The New York herald., 1871-11-22
ALL0PAfHY VERSUS HOlG)PAfN.
Flare Up i'm the Massachusetts,
Medical Society.
Sixty Of tho Hom@opaths oa Trial for UnbeeoA
ing and Unworthy Colducs-rhs Secret Pro
csedings 0utdAnksd By Al Injunction
Grautod to the Ds.endau.s- How the
Eeputy sasriff Trapped Thsm


Bosr0N, Nov. II, 1871.
The members or the medical fraternity in Mas-
sachusetts have just entered upon war which pro-
miaes to be long and interesting. II n carried o.
within the RANKS Of the state iicAi Society the
ahopaihic school beng the offensive
and tile nom opaihic school on tue desen-
sive. The grand Of the former seems
To be tn turning ont o, the latter from ine State
society. In The early part o The month the presa-
dent VI the society announced IN clrcniag TO the
homo Opatilc members that CHARGES mad been
preferred against them committee Of
"conduct" unDecoming and unworthy an hon.
oraDe physician and memner oi the So
ciety, 10 wit:-"By practiciDg or protesting
TO practise according to an exclusive theory Of
dOgiUa, and w belonging to society where pruci-
rles were al variance with ihe principles OF, aud In
tending TO dlsorganIze, the Massachusetts Medical
Society. The same circular aIso notified these unr
worthy me npers TO appear In this clty .o-day for
trial.
SIXTY MEMBERS or THIS SOCIETY TO BH PROSE
CuIED.
There are anour sixty members whom the invest-
CATION touches, ana nearly all were present or VIII
be before ine examnatlon ~ nnisaed. To-day the
members OF the Suffolk d,str.ct-'rs. -amlel Gregg,
George Russell, Lcniantu IA. Wet. David Tnayerss
II. L. II. Honendaie. J. /. laiD0l ana Wm. H. Bush
ncil--werc before the Council vy
At eleven COCK tie were cl0s.d and the
Investigation declared 10 be = private 0ne.r
Members OF the ptcss me,nDcrs OF The society out
side Of the council ana tue accused and everybody
else were excluded. rne uiana1ers VI the lnvcstt.
CATION stated that they had been absed Dy counsel,
that they h.d rlnt tocarly the lnqnirv secretly,
ana they propose'l 10 90 So they declined u give,
any information Whatever abDu- the matter.
One member tae press remained In the room
until his business discovered, when he was In
nropS
test against the OI the investga In on De-
haIl OF til" patc aud then gracefully rctir4d. The
nvc HON Eopalnlc pnysica Is aD0ve mentioned were
In the room. IN Luther PaTAs made iuc charges
and SPECIFICATIONS alallst the Inc invesGlxar
lUn was commenced.
FLANr IsG THE pRosECUTOns.
IT had not proceeded lar. however before the
board ol Exanination was most handsomely ilanked
by some e-al proceedings lDslgatc " the no.ntH0-
path'c meninels, . see - thaa the society beng
chartered by tile State come uner the general
laws ANA an Injunction va, qai tiy ODtaiued
Restraining ine soicy nom snv decision
any one OF the gentlemen cnarled with improper
conduct. Deputy shenn DEARBORN was entrusted
with the scrvil'- OF the irjauctlon He was In wait.
Ing outside the building lor some t'me, and ~ the
proper moment Or. David Tnayer Went out and
VAS fnlorlncd that the gen lernan accompany
ing DR.. 1ha'er had some ollcia bus
ness ~ Win au us pcsse VEIN n as wood
see him in private Room. lie tnen wishci 10 Know
II he tDearDorn was ineInber q tne Massachusetts,
Dearborn. DeDnty Snerln 0 suffolk county" He
then served inc usual (tho ilu ctlon as above
statedL ana In a moment afterwards left tAe rOOm
much To the CONSERVATION oil Tile parties conducting
the trial. M1 8t -
After an examination Of the legal document the
President stated that ne saw hat II ordered the
Council not TO cXpel any HO.n. p0tlist from tue
society, hut he did not that II prevented the ln
veStIgatlon from gong iOrwarL aIiti decision 0l
guilty innocent being given SOme time was
then spent IN consultation by lie counsel a. TO the
effect OF the injunction, aiu Inc inves ,gallOn wa9
temporary suspended, aud The neAt heard from IL
Will probably nc In the supreme court Tne pro-
Ceedlnrs IN fs4.4n4.ss
THE SECRET INvEs rlGAT1oN,
previous 10 the serving OF tho luuncton As t0id %
consiscd drst OF the reading 0f the char5es against
the gentlemen arragueu all VI wnich werc uenieu
| on behalf OF the nonlEopiths ny Dr J. l. !aaDot.
| The DOc.Ur and his Association Oh trial also
! submitted q protest against the pr0Ceeoln8S
instituted against them. Tor the following
reasons: Because the Massachusetts MEDICAL so
ciety has no power or right 10 Try ana expel Or
otherwise punish any Of lts members Tor nnv 0t tn0l
causes set fOrtn; because the power 10 suspend ex
pei or disfrancllse any fellow OF the society
vested in the wnoie BODY Of the fellows Ol the
society, 0nd they have no right 10 delegate tha
power to any board OF trial or select BODY VI tQf
members because this board OF 'rt
not legally cOnst tuted anu has no Tlxht or
to iry them upon charges whatsoever. u
cause the charges are not sufficiently spcCtnc
able tile accused to answer them by proof OF
wise. The protest also dem mindcd that the gel
theory ami what society - lnrSnucu m the cnarges