Excerpt from A Discussion of Charges Preferred in the Dugan Controversy: Being a Reply to a Publication of Dr. Franklin Knox, Entitled "a Vindication of Character, &C."

White's never giving an invitation to the case, without using the name of his cats-paw, and that others than Dr. Reyburn, may have taken this impression from Dr. Simmons' statement, is proved by a note to Dr. R. (written since the publication of Dr. Knox, ) from Dr. B. R Mitchell, of this city, stating the same impression to have been taken by him, from Dr. Simmons relation of the circumstances, as that stated by Dr. R. Moreover, Dr. R. Can refer to another physician in proof of the correctness of this assertion. The facts of the matter, as lately detailed by Dr. Simmons to Dr. R. Are these: Dr. S. Was invited to see the case, and not knowing the nature of the interference, con sented to visit the patient the following day. In the interval, having ascertained the true state of affairs, and knowing the impropriety of suchconduct, he called the ensuing morning, to state to Dr. Knox, his reasons for declining to fulfil his engagement. Dr. Knox then and there stated to Dr. Simmons - what he since did not confirm when on oath - that there, was no doubt the woman had hernia; that Dr. Adreen had maltreated the case; had cut an intestine; in fine, Dr. Knox told Dr. Simmons all that Mrs. Dugan asserted Drs. White and Knox said to her, concerning her recovery and treatment, which she told me, the very morning on which Dr. Knox told it to Dr. Simmons.

Dr. Knox admits, that Drs. Beaumont and Reyburn may have once believed the charges made' against him. What reason have they now to change their opinion? Dr. Simmons' account cannot clear Dr. Knox; Mary Dugan's present testimony only convicts herself of falsehood. She gave the same history of Drs. White and Knox's con duct which she gave to Dr. Reyburn, to Drs. Beaumont, Sykes Car penter, and Brown, not only as to the remarks condemning my treat ment, but as to the endeavor to persuade her to retain Drs. White and Knox, and discharge me; Drs. White and Knox promising as an in ducement, to obtain the attendance of many more physicians; and their invitations to Dr. Simmons, Henry, (sec, goes far toprove their wish of convincing the woman of their ability to fulfil their promise. Mrs. Dugan gave this account at a time when her interests were likely to suffer by it, for Drs. White and Knox had been called in by those who were supplying a portion of her wants, and I had, ac cording to Dr. Knox, been bitterly censured by these persons.

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