Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-01
SUPERIOR COURT
Sixth Day Of BurriII Against Hurd-
Testimony Closed
Wateryille. Nov. 81

Court came IN at 10 o'clock today
and the sixth day OF the case of Bur-
rill VS.. Hurd commenced. DR.. Moulton
took the stand and his cross-exami-
nation was completed by Mr.. Sleeper
for the plaintiff. He was followed by
DR.. Alfred Mitchell. Jr. Of Portland,
who was on the stand until BIS. After
introducing a number Of exhibits, all
referring to a previous suit brought
by DIR. Hurd against Mr. Burrill for
medical attendance and services, the
defense rested. The plaintiff. then
called to the stand on rebuttal DR.. C.
Earl Richardson. who testified in the
previous case referred to. but was not
called In this case. He was followed
by Miss Leahey, Mrs. BurriiI, Edward
Burrill. cousin of plaintiff, and Miss
Caroline Soule. The plaintiff rested
and the jury was excused until tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. In the alb
senee Of the jury, MIR. Robinson Of the
defense moved that the court direct a
verdict for the defendant on the
ground that the whole matter had been
settled by the previous suit of DR..
Hurd against Mr.. Burrill, where the
dict In the sum of one dollar. The mo-
dpn was argued by both slices and the
decision of>the court will be rendered
tomorrow morning upon the opening of
court.
!, Dr., Mitchell stated. that he had been
in practice since 1898. was a graduate
of Bowdoin Medicals College and had
taken Postgraduate work in this coun-
try and Germany; and at present pro-
1essor OF the genito-urinary depart
ment at Bowdoin College; and was in
charge of the genito-urlnary depart-
ment at a base hospital during the re-
cent war. He said he first saw Mr..
Burriit in Portland hospital in Sep
TEMPER. 1917. He said he had his
urine examined and inspected his gen.
ltal organs and his prostate pland. lie
FOUND no trouble. he said except q
slight thickening of the epidtdymous.
The doctor went on and explained ar
length d3nerert troubles OF the or
sahs IN question. He, told later o., IN
regard to later time when he saw
the plaintiff and was asked to remove
his left testfcle. but refused as he
found no trouble with it. Or. Mitchell
was under cross-examination a long
time by Mr.. Sleeper.
DR.. Richardson was called in rebuff
tai, but large part of his testimony
was ruled out as not in rebuttal.
Miss Leahey testified in regard to a.
call OF Miss Jones. the nurse, at the
ONCE Of DR.. Goodrich last April. and
that Miss Jones told her that she
looked into the cystiscope at the time
OF the examination of Mr.. Burrill bv
DR.. Hurd. and saw pus ami blood in
the bladder, and that she did not 70 :
member much about it., except that II
was a bloody mess.
Mrs. Burrill denied statements made
by DIR. Young in regard to the condi-
ton Of Mr.. Burrill: that she was pres
emit all the time while DR.. Moulton was
there. and that he made no examin-
alton of her. and that he made out no
slip with pictures on the back Of IL
while he was in the house. Mrs. Bur
rill also denied that she furnished
bowls for the solutions on the day of
the examination by DR.. Hurd.
Miss Caroline Soule, who said her
professio4 was nursing. testified in re-
gard to- a conversation she happened
to hear on a train last November.
She said she heard DIR. Moulton
speaking. of Mr.. Burrill, and that he
stated Il am going to- get him; he
called me a horse doctor" She said
she had been asked to come here and
see II DR.. Moulton was the man who
made the talk.
On REORGANIZATION the witness
stated that she did not know DIR.
Moulton at the time she heard this
talk referred to; that she was not a
graduate nurse. but had nursed for
eleven years. She said she had train
ca IN the Dickinson hospital, and at
Northampton. in DIR. Sanderson's hos
pital. both in Massachusetts,, and DR.
Browns private hospital in Bangor,
Maine, and had worked in Gray's hos
pital in Wateryflle.