Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-23

trouble IN the vein and the ~cnnrrac-
naH IN The leg He if1suttied he
clUt uf hipud ne had removed and
'fisn the bandagez Re rescified TINT
oioo0 cioI does mt necessarily come
right a-rer the rlju-v.
Y pom e-0ss-eEautnariur he tesri-
fie-i he did nor KNOW that Mrs. Wei
er had raricese vafns: and upon re-
ellrecI, re siIiG that she I'D not have
va.--lcDns VEINS.
DR. E3lsId W Abbot CT Wafer
vile testified that ne had examined
Mrs. Wsileris injury and had adNis-
SC Lns operation upon 'tfle limb. Upon
cruss-eEarn1narion he said h saw nc
Signs of varlcpus veins.
DefeNse
The defense IN the case as outlined
by Attorney jones was IN brief that
the dog Gid not hir Mrs. Weller. the
Plaintiff. and thar the condition uHs
the result CT something different
from a blow.
The defendant. Mrs. Lacler OF
3USf-n- Testified that al rna1 time her'
nrsnEnd was serving overseas and
she waE visiting at watarviiIe She
s,as- at the date alleged, walking
along with AIRS. Foster on Winter
street in Watsrville Her dog start
ed 10 CHASE a cat. Mrs. EeRnings
and Mrs. Weller ware standing bE-
Mrs. HanninEs' house talking to-
gsther. Mrs. Lucier watched her
RIM
across the street vent within three
or four feet OF Mrs. Weller. but did
mot aII her. And then Mrs Weller
and Mrs Eeunings continued their
CONVERSATION About hafs Al hour
later MIs. Lulcer mad received q Chli
from Mrs. Weller. who said her dog
had struck her severe blow. Mrs.
Lucler had replied that she felt Dos
live rhat her dog did not hit her.
| but she arranEsd 10 get a doctor fof
Mrs. Weller. Later that day. she
called 10 see Mrs. Weller, told her
she was sorry about the matter, bur
f4lt positive her dog had not MT her
NJ. Weller called on Mrs. LncieI
thai day. saying her dag mad hit
Nft-1' " AliG oilS 1ldfE a
doctor and a hired girl Defendant
testified Mr.. v eiler had said IF you
don't want q law suit vDu had better
settle M" Mrs. Lucisr sent for q
DOCTOR and SAID She would pay for
the services Of a maid But ia-er she
refused % do any more for Mrs
Y siler when Mr. Weller sad ms
G..I-
elra-lon was necessary. Mrs. LucIer
chen tDid Mr.. " eiler 10 get whatever
docr0r he wanted. that her cDnnec
non with me matter was over
L pom cr'cas- examination Mrs Lu-
cIel' said that Mrs. Weller had al
ways tUid The same thlns about her
injury
Mis-. Lucille ToSle Of Wat.rviile
testified thai she was walking with
Mrs. Lucier that day. slle saw rhe
uag chase the cat put the dog die
not hit Mrs Weller hIrs Jennings
and Mrs. Weller had cou1inu ed then
tak. Upon rUss-e--aninalion sne
testified the arasr ala not impress il
self On her mind.
-
~fiie -hen testified She was stand
ing IN har house talking witt, Mrs
Nailer when the aoG chased lie cal
1lia1 DAY and she stated that the doe
dm not hit Mrs. Weller but uas
aBuU- three or four feet. away from
| he.
Ms, Thomas Harold Of Water
j willie testified that Mrs. Weller lived
in ll.. house IN Tu-- en- Der 1918 tna1
Ms. Weller toid her about the ~
ialr, and thai she had helped Mrs
I Weller. Witness testified that MRS
Weller said 10 her that il would COST
the Meader family quite d SUM. Ms
Weller had called I'D her husband
AND had afterwards told her hat her
husband had said What next -
n. Roy Fitzpatrick Of Boston suT
seon. testified as 10 ms exam ina ton
OF Mrs. Weiler on Wednesda. He
testified Tna- some conditions Of
rsl-icesa veins cannot be discovered
by hand manipuia ton. He testified
that Mrs. Weller had varicoEe veins
and mat variGose veins are not d
OF q disease that mas been eZlstan1
long enough 10 bring about 8 change
IN the walls Of tine -eIns. lie test
he'd he could not conceive Of the
condition as described and indicated
/ h- the testimony and by mis- exam
nation Of her, .having been produced
solely BIZ blow Taceived BIZ reason
Of d dog running against her anC
not having knocked the woman down.
He said variccae vein could easily be
caused by ii wrench. T'lre doctur
gave i large amount N medical tes-
Cimouy. ant the Gay session closed
with the doctor on the witness stand,
The most Of the testimony in the
case was put IN Thursday and the
remainder viii be put II this morn
ing beginning at 70 o'clock.