The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-17
BOGUS MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
The Senatorial Medical College Diploma Investi.
CATION In Philadelphia Alleged Negli-
gence on the Part Of the Examin-
ers-Important Testimony.

PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 1872
The senatorial investigating COMMITTEE appointed
to examine into the alleged sale OF diplomas by
Paine's Philadelphia University and the Eclectic
Medical College met at the Girard House this AFTER
noon ana heard the following evidence
JOSEPH HARvEY's STATEMENT.
Joseph Harvey testified tnat he was formerly an
iron mOulder and now keeps hotel at Seventh
and Market streets; ne only practices medicine
among his friends and neighbors and charges them
nothing for his attendance; he attended as many
lectures as he could OF one course at Dr. Paine's
college and at the end received q diploma; ne
never passed an examination or wrote medical
thesis his expenses In attending lectures. obtain
Ing his diplomas, &c. would amount TO about TWO
hundred and hfty dollars
Francis German druggist, living a. the corner OF
Twelfth and Christian streets, testified mat ne prac-
tees medicine IN connection with his business. He
attended course or lectures at the Ninth street
College often as he could do so ana attend to his
business as well. He had practised medicine ten
he attended me lectures. He had also been stu
dent under Professor washington DUNE. he had
not written thesis. He had diploma.
MESsRs SNYDER AND HErH'S DISPOSITIONS.
Then follow the dispositions OF r. o. Snyder and
William n. Hetn. h O.. snyder, No. l,20S Davis
street, testified that he had had conversation with
Or. Terry, OF the Pine Street College, In when he,
Terry, Stated that he mao made doctor out OF Gun
nell by selling HIM his own diploma with the name
William II. Heth clerk In the office OF the Ad-
ans Express Company, testified that about year
ago IN the settling room OF the Express Company,
he found roll which mad been sent 81. 0. ID. one
hundred dollars" to some town IN the Interior OF
the State; ~ had never been claimed and was re.
turned to the Philadelphia ONCE; Gu opening the
roll II was found to contain diplomas from Paine's
College; witness also knew OF small rolls being
shipped to Europe by DR.. Buchanan, Of the Pine
Street College
OFFICIAL DENIAIS.
Rev. w. J. p. Ingranam, Vice President OF the
Board of Trustees OF Dr. Paine's College. was
sworn:-He testified that degrees are not conferred
without proper examinations by the Faculty, and
they mad all resigned and Dr. II. j. DOucet had been
elected Dean Of The FACULTY.
DIR. DOUCETs STATEMENT.
DR.. II. DOucer tesJlded That he mad not as yet
been notified Offically OF his appOintment as Dean
OF the Faculty; the rule OF the college Is not TO
grant diplomas to any applicant who has not at
tended the prescribed course OF studies, but ne
knew OF no college In the world That did not grant
honorary degrees To practitioners OF long Standing
ana undouOted ability; witness dld not know
! whether he had ever signed diploma that was
ante dated; he did not know whether there Is
matriculatlon book OR book OF thesis Kept In the
college.
| PROFESSOR ROGERS TESTIMONY.
Professor Rogers, OF the Pennsy lvania University
which. with the Jefferson College, Is considered above
reproach OF any KIND, testified that no charge wa
| ever made for honorary degrees; 1t is considered
! that any gentleman VINO has reputation enough tx
! take sucn degree from the University would Dt
| 1nsuiteo by being asked for money.