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WANTED—A PROTECTIVE LAW FOR VETERINARY PRACTICE. 
WANTED-A PROTECTIVE LAW FOR VETERINARY PRACTICE. 
NEW TREATMENT FOR COLICS IN HORSES. 
Tuesday forenoon in the Superior Court the famous red lini¬ 
ment case, wherein Dr. Eben Maxwell is the defendant, came up 
for trial. 
Hon. B. F. Hamilton, of Biddeford, Me., and Fred H. Cobb, 
of Portland, Me., appeared as his counsel. 
Assistant County Attorney Webb opened for the government, 
and related briefly the facts of the case that will appear further 
on in the testimony. 
James E. Kennard, who has charge of the city stables on 
Hanover street, testified as to the sickness of the horse, and the 
calling of Dr. Maxwell. When he arrived the horse was lying 
in the stall, showing indication of pain in its bowels; Maxwell 
poured a quantity from a bottle of liniment into the horse’s ear, 
without making any previous examination. The horse shook- 
its head as if in pain. Witness and Street Commissioner Staples 
used bags of hay to save the horse from injury while thrash¬ 
ing its head. 
Frank W. Daicy, driver of the horse, testified to much the 
same effect. 
Street Commissioner Staples testified as to his presence at 
the stable at about 2 P. M. The horse was lying in the stall and 
thrashing about very hard ; its head would come down on the 
floor and shake the barn. They protected him with bags of hay. 
Maxwell was there. The first thing he did in witness’s presence 
was to pour a liquid on the horse’s belly. Then he put a pow¬ 
der on the horse’s tongue. Witness asked what it was. Max¬ 
well replied that it was a good thing and had saved his life or 
somebody’s life. Then he felt the horse’s pulse, etc. Witness 
said to him that he had humbugged and fooled around there, 
and told him he’d better go. He’d got enough of him. Then 
he sent for Dr. Lord. 
