The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-11-10
uAMprN, NoY. 9TH, 1870.
EnrroR STANDARD: |:

In your issue of this week, l
find g Another Gard from DIR. Fierce" written
this time In defense of himself or rather 70 SlaIl-
der one whom ne presuaaes To call q jdckasS. 1
tulSe his slang Just as tie bog did the kick from
the anInal lac says l ally and consider the Ian
gu.sge helscs an iniaiible indication of low vul-
gaiity in the mind from whence IL emanates.
To answer his card IL VIII be necessary 10 give
the facts in the history Of this unpleasant affair
~ the LIST meeting OF the jackign county sieuo ,te
c;tl Society, lie was present. and from that tline
until the next May le was ono OF It's lno,tAetlSo
and enthusiastic laenh5els. IL bc1ng ths uhIer-
standing OF nearly the entire Soclcty tiat nc M'ss
a graduate OF The medical school at Ann AIbof'
Two OI the members INFORM me that he positive
~ told them he was. Also telling outslde par
ti,S that he srvGd three years as Asslslant 2gL, M
grou in the U. s. Army. In consequences OF slsu
rcplrss litstions his right 10 practice medlclhc
was not questioned until the Introduction ol my
resolution az the May faeetlllg, wnleh Iequiileeu
every inpliber To show what legal rlght ne might
have for the practice Of nctticlnc. before ll-
toduccd it spoke Of the matter 10 ir: fiefce,
and think Drs. Cruinit ana kchoe, lhloiIhing
Ihen at the same time that there llad D'en some
intimations that all the members were mol grad
uatcs who pretended to be. All laVore1 NeIoN i
oluton, DR.. Fierce adding "We Niu see hcn ~. uMo
ne traitors are" The resolution passed uiani-
nlOuSly, Dr. Fcrcs r0ting for u. ~ tne June
meeting Dir. Fierce was absent. ~ the July
meeting be "forgot his papers" At the August
meeting he chad not TING TO get them, pus
stated that he "had no diploina and never told
anybody that he had on0p but he Dau papers
witch would show that lie was entitled 10 one
aL the next me- aeting, his time was extended am
other month. Attic September meeting ne was
absent, though in town during the forenoon SIS
sion. In consequence 3 the eSPlLLaholi PL TI ye
time which was allowed him, Dr. kehoe lntio-
duccd resolution which required him Ia De pres
ent at the next meeting for examination OF 20 70
some medical college for instruction; Az inc inc
October meeting he was present win the papers
which .Would enttle him to IL diploma, con-
slstng of the Professors tickets OF the MlchlSah
Medical School for tho term OF lSG3, whlch he mas
l,., 1Nf RI
vague recommendation purIoItng 10 eWritlen
nv his Dreceptor, and the fee bill of the Atneils
county Medical Society, with his name on ~.
Besides this he stated that lie intendeu 10 starr
TO the Bcllvuc Hospital College In about thIee
weeks. In consequence of this promise, tle DO
ciety thought proper to continue nm Us Ineil-
| ber Dr. Lair, who was then the secretary, iOT
obvious reasons not thinking IL advisable TO III
| ciude The conditions on which his papers were
| accepted in the published minutes OF the meet
ing, did not mention his promise 70 attclH
| tials aS "yery satisfactory" On the pubncalloh
of this, DR.. Fierce boasted that his papers were
! all right" and that he did not lntend 70 tahe y
! course OF lectures. The Society being informed
! of this, at the next meeting promptly corrccitu
| the minutes of the previous meeting AnuDr
| Kehoeintroducud another resolution recurring
| him TO appear before the board of examiners Of
| attend some legitimate school of medicine, INN
reused the ire of the DR.. and causel MN 70 Writ'
a scurrilOus article for the STANDARD, IN whlcn ~
| compared an extract from the proceedings ol w
| OcInhnr meeting with a gdrbled extract OF th'
November mectng and claimed that nc wa
practicing medicine according 10 the laws ol VII
| Slate and asked the Society to expunBe MS nam
from It's place in the roll of membership: us y
no longer considered himself a member. 70 lnl
attack on the Society replied, giving hlst0r
of the affair substantially rs aDoVe. ~ to 80. ~
cembcr meeting DR.. Fierce was unexpcctly pres
ent, not IN the character Of defiant praVnuo, =
a reading of his article might have lea one !
suppose, but rather that OF unPped .yi ugy =, ~
expressGd u desire to live III harmony win ~
medical brethren, and remain dmemOer " we ~
cietIj, and agreed 10 furnish the Society win sa
islactory evidence that he had had tVe YEN
nrncticts OF medicine prior to the FIRST OF Octobt
isB1. The Society being satisfied IN regard
about three years Of that time, II was Ohly me-
ossary for him to furnish evidence OF TWO Inor
After much hesitation he agreed 10 prOuuce DOC
accounts for that time, which, II satisiactOr.
the Society agreed TO accept. But u appears
the report of the committee that hls"O00kS' Wei
merely Ddris Of ttCO pages of charges written WI
"A pencil simply dated 1862 and 1858, with lit
TO show that they were not there for The occdsiO
or I real for chOppin0 cord WOod instead OF lra
tieing medielne On my " ~ Gsigsve snary W msen m
soon after the Doctor was informed OF ms G
pulsion hestnrted 10 Oincinnatlto inedlcai O.
, iege; which one OF ihe hVe there Is There ! NV
) never learned. After about three Weeks StdD,
returned an N. D. 50 he says for know
no one who has ever seen his diploma, Qhe
one l., ,,,. t,,o -, u
p man who presumes to call me ~ thlhgt ni
! "a liar" Misery II Is said loves company ia
lido not like his kind. -,,,.., =, >,
!, When called In question the standing OF U
II SCHOOL in which Dr. Fierce devoted three wee
ofhis time and the possibility OF his having III
chased Il diploma touched, ! knew, u lenu
cord but will ask the Doctors pufdOni anu y
knew IL would hurt, for was aware lllhC
respecthble institution would grantn diploma
a Onaso deficient In his primary education. ~
not In consequence OF my lshoralIlge InI. ~, :
diplomas can be bought And Dr, Fierce DelIn
= either his OlUn ignorance or his guilt ior lhNl
!, bought one when lac says they cannot lie
rnVs the oDinlOn OF Doctor OF DIVINITY H e.
deiice of tine responsibility of his school. Wh
amediciL college can procure no Dettcr Icco
mendatlOn than an opinion rom tlnI swouice, w
, IL Hhard upn for such may almost PC IeBhlu
. rs the stamp OF emplricism. Ana u mat lhhll
tiOn was IA respectable one, would its very hhi
ben profound secret as II seems TO BET
Every practitioner of medicine has ms muI
and we can see the short comings ana errors
v each other much better than the pubic Dut Dut
consequence of the ties OF Il common Droth
hoSd when exists between all honorable pm
icnns, Il Is our duty, to each other 70 exp
thOSp errors only when 1t IL nDsOluttly II
+, essnry hut when we fnd pretended DIO
or who II devoid Of honor or professional ~
esty, II becomes our duty 10 ourselves ahu w W,
public, 10 e1iectually expose hlnlI Ior even Del
reasons than we would horse thief for the =
u tender In medicine II the most dangerous Ol
two Such has been my Feelings tQr yeuIh, L
ticularly since have been connected WIN !
e exposure. IIonGe in consequence OF teellnBs
IN duty 10 the public, particularly t0 my olu irle
~ and former patrons In Berlin ana Vlclhlty, u
not from persOnAl malice, thut have taken
part have In this unpleasant exposure,
70 His iuSlnuntiOns In regard To my lrailtlloh
90 the Uustin child, smack so strongly OF emp
70 clsnn, and are 40 perfectly without iouhuatl
l. that consider them unworthy Ot iurther
!. Awer. L. W. D"NN'