The sun., 1872-04-11
ADoCToR s1NUFACTORY.
How the Business il Done in Ccrmnnv-Borus
nip!onps from uE Agnericnn University At
S95 ApiCce-IIow German Barber be-
cnmc 9 Do.Ior- ILichtrr. Japhn a 60.

How the Business il Done In GcrmnnV-Borus
niplonrs from nE Agnericnn University at
S95 ApiCce-IIow German Barber be-
came e. Doctor Hichtrr, Japhn a 60.
II is n criminal offence in Germany 20
wear false title, and persons ceiling Themselves
doctors without possessing n REGULAR University
diploma, are punished with nnc and impr on
mcnt. Now as there arc in the fatherland
great many quacks, patient medicine ycnders,
BARRIERS &c, who Ike t. prcax 4" D." TO their
names IN oric- TO appear more respectable, and
as the cheapest price n which the diploma Of
doctor not Of medicine. but onlv Of philosophy.
can bc obtained from German university l. so,
the following Advertisement which appeared
since 1853. in most Of the leading German news
papers ELECTED many replies
Doctor diplomas from a renowned university
procured without any trouble whatever, aud
sent pnsi-raid for Sai. Address Richter. Iapha
& Co, 30 Leipziger strtsec. Berlin. Prussia.
THE ANXIOUS BARRIER.
Among the ambitious persons who applied 10
Mcssrs Richicr, Japha n Co., was a Berlin bar
Der named Werner. who had found 1t more
profitable to sell a linment than to .havc on
boards. lie was informed 10y Richter. Japha &
& Co. that they werc the German agent. OF the
University OF New York. and that they would
make him an M D." for Ssj. Mr.. Werner paid
his 81 and received for IL a gorgcousy printed
diploma headed University al New York" and
setting forth Ia L.; that "GuellelmUs wcr-
nerius" william Werner. had been d"ly exam
iDed by the medical faculty of the University of
New York, and found qua'ihcd 20 practise medi-
cine The diploma wa sig1ed "Gcorgus Bar
ney. Rector" and Phiiippus Fresnar,l, decanus
facultat- melirP."
TIM BARRIER ~ TROUBLE.
Mr. Werner had this diilpni nicely framed
and hung 6; up proudly in his barber shop, an !
hcnccfurih called himself IN his advertisements
Dr. Werner This excited the suspiclons
and, perhaps, the Jealousy of a neighboring ply
stefan, who examined WeFners diploma, ami
found that its Latin was cxecrable. He thero-
upon Informed the police that Werner had a
spurious diploma, whcrcupon the poor man was
ARE stcd amt brought before police ,aEisliate
lie told MN how ne had pury haSed M hl. gipiumh
To the uGico Of Richter. Jgpha s Co, seized all
the books aud papers Of the nrIn. and arrested
two men. one Of whom gave his name a. W tlisin
Frederick Richter, and said that ho was tho
principal mcm. or of the Grm, and Conrad
Eclser, who said hc wa q mere clerk.
now THEY DID IT.
Tie c-.aEIina,ion 9i TIC papers and h9akt that
had been -ciLcd lei to t..c discovery that lNCh-
ter, Japhn& Go. had sold sine l~N, no fewer
than ~ en ty-uue hundred NJ. D." and LII.
% diplomas, purporiiuc TO come from the uni-
yc,sity uf Scw York, but iu reality written and
printed H., Charles Japha. who had u sLGll print
ing office ON Division street, New YORK, Rich-
tor denied tlat the diploma, were spurious, but
gentle nan connected with the ALcrican Lo-
4
| Barney and "Frosnard " We're dignitarics Of
| tho University of Ncw York Iclger admitted
having mailed nahlcrlu. diplomas filed out by
Rcltcr TO all paris of Germany end Austria,
md AN a-.C mt uf tie Bellia Pos, pfire gave tho
number ol rcgis;ogCi lcticrs with valuable ea-
i -''-grs. which - r. rhtc- Iapha CO. had re-
rely.d IN, ..--A Notwithstanding" hs den,cls ,
Richter was committed Toy trial e y o,.Hrfe OF
uhta nils money 10y meaiis ot forged docuine ent-.
Fcl.cr va released after showing that he
had received only 50 week from hchiCr,
| end had family In destitute circuu-
| stance ON the @s,s of SnyenlhCr. 1871
folg dlys ahrr the p.N- m II. -Nta
| IA held hn for trial, Richter wd- haliod ont In
thc sLin %! three thousand duilara by hi brother
| i1-ia,y, t. whom g. Wa believed he had iuir!st-
| ou tlr DAY afi"r 10 role. fum Dti .nu he re-
| trrtl. went Go ii;cm'u apd .ailci fur New YORK.,
wacr 20. .-li..d iu the .trr Uagi 90 b,' 'ub' r,
| and add. 80 40 iI-tf'u' l'tiC: 90 the Y'1sC-
! Tin -'..- s. !N"tl'..
.il -. .>L .la. il'i,". EG.
| A,.o.,li trth" ptiu.n- law. a.: Gcrinaur, tha
| c.,a.i- 90 tl- p1. a'r t"re % . Terminate 'c
| p.u, .rs aca.u-t t.ll. .rt eo Nichtcrs tr.i'
| ioil pla..' "a tis h.-sn"c hetuIo tire B.iEu As-
| sil,..',n tas 'HG q NJ Pr. Fourteen w.tpc fcs
| wl.l mad been II, ,m.1td ~ ,hc defendant tcs-
| title for the ec-iti0n, and the Court ScN-
| feared him "tG .Cuiufa.' Cam to three year
| i.i.i r.-aa1iUut tIc CniiaTy. Dur,ng tho
TRIAL the pfn-t rt ~ aito 'y stated that stoif
| wIild d. in!. tp-tCure The anv-i of the uthei
| sw..9lcr. c.. .. \ f.ha "a New York.