Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-17
PHYSICIANS ARE INTERESTED
Testified as to Miss seeley's Ply
steal and Nervous Condition.
Jericho school Ic"""er IL suing Gem
trai Vermont Railway Company
for Damages Following Acct
dent In Leaving Train.

Tho case OF Nina l.. Seclcy VS. the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company, which is
being heard in county court has develop
ed into one Of considerable interest to
the medical fraternity, and a number Of
.pbvsicians heard the testimony yesterday
and also testified during the afternoon.
The action it one to recover $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received In Il fall by
the plaintiff on the station platform at
Jericho In January, 1919. II is alleged
that the train from which Miss Secley
was about TO alirht started suddenly. and
that the riaintin was thrown against a
suit case and received injuries that
caused the Impairment of one lung from
which there are constant hemorrhages
Miss Scelcy, under REORGANIZATION.
testified that she considered herself a
strong woman up to the time of the acct
dent She said she had never missed a
day Of teaching school while At Jericho.
trouble at various times.
Testimony was given by tho members
Of the Whittemorc family with whom Miss
seeley boarded ,n Jericho Ny White.
more testified to having gone to the sta b
ton to get Miss Sccloy the night of the
accident When the train came in ha
went over to the platform. when he found
the station agent bending over Miss See
ley. She complained Of being in pain and
they assisted hrr to the station and aftor-
wards Mr. Nhittemore drove the plaintiff
home. ST." remained at the Whttemore
home about two weeks, during which Pc
riod she frequently had hemorrhages.
The witness said he thought the train
stopped 1t jericho about IS seconds AZ
ter Miss Seeley was hurt. he said the
train stopped and the conductor came
back to inquire II the plaintiff was hurt
The witness testified that the conductor
remarked that he had forgotten that tho,o
were any passengers to got off az Jericho.
An array Of medical talent was IT,"
feature of the case during the afternoon
session, and the testimony was largely
OF technical nature. Among the pbysi-
,iau- who testified were Dr George New
ton of Camhridce, Or G H. Ecocbor.
pr y. II stone and Or. W G T. rlau-
ders of burlington. Much Of tho tcstf.
monv by the physicians was Introduced
for the purpose Of showing Mis- S,,lols
physical condition both before and after
the accident at Jericho
According to the testimony 10y Or. New
ton. he had been Miss Sceley's physician
for about Il years during which time h..
treated her for various minor ailments.
such as colds, grip heart trouble etc
He said that Miss Seeley had doubtless
called in other physicians during thos
years as she was sometimes away from
homo. She treated with many physicians.
he said, and wac what layman might
call "a "hvstorical person"
Resaldlue Miss Soolcv's attacks Of
heart trouble pr Newton testified. nm
der sharp cross-cxamination by G. s
Palmer for the defense. that he had for
the past five years given Miss Scelcv oni.
ateS to quiet her. III" witness admitted
that the administering of these opiatos
containing drugs had been moro frequent
lately, but ne denied that he had any
knowledge, personal or otherwise. that
the plaintiff was addicted 10 the U.s., of
drugs
Dr. Newton gave it as his opinion that
a person mirh' receive "A blow on thu
soft side of a suit case which would
cause the injury T." the lung which the
plaintin claims resulted from her fan on
the station platform ut Jericho.
II developed during the afternoon hear
ii- that the plaintiff suffered a hcmor-
ruaEc Tuesday night following her appear
ancc on the witness stand Tuesday after
noon. Dr Newton ard Or. Flanders both
testified that they had been called TO a
house on Loomis street to see Miss Sec
lev on Tuesday night about eco o'clock
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