The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-19
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. II. 1a11

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PHILADELPHIA Feb. II. 1s71 !
The expose Of the NEW YORK HERALD. ana the
Philadelphia Press has at last brought forth fruit The
authorities determined some time ago that an in>
vestigatIon shonld be ordered. and to this end Mr.
John Snarkey. exdetectve OF the District Ateor>
ney's Office was employed to fn0 Witnesses
parties who had bought diplomas or had them
offered for money consideration. without she ne
cessary educational accomplishments. That MI
Snarkey has performed his task with credit Will be
evident to any one who reads the testimony. have
seen three diplomas alleged to have been SOLD for
SIS and upwards, and have been informed by Nra
Snarkey that he has secured number Of wituesses4
principally ''amendments," VINO VIII swear posii
lively to having bought diplomas.
THE SENATE INVESTIGATING coMnTTBR 4
consisting OF Senators Randall, chairman; Strange
Humphreys, Crawford ana Weakey, adjourned
from Harrisburg TO the Girard House, In this city
and continued the investigation this morning. |,
Among those present were Professor Rogers, OF the
Pennsylvania University; Professor Rand and Dr.
Ralph N. Townsend. OF JEFFERSON College, and Mi. 1
Spencer Miller, counsel for the Pennsylvania Uni.
versity, all interested for the nonor Of their own
celebrated institutions and hopeful that the nvestl-
cation would end in forever breaking up the OUT
traffic In diplomas and annul the charters Of
the bogus colleges.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN ,
at ten O'Clock this morning. DR.. ~ Bissell. Of tha
Pine street concern. was the first witness called
and to cover up mis- own unlawful actions endeav4
ored to crlmnate the Pennsylvania University tnaM
which none stands higher in point OF merit ana
distinguished position in America.
He testified IL graduate of the old Medical College of
Vermont Two or three months aye Thomas h. Richards
particularly TO England be had some blank diplomas OF the
an the
ns .a of bs ne 1 m nS 20 GO hs.
blanks N''r''
This question the witness declined ON the ground
he Continued Richards told me could command
5 n s Gi .Se bring 40 sood
price, and didn't 60 OF we'll I
Buchanan, another lustrious memper OF the Pind
concern, the one whO attempted to bride the
HERALD correspondent was next called, and testi.
fed as foows:-
reside at Chew's Landing; am connected teacher
with Eclectic College located in Pine streets have
years connected with Boatd Of Surgery; we
que three years. study to sn..e person to diploma this
have regular times for ls:tarins havs grantee
have bsen sraned Under any other rules my
70 p cache Bs si ,e
with his decree was mere honorary degree do not know
ss, 1S 4:
re ss pr sa
examination; Dr. Davis had additional degree COM
college he did before to undergo examine
presentation tickets for other be had at
and qualified TO practice medicine.
WILLIAM PAINE,
President Of the Philadelphia University of Medi-i
and Surgery, another college accused OF seling
diplomas was next Called and testified as fol-a
lows !.
am connected with the Philadelphia University Med
cine and rs the teacher OF .nd PsScs
Sss1 Sssn
there honorary degree has been granted occasionally @
surgery long enough to establish their capacity beyond
s: sss s e e
tendance upon of ectures all institutions that
least once day and report all I6senses 70 the DEAN there
Sa.s go sSss sss1ss, sassssS
have been case. where diplomas have been grained
ties who only attended course Of lectures after
called stated that had eighty blank diplomas
them, saying money Of It beieve
his uncle was professor in the Unvers and be said he
% 'ss by the no o. the
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WITH The
vania, that students were deceived In the purchase on
ysss sas rs%n.yy.ni. Gnissssy;
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degrees other than Il D. there he; been dssrs;: IF
1 desire to explain another matter; have seen
s.ss 'Sss S N o% %s had
any spem on u.s. ar.
by letters Eysops asking 4 We have
anything to do vita the anlc dsree5
which desire 70 make mention degrees oshs
than an D." that have been granted; Judge Lowry :Ird
degree Of LID Of the more distinguished bars
faculty endeavored to find out upon such degre9
be conferred he was asson,hsd to nd that hs asS
saS Ss ha nsag g Ss 00So
The HERALD correspondent who wrote up tho
Eclectic College III Pine street In November last was
then called. a
am correspondent of the NEW York HERALD; vs,tsd
account Of s.ats%ent. h.d seen ~ New SoI
mote asking me 70 1Swn " ns
s sSS as ssse would %s he & l he
that coincide with their views might
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leave when Dr. Buchanan came TO with two i've dois3
notes. which gave sent the the NEW YonK
money to the Sisters Of Charity.
coesei A. No. sir nome have been sold 70 my inowsdSs
q DO you know of having been offered diplomat
for q money consideration? A. do not. v
A DIPLOMA TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARe Al
Joseph X. Reed sworn-I reporter the Age; some
February 1871, directed by the on
the Press where was then engaged to endeavor to s ou
College and had with me a fictitious letter. which had
written myself, signed Ormus b. ~ Brown Chicago, ILL.,
stating that he had hospital steward 10 the South
ern army and was now keeping drug store IN ChicsEo .n
In Phiadelphia where diplomas
told Buchanan did not know mucn %
this Brown, and he advised the Doctor 70 %
him n two returned and saw nun sseinx
he said written Mr. Brown, bus neu nov nso 81
reply, cd write; then asked now mucn ~