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Q. As a permanent trouble can it be produced suddenly, or 
is it the result of disease, continued disease ? 
A. I think it is the result of disease, the cause is the disease ; 
I never knew a horse to be a whistler unless he had some disease. 
Q. How would a collar, if it was too tight, affect the horse ? 
A. It would choke the horse for that time, but if you gave 
him a larger collar, probably it wouldn’t affect him any; by 
choking a horse, at the time, it would cause him to whistle. 
Cross-examination : 
Q. How long have you resided in Cape Elizabeth ? You 
reside there, don’t you ? 
A. I do; I have resided there 47 years. 
Q. Where did you first reside ? 
A. My folks lived in the center of the town, near Captain 
Scott Dyer; I lived a number of years at the Ocean House. 
Q. Were you the plaintiff in the case of Maxwell against 
Gerry ? 
A. I was. 
Q. Have you had a farm any of the time ? 
A. Yes. 
Q. What part of the time have you or your wife had a farm ? 
A. I haven’t had any for the last eight years; we had a 
farm, but Mr. Gerry managed to get it; I haven’t lived on any 
farm for eight years. 
Q. Where did you study to be a doctor ? 
A. I got it from practice and studying books. 
Q. How many horses’ throats have you ever dissected that 
were whistlers ? 
A. I have had a number myself, and I bought a horse myself 
and dissected him. 
Q. Was he a whistler? 
A. Yes, that is what I bought him for. 
Q. When was that ? 
A. Somewhere about five years ago. 
Q. What did you pay for him ? 
A. Five or ten dollars. 
Q. Who did you buy him off ? 
