Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-05
WESTERLY

pr Henry L. Johnson was the first aitness to take the tand at the open .1g of Wednesdays c3urc session n the ease of Myron Plylapton vs I)r. j. D. Barber being tried It the Nay session uf fhe superior court for Washington couh- ty. The case is 9 c.vI suit III Wh'eh he plaintiff seeks to recover damages III he sum of S15.000 for tho death ot hls wife, May 10, 1913. Gus to the SAese" neglect of defendant.
 The ease is the first of it's specific kino ro come before court in the country and tbe outcome is awaited by lawyers ,1d 5octors as the finding of the court ,rjlI ax a precedent for future cases AL .,-1eT- pettfne of Providence and At ,ornsv Roche of Westerly are appear inz for the plaintiff, and the defenasht js represented by Attorneys Kathnuh and Dunn Of Westerly. The case IS De lnr heard before Judge George Bro"n, and completed its sixth day Wednes- day. , ,.,.. finder direct examination, pr. colln- .on said that he was called to the Plympton ho11c about 5 o'clock, May 10. 1919. and that he found Mrs. Plymp- lon in q critical condition. He did nothing for her. and upon going home bs teIephoned for Dr. Barber but WAS unable to get him.
 Under cross examination, he said that he did not treat the patient because he lid moi know what the matter was, and Tj5 not know what treatment pr. Bar her was giving her. He said he would rot treat her without making diagnosis O., her case.
 pr. M. II. scanlon, who was called to the stand in the afternoon, proyec Inc star witness for the defense. Al Uyi,b tho other physicians. pr. Sca1loT was asked to define various diseases which he did in technical terms Ht said that no diseases caused by 'neg4sc had caused Mrs. Plympton's death 1T his opinion. and that she died of throm tosis.
 finder cross examination. he admittet That if blood vessel was burned Thrombosis might result, but sata ina he would also give the hot pack fol such an aiment. He said that If ht were called by layman 10 trea- r7se he would first consider the ccnet tions. and the aptitude of the family fo railing him on minor provocations. AS medical examiner of the town O Westerly, he said he investigated th death of Mrs Plylnpton at the reQues ts tha family. and found no grounds 10 believing that she died of neglect.
 Attorney Pattine tried to prove tha pr Scanlon was undecided which sid he would testify for, and tried to shoI ,hat ae had had several conferences wit Attorney Roche on the case, but inc doc .or denied t.
 The afternoon session was marked D various clashes- between counsel an witness and some of the verbal tilt caused loud titterinEs in the crowde courtroom The case will be continue thi- tThursday) morning, and it is e1 pocted that several more Westerly dos tors will he called for the defense.
 The fonrth weekly whist in n seri' being conducted by the Children ot Mar rociety of st. Michaers church was he' Wednesday evening In Community hal ahout 70 tables were in play and mus cal selection were rendered during Il card playing. Following the whist, social time wac enjoyed and refres neuts were served.
 After much discussion during the pa few days. the disagreement between Il contractors who are installing the Yves -riy sewerage system and the local j. bor union was amicably settled at meeting of the partiea Wednesday nor as.
 Because Of the il feeling evident Tuesday. a guard Of six constables we
 
 furnish protection to the ten out-o town laborers who reported for wo Wednesday morning.
 Daniel dOnfro. president of the co tracting firm, attended the labor me' ng and offered to pay the. local lahore 30 cents an hour. This was accept and it was decided that the men shor work zs many hours a day, inciudi Saturday afternoons. as the contract AT- fol lar as Broad street is completed, Aft hat, the wOrlday will conform to i .rion rules
 The meeting dispersed at noon, and l o'clock about fifteen Westerly laborC were at work on Main street. and [ guard was withdrawn. The contract announced that his ten men had join .he union and that hereafter work wol nc furnished local workers as occasi required. He said that no labort would be brought in from out of to' until ail locst labRrers who desiI work had been employed.
 The First Baptist church held it's . Husl business meeting and election officers Tuesday night, when varit .hurcl organizations submitted tn yearly reports. All of these repo -1ow that the units are in good financ condition. and in view of this fact NHastor was voted Q substantial incre; n salary. It was announced that O 55 new members had been received il .ae church during the past year.
 The following officers were elect Herbert W. Rathbun, president; M Elizabeth Sheffield. secretary; JC stanton. financial secretary; William Martin, treasurer; Lewis McNeil,
 elected trustee. Other committees " chosen with practically the same r s0nnel as last year.
 Two fire sIarms within a few minu 7t each other for fires on both the We sriy and Pawcs tuck sides, were rung s- about 10 o'clock Wednesday lnorni The Westerly alarm was from box .or a blaze on the roof of the ice ho 4 the Sanford Stillman estate, on ( -treet. The building is located betw he sheds of Joseph Frazie-'s naonum works and the yard of the Westt lumber company. Both the trucks tle Cyclones and the Hook and LAdd responded. and within five minutes -t- the alarm. 9 stream of water 7lrned on the building. The whole I Tas ablaze and it was an hour Def he hremen could extinEuish 1t. It bought that spark from a pass rain started the fire.
 At the same time that the Vest .iarm was sounded the Pawcat shistle sounded al alarm from Box md the fremen there thought it wa laip call from the Westerly departr md came across the bridge before were told of their mistake. They { -ent up Liberty street, and found a
 thiueies ahre on the roof of the ( sent Of St, Nichael's church A oh cal apparatus and a few pails of
 er were carried to the roof and
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