Evening journal., 1918-03-15
Physician DENIES
ALLEGED OFFElSE
Remained Out Of State, DR..
Buckmaster Says, To Pro.
tect Sick Mother
WITNESSES GIVE HIM
GOOD REPUTATION

on a charge Of performing an illegal
operation on Mrs Amelia A. McClintock.
DIT. Harry G. Buchmaster was placed
on trial before Judges Boyce and Con-
rad and q jury in Court Of General
Sessions this morning. The trial was
set for the January term OF court, but
after an indictment was found against
the physician he left the city and fail
ed to appear for trial az that term. AZ
the opening OF the present term OF
court. he presented himself for trial,
pleading not guilty to the charge.
j. Frank Ball and James salisbury
appeared for the defendant today, while
Attorney General Reinhardt conducted
the prosecution.
In his opening 10 the jury. Mr.. Rein
hardt alleged that on or about June
i6, 1916. Or. Buckmaster performed an
operation on Mrs. McClint0ck. Her
husband, Walter r. McCintock when
he was informed by his wife Of the
operation scored Dr Buckmaster and
threatened his arrest. The latter asked
Mr. McClintock II he intended 10 make
trouble for him. 10 allow him time to
fix up his business affairs and allow.
him 90 leave the city" Mr. Re.nhardt
said. Dr.. Buckmastcr later left the
city and returned one year later, Mr..
Reinhardt set forth. 70 was shortly az
Ter his return that Mr.. McClntock had
a warrant sworn ont for the doctors
I arrest Since that time Nlr. McCllntock
has died. the attorney general told the
jury.
l Mrs McClintock told Of the operation
when called to'the stand as a witness.
She said thai at that time DIT. Buck
master told her that he perf0 med
quite a number" Of like operations
Martha I. McClIntock, mother-in-iaw
Of Mrs. McClintock. on the witness
stand said that DR. Buckmastor adj
mittcd 20 her and her son that he had
perfo med the operation.
She said her son told Or. Buckmasior
TO leave the city.
Detective King testified 20 arrestins
Or. Buckmaster on December IS Upon
his arrest the defendant said he had
/ understood. through his attorneys at
Dover, that that matter had been fixed
up and that was the reason he had
returned TO the city, according 90
Sergeant Kings testimony
In opening the defense. Mr. Sauls-
bury. addressing the jury. said that the
>defensa intended 90 show that Dr.
Buckmaster DID not perform tho opcr-
alton on Ms. McClintock, md uat Mr.
McCliniocks visit 10 him was 90 ac.
cuse him Of bens too friendly w.tf
his wife Dr.. Buckmastcr did not leave
the city because Of this, the attorne,
said, but was an officer 40 Bowers
Beach. Del, in charge of the infantil'
paralysis epidemic md visited this cit!
or and on during that time.
Dr.. Buckmastcr, in his own defense
on the stand, denied performing al
operation on Mrs. McCllntock, and de-
MED having ever made the staiemen
10 her that he had performed man.
similar operations"
Mr. McClntock accused him OF havin.
improper relations with his wife on hts
visit 10 Dr. Buckmastcr's ONCE DIE tes
tined. but the doctor denied the charge
He said that he never told Mr. McC.n
took and his mother that so per cent
Of his practice was in performins sucf
operations as be was accused OF hav-
ing performed on Mrs. McClintock H'
also said that following that c0nyer
satlon he was appoint - in charge OF
Bowers Beach, and went 90 that place
but returned OF and on to Nilmng
ton.
lie explained Als failure 10 appear al
the last term Of court. His mother
had been operated on at the UnNersit,
Of Pennsylvania 10 pital. Philadelphia
he said. and was seriously ill ana h'
wanted 90 be with her. and, further
more. because he wanted 10 locate som'
witnesses in his OWN case he wen
away ne said lie was inf1.med OF ih'
procuring Of these witnesses later, anl
SO returned here and surrendered him
sef
Or. Buckmaster said he returned q
Wilmington from Bowers Beach. IN Oc
tober. 1915. but went 90 Florida afte
about one weeks stay here lie wen
TO Philadelphia, then TO Pittsburgh. an'
, to several other cities. His trip wa
not 20 avoid trial. he insisted. He did
not return home as he did not wan
. his mother, who was I'm poor health o
the time. 10 know that there was
charge AGAINST him. he said He denieI
, having anything TO do with any effor
to have the state drop the case
John D Hawkins. an attorney, o
, Dover said that Mrs McClintock haI
told HIM that DR. Buckmaster did no
, perform an operation on her, and sh
did not want TO have anything TO d
with the case.
The Rev George White Dawson. pas
tor Of Asbury NJ. r. Church, testi
fed 20 Dr.. Buclmaster's good reputa
tlon.
other character witnesses wer
placed on the stand by the defense.
Lucius c Jones testified that th
J general reputation Of Ms. McClintocb
Mrs. Amelia McClintocks mother-in
/ law. was bad.
At this point the court reocssc
until afternoon.
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