CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR. Wellington, August 7.

Otago Witness, Issue 2215, 13 August 1896, Page 30

CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR. Wellington, August 7.

Consider&ble interest was excited by the appearance in tbe Magistrate's Court this afternoon of Dr Cabill, who was charged with indecently assaulting Mary M&ber, a yourg woman of 25, daughter of a Porirua resident. Plaintiff, in her evidence, said the assault took place at Cahill's house at Wellington on July 28. She had gone there by direction of Mr Jellicoe, solicitor, to ask Dr Cabill for an account. He had been attending her sister, and his bill w»s wanted in an action the latter was bringing against Bridge, a dentist. According to witness 'he defendant offered to give evidence on her sister's side if she jielded to him, and on her refusing the assault was committed. 4jb.e defended herself with success, aud he swore and refused to give favourable evidence. She told Mr Jellicio affcer leaving Dr C»hiil's house, and -her mother the next day. Both of them bad noticed something bad happened to her. Witness was severely orosj-eximined by Mr Skerrett. She denied that she had said the action would not have been brought agiiast Bridge if he had not spread certain reports about her Bister, but did say the way her sister was spoken about was shameful. She tried to scream when defendant assaulted her, but her throat was so dry she could not. She did not tell the boy who brought in some tea, though she was cryiug at the time. She had marks of the aseaulfc ou her. The case was adjourned till to-morrow. August 8. The hearing of the charge sgainst Dr Cabill was resumed thi» moruing. Mr Jellicoe, solicitor, said that he sent the gitl Maher to the accused for ad account and to get a statement of the doctor's evidence in the case which Miss Maher's sister was bringing agair.st Mr Bridge, dentist, for alleged UDskilful treatment. The girl was absent for some time, and on returning she appeared like h person who had been in * fit of crying. She made a complaint against Dr Cahill, but witness did not ask for parbicularfl. He saw Miss Maher twice, afterwards, and on the last occasion she asked him to tike proceedings against the doctor, but he declined, and referred hfr to Mr Mattin, 8.M., who tsok a note of her statements. Two or thtes days ago witness saw Mr Skerrett, solicitor, and suggested to him that Dr Cahill should be infarmed of the charges, so as to enable him to etpla : n to the girl's parents, and Mr Skerrett siid that he would see his client. Several Utters between counsel were handed in, but not read. Witness thought that had Dr Cahill seen the girl's paivnti something might have been done. He had no grievnnoe against the accused. Mr Hill, clerk in last witness's office, was examined as to the girl's condition when she returned from accused's. Mary Maher, mother of the girl, deposed to having examined her daughter on her return home on Wednesday. She found her shoulder and neck bruised, also the left; thigh. There were also marks on the other leg. On being cross-examined she said the elimination was made on Thursday, not Wednesday. The girl had been ill ever since. She complained of pains in her shoulder and chest. The left thigh wes badly bruised. Mr Martin, S.M , hero j requested Mrs Maher to take her daughter to the hospital and point out the marks to Dr Ew*rt. Ellen Maher, sister of complainant, j said that she met her sister on Wednesday. She was walking lame and not looking well. She made <a complaint, and on examination witness saw bruises on her sister's limbs. They were there now. Dr Ewarfc, who was recalled, said he made a further examination of Miss Maher, He found other injuries beyond those seen previously. He examined her chest and shoulders this af cernoon, but found no evidence of injury. She complained of a choking sensation and coughing, but he could find nothing to justify such. If there were internal injuries her temperature would ba affected, bat it was normal. Mr Martin, S.M., read a list of the injuries the girl was said to have sustained ou July 29, and asked if her iippearauoe now was consistent with them. Wit:.c»i replied if there had been a bruise on the ueuk so bad as described ifc could not have diiappa&red now, and he could not see how whole bruises on the left leg could hive disappeared. Sm\ll bruises might be expected to disappear, but nob such as described. In reply to a further question witness (aid he had expressed an opinion that it was a put-up case, before be knew who the defendant was. His examination to-day revealed injuries he had not seen onWednesday. It was a thonsand to one that had they been there he would have scan

them. He might not have tern them, but thft bruises en tbe right and left legs were of a different kind. Nurse Badge was present at botli examinations, It was quite possible the bruise on (he left thigh was caused by tho roughly rubbing on of lioiment. The case was adjourned till 10 ou Monday morning, when Nurse Badge will be examined.