Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-30
SUPERIOR court
Fifth Day Of surrilI Against Hurd

Fifth Day Of eurrilI Against Hurd
Waterville, November 20.
When court opened at 10 o'clock
this morning. DR.. Hurd was to re-
sumo his direct examination. but by
previous agreepent Of counsel a
photographer. c. T. Howe Of Show
hogan, took the stand for plaintiff
and explained photographs that he
recently took Of rooms in the home
of the plaintiff.
DIR. Hurd then took the stand and
his examination was not concluded
until Els in the afternoon. He was
followed by DR.. Charles A. Moulton
Of Hartland.
DR.. Hurd testified to second visit
to the plaintiff on June 10, 1917. He
said that he noticed on his first visit
that Mr.. Burrill was smoking cigar
cites a great deal. while sitting up
and when lying in bed. Dr.. E. T.
Hardy of Waterviile accompanied
the defendant at the time of the Sec
ond visit to the plaintiff. at the re-
quest Of Mrs. Burrill, and said that
she said she understood he was q
lung specialist. DR.. Hurd stated that
DR.. Hardy told the plaintiff In his
presence that there was nothing the
matter with him. and told him to get
up and go to work. The medicine
prescribed at the first visit was con-
tinued. medicine to be taken inters
nally, only The PROSTATE was ex-
amined upon this second visit and no
indications of a prostate abscess
found. A sample of urine was taken
home, the defendant said and exam
ined. DR.. Henry Abbott went with
the defendant on his third visit June
%, when the examination that has
been SO much referred to was made,
At the visit 1t had been arranged
that the bladder of plaintiff was to
be examined by an instrument. A
boracic acid solution was prepared to
initiate the bladder, and for that hot
water was used, as it is not soluble
in cold water. I, =
He said the hot water was brought
to him. He said plenty Of hot water
was furnished fer the operation, and
the nurse looked after the towels. The
nurse. he said. prepared the solution
for the towels and put them into II: he
prepared his instruments himself. At
this point the defendant produced his
instruments. showed the case the cys-
tiscope was always carried in, and
stated that the instrument cost him
SIS at the time he bought it. The
co{A xhax r..
solution for his instruments they were
put into it. in BOWL. and they were
in the solution at least half m hour
before they were used He said he
wore no gloves. and that it was not
usual to wear gloves in such an ex-
animation: that his hands were washed
by a special soap. germicidal soap.
and then he immersed them in a So
tuition, then when ready. to 60 to work
/ he said he had the nurse pour strong
alcohol on his hands. The patient, the
doctor said. was hostile to ether and
they had to use a little chloroform;
no cut was made upon the chin Of the
patient during the operation. to the
knowledge Of the doctor, ana he never
heard Of it until it was testified to in
der disclosed a slight Inflammation a.
the base Of the bladder: he also found
q very much ir.flamed posterior ure'
tina. An applicat ION Of silver nitrate
| was made to the posterior urethra.
After the instruments were used finally
they were washed. rinsend and wiped
by the doctor himself, he said.
Mr.. Sleeper Of the defense cross
J examined the defendant at great
length. going into the details of all
the visits of the jcctor to the plaintiff.
At Sis DR.. Moulton took the stand
Part of his cross-examination was
completed at the time Of adjournment
DR.. Moulton produced his history
| card made at his first and only visit
to the plaintiff. Refreshing his mem
DRY from the card he said, in. part
THAT the plaintiff told him he had
| drunk some since 1911. and form hts
examination he said he was a neu-
rasthenic: that he had several colds
1.-THE first Of the winter Of 1916, for five
or six weeks. bronchitis pressure and
soreness Of the chest. had some cough
some raising and splitting. and some
| throat trouble; weighed 100 pounds
! then. now Cat the time the card was
made) much less; there was tubercu-
losis on his mothers side; he had had
headaches. his voice was husky; the
house was hot. stuffy and dry. After
getting this history the doctor. said he
proceeded to make an examination 81
| the chest and found rattle in the
bronchial tubes, and q modified voice
sound. also a modified sound on per-
custom of the top Of the chest. His
| temperature was sS LIS. his pulse g.
respiration 20. The doctor said he in
quired in regard to the plaintiffs
urinary system. and finally the plain.
| tiff took him to an adjoining room
and showed him his private parts
and asked what the doctor thought
about it. The doctor replied, he said
that he knew Of only one disease tina,
resembled that, and told him II was
| gonorrhea. He said the plaintiff was
somewhat indignant and said 1t was
Impossible. Subsequently, upon tbs
request Of plaintiff. his wife was ex-
tamined and proved to be free from
| disease.
/ What he considered as q good joke
on himself happened to one Of the
ciey's chief officials at one Of the re-
cent sales in town. He bought neck
tie which had been formerly priced.
he was told. at sLs0, and he considered