The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-17
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justice n morning at $50 and Is1.o, ane
mo- c a of sumner Mitchell
Eal harmony against IT, Ut, 2 d A - Moulton
aaaamr,bridge and DIR. Z, a. s H'1 was
can ,,and was resumed; sun n was
Harlan nr s55 200 and the case was
brought loi A recess was taken
es gu SATURDAY until - I9 11anaoS Of the
rom m d. death of Judge hanSo" q
suprelne w Nonlton of Hartland, son
Arthur lion -, and a student at Bates
DE- Dr., WAS was the first witness SIS, ca eatb
ollege "T h accompanied his fath-
fhursaup srmony The first time t ,l pr,
: to hd' nrae called to set Mitchell
iouion,, ,, W." said he heard 1t SAID
.,a nlaee for Mitchell was IN a
pat ine onG told of methods practiced
Ospli.ai AIM Sn the fracture, substantial
reau.nyionslv related in the testi-
as p'T W. said he pulled on the IN
pony. nc directed by his father and
prea NJ ,r7 Vonlton left orders that the
pat u .bonld be kept quiet and that
| ' could not smoke. ,,,
-, Bralnv of Harmony, neigh
EN- n[ Mitchell. helped get Mitchell
pr VI u. honsa after he had been
10 w hr horse in the stable, and
Peheu T. the Mitchell house when the
as q. came. Witness said ne
pe,o, 70 see Mitchell later and that he
en' ~ hear Mitchell complain OF
!, ~ Braley said he saw long splint
W. :, from below the foot, nearly
-. o. arm pit. Cross examined Wit
u, oaif that his attention was frst
Ma so to the details to which he had
. laa bv DR.. Moulton last summer
ssn they met in a garage.
cn,,avns F. Jenkins of Harmony
~. sa that he was at the Mitchell
80 tbe night of the accident ana
:, ha belped in pulling the leg when
iractnre was reduced. He saw
am nutting on long splints, he said
a. also said that he had worked at
|,ebells for two weeks after the ac-
aont He knew Of draw sheet be-
changed twice he thought and
a he heard DR.. Wilson tell Mitchell
vonld have to keep more quiet.
,noes said he recalled the coming
tho doctor and finding Mitchell
I'M three pillows under his head, as
recalled. and that he helped put
am there. DR.. Wilson removed
lem he said and told him not to put
more under his head. Witness
h afterwards he saw Mitchell with
[lows under his head. Before ether
administered witness said DR..
Eson told Mitchell his place was in
Ihosnital Said he didn't hear
Etcbe II complain of any pain during
4 two weeks he was there and that
Etcbpll smoked in bed and reached
his nine on a stand near his bed.
pder cross examination by Atty.
askell Jenkins stated that there was
Mining provided to keep Mitchell
Inn slipping in bed. He said that
|hchels wife fed him and pillows
tre put under his head. He recall
three pillows once, he said, be-
buse he helped put them there.
John Mccarthy of Harmony was at
flebells the night of the accident
a said that DR.. Mouiton gave him
rections to communicate to Mitchell
her he came out of ether, which
ee substantially that he must be
km quiet Witness said he saw
fchell with more than one pillow
der his head shortly after noon,
thought. the second day after the
cdent
Dr. stinchfleld of Skowhegan edu-
ted for his profession at Bowdoin
edical School and Bellevue, with
Isl graduate hospital work and a
aceing physician and surgeon in
bmerset County for twenty-six years,
sifed that he called to see Mitchell
Ebruary 10, with DR.. Moulton and
Wilson. Said that the later told
m that he and DR.. Moulton had
nh advised hospital treatment, but
lat he refused treatment at Bangor.
appeared that the three physicians
|epared to set the leg and apply
lights to bring it down to the
ngh of other leg and DR.. Stinch-
bid said that DIR. Moulton said he
Iud not accept the responsibility OF
Us treatment. He described meth
5 of reseting leg having washed
ID shaved leg. DR.. Stinchfield said
L skin was in good condition with
abrasions. Cross examination by
BY. Haskell in which he inquired
to the expectation of the results OF
rck's Extension when it was put on
{ second time, the doctor said with
( expectation that it would unite.
s. Bemis Of Harmony, member
the State Senate, testified that he
lled on Mr. Mitchell one or two
Es after the leg was broken and
at he found him in bed with his
builders bolstered up; that Mitchell
Nd he was feeling comfortable; that
Wilson came and he heard DR.
lson tell Mr. jenkins not to move
lichell again under any circum-
ances. Mrs. Laura NJ. Deering,
% lives near the Mitchell home, tes-
lsd that she Was at Mr.. Mitchell's
night of his return from the Ban
hospital and that she talked with
Hlchell who said that they wanted
operate upon him. During the
a'ersation, the witness said that
Mitchell said he had no one to
sme but himself and God alone.
VI. l. A. Caswell, a Portland ORTIZ
Peoic surgeon, dealing with deformi-
and fractured bones, and stu
ny at Bowdoin Medical School and
sion Hospital and member of the