The Washington times., 1922-04-30

gaze and his fingers we're pressing her,
slowly forcing her to drink the medicine.
Life became haze again, awake or
asleep.
That was Mrs Melville's statement to
the jury.
II Is on this charge that she was hypno-
tized and drugged into condition OF tenn
porary delirium, that Mrs, Melville is
bringing suit against DR.. Cowles for
Sl50,0UG damages.
Lawyer Cutler, who represented Mrs.
Melville at the trial called DR.. Smith Ely
Joliftc to the witness stand as an in
sanity expert DR.. Jellffe Is editor OF
Mental and Nervous Diseases" He not
only testified that Mrs. Melville was sane
but swore that he had on one occasion
questioned Dr. COwles as to his methods
and treatments a. the sanitarium and that
Or. Cowles had told him that he used
drugs and hynotism on his patients.
Among The interesting bits Of evidence
developed at the trial by Lawyer Cutler
werr statements by Dr.. Salmon a special.
ist on mental ailments. DR.. Salmon had
cen called to the stand to testify that
Mrs Melville was insane.
Lawyer Cutler asked Dr Salmon II he
had ever heard of bromide delirium'
and the doctor said that this was well
known to.mediCal science.
When asked to explain what was bro
mide dolrium" DR.. Salmon said that II
was a delirium and delusions produced by
the use of brOmides.
Or. Salmon then went on to describe
the very symptoms which Mr.. Melville's
alienists had attributed TO Mrs. Melville.
In other words, her crazy delusions were
fah
monty brought on by drugging with bro.
mides. And it was further explained by
DR. Salmon that these bromide delusiOns
would pass away about six months after
the patient had quit taking the drug.
When the jury settled the suit to de-
clare Mrs. Melville incompetent by bring
ing in the verdict that she was perfectly
sane they did not end the controversy.
Mrs Melville had won a very important
rOint because in the other suit her hus-
hand has brought against her to secure
control of her 100000 fortune, she will
now he able to appear and 20 on the wit.
ness stand and defend herself and her
property II Mr.. Melville's suit to declare
her incompetent had succeeded. then the
unfortunate woman would be in the pre-
dcameut OF being adjudged lunatic. and
therefore Mr. Melville would not have to
reckon with her on the witness stand in
his suit for the 100000.
But that Is not all.
Mrs. Melville and her lawyers, Foster
T. Cutler, are indignant over what they in.
sist was a conspiracy to ruin her Her at
torneys have Instituted damage suits for
Sl50.OO0 against Or. Cowles. sl50000
against Mr. Melville and 100000 each
against Dr. SloCum and Dr. Goodhart.
And at the same time. the Attorney.
General has forwarded to the State Hospi.
tai Commission of the State Of New York
the guardians report as to the testimony
about Dr. Cowles' Santarium.
DR. Cowles was not present at the trial
Why he was not called to testify, Mrs. Mel.
ville's attorneys are unable TO understand.
The case was reported in the newspapers
from day to day during the trial, but DR..
Cowles did not make his appearance in
the courtroom.
But when the final report OF LAWYER
O'COnnel was filed with the Supreme
Court. saying that as the guardian OF Mrs.
Melville he thought 1t was his duty to call
the judges attention to the astonishing
evidence which had been developed at the
hearing then DR.. Cowles sent the news.
papers this statement:
Mrs Melville came TO my hospital suf.
fering from a glandular disease and men
tally ILL., She had been at the renowned
Battle Creek Sanitarium for more than
seven months. The history OF ner phys.
ical and mental illness went back over
many years. When she came to me she
had wild delusions and Authorizations
She had fancied that they we're poison.