The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
LONG TRIAL IN MALPRACTICE
CASE

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DIR. Moulton's caste was the proper
one for transportation. His testi-
mony indicated that he thought DR..
Moulton's treatment of the limb had
been satisfactory.
Mrs. Norman Willis, who lives in
the next house to the Mitchell family
went to them when she heard Mrs.
Mitchell shout for help. at the time of
the accident and telephoned for DR..
Wilson, who the witness said, stated
that he would come and assist in the
setting of the bone. She stated that
on the Tuesday following the accident
on Sunday, she assisted Mrs. Mitchell
In changing the draw sheet under Mr..
Mitchell Ralph Denning Of Harmony
was at the Mitchell place the night of
the accident when DR.. Wilson arrived
and at his request went to nearby
mill, started up the machinery and
got board ready for a splint he tes-
tilted. Witness said he saw the long
splint prepared for the patient and
heard the doctors talking that Mitch
ell should 60 to hospital. He said
that he thought the board was four or
four and one-half feet long. He also
had orders to elevate the bed 8 or 10
inches and saw the limb dressed by
DR.. Moulton, hearing the orders to
keep the patient quiet. Denning tes-
titled that he saw Mitchell bolstered
up in bed. Like an interesting seial
story, there was rather an abrupt end
ing to the case Friday night as Den
ming identified the pieces of wood that
we're supposed to have been used as
spllnts for Mitchell, but declared one
of them had been sawed off. Ad-
journment until Saturday morning
came rather dramatically at this
juncture.
SATURDAYS SESSION
Ralph Denning was recalled Satur-
day morning and said that he could
not tell how much the board had been
saved off.
DIR. WILSON ON THE STAND
DR.. J. H. Wilson was called. gave
his age as 60 years, and said he at
tended Buffalo University. and Balti-
more Medical College. Had practic-
ed in Cambridge for % years, but was
not now practicing surgery. Told of
being called to the Mitchell home, and
of informing them that they would
have to get another doctor as he did
no surgery, but would assist. When
he saw Mr.. Mitchell witness said he
told him that the praper place for him
was In hospital. After DR.. Moul-
tons arrival board about four feet
and six inches long was prepared and
applied extending from below the foot
up almost to the arm pit, padded with
a sheet and held with gauze bandages
and three short splnts were prepar-
ed padded with sheet wadding, he tes-
tilted. Dr. Wilson said that he gave
the ether but took no actual part in
the setting of the leg. The leg was
found to be in perfect Alignment. he
said, and he told of the treatment
substantially the same as had Dr.
Moulton. Witness said there was
what he called a puncture just above
the fracture and the leg was band
aged so puncture could be dressed.
Witness continued that he found
Mitchell bolstered up in bed with
three, pillows under him and remon-
SITdteu WIN MN, also Judt tuc tOnul-
ton of the bandages on Mr. Mitchell
indicated that he Had moved in bed
Or. Wilson said that he had remon-
strated with Mr.. Mitchell and also
Mrs. Mitchell and that she had said
she couldn't control him. that he
would do az he was mind to. Wit
ness said that Or. Moulton met him
there on the Gath of January, that
they found no union, put on caste
leaving dhe heels and toes exposed.
On the 9th evidence showed that he
told Mitchell that he wanted him to
go to a hospital for treatment, that
he subsequently took him to the Eas-
tern Maine General Hospital leaving
him in DR.. Allan Woodcock's care. DR..
Wilson said that later he learned of
Mitchell's return to Harmony and he
was called there February 7th, the leg
still remaining in the caste. He told
him he was sorry he wouldn't take
treatment at the hospital and told
him that Or. Moulton would come
back and reduce the fracture II DR..
Stinchfield would come and Mitchell
seemed glad, he testified These
doctors removed the cast, washed and
shaved the leg and the same was put
into splints according to the witness.
He said that he called on Mitchell 81
times between February 10 and June
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