The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07
WHEN DOCTORS DlnAannED
Two said peolis,ls Had Appendicitis
Two said No.

Monday ~ the sA4le ~ sltashlAlu ifViii
AvaIsnr IA lifaglltissip "a tulnlaanF aliA
ilsiaiy nherih ., I, knarp. ilis saaHssl
haep maintained fuI Ihe Isast loItnlghl
that llsiF el,shls Lsalih uss being ia.-
laifsd - has ineaffeEsiigh N ihr eeunty
laii, NhFTs ~ I. detained ni,lss : elsss
~ eAaaullan, ~. 4, H. l.yHeh aHi lls
ltstsisEi Hamilton mats - examination
al Nc, nsallsllr suinr days aso Al Ghs jail
end arfr ~ The plini9n that be ought 10
have "a opportunity iuF mele eAr4risu,
Aunfsiinsly : ltiiilun a4s made Ia Inigs
J. \, Hal for : heaEihg 10 the hallef,
lHilEu Hal came IL iiiaiilelsafa Mni,day
and that Afternoon MF. Dpesililr aplaafrsl
Al the eliipe u Ioahly Listk d, u, T.,
eloae where. physicians testified a. "a bis
physical condition, AilsF listening 10 the
testimony u four physicians Judge Hall
brought the hearing spddrnly "a . ti0sr
and announced that be Nouli giye bic dc,
eislun later,
.. T.. nalbrr aud ClaTlrs ;. Chase al,
leaUd Tor Mary sle,i,iaId lierD, the
plaintiff ia the suil luT lnslass aud ito,
gUr, the result III which ass close jail
execution iqf Dooliillr until ho hqnidalrs
q little matter oi about sla5 d. j. VA
lefman aud A. 4, sehWenk represented
Mr., Dooliille al the hearing Attorneys
barber and Chase asked that noulilile L.
gwen another examination Monday after
nuun after he Nas brought % nfaitleb0fo
and stated - the court that thsy lad two
phy sicians, la D. II. uIunnoF and nr, e.
:. Ffaii, wady Ia make H. Judge Hall
told them 10 proved and gave them -
minutes Ia which 10 make Il, d. l.ynch
and Dr, Hamilton, representing the De,
i,ndaal, were present. Doolitllr was TAX,
"a INTO tie office II Chase a Daley and
subjected 10 an examination. " hrn the
rAamiutrs and the examined returned 10
the court room Judge Hall pEtiacei his Ie.
marks By telling all concerned IA the hear.
ing 10 come directly 10 the point and not
TO indulge ia any s!aTfing ~ slde play.
Dr. Lynch testified that be yrilcd boo,
little IA jail about three wcrks ago aud
that hc did mol consider his general al,
pcaNnce good. lie said that Dooliille
complained Of pains 10 his right side
knowing the mans pact history DR.. Lynch
sald hc was sure that DoOlitilc was sui.
icIing from chronic appendicitis. The
doctor explained other Heterogeneous OF
DuolItlle,s physical makeup aud Teieffcd
10 an injury that the defendant received
some yeaTs ago when he was hit ia the
right side by boand. Judge Hall asked
DR.. Lynch II hc took the mans tempeta.
iurc when he examined him at NcWiane
aud the doctor replied that he did not.
Mr.. Sehwcnk asked Dr.. Lynch ii he con.
'ldered Il unsafe for Mr.. Dooliiile 10 re.
main IN Jail in view OF the condition in
which lac found the man alter making his
and the doctor said that lac
I'D not consider il safe. The doctor cx-
planned that should Mr.. DOolitte he sud.
icnly attacked by acute appendicitis while
a jail i would be dangerous. Judg, Hall
isked the physician il the same would not
~ true ui any other citizen OF Newiane
nd the doctor was obliged TO acknowledge
hat il would be. Dr. Hamilton testified
o making an examination Oi Doolitile aud
AID that nc the second examination oi the
nan he found his condition somewhat i'm.
ltoyed though he thought his health had
'een impaired by Incarceration in jail. lie
recommended open air. lie said that he
ook Dooiittleis pulse while ia Jail and
ound II 10 be l2O. Such a pulse. said DIR.
hamilton, was not the pulse OF a healthy
nan. lie was asked by Mr.. Schwenk ii
Ie considered Mr. Doolittles life endan.
cred by confinement in Jail and said that
lie did.
Dr.. Pratt said that he had examined the
a few minutes before the hear
ng began and found his condition normal
nth minor exceptions, among which he
mentioned an acecleration OF the pulse and
aspiration. He said that he found the
lans body well developed with no evil
ences OF emacation. He was asked ~,
lr Chase ii he. eva"' =. :ha man thor.
ughly enough to ascertain whether he was
Offering IRON appendicitis and the doctor
aid that he had done so. The doctor
lated that he found no evidences OF ap-
endicitis He said that the man was
nervous but that it was very
ommon thing for persons to be nervous
nder medical examination. He did not
elieve that Mr. Doolittle's life was being
ndangered by his sojourn at Newfane
Dr. OConnor said that during his ex-
nnation of the man he found he had
llse OF lis. This he attributed to the
Jet that the mans heart action was slim
lated by standing and by nervousness.
lille he discovered a slight tenderness in
lie stomach he did not find signs of APP
,ndicitis Judge Hall asked the physi-
an what he should prescribe if he was
He'd upon to treat Mr.. Doolittle in a
OCCASIONAL capacity and the doctor stated
at he should give him physic and d.
stive. At this point in the proceedings
ldge Hall halted the hearing and an
,unced that he would give his decision
ter He directed that Mr. Doolittle be
turned to jail and Deputy Sheriff Knapp
the defendant to Newfane
the evening train.