The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-06

Fertile and had brother, who hac
died of diphtheria prior to Oscars
death. Some details of her testimony
were not clear.
Mary E. Johnson, mother of Oscar
and plaintiff in the case, was the
the next witness.
Mrs. johnson told of the life of hel
boy and her evidence was along The
same line as that of Della, especially
with reference to statements made
by the doctor relative to diphtheria.
Mrs. Johnson stated that DR..
Koch did not tack up the diphtheria
card until Monday afternoon.
Witness said she had talked with
the doctor, after the death of Oscar,
and the doctor told her he knew
Friday morning that Oscar had diph.
liberia.
Cross-examined, Mrs. Johnson
stated she had gone to DR.. KOCH
office because she had seen the
statement in the paper and was
angry.
Mrs Johnson denied that she
had said she was we'll pleased with
DR.. Koch's work and didn't know
what she would have done without
his aid.
Court adjourned until this morn.
ing.
| When court convened this morn
ing, the class in civics of the Be-
midi high school was present to
note how trial was conducted.
The Koch case was again taken
up, and Dr.. Koch was called to the
stand for further cross-examination
The doctor was On the stand
about two and half hours, and was
given searching examination as to
having received shipments of anti
toxin, and also as to the events
during the illness of Oscar Johnson
and thereafter, connected with the
death of Oscar, it evidently being
the intention of the counsel for the
plaintiff to prove, if possible, that
there had been neglect in properly
diagnosing the case at it's start and
not giving proper medicines in the
earlier stages,
There was some apparent dis
crepency between the statements a:
to dates of shipping and receiving
the anti toxin, according to the testi
mony given by the doctor and the
replies as brought out by the cross
examination.
In this forenoon's examination
DR.. Koch reiterated that he had ad
ministered anti toxin four times
Saturday afternoon, Saturday light
Sunday noon and Sunday night
had made out report on the spo
at time injections were made. The
doctor said he had maintained that
the young man came to his death
through heart failure. There wa
again some tangling up as to dates
when disease of diphtheria first
appeared and when so reported BY
the doctor to the State Board of
Health.
In reply to questions, the witnes!
stated that he had noticed an i'm
provement after the third dose O.
anti toxin had been administered.
In answer to direct examination
by his counsel, Mr.. Mcdonald
| DR.. Koch said that he had first be
lieved the symptoms of Oscars i'll
ness were diphtheria when he mad,
out the card sent to the State Boarc
of health; that he gave other stimu
lants after he consulted with DR.
:. Osborn. -
Ruth Johnson was called to tn
, stand by the counsel for the plain
tiff.
Ruth's testimony was along th'
same line as that of her mothe
and sister, telling of the illness Q
Oscar. and the treatment that wa
' administered, and reiterating th
= statements alleged to DR.. Koch
that Oscar was not afflicted wit
5 diphthera. The witness said tn,
!, doctor had injected morphine; hear,
him tell Oscar it was morphine.
, Court adjourned for noon.