ALLEGED ILLEGAL OPERATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 166, 13 July 1907, Page 7

ALLEGED ILLEGAL OPERATION.

'~.' DR. DALZEEL COMMITTJbiD FOR TRIAL. The hearing of the charge against Dr. 1 jjalziel oi performing an illegal operae ition on June 11th.. was continued, before jMr. Dyer, S.iL, yesterday afternoon. I .IV. Stanley. Arthur ©ull, physician, gave H —tevidence -as to. attgpdins, at I ENnrse Kemp's home. In consequence oi I' ran examination; Vy "himself, together ■ iwith .a commttniealioii -made Co;, him by lie nurse, he, ordered...ker removal to the geneial hbspita'L ;" M'he're -were no Bigns of disease or other indication that I .would explain satisfaetpnlyi. under ordinary circumstances, the ap--1 jsarent in the patient. .... .... "'■-'■. 'The' -witness further explained/certain ' ■ .symptoms which he said might or might ■ cfcot .jjayg. i>een produced accidentally. ■ • t Dr. Bull, continuing his evidence, said, jcn. answer to Mr. Marsaek, that it was '"' not his practice to conduct an examination, upon a woman without witnesses, jr Would you blow the candle out belore conducting the examination?—No, personally, I would not. As I said, I elways have witnesses in such cases. Would an examination be good in the Bark?— Yes, it would be useful. Would" it be more useful than in the light ?—Oh, no. I can see no advantage in- conducting an examination in darkless. ■ Mr. Brookfield: Could not a medical jean discover whether a woman were pregnant as well in the dark as in the iight?—Yes, certainly. I might add that _&. is a safeguard of ours to have wit- '" nesses in examinations of this kind, but tbece woold, be nothing, wrong in hold- . Big one without them, or in the dark. (Women are, however, notoriously unreE&bJe in statements sa connection ■with thiese matters, and we are accustomed •ccordingly to take reasonable precautions. -■ Mr. Dyer: You have had no experience tof' examinations in the dark? —No. If Mr. Brookfield: Is it not a fact that •n; accident may cause a miscarriage a Sionth" of ifwo afterwards? —Yes, it is possible. Delays have been occasioned ■ : bj -injury or accident;- ---■ \ The evidence of the -girl relating to frhat took place in the room was then '-■ over to the witness, who, there- > ftpon,"expressed the opinion, that what •.took place was more than an examina- -. laon. .Hs should say that what took -■ place :j at the hotel, on the evidence read '. .to Mm, was more likely to cause a misfe" 3^6 t^laa a rit * e > waicn ** "was stated ' B*e girl had some time previously. • -Detective MacMahon deposed as to th . terest" of accused on June 19 by him- :* ««lf at Pukekohe. After hearing the ' **nant read, accused said nothing. -jAoensed reserved his defence, and. was f ■ tommitted to take his trial at the Sug - prenie' Court, bail being allowed in acjtoed's own recognisance of £400, and in . jso other sureties, each of £200.