Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-26

A Pretended Phystcinn Denounced
by Three Catholic Priests.

by Three Catholic Priests.
Last Sunday the priests of three Ustbo-
lie churches in West Philadelphia publicly
denounced ''Dr." James Welsh, now
practicing in that city, on the ground that
he assumes to ne II priest for the purpose
of attracting paneuts Tho Philadelphia
Times of iueslay, in an article about
this alleged physician, says:
A youth came in aud stripped to the
waist. You base hear. disease" sAid the
doctor | Val cure it., uid be held his
left hand to tho maDd heart, rubbed ont
rneni on l,- breast aud lot him 90 The
reporter 'honght 1t wax u hopeless case, Ms
the ''duatur' hnd whispered that the man
would die snun aud that he had merel,
acted Ia encourage the poor fellow. hut in
answrr tun question "Dr Welsh main
tnined that hr had cured the heart disease
by chat sigu.
''Bui thu IL what IL objected 10 by The
PRIESTS. inns mir vt supa stition," was
urged
why huiil tho, obj-clY' he said; ''it
is not SUPERSTITION ti,ey could do the
snmr Themselves; II is II power III The soul
OF Inan. At least Father Myers, Of Will
mngtuil, Gouil, BECAUSE he IL u priest aud
II gentlemnn
The "D ictur" asked tina man if he 1t
better, mud ths answer came rather iu-
eredulonsiy, yes" A young lady with
an Intelligent face next limped in with
felntive She was Miss Alice Lieber, of
Eighteenth und Ellsworth streets She
said she had ba-n suffering eyGrutiatiug
pain FROM intlammatory rheumatism
last Saturday" she SAID, II paid my
second visit to the doctor, and was carried
from carriage to his Office shrieking with
pain." Yesterday she could bear her foot
to the ground My mother" she con
tinued, came here with me On my ticst
visit she has been deaf 80 years The
doctor put some ointment in her eHra and
she hears much better and il coming
again"
The patients expressed the utmost graft
tuds to the practitioner, and upon his
refusal to take money some Of them left
small offerings on his table. The apothe-
cary stock of the doctor is very small,
and all his medicines he prepares himself.
| The doctor" recommends pork for swell
inss aud sores and relies mostly upon out
| side application.
j. V. Werth, of this city, who claims to
know something of DR. Welsh's former
career az practitioner, says: about Il
year ago he WAS in Wilmington, Delaware,
mystitying the lower classes by his won
derful cures. He protested to cure deaf,
dumb blind and lame, in fact all diseases
to which human flesh is heir His
medium for SO doing was nostrum com
| posed of oil of spike, turpentlne, linseed
oil, alcohol and aqua ammonia. This was
his panacea in all complaints. His olliio
| -, q lat Ia.
on Madison street, but he had branch offices
in such places all over town, and at niiuy
times his appearance gave proof that his AS
sociations were in no way beneficial TO him.
As To his connection with the church he
was very reticeni, eVadiog allquestions on
the subject, but in some way the fact OF
his beinga priest was generally known, and
his dress WAS that of the Catholic clergy.
Appearances added to rumor paved his
way into the confidence of the people.
Ignoring all schools but his own, he even
went so far IN to throw out medicines
prescribed by reputable physicians, de
nouncing them HI worthless. lie kept VI
his charlstanry until his patients learned
his real character, when he d, parted for
Cravings geeen and pastures new"
Inquiry Shove ihit thtrs nee q'u,'
number Of people III Wilmington sim
rec0llect this doctor" IN M Intrhiutt
way. lie was here about three pWhh'
and had au Office on VI tilshn street, a.
stated, hut thry 30 not ftlnrDbor thai Ia
assumed to DeA priest ~uii" pr"rtislu
here. Owing 10 slmiarity OF names, ~
business ran against that OF lhA gretli,mscl
"Dr." j. Is. Welsh n0i there was Snm,
dispute between the two in consequence
SOUTHERN OUTR4GES7
A CoIorcd Democrat in IL PoIiticn
Procession at COifecyiiIc, Miss.
Killed by the Grcenbnck Gnndidnt,
for shcriff-'Thc Latter KILLED h
Return. IA
MEMPHIS, Tenn August 22.-Fron
passengers who arrived this morning tn
following particulars have been gained o
the riot which occurred yesterday a
Ooffeevile, Miss, the county seat o
Yaliabusha county, 10 miles north o
Grenada, on the st, Louis, Chicago ~ New
Orleans railroad. A special election is [,
be held next Tuesday, to fill vacancy il
the sheriff Office, over which there was
contest at the last general election. Tn
Democrats and Greenhackers have each
} ticket in the field. Both parties held
ratification meeting at Coifeeyile on Sat
urday. Each raised pole. The Demo
Gratis had a brass band from Grenada, ant
after the pole raising marched through tn
streets While passing a corner n difficult,
occurred between negro named spear
, man, who was in the Democratic procession
and A. V. Pearson, Greenback caudidat
for sheriff, which resulted in Pearson
! shooting Spearman, killing him instantly
] This was the signal for general melee, AM
a volley Of shots we're opened on Pearson
who received three wounds, from tn
effects of which he died last night Tw
of Pearson's friends, Kelly and Reddick
were wounded For time perfect pan
= demonum reigned, the excitement nun
4 nipg so high that tho Walthall Grays,
: military company of Grenad,, Miss, wer
telegraphed for, but the order was subse
, quently countcrmanded. Last nigh
= Cofeeville was quiet
: CNcINNATI, August 22.-A tragic affai
j | at Mnrrlstowu, Tenu., is described in
- dispatch to thu Commercial
r H. appears that b. II. Richardson,
notorious rutfiin, went early TO the crcu
: ON Friday and behaved i'll II disorderl
II manner. From the circus he went t
: Skies liquor store and there accused
> negro OF insulting his wife two years age
= The negro denied that such was the Gus
4 and lied, hut Richardson drew revolvt