Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-07
COURT NEWS.

!, Saturday morning the case of
Mitchell VS.. Moulton and Wilson
was resumed and Ralph Denning
was called for a brief testimony con-
corning The long splints.
{ Ihe tenth witness for the defense
was DIR. j. II. Wilson Of Cambridge,
one of the defendants. DR.. Mitchell
mas practiced for a long period OF
years. His testimony covered the
story OF the night of reducing
the fracture by DR.. Charles A. Moul-
ton, wnom DR.. Wilson assisted. and
his care OF the case. Dr. Wilson
said he accompanied Mr.. Mitchell
to the Eastern Maine General hos
pital for treatment on January 3Oth
and lett MIN in Care OF Or. Allen
Woodcock, who Is an orthropedic
specialist. He also said he assisted
Drs. Moulton and Walter s. Srinch-
rield when they reset the leg and
that he said t.tat he told Mitchell
that he and Dr.. Moulton would not
assume any responsibility of the
case. DR.. Wilson produced list
of calls on DIR. Mitchell. showing
that he called on February ~, 10,
April 3, y. -, ~, May .. IA, ~, 70
01lo JuAC anu % thoS VA ehN
oth he called at the request and in
company with Drs. Marsh and Dorr
OF Guilrord and was glad to go at
that time as he knew leg would be
stripped and as he had cared for it
was interested to see its condition,
which was found to be good. DIR.
Wilson was cross-examined by MIR.
Haskell, and said that he was not
in charge of the case on the Sth.
The 18th witness was DIR. Samuel
Redmond. of Dexter, who said the
lady whom he thought was Mr..
Mitchells daughter, called at his Of
flee and requested him to go to Har-
mony and see Mr.. Mitchell and he
did and told of stripping the leg and
examining the fracture and finding
that there was no bone union but
no sores or abrasion of the skin OF
any importance. When questioned
concerning the assumed method OF
the treatment of the fracture OF MI.
Mitchell By DIR. Moulton, he said it
was in accordance with the approved
methods in Maine at that time. lie
said he only called on Mitchell to
make an examination and lid not
take case, but did write to DR.. Ab-
bolt concerning the case afler MS
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The 10Th witness was DIR. Ralph
H. Marsh of Guilford, who went
with Drs. Dorr and Wilson. He told
of his examination and of the PIC
lures being taken by DIR. Dorr, tound
leg in length same as other ana III
perfect alignment. found no sore
nor abrasion and that leg was IN
good condition but that nature mad
not done it's part and there was no
union of the bone. He declded 'hat
patient should go to hospital.
The 18th witness vas Dr.. Guy
Dorr Of Guilford. who called on
Mitchell with Drs. Redmond anu
Wilson. He took X-ray, found no
sores nor sbrasions. Drs. Marsh ana
Dorr did not put back splhts,
weights and traction weight as
they knew the man should go al
once TO a hospital. The pictures
show that there was no sign OF Lone
union. but the pictures did not stay
in fixing pans long enough 10 lhahe
a permanent picture. .,a
! After DR.. DORIS testlmony nv
case was continued until lhureuas
morning, at $50 o'clock on account
of the death Of Judge Hanson. i ne
criminal docket was called oelo,e
the adjournment at about L clocN'
The members CT the Woman 5
Club are urged to pass their cnolce
of officers and directors to the nom
in aaing committee composed OF MIS-.
Ada r. Dascombe, Mrs. Grace Cover
and Mrs. Georgia Cleveland at once