Year: 1860

and Touring of Brooklyn physician by the


husband Of lady patient whom he treated in
-4xn UnprofessiOnal manner while making call
q ae subioined statement of Mrs Ewing, the
tlsdy in question, which appears in the Brook


lyn Times, will satisfy all who doubt the truth


o. ,he story:


Mr. EDITOR: l was surprised on Monday ON
#taEing up your paper to see account of q
eery unpleasant affair which had occurred mt
<my residence few days before True no


names were mentioned, but the affair soon be-
came the town talk, and almost every one


knew 1t had reference to DR.. $ and myself


Then his statement in your paper of Wednes-


day, 50 absurd and incorrect, adding "insuit
i To- injury" demands true version Of the case
from me.


Ny husband has been sick for some time
past, but not under tho charge of Dr. Smith


till about three weeks ago On the u Of De-
cember he returned from Florida where he


had Deen since the first of October. About
two weeks after returning, DIR. Smith com
menced TO doctor him for, he stated the
complaint to be, neuralgia. He came six or
seven days III succession, when he left it off
coming every other day until the Thursday be-
tore New Years. On this day, about three
" CLOCK In the afternoon, he came into my
Fathers house. on the second floor of which /
iIve passing right up stairs. [ was alone in
my apartments, IN my kitchen; my husband
was lying In the room adjoining, sleeping
under the influence of a composing powder.


Ihe Doctor had to pass through this room to
get To the kitchen. He came upon me sud-
denl y. was startled and uttered an excla-
nation OF surprise. The Doctor said. Il see
this man Is asleep" Then | went with him to
me Slie OF my husbands bed, and the doctor
1eit Of his pulse. My husband did not awake.
Dr. , then went INTO the parlor and warmed


Ms han1s over the fire In the crate | fol-
lowed with him and supposed he was goin.
10 wake my husband after warming his hands
as he usually did. l asked him what he
thought of my husbands head lie made
/. answer that he had an excellent pulse. He
asked how my mother was! The had been doc
torIng her previouSly;) told him so well as to
Se able to 90 over to New York that after
noon: He then went back to my husbands
"edS'de again and put his hand on his face |
told him thought Mr.. EwinS's memory WAS
getting worse, (an effect of his disease was that
be could not remember anything more than ten
ar hiteen minutes nj a time) He SAYS ..Do
You replied, ''1es, for | am with him all
the time, and | notice him more than those
Mho are not lie then went again to the
front parlor and stood by the mantle / fol-
lowed him, supposing he was going and was
S,lhS 10 say something about my husband,
which ho didn't say in the room for fear of
waking him. Then he put his arm round my
waist and kissed me. l told him allowed no
such insult from any one. He said he meant
NJ In pure friendship. | told him thought it
poor friendship for physician 1 asked him
II be was going to do anything for my husbands
head, and if L should wake him. He replied.
No, don wake him, and that his head was


his principal trouble but that he might live
Tor years with 1t. L went in by the bedside
lie followed me, took hold of my arm and ran
hl> hand up under my sleeve, feeling nv arm
L took 1T from him, when he put hi. arm round
my waist, which | threw off and said, ssDr. S,
leave me alone lie said, You enjoy mar
RED life, and like to have sprees with mar
TIRh :. IL


could have no spree with me; and he said that


he did like to feel of plump young wives
L pushed him from me 40 hard that he went
against the wall so fOrcibly as to shake the or
EsmentS on the mantel. He said - know
MIS- Ewing, that sometimes people do things
they don want people to know but as long as
We won tell 1t, what need we care!" | then
told him he had OutrageOusly insulted Inc.
Nv hat do you think my husband yould saw if
he knew this !'' Well" he replied 1--WE
won't tell him CDR. s. L said. .syou
are the last man L should ever thought this of;
You are married man with family and |
Ylrtuous woman with husband lying asleep
In the same room Much more was said by
him, of n nature too obscene to relate the
amount OF which was that he made improper
proposals to me. When he found that would
not subInit to him, he said, ''Well, / know
Mrs Ewing, no respectable woman would own
up to doing anything wrong" He came up to
Inc again. | pushed him from me as hard rs |
could. Why, he said, your eyes look as if
they spit fire | answered. They do spit
hrc at You, for such outrageous insult |
never had from any one.' Then he took his
hat and gloves, left some powders. and wen;
out of the room saying that he would call again
Saturday, to all of which said nothing. Short
ly after went into the front parlor to see if he
had gone. Not seeing him | turned around
and was going back, when he caught my head
and kissed NE. L threw him off the best l
could, told him to begOne, and he went without
saying "A word. My husband is suffering with
slight alteration of the brain. and had to
have composing powders to make him sleep.
L did not scream, for L feared that if awOke
him what he would certainly do when he saw
what was going on would result injuriously to
his brain Had it not been for this should
have punished the villain as he deserved ON
the spot Besides, L had already thought of a
severe chaStlSement at his next visit


When my mother came home told her all
and asked her advice. She recommended that
nothing be- said about it, but that we be in
readiness for him when he came again. nc
cOrdiDgly bOughta good strong cowhide and a
paper of -four, and prepared myself with an
other large hOrse-whiP, in case the smaller
enc gave out. L likewise invited some persons
To be present at the cowhiding. Saturday he
did not come, nor until | sent word to him that
l wished to see him, on Wednesday night
Thursday morning, between 10 and | o'clock
he came sneakiDg in the basement door. a thing
he never did before, and made his way up
stairs to where / was. lie said. - Does Mr.
Isaac Ewing live here / told him he was in
the basement; to go down in the parlor and L
would call him. My mother was there |
went down and accused him OF insulting me-
How's that" ''Sit down and | will tell
you" L told him and he denied IT. l said
Doctor. do you dare deny il! Remember
am a yirtuOus woman and my affidavit will be
taken before doctors" He said, :. know
that; now don't be in hurry" l then told
over before my mother, and in the hearing of
four others, all that ne mad said and done.
which ne acknowledged and hunbly apollo
gized for il. | told him Ne; your apologies
L don I regard throw them at my feet am
now going to make my resentment +" Then
applied the bat of the cowhide on him. he put
ting up bis arm to defend his head. L tried to
lash him in the face. but be covered it with
his hands. L beat him till he put them
under bis arms and rose to his feet. He set sill
for about three minutes, pale aud trembling.
merely saying, Are you crazy" He tried to
get hold of me, when | said DR.. $. don