THE WELLINGTON SENSATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3600, 12 October 1920, Page 5

THE WELLINGTON SENSATION.

ALLEGED UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. NATTRASS GIVES EVIDENCE. WELLINGTON, October 11In. the medical case Howard Nattrass deposed vhat he provided a motor ear and driver to take the girl to Hawke’s Bay, as she did not wish to be examined by the family doctor. At witness’s request she was examined by a doctor in Hastings. Witness made arrangements with this doctor to look after the girl during her confinement. There was no truth in. the'’statement that he sent her to' Hastings to have abortion procured. Mackenzie telephoned witness accusing’ him of being the cause of t|ie girl’s condition, Witness advised Mackenzie do have nothing to do with the case. Witness called on the police and informed a detective it was the parents ’ desire to have an illegal operation performed, and witness wished to prevent it. It •was witness who suggested pu ting the girl into the hospital and then, with the help of Mackenzie, removing- her. As far as witness knew Claridge knew nothing of the proceedings until the night of the removal from the hospital, and at the Jasi - moment was asked to accompany Mackenzie and Nattrasses, and did so. DR. MACKENZIE’S EVIDENCE. WELLINGTON, This Day. The medical case was, continued before the Full Court to-day. Dr Francis Wallace Mackenzie in evidence said he graduated at the University of Edinburgh in 1885 and commenced practice at. Wellington in .1887 as a specialist in nose, ear, and throat diseases. He voluntarily seceded from 'the British Medical Association. He first examined Miss Strangman on 26th February for adenoids, and while examining her heart he had suspicions that she was pregnant. On her second visit he told the girl’s mother these suspicions and examined her in her mother’s presence. There was a wound on her body, and he thought the girl had been interfered with. The wound might have been caused by disease. He said ho would like *!o get a second opinion, as he was not an expert in the treatment of women. He. proposed Dr. Claridge. and the mother consented to 1 au operation for adenoids. The mother asked witness if anything could be done to relieve the girl’s condition. He gave it as his opinion thai interference might ruin the girl’s health, and that it would be better to let things take their course. The same night the father of the girl called and said he waived an abortion procured, and offered fifty pounds. He advised the father not to Tiavelrny thing of the kind done. Several times Strangman called for the same purpose with a like result. Nattrass called and warned him against having anything to do with The parents’ scheme. Witness had been very ill. and his r;emvy was not. good. Nattrass showed witness a letter containing an appeal to Nattrass to have the impending operation prevented and requesting him to ask witness to help. Witness deprecated Nattrass’s idea of going for the police.

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