New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-04

IN article on Homeopathy which appeared IN the
Ne~York Medical and gr-lca Reporter End Tor which
an responsible Is charged IN ne Ir.5-ne WIKI false!
asserting that the late Cy Inspector declared that th
II an VINO send. the greatest number OF certificates OF
death 10 his Office i HunooPsth.
Thu, assertion made The authority OF Clarkson
Collins II D -he highly respectable Editor OF the Re
porter periodical which though pronounced "scurTi
iou- by iiOmTOpa,h MAINTAINS among the Profession
aud The public in general Try different and Deserves
" nigh character character which !; HIu unsoubted
Is continue to ENJOY while Il Is sustained well BY Is
own mert- By the patronage and commentator OF
such men a. Doctor Mott Parker. Cheesernal. Rogers
Hoffman Griscom, | Johnson and Joseph NJ. Snntn
and while enjoys circulation extended INTO Canada
and 10 every state Of this great Empire.
On being shown the charge dccenty made By the
writer The Tribune. naturally required TO my au
thority IN wnom mad thc fullest confidence, and who
Immediately answered my appeal to MS testimony by
the prompt and satisfactory letter which follows:
DIR. COLLINS LITTER CopyJ
No Dear Decor That most extraordinary letter OF
DR. Hempe 10 the Editor OF The Tribune which appesi
ed in yesterdays paper mas Just been placed IN my
hands.
= was your informant and authority for the declara
ton that late City Inspector says that the man who
sends the greatest number OF certificates oi deaths 10 the
Office i Il HonRopath | Will proceed ~ estaoIlsh the
point for your
Nv informant il the late acting officer charge OF
the reports OF deaths IN the City Inspectors Office
From him have procured the following pspes "Hien
will be M perfect justification before The public As my
declaration Is yours. Yours respectfully
lsigned) c. TCoLLiNs
Voc York iyusi27h isio
To Dr. 4. l.. Cox.
Certificate aud testimony o. he Hon Joshua Fleet the eeiai
IN charge Of the Reports e Deaths Z" NE C'd4a cot'
tyef !Nelc- York (C1Py)
10 whomsoever it may concern This Is TO certify
that had the charge OF the Reports of Deaths N The
CITY Inspectors Office ios the Cy and County OF New
York from Nay l-i5 the TINE or my election 10 the
Legislature in the following November and farther
sometime IL the fore part OF the month OF No
yember had conversation with Dr.. Garrison l. Col
Inns Editor OF the New YORK Medical and surgical Re
porter during which the subject OF Homeopathy WAS
brought up and told him that thought the physician
who sent the most certificates HomuopHth
(Signed) JOSHUA FLEET.
Ncso- York, Aus. 27th, 1916.
appears from the above hat my informant very nat,
uray used the tile OF the City Inspector himself for
the funconary who had charge OF that Department OF
the City Inspectors Office which fully qualified him 10
make the statement quoted
The public will perceive thathe assertion in my article
receives additional force from the actthat Hon Mr. Fleet
though not the City Inspector: the ohca! who had
charge of the Reports OF Deaths in the City Inspector
Office tor the City and County OF NewYork, and whose
official testimony therefore more 10 the point tina
thar of the Inspector himself
sustained whether the mere technlca!ty OF ute Is
worth any thing the author of the artce IN The Ir-
bune leave 10 the discucnDen OF an Intelligent pubic
is due Dr. Collins scd that the charge against
his editorial importantly whcn appears IN te sae az
ticle is unfair.
The winter OF that article was assured that any
InunicAtion from Inn would be admitted into the Re.
porter If decent IN lis tone and furnished Al specined
time Both these conditions violated and the conf
munication presented too late for II possibly TO ap
pear the current number OF the Reporter II had
been preceded also by note from the writer ordering
lis immediate return If not then admitted
ABM. L. cox II Carroll place B!ceckcr.st.
NeI7- York 9Th lug. 1916