The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-12-08
The Fierce-Baker SquabbIc.
HAMDEH, Doc. 3, IS7

iAMDEki DSc. D. loiU. |
Editor Standard:
In your issue ofthc lst inst, ind another Ell
fusion from DIR. Fierce. Ind intended not I'll
trouble You with any thing more Of the ''FlcrceI
Baker Squablc," but this last effort OF his com
tains 80 many glarng fnlschoods that injustlcI
! to myself desire to show up the rascal ngnlni
Tho creature doubtless SUPPOSED that would b
silent hereafter, and whatever he might sa!
would remain uncontradlcted. II he was re-
sponslble for his conduct In any other way be
sides character (Which he hns not, would MAXI
! him suffer for IT,
! This last Communication contains about th
usual proportion of falschoods, for can coun
! slNtcOn ! will not at the present time rCfutt
thofn nll, but VIII notice some of them. He says
| "NOw since lh. Baker has Mt different time,
| appealed to the code of ethics, will here say ID
my readers that they may the better understand
| me- that the code recognizes aS regular physiI
| clans only those who have graduated and re-.
! celved diploma from soIno accredited medical
! school,"
! The code Of medical ethics contains no such d
statement, and defy Di, Fierce to lnd 1t. Even
| the words "graduntc," and "dlploma," do not
occur In It, Following this Is a long TRADE, the
burden OF which is that because have no dl-
ploma, am "quncl and brctender" II so
Dr. Fierce will not deny that he was "quaclS
and prctcndcr" u vampire appIng the yltals OF
his patlentS until after he was expelled from the
Jackson County Medical Society for the lies hC
told, and compelled to get diploma some holo
| One important difference however between us
N, never said had one while Dr. Fierce did
l leave II to the public now to say who IL the
| pretcnder Again, II would require much more
thnn the say so of DIR. Fierce to convince tile peo.
plo OF Jackson county that Drs. Crumlt aud Syl,
vestcr were "quaclSs and prctcndcrs." The same
| believe Is the case with Drs, Rcasonor and
Marvin, who were "physclans Of the rcgulal
school" before Dr. Fierce was born yet Dr. Fierce
would call them quOclSs because they have nc
| diplomas.
! Dr. Fierce says nll tho credentials which pre-
sent0d to tho Jackson County Medical Society
10 prove TINT | was II Doctor, was u certificate
obtained, By what means ho knows not to aci
~ an Assistant Surgeon In Negro Regiment
| Dr. Fierce we'll knows that gave satisfactory
evidence of ten yenH Of practice. And besldt
that certificate, presented evidence that had
served and been hOnorably discharged rs nm As,
slstnnt Surgeon. but that certificate" which hC
unwlttily snys he IL not able to say how got It.
was obtained by answering questions before q
board of Military Surgeons In Nashville, which
will ever ronnln to DIR. Fierce mystery; for In
that ordeal graduates like DR., Fierce were found
wanting. Stll, In reply viii say, That would
rather bc nn Assistant Surgeon In Negro Regi,
ment thnn Sergeant In any Regiment sliullSlnp
nom duty, and taking 20 french leave" the first
opportunity. fthNt Is not the military record
Ofonc W. W. Fierce, will he prove that II Is not
by showngan honorable discharge from the L
! y. Army,
DR.. Fierce rritcratcs tint hsohood Of his own
thnt | My he bought his diploma. have moi
snld II, and he knows II. hut have expressed
my opinion That he has not honestly obtained
one, aud think SO stlll. rt"--