Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1915-01-07
DR.. KIRK is
BEFORE JURY
Sensational Case Took All
of Yesterday.
GIRL TELLS STORY
Kirk Comes Back and Makes an
Absolute Denial of All the
Serious Char ges.

N The trial of DR.. Irwin w. Kirk, was
began in Quarter Sessions Court, be-
fore Judge Leroy w. Loder, Tuesday
B morning. Charged with malpractice
5 in his profession, DR.. Kirk faces
serious indictment.
DR.. Kirk was we'll represented by
counsel, having lined up on his side
former Judge Royal P. Tuller, of Vine
land, ], Roy Oliver and Henry o. Burt,
8 of Millville.
The entire testimony was taken by
court stenographer, as had been re-
a quested by defendants counsel.
Witnesses on both sides of the case
were excluded from the court room
on the request of Judge Tuller.
The drawing of the jury consumed
quite little time, each side exhaust
ing their challenges before a jury
was put in the box
Prosecutor Miller, in his opening,
outlined the States case, stating that
the defendant was charged with per-
forming an illegal operation on Leah
Ethel Jobs, of Millville Starting on
August 10th, 1914, Mr.. Miller told of
five visits of Miss Jobs to DR.. Kinks
office, saying that upon three of these
occasions the alleged operations took
place. He also said that the State
would show that the defendant fixed
the price for the operation at $4,000
and that when told that the girl could
\ not raise that money, he made i'm
proper proposals to her. Mr.. Miller
Aprther said that the State would
Poye that early in September Miss
Jeps became quite ill; that her par
ems called their family doctor,
Vnarles B. Neal, who refused to treat
ae case after he discerned the real
use of her trouble; and that DR..
Nirk was summoned, denied any
knowledge of the case, but later said
chat he had done it to save the dis
Mgrace.
Miss Leah Ethel JOBS was the first
witness by the State. Her testimony
confirmed the story told by Mr.. Miller
in opening, except that it went into
the detail. She said she lived with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Jobs on Broad Street, Millville; that
on August 10th last she went to DR..
Kinks office for the first time at lis
p. m. She outlined DR.. Kinks medi-
cal treatment, and finally came to
Visit made to him on the 10Th of Aug
ust at which time she claimed the
hrst operation was performed. She
also told of visits on the 2Sth of Aug
ust and the I'd of Sept. at which times
she said the operation was repeated.
Becoming very ill later she told her
parents the cause of her trouble and
Dr. Kirk was summoned. She testi-
he'd that his first words upon enter
ing her sick room were "What the
D did you tell them for?'
The cross-examination of this wit
mess by. Judge Tuller was grilling.
Going into the minutest details Of the
case, the examiner made her bare the
lnmost secrets of her life. She stuck
TO her original testimony in chief.
Redirect examination brought out
the TACT that DR.. Kirk had told her
tnat When she became i'll she should
can DR.. Neal; she alleging that he
said' But for Gods sake don't tell
Neal lor he is my worst enemy"
The next Witnesses called were Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Jobs and a married
daugher. Mrs. Sarah Hall. all Of Mill
vile. They confirmed the young
glrrs testimony regarding DR. Kinks
actions and words in the s;ckroon,
saying that he at first denied anv
knowledge of the case, but finally
confessed saying that he had done II
10 save the disgrace
AT the close of the testimony or
Mrs. Hall the State rested its case
ana H. 2. Tuller opened for the de-
1ense' saying that their defense would
De an absolute denial of any oper-
alton.
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