The Washington times., 1922-09-21
ENGLAND RISES IN PROTEST AGAINST A NEAR-EAST WA
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said they had all those things In the
house She said DIR. Bryson appeared
about to seize her.
Never Knew Him to Drink.
She noticed peculiarities OF speech
and that DIR. Bryson dragged one
foot" This was two or three
months before she left.
| Under crCss-examination she said
she had never known DR.. Bryson
to drink liquor or have 1t in his
home.
Frank Pheasant, of Cassvillc.
also testified DIR. Bryson dragged
his right foot.
DR.. r. A. DIETRICH. a physician.
OF Robertsdale, who knew DR.. Bry.
son in August, 1921. when the ac-
cused physician came there to
practice. took the stand.
He recited several Incidents
wherein DIR. Bryson had made mis-.
takes in diagnosing. He diagnosed
as neuritis a plain case OF pneu.
monia, DR.. DIETRICH testified. DR..
Bryson was at Robertsdale about
six months, the witness said. He
left there in March, 1921.
Amos Evans. Of Cass township,
testified as to the death and fu.
neral of a daughter-in-law, who
was a patient Of DR.. Bryson.
There was something wrong
with DR.. Bryson," the witness said.
..NI- 1o,,IAn't JNiua hia He
was unable to write. He dragged
his foot. After the funeral. he
came back to the house to attend
woman taken sick at the funeral.
He told her to go to the hospital
at once, as he said she had case
Of pneumonia"
Once during a thunder storm"
Mr.. Evans stated, "Dr. Bryson ap-
peared greatly agitated. He crouch.
| ed down as though to hide under his
coat. He trembled.
| Another time during a storm he
acted in the same frightened man
ner, and said, 1t sounds like the
Argonne region.
Gave Wrong Medicine.
Mike Ross. OF Robertsdale, a
former patient, told how DIR. Bryson
gave him a drink OF mustard and
salt for a pain in his breast, after
bandaging his chest.
Alex Clement, OF Washington, a
chauffeur, testified DIR. Bryson call
ed for a taxi cne morning and was
driven TO a point some distance
away.
He then said. 'D,ive me home.
and | did" Clement testified. when
[ got TO his home. he said, Why, this
Is not the Walter Reed Hospital.
Clement said DIR. Bryson frequent
ly was muddled when being taken to
the hospital.
Vance Curtin. an orderly for DIT
Bryson in the national guard, who
served with him on the Mexican Dor
der and In France, saw DIR. Bryson
when he was relieved In France. He
said he noticed a marked change In
DR.. Brysons mental and physical
condition at Forty-second division
headquarters in France.
Clemet saw Bryson later in Wash.
ingtOn. and DR.. Bryson suggested
they go to Child's restaurant. The
witness described DR.. Bryson' ac'
ions at this time as irrational.
Edward Mahan, the next witness
said he knew DIR. Bryson in camp
at Washington, when he enlisted in
the world war. He saw much Of DIR.
I@ryson at Camp Mills, and was with
the accused physician In the Cham
pagne drive.
Tn Midst Of Shell Fire.
The artillery fire was so great
that It was possible to read by the
) light of the gunfire." the witness
} said. "Dr. Bryson was about 500
yards from me. l was knocked down
! by the conclusion of one shell, and
picked up three other men knocked
down by the shock.
! "I met DR.. Bryson later and we
went for coffee. l asked him how he
felt. and he agreed 1t was pretty
rough.
II didn't see DIR. Bryson again to
speak to until after the war in Wash
tngton. He was a changed man. The
first time / saw him he seemed to be
sore at me. I told him OF our Rain
bow Chapter. and he didn't appear
Interested.
When saw him the second,
third, and fourth times, he was de-
spondent.
IT saw him again at a Rainbow
division chapter smoker. He took us
| away from tne sWOkeT -ulnneT W
Chinese restaurant.
HE ate, but we didn't eat much
He mumbled his words and wouldn't
complete what he started to talR
about. He didn't seem like Major
Bryson."
Honor Man OF Class.
Mrs. c. d. Rouse, Of Maryland, a
schoolmate Of DIR. Bryson at George
Washington University, testified
the accused physician was honor
man of his class. She was with DR.
Bryson in college two and one.half
years.
She saw him at his mothers home
at Washington, and in the military
camp near there at the outbreak OF
the war. She also saw him when