Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-12

divinity, ut ol medicine, n lhr purchaser
might dc-irr fis operations ia Ger
many were ui sufficient magnitude to
attract the attention oi Minister White,
aud mainly through his insistence that
the swindIng institution should he
closed, IA due the arrest oi Buchanan
aui the shutting up Oi his shops. OlheT
Crmes oi more serious character aro
likely iu Ice traced o. him beiorc tho
officers get Through with him. Follow
iug ia the expose ui his peculiar enter.
PRISE.
sUPPHE EssIHu A UHYIHo EVIL.
| Buchanan the AboItionist In Jsil, aud Bis
rorntoioua College Suppressed.
ruIApgLrHA, June ~ The noiorl'
Qua pboriInnisi aud dealer In bogus med.
ical diplomas, III John Buchanan, ot
Ne 5li Pine street, Was on "Wednesday,
NJ the instance ui the United states au'
ihuIilirs arrested. aud ia default 0i
~ ,OOJ hail committed tn prison ipr VIC.
latIng the postal laws Dr buchanan h
an uily iUUEucd sUuunirrl who tor years
has fgund IA defendant ~ various
criminal matters, aud Who has all along
cuIuYCi uu immunity from pun
ishm,ut remarkably singular ~ those
uuarIuaintei with hi IGvthOis aud tue
COuIsr hr gcgrully puTsuUs a. save him.
spli from we'll deserved punishment.
| SaVeral times hp has hrcn charged with
abortion. hut never did any ui the cases
come before Jury. hul ~ iov months
ago hs Ma charged with au uiluusr Oi
this sort In Iuuu,riiuu with Mary Ash.
q young gifl residing ~ Chester, aud
through q newspairr publication ia"
police authorities wtIc aroused Ia
realizing sense OF their dgiy, hut %
tardy we're thsif pOvemeuts that
EurIianan, Who had ac,usllr = lmittcd
his rult vas granted pleuly fi tspir 20
,srapr, aud the police repaf3ed tpef he
ruuiI not hr lunnd. Az the inet1pcf q
the grs mother warrant 80 tssoed
irr his arrest since then BndAnsn
has been
Fugitive from Justict.f
hut, ~ II uuS appears, lac returned i0
tins city some llmu ago, seemingly well
would mol he served upon him, aud the
credit ui hl, present arrest belongs not
To- those Who have had n warrant iut
hlm, hut iu Special Agent Barrett ot the
United States service. Bcsldes engag
iug In the business Oi au sboriinniSt,
Buchanan has done au extensive gni
profitable trade ia the sale al bogus med
iral diplomas, finding the best market
iur these wares In ruuUtTica ~ Europe,
especially ~ Grrmany iu such
AN extent iii this evil
grow that IN lS1l the Pennsylvania
Legislature began Ru investigation ui
the sale hy NJ called medical colleges ~
lutuiuicut diplomas aud lhe result Vas
that charter held hv buchanan iur thr
hclutir Medical College VAS Canrolrd.
tie still, huHcyrt, Erid pusScsslun 81 the
chatter al the American lnlyofHlty ui
Philadelphia, buguS diplomas issued by
Nhirh commanded ready sale m Ia.
rope. ibr purchaser hcing deceived hy q
bclloi thai hc Vas obtaining n shcepskin
from the University ri Philadelphia. an
institute that has a world vide coirhri.
"
The bogus Institution
had its nstensihle luratiOu At bll Pine
street. Df liurhauau's ab1TiiDu SHOP,
aud ai one timr ils lisI ul alleged probes.
snfs included Buchanan's hTuihcrin.
Law, Martin Van Burn Chapman,
then young man ~ y.aIH al age. he
prRtpd Efforts we're made iu break up
lhIs sNiudlIg concern, but without avail.
A. Burhanan appeared 10 have some
warrant IA law. la iirnuany, h"N"ycr,
where ~ msjpTlly 0i the bogus diplomas
we've purchased through agents Ui i!u
chauau Iu that county. the sandal
created by the lriui heramr ~ public
that ,DuTutul references we're made
upon the German stage a. American
medical diplomas, aud this - excited
the irc oi Mr White, the American
Minister ~ Berlin that ho memorial
llei the United States gIyCTnm,ui upon
the question. scnjing the lplluSing lis
patch IN February last Ia the state l'n.
parimrut
An American Ministers Protest
IrGAtI0S 90 ruE NrTED ST.TI~,
BERiIS, February 2, 1881.
slH- regret tn state ths, there seems
tu be- revival hcir IT the sale pi diplu-
ml. purpurjug a. ha issuod hy aH lnsti
tuition # learning ~ the uited States
some weeks since a Mr Pappnhclm
brought me diploma. ongrus.'d on
parchment IA very handsome style, and
issued upmlnaliy by the American
/ University at Philadelphia cDnirrTIng
| the decree Oi DpCtDf 0i Medicine upon
one Christopher ~,huots, living, q. I un.
dcrstand w. ~ l.lpsiC II would A.,
pear that the diploma Was offered tD
/ Schuelg upon condition 0i his paying
sum Of money ipr H. IL bears the
| signatures Ci number Oi persons
! claiming tp be professors ia the
| Aforesaid university, Al the head
| II them being the sigma
/ turp 81 John Buchanan, VI u
| SchculS desirrd the lsgsiiou 10 give
him a declaration ~ its gruuiucnrss
and value. Vhirh refused g. do. Que
peculiar feature oi the iiplpma Nas
/ that although evidently entirely ueW
anj rcceDliy issued, u sas dated 1872
/ Ahuul ten DAYS since gHoihef aud more
| serious case VAS brought to ny notice
/ TIE jujilial aulhoEiius 40 fs.G1lan ipf.
.ardel a copy NhI"A I on,ipsei II dI.
1 ploma issued BY tho same alleged in
l s,:tuiion 10 PaHl ChUsioyL Erdmann
/ Volland and signed by = faulty. a. the
head u Ehich apptars the same name Oi
John buchanan. NJ ~" Tho aathoti.
iiu. II rfengisn askei The legation re-
zar,iiqg the seGuinonCss % ibe diploma
and the standing e She institution, it
/ beiug Sith them gGestioH xhethsr
/ Nollani rDuii be- aiipsc,i 20 practice his
profession under snrE a dirlUma
Amer .,sk 90 I.atasa Ibr correspond
snoe ug q. % /. o. Iti. - rsti.u a men.
90 udHm ps aL.,a - iH,y-edl. aud
s,,.lI.. VA s...I. lsi l.n a..4.J li the in
s,ituii1a la the iIl II colleges aud uni.
yef-liirs pabiished by the Bsreau of
Eia' ai19n ia the Department II the In
I Isfiorsi Washington, my answer vas
/ uniasnFsl,le 10 Voiland's CLAIM. Prom
ilss rerespoe'lssoe above Felsr.d 70
dni ,ilat attempts have besn made By
tie Legislature VI Pennsyisznis fDr the
Suppression a thu Hui.sEcs: bot that,
al1sf ~, q = qneasoa rhpskpr shess
s>(eopfs have been sace>sdui. s1d
| whether tho in<liiasson hzx fsos ail1 .
legal existenos. 1bss seisx the sase. !
would rs>ppcifnily snxxsss fhss shs nst
tes i,e brought % The notice of the Cons-
missioner a Eiacsiioa "a the De5art-
nsnt q the interior st wsstinxson,
and that he iorssrJ ss any documents
os intorDstion IN his po~>sssion regard.
| ing the sntjsct
Yss s,ii Observe smsag slss pspsss
! sccoa psnyinx the diploma 81 yoIlsnd
something much more scrioss fhsn ths
diploma itssii, and tsst V the ssthsnti-
caton ~ u 10 Phil,p A. Cre<sr. sotafy
puilic, q Philsieipbis. snd ] bsipg this
iagtts1 especially W tbe Dofirs ~ The Dc.
psfIaent, hoping thai sosssfiing nsy
~ dOne 10 pfevent officials IN fepnsyi-
vsnis irniinx themselves iS uhs; u aa-
ieubie'ily . fraud, shethsF under the
iofns oi lac OF not
Dt.srso'ns Our System % Bdassssos-
N>n0Uo CASES a. the-s have bfoasbt
bn the America systsm of