know that Colonel Ford has had a His Lordship—I_ happen to
most brilliant career in the American Army. I met him in Constantinople, where he assisted in attending 5,000 Turkish soldiers left to themselves, and also he attended a member of the American Embassy who was suffering from a serious illness, and managed to pull him through, an achievement which other doctors thought imi-possible.
Mr. Kentwell—Yes yes, I have heard about Dr. Ford.
His Lordship—Colonel Ford has now retired from the Army purely as a matter of choice. He has had a most brilliant career as a doctor in the American army, and I think I ought to say that, as I happen to know it.
Mr. Kentwell—Yes, quite so.
In briefly summing up the case for plaintiff, Mr. Schuhl said it appeared that Mr. Kentwell had made a wrong diagnosis of the case. Dr. Martin did not abandon Lis patient. He was simply told that another doctor had been employed. He made a_ correct diagnosis. He did not contend that Mrs. Pate never suffered from 1 typhoid. The point was that when he was called in, it was in the stage of incubation and the symptoms were not obvious until the time Dr. Fresson was consulted. It was not negligence that Dr. Martin should prefer his patient to go to one hospital rather than another. He had his reasons for the preference, one of which especially was that he would have the assistance of nurses who were accustomed to his technique. No evidence had been brought to disprove Dr. Martin's explanation and denial of the charges brought against him by the Shanghai Medical Society.
His Lordship—We need not trouble about that. It does not affect me in the least. The facta are not before the court. It is not a public society.
As stated, his Lordship reserved judgement.
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