The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 9, 1902, Page 1

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FURTHER REVELAT IONS ing How Braid, Stewart and Lawson Worked gether to Get the Latter a Medical Certificate Developments Today--Prominent Physicians _ in Seattle Express Their Indignation at the Cutrage Which Was Attempted Jan. %—The » exposure of “Doctor™ to secure by fraud medicine in Se- jones with each Pie confecerates are ‘the possible ex- ‘Dr, Wi- wial aminers, to be held at Tacoma, Wash., on the th day of Jan, 1902 That about two weeks Fred Braid, who represented him- seif'as being connected with the ad- vertising department of the Daily ‘Times, approached thie affiant and oe him, that for the sum of 3 @ could secure for this affi- be a myth | git & list of the questions to be pro- conspirator Mat toara OUNded by the said medical board "hs pe pee n the @ said examtnation, That the said a Braid represented to this affiant that answers. » he could secure the list of questions the incomplete Know=' from one member of the board whose to gather from the other of the board the questions & be proposed by the various mem. Yors of said board, That the sald Braid continued the negbdtiations and attended said examination at Tacoma, where it was held in the United States court room on the 7th day of January, 1902, at 11 o'clock m, That at such examination th: affiant discovered that the answers furnished to him did not correspond to the questions propounded by aaid board. That on returning after lun- cheon to*sald examination thie af~ flant was handed a letter bearing a spectal delivery stamp and and dl- rected to him at the Untted States courtroom, Tacoma, reading as fol- lowe: Pow, Ww: Reevives Warning Bote “Tacoma, Jan. 7, 1902 “Dr, O. V. Lawson—Dear Sir: Dr. Abbo, of Seattle, hag told the exam- offered to him for $1,600 from a Mr for being Brad of Seattle. Now, Dr. you will with said list of questions, amount was you will get will be changed and you may be arrested. Your money will be returned. Yours truly, “WILSON, M. DD.” And upon the back of sald letter was the following note: WH see you this evening, 1111 Olympte hotel, Pacific avenue, 6 tonight.” pie hotel In Tacoma at the time men- tioned, ‘one there, and that this af. fant came through to Beattie on the train leaving Tacoma at 1:4, and on bis arrival the said Braid met thie affiant at the train, and the eaid Braid and this affiant went to this affiant’s office, when the said Braid delivered to sid affiant the ith this now anyone by the name of Wits ° . D. but that the handwriting the letter signed “Wilson, M. D. i : WREC is K OF THE BRISTOL OFF GREEN ISLAND 387 ri £ ms i fe ? 3 ; fs # i aa as, From Northern Seas—British Vessel Strikes @ Rock During a Heavy Gale and Goes to the Bottom pert . ot og | —— A. Buck- it, fireman; FB, Strehlaw, fireman W. Fletcher, cook; J. Smith, mi man; J. MeDonaid, quartermaster; C. Siverson; C. Rasingen, satior; E. Erickson, gallor; A. Maimby, sailor; K. Knomme, sailor. ’ Spoke the Bristol First Mate McCarthy, of the City of Seattle, states that they passed the Bristol on the afternoon of Jan- vary 2 and the steamer was al! right then. The sea at that time was pretty rough and the weather foreboding. She was spoken and each steamer soon disappeared from the other In the distance. After the arrival of the City of Seattle with the report of the wreck, the news spread rapidly around the city that the ship urvivors were om board the City of Topeka. Quite & crowd of people were on the dock upon the arrival of thie steamer at 10 a. m., but they were disappointed, as the survivors had been landed at Port Townsend this morning by the Topeka. ‘They will be sent to their various destinations fast as pos- sible. The men had wuffered consider- ably from the effects of the cold, but were in fair shepe physically, con. sidering the terrible ordeal through which they had passed. One of them, First OMcer Smith, had lost his boots and was in his barefest when the Topeka found them at Ketchikan fering more than complained consider They were both b the expowure to the amputetion may be necem his life. The men were overjoyed at reaching land, but expressed deep regret over the fate of their missing comrades. were brought to Port Townsend by the City of Topeka, which arrived here about 10 a. m. today. Carrying and a cargo on being | &f 2,500 tons of coal the Bristol left Coe that for| Ladysmith, Vancouver Isiand, for deliver | Treadwell, Alaska, and was caught in the storm of January 2, off Green h wi Island, 4 miles from Port Simson trovbla, | Heavy seas were running and the steamer tried in the darkness to entrance. Green Is- land is a low lying piece cf land with no signals which can be seen on a dark night. The Eristot was | running under half steam when she letruck @ teef gt the edge of the isiand. ‘ook to the Boats Captain McIntyre immediately sent Chief Offiger Charles Smith to investigate the damage and in a few minutes it wae found that the vea- sel was taking water rapidly. Four boas were ordered out and three of them launched with great aiMeulty, carrying seven men each. ‘The fourth boat was never seen again, and & ts thought the boat was either smashed an it left the veanei's wide of capsized in the rough seas. ‘The three other boats were picked Wall of @ vein. up at § o'clock the next morning by oe the microscopical aj | the Cottage City and taken to & cross section of B| Ketchikan, where the City of To- peka picked them up a couple of days afterwards and brought them to Port Townsend this morning. The following i# a correct list of the missing and waved: | Missing James MoIntyre, master, Port Townsend; ©. Vivian, chief engineer, | Victotia, B. C.; A. B4warde, second| wore very far away from her. ¢ engineer, San Francisco: Roberts, |» portion of her can now be seen at pilot, Vietorta B.C. J. Sitwa, sailor, | high tide fan Francis:o; Romer, second! ‘The Bristol was built in Stockto: steward, Ban Francisco; H. if. Hart-| panera aud wae Lav tone togienn lent, oller, San Francisco, 278 feet long, 98 feet beam and 2% feet the different epithe @ locality of organ ia tommy predominates is Wostriped muscular eho Ry ts £ Pacinian corpusci¢. istological differenct Wall of an artery and the others and bly of his feet ly frozen from cold, and an ry to eave Made the following an! these questions 4 Y types epithelum are, | which i found th » found on greater tract; sphere . Sianda; ciated, found ih The Bristol + Blood corpuscles, diamete Sb inch; white bicod con 2006 to 2,560 of an inch. coats internal or epithe le, muscular and externa Hon of the spinal cord will Saved hold. Under the name of Costa Rica Prhite matter to oceupy the! W. Smith, frst officer; H. Horgen, | she ran between San Francisco nnd much larger part. The second offices; D, O. White, third South American ports until 1938, Matter is formed of » contra | officer; A. Lees, first engineer; W.| when she was purchaséd by the forms horns. ‘The postery H, Simpson, steward; George F.| Dunsmuirs and run as a collier, 494 reach to near the Neleon, carpenter; John Linehan,| Since that time she has made many cord. The anterior are oiler; G. Bens, fireman; D. McKin-| trips into northern waters, She was non, fireman Charles Bates, fire-| valued at $150,000, Af Aftidavtt by Lewsen one’. VY. Lawson went betore 4 the names of the youngsters, and all might and gave a sworn are under 15 years of age Of Kid part in the aftait McDonald and Johnson are the i : } oldest, being about 1 The other Washington, county ot} three ‘little fellows are under 13 | years, Justice Cann held them all | for trial in the superior court under | recognizance bonds. | With the exception of the Nye boy, 4\ ail were turned over into the eus- Justice Carn’s court room in the) tody of their parents, who are res- e-| Pioneer building was crowded to the for their appearance in the + Lawson, bein | ie firet dul ra ath depones and ; "I te thea last past he h city of Beattic - fedteat aa with the State F : ‘eu gical tute, Tor Fi. ponsible €xarmjnation be of medical ex- jart McDonald and Sam Johnson are | wrongdoer. That this affiant went to the Olym. | ABOUT THE QUACK DOCTOR CONSPIRACY | ination medica! board that you have | got the questions, as he had them | Stewart or | matter and bring the conspirators j to harass the be | to anewer under seems to be the same as in tho orig- inal set of answers so furnished by the said Braid. Signed.) 0. V. LAWSON. Bubseribed and sworn to before me this Sth day of January, 1902 MH. J, RAMSEY, Notary Publio tn an ory 2. hington, residing tn Beatth Dr. J. H. Dumond . J, H. Dumond of Centralia ox- reased himself today tn the follow~ = terms: “A good example made of the Seattle conspirators would be « benefictal lesson, I understand that under the common law they n be a for conspiracy to injure the the board will meet with Proseout ing Attorney Fulton for the purpose of having the law carried out. We will make ft extremely warm for all participants in this affair, Members of the Board The members of the #tate medical board are: Dr, W. Grant Tucker of Port Townsend, president; Dr. J. P. De @ prost- m, of Ta nd. of Cen of Everett; De J. H 1M ‘Turney, of Davenport, secretary c. EB. G dent oma tralia Dr. FH Hoxsey Chalmers. of Spokane, v B, Awoartn, Dum WwW. C. Cos Coe, of Beattle of Spangle; Dr. f Vancoaver e+ Roasts Braid ‘The Star reporter interviewed Dr F. H. Coe, in Tacoma, this morning when he said: “lam very indignant at the attempt made by these men 4 in its work. I beltove It to be nothing more tha 4 well planned bunco game, con- trived by Beattle conspirators, I am not surprised at the part Dr. Dr. Lawson played in the game; but I have no patience with the representative of a dally better leave at once, as the questions P*wspaper who in mixed up im such @ Gisreputable affair. 1 do not for a moment believe that any member of the board w: in any way connected with the fraud. We will thoroughly Investiwate the the common law We will finish examinations today | after which we will be ready to turn 30 Pp. m., Dut did not see or | said I. O. U. and stated to him that | ta} ba could have | proots. soon BRINGS DEATH TO SEVEN } Steamship City of Seattle Arrives With Tale of Horror L Another is a physicen He seemed to be suf-| ‘The steamer #unk before the boats! our attention to the matter.” Dr. J.P. Turney Dr. J. PL Turney, of Davenport, secretary of the board, wa od upon by & fepresentative bf the Star this afternoon, when he tal Tam pleased that the conspiracy has been uncovered and made known. there te such a man at all SEATTLE THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1902. our examinations are over A similiar scandal presented jtweilf to the board at Spokane in July, 1899 At that time a stenographer In a physician's oMece in some et of queations; fqnatly supervieed the acne ot them In type and the reading the latter I destroyed as they were corrected.” Me Speaks Nis Mind Cortner C. E. Hoye this morning | '* was highty indignant at the at tempt made by Doctor J. G. Stewart, J. F. Praia and Dr. 0. V. Lawson to impose upon the state medical ex- amining board now In session at Tu- coma “Think of it,” he exelaimed. “Who; are thease conspirators? Why one of them is connected with a dally new paper am its advertiing manage having @ ertificate and prac- teing in Seattle. The third bb «o@ man who has no license and tempta to get one by gross fraud. This coterie entered into a consplr- acy to attempt an imposition upon the state board of medical 3 iners. I think it is one of th regularly iseued crimes that could have be con- ceived. The mythical Dr. Wilson T think, makes a poor figure in the story, and all this correspondence that Is assumed to come from him, is of & Very doubtful origin to may} the least. Now I rend carefully the state ments of Bratd and Dr, Stewart as published In the Star, I took « spe cial interest in the defense aid put up. He said he went into the scheme to help Lawson only after he had satisfied himaelf it was ‘all on the square.’ Yet he confessed, that he took $600 to buy the answers which would enable Law son to become a licensed physician! On the Square, Indeed! “He also stated that he thought of no wrong, aa he knew of two similar cares. Now do you know what I think of that atatement? It is just like saying, ‘I will go with you, wreck a train and rob the passengers if you are “really on the square. because two similar jobs have been done and consequently it eannot be wrong. Or, to again illustrate, I make you a proposition to go out with me and hold up a man, and you accompany me and assist. in the job because T tell you ft's all on the ve paused for a mo- of disgust over e when he tion what here ment and @ look spread bis count goin resumed conver “Think.” eald he, have followed had the dastardly scheme not fatied. Dr. Lawson would have obtained his license, yet he would have come away as dense- y ignorant of medical acience as he # before he took the examination Then think of the resulta that might have attended his medical work. The intentions of these men were than a conedcted plan at Dr might l train robbery or daylight burglary, and you cannot condemn too strong ly the parties that guilty of them. Tt was no fault of theirs that the plan failed, and they deserve thetr disgrace, and a severe punish ment beside Dr. Heg Speaks Vigorousty Dr. Eimer B. Heg gave the Star today Kis opinion of the conspiracy in a few scathing words 1 know neither of the parties to the dingraceful affair,” eaid he; “hut the principale in such a diabolical and outrageous scheme should be puntahed to the fullest extent of the law. Dr. Stewart, himself a regularly Weensed physician, should he made to smart for the part he admits that he took. T think ‘Dr. Wileon' a myth. The iden that any of the medical board would 4 to such a conspiracy {# preposterous,” Walter S. Fulton's Opinion Prosecuting Attorney ¥ ter 8 rat id atthe ee building. ‘That. doors yesterdiy afternoon during the | superior court Fulton today explained the law in ry Pay a8 Without a regular trial of the ‘ive alleged boy bur- There was no one to look after lit-| the case a follows to tacit Physician and| giars from Fremont. John Liewel- | tle Fred Nye. No kind mothe took “tinder the common law Lawson, the lyn, Fred Ny», Ralph Smith, Stew-| charge of thie little 12 year old} fern and Stewart may all be charged with and prosecuted to guard them that 1 per-! for| feoted an entrance he “YOU ARE FLIP OF THE TONGUE,” SAYS GANNON Warm Debate in Congress Led by Hepburn, Author of Nicaragua Canal Bill WASHIN: The house w TON, D. C, Jan. ®. the scene of a #pirit- ir the State! ed debate today between Hepburn, who is called the “‘allver-tongued orator’ of that body, and his personal enemy of long standing, Repr tive Cannon, of Ilinols. Immediately after the opening of the house that body went into a com mittee of the whole for the consid eration of the Hepburn Nicaragu ‘anal bill fret two speak ved the passage of the bill presented During the debate which followed ® warm interchange took pli nla tween Mr, Hepburn and Mr. Cannon. | Mr, Cannon has been bitterly op posed to Hepburn ever #ince the time when the latter “roasted” him in a juestions 1 of Pponse, getting much of the | repartee: Says He te “ Flip’ After correcting Mr. Cann several assertions Mr, Hepbu orted by maying that the que * | could be expected as Mr, Cannon was seldom right Mr. Cannon arose to his fort ox itediy and replied that Mr. Hepburn would be a better legiviator if he re an good in gi format a he was flip of ¢ Mr Hepburn only jaugt ply. non then begged the house 1 the eou iture that might 4 millions, He enid er th me he mit the bill with instructt to bring It back with @ provision Inserted for the location of the ever route should be found best: Mr, Hepburn closed the general de hate with & speech advorating passage of the bill ae drawn by the) special potnt committee. Mr. Bristow, of New York, Intro VIENNA, January 9. spondent asserts th Mies Stone in iibe The release for her ransom was paid in full. duced @ resolution tn the house to- day providing that a vote of thanks of congresa and a gold medal be given Helen Gould for her “patriotic devotion and bounteous benevolence ding over # pert f many years and on many occasions Investigate Charges Charges of corruption and mal- feasance in office, made against Governor Otero, of New Mexte | whose renomination now awaits the bes! MISS STONE COMING HOME ook place ten days ago action ‘of the senate, wore heard to- day by the senate committee on ter- ritortes. Mr, Otero Is accused of making an improp: x levy without @ corre- sponding t ane in benefite, of in- creaking his own salary and that of other state officials, and the adoption of legisiation with a view to bulld ing up and maintaining a machine for the purpose of plundering the state. Mr, Otero denies all charges. He is a personal friend of President Noonevelt Exonerate Heistand n on military unante pted a report exonerat wtand from w jon with an alle » control the Manila by today ot North jo money Dakota, re for 8t larmest banquet ever given tn House will be by this evening. It is the annual diplomatic ver to be given in the East room ‘The workmen have been busy all day on the by ot hall. Thousands of The the ite ne anal on what-| potted plants are to be used in the) decorations. Th the! cratic in his invitations, making @ that all leading at. taches of legiatation shall be present am the heads. meine Zeitung’s Bofla corre entails it js a fact that America. nd the money demanded rrexpondent ‘The minsionary says that Mise Stone embarked at Salonika for Genoa, and is en route for New York, where she should arrive within a few days ‘The secrecy that has been with « | conspiracy, on the theory’ that thet have} Jecheme, if successful, would worked an injury to the public. | cre it can be shown that ‘Wilson’ member of the medical board of examiners then Lawson can be punished under the statute de fining bribery, and his co federates can be proceeded agai s his atders and abettors in the commiasion of the offense, Wilson could then be prosecuted under the statate probibiting a mmbitc oficial from accepting a bribe or, under na in statutes puntvhing malfeasance Mee "The etate Inwe dealing with euch cases are very broad ent Mtheral, and) | t would only be necessary to prove | Jone of the allered conspirators to be } fa member of the medical board brine them all under the ban of the law." The penalty attached to the of fense of bribe taking by a pubic oficial or trying to bribe much an of: ficial, t# imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Mr. TPulton states that he himeell fe nt iWherty to bewin the action agninet the three men, but will a walt the ection of the medical board tm Srewart Incensed tative of the Star call Ing at the office of Dr J. G. Stewart In the Roston block and found the physician in a rage at the Star because of the complete expose published last night “Well, what's up now?" he enap- ped, as the reporter entered ‘Oh, you want to know If I've been sum moned before tie medical board Tacoma, 46 you? Well, I haven't and don’t exnert to t And Ive got it in for te Star, t 1 took my ‘adfuout, and estopped my sub- scription thie morning. I want noth ing, mere to do with the paper.” And with thie he slammed the door shut In the reporter's face Dr. Stewart 14 fot go over to Tacoma last night, ne h fd he Intended dotng. He avows that he will stand geod for Dr. Lawson's money, pald for anewers to examin- ation questions Dr. Lawson left Seattle last night for Tacoma, remaining there today J. F. Braid, advertiaing manager for the Datly Times, did not leave Seattle during the day. ROBBER GANG MAKES ANOTHER BOLD ATTEMPT aintained has been in ert made by the porte, on the grounds that the the fact that the ransom would tan pub- DEATH LIST THE SAME NEW YORK, Jan. &—No new Hames are to be added to the death lint of the accident which took piace tin the rafiway tunnel yesterday. Reports from hospitals where 43 of the injured were taken are that all are patients doing well this morning Damage suits aggresating mililons are expected to grow t of the phe An examination into e cause of the wreck Ia being made Jay and Prosecuting Attorney Jer, | ome is present So far the weight of the diame | rents on the engineer of the Harlem | train, who not only disregarded or falied to hear the torpedo fired to attract his attention, but fall speed when the lights and sig- hala were obscure, HAS MANY SURVIVORS rORL Western U broken in Christmas night t dragging of the Santa Clara's anchors, will be restored in afew hours, The Landward end was recovered some days « and after dark inet night a tug picked up the other end and buoyed it The steamer Umatilla arrived to- day bringing th of the Walla Wa ) Miss Williams and Mra, Hastings, Victoria; F. M, Daly, of Everett Miller and wife, J Mra. | Meydenbaver and son, DeMar and Cameron, for Seattle, and Mra, Sheam, for Tacoma Try to Plunder Second Bank in East St. Louis but Are Driven Away ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan, 9-—With a bragen effrontry rarely equalled in the annals of criminology, the same men who robbed the National Stock Yards bank Tuesday morning made another attempt at bank plundering last night. This time the attempt! was made on the Southern Lilinols bank of Bast 8t. Louis, That it was not successful was due to the vigil- ance of a Watehman and the hue and cry rained when the alurm was givep, Chisel Lock The attention of the watchman was called to a muffied noise at the rear entrance to the bank as he stood inside without making an outcry un til the robbers had chiseled off the lock When the robber 4 almost ef« ‘epped to the telephone and sent in an alarm for the i The robbers evidently heard him and fled hey Were seen by # patrolman and recognized as tallying with the de scription of the men who made the previous robbery Police Force Out Aroused by the shots and the alarm given to headquarters the police force scattered over that section of the city, but failed to capture any of the men. No trace has been found of any of the robbers today, although almost & house-to-house search has been made in the hope of discovering their rendezvous. 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