Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1883-01-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MARSH. neighbour, Mrs Piereey. She aid not knock witness did not remember which. In the even- The representative of the Press Association at the wall for the purpose of obtaining help. ing she went into the Bignell's house, and Mrs has had an interview with Dr. Whitmarsh, and She told the Piorceys that the doctor had Bignell stood with the door in her hand has obtained from him the following statement sounded her chest and medically examined ter, smiling, and told her how the doctor concerning the now notorious case of suicide at but did not say a word as to Dr. Edwardes had assaulted her. She advised Mr Hounslow : having assaulted her. When Dr. Edwardes and Mrs Bignell to go to Dr. Dr. Whitmarsh: In justice to myself, my first attended her be told her that her nerves Edwardes's residence, but she understood wife, and family, I feel warranted in netking were weak, and that she required nourishment, they did not go. Dr. Edwardes in her presence public such a narrative of facts as I may not On every occasion until the day of the assault subsequently denied the charge. have an opportunity of giving at the inquest, aemebMy was present when the doctor examined A Juror: You say she smiled when she told amid all the excitement and enormous prejudice her. Whilsthe was assaulting her Mrs Wheeler you of the assault. Did she seem pleased with which exists at Hounslow. I have been in was expected every moment, and she told him the matter? (Laughter.)—She was given to practice there for twenty-one years. During so. Mrs Wheeler could come in by opening the laughing. the first two years I was on probation as door. Mr Lewis : When she told you he had, hide. assistant to Mr Chapman, since deceased, and Mr Lewis, with a view of showing the trifle cently assaulted her she laughed? whose practice I acquired at a cost of nearly fulness of the deceased, read extracts from the Witness : Yes. £2,000. After his death I had a partner named statement of Dr. Edwardes, produced at the last You doubted it ?—I don't know ; but lam Hr. Glenville. On his retirement I sold my sitting, and most of these witness admitted to perfectly convinced she was quite asbe.d as him practice to Dr. Taylor Smith for £3,000, underlie correct. She denied, however, that the if it was true, taking to give him three years' introduction. doctor had stated all that occurred at the time, Mr Jarvis: Did you think Mrs Bignell had At the end of that period Dr. Smith said and repeated her statement as to the alleged given Dr. Edwardes any encouragement ?—That as we had worked very well together, and the assault. She struggled as hard as she could, was my opinion. practice bad conic up to what was represented, D but was too much confused to scream. Her When r. Whitmarsh entered the room there V might retain a half share of it if I liked to clothes were not torn, but her hair was eery was some hissing. Dr. Whitmeash thereupon take in settlement the deposit of £2,000 which enrich disordered. Neither the Piereeys nor Mrs said: I decline in tote to give any evidence what- he had paid. I agreed to this, but in 1881 a Wheeler made any remark upon her appear- ever if these demonstrations—these unseemly dissolution of partnership took place by desire ince. She tried to knock at the wall, but Dr. demonstrations—are to continue. I come here of Dr. Smith, who was tired of Hounslow. I Edwardes would not allow her to do so. Dr, to-day to give my evidence in is fairand straight- paid him £1,500 in cash, also half the book debts, Edwardes said, in the presence of her husband forward manner, and (turning round to the site., amounting altogether to about £2,000. and Dr. Whitmarsh, that the charge was false, audience) I ask my British countrymen to hear When I first entered into partnership with Mr and begged her to consider the enormity of the me. (Ironical laughter, and hisses.) Chapman the practice only returned about wrong she was doing in making such a chase. The Coroner remarked that he should con- £1,150 yearly, but in five years, through my Re told her before her face that it was a eider it his duty to clear the Court upon the exertions, it reached £2,450. Upon Dr. Smith foul charge. least demonstration either for or against the leaving, Dr. Edwardes called and desired to buy After a stormy altercation between Mr Lewis evidence. (Hear, hear.) a half-share. He was introduced by Messrs and Mr Lynch with reference to the manner in Dr. Whitmarsh, examined by Mr Jarvis, then Wyman and Westwood, my wholsale druggists. which the former was questioning the wit- said that on the Sunday Dr. Edwardes called He gave me no references, but said he had been mess, she continued: She did not say that, hav- him into his consulting room, and said "yy in practice with Dr. Andrews at Oakley square, lug once made the charge, if she withdrew it God, I have got in a devil of a mess; a woman and that the latter had given him £4OO more she should acknowledge herself to be is liar, has charged me with an indecent assault, and I than was originally paid to give up tee share. I Shen ithdrew the charge, but did not apologise, am a ruined man." He handed witness the told him the return of my practice was about and was not sorry for having made it. letter from Mrs Bignell and said " Shall I bolt?" £2,000, and said I would sell the half-share for Mr Lewis called for the retraotation, and the Witness said "Certainly not; we must stand or £l,