanage was with Grimbleshaw that Trafford must take the initiative.
 'Is 1t a part of your duty and privi- lege as a physician asked Trafford at last. with the slow distinctness of a man who throws weight into very out of the Jurisdiction of the United States courts?''
 Grimbleshaw was acting at all times since the appearance of this man on the assumption that. whatever he him. self might do Trafford would learn at once. so that the question came to him without the accompanying shock that it might have given and. possibly.
 
 reduced his estimate of possible ad- vantage to the time required to give the other information of his every act. While the man must have been in this room uninterruptedly since before Grimbleshaw reached the farm. the latter had no doubt that his own tele- phone had been used to give the detec- tive information.
 ,s.E, T. el d wise a patient as his bodily and mental condition demands With the collater- al results of such advice have noth- ing to do."
 "Is that the best answer you can give me?"
 .It is my answer" said Grimble- shaw.
 "Dr. Grimbleshaw.' said Trafford. suddenly giving an air of increased weight to his words. why are you so anxious to have Harold Calden where the county attorney and the courts cannot reach him without immense trouble? Was he at the Altenburg house while you were there and there fore a witness of what you did?''
 Don't you think you should first warn me that whatever I may say will be used against mel"
 q am here talking with you without a witness. At the most it would be my word against yours" Theoretically. yes: practically. l would be eliminated. An accused man should be presumed to be innocent in the eyes of the law: he certainly is nowhere else"
 what are you afraid off" asked Trafford. grimly.
 .aThe blood-thirst of the public for a victim. fostered by men like the one who called from the platform of a train. Don't lose sight of Grimbie- shawl A man can fear these things without impugning his own inno- cenceT'
 .You brought 1t on youcrself for want of frankness after I had warned you.'
 ",rhat is the weakest thing I ever heard you say"
 'You haven't known me long,
 s'Perhaps that is a reason.
 After a moments pause Tranord said:
 .sSow if you feel better after that let us get back to what we were talk ing about You have advised Harold Calden to leave the Jurisdiction of the United States2"
 My advice to a patient is privi- lIeged. I decline to answer"
 Do you assume that privilege ex- tends to covering a crime?"
 What do or do not assume does not enter into the matter. I decline to state what advice I gave my patti ent or even whether I gave him any at all.
 ..In that last you're wrong. said T-aftord. "A court would compel VOL to answer that question-even a cor oner might"
 When one attempts I'll meet tho issue"
 No. doctor. that's not quite fair There is certainly no reason to refuse me an answer where the court woui, compel it."
 | That's a non seduitur.
 "If you haven't found out by this