Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-23
The Greek Doctor.
HIS EXTRAORDINARY Lsrrss TO rae PRESIDENT %
THE LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
From the y. Y. Herald 2oa

BIS EXTRAORDINARY ltrTkS TO THF PRESIDENT 90
THE LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
From the y. Y. Herald. 22d.
DR.. Tachmyntis. the Greek physician who was
arrested 10y Detectives Powers and RAN, or Brook
lyn, on Monday evening. On tho charge ~ mali
cious annoyance In sending letters L. pr " H.
Dudley, OF the Long island College Hospital
BreekIyn. requesting position IN that Institution
was arraigINa before Justice Wal-a YESTERDAY
morning. When asked by the Justice how ha
pleaded, the accused proceeded 60 make IN ciauo-
rate statement regarding hiS diplomas. appearing
10 think That his standing as a phy~iriaa had trcn
questioned I'm some manner. and that htS arrest
was the result thereof. He had eaten nothing
since the previous afternoon. he said, and WAS
very sick and reSteSs during the night az the eta-
ton house. Justice Walsh said that under the
circumstances ne would not press him g. plead.
but adjourn the case until pp-inorrcw fFhur>tap
morning. DIR. Tachmy ntis W ~ then tax en 10 RaS-
mond street jail
ErrsToLARr CR.NKIsM.
The letter sent to Dr. ID 1 lley was addressed
'iion DIR. W. II. Dudley, President Of the co,-
legiate Department or the Long Island college
Hospital Brooklyn. No. 3m Henry street
Urgently ana says: IL have seen the Dean Dr
Armor. " no said 20 me that you only have q reply
10 ias petition. In csnSeqge nee I request You 10
honor me with reply In NV pettticn. 40 there Is
vacancy or nat-and II there could he created
some p9~ition?> ~ January ~. Isss- am citizen
on me h,phbic o. the l =, and a. citizen de-
mand, Hon. Sir. a writing Reply: you are tie
authority or the council OF the Long Island Coi-
ltSe HOSPITAL ana v Ii are obliged by the Law
Here Is inserted Greek quotaiionl 20 r.nly me
immediately: IL YOU viii do 10 the contrary You
VIII soon abide me CORRESPONDENTS of the law Sn
Know that 1ppHcratiS tllppocrates) SAID that a
physician h equal To cod. that a physician must
move his own brain, he must hc not governed by
the brain OF some political authority. (The polii-
iGdl authority Is interior 10 God!.D | "A republic
the citizens install every authority or the govern
meni, In consequence the citizens are superior 10
every authority. physician must be a very
moral man, very independent man, and no author
NV shall exercise SOM Influence upon hf,n,r,
only the Law is Superior 10 both citizens and an
la rhf
Of the Law, request a reply" II is signed. ..lour
coinpatriot aud brother. Dr. Tachms utiS" The
!ett-r was incorporated in the warrant and il The
one upon which the complaint il based.
DIR. TAcHNYSTIs' ssrEcEpENrs
Dr. 1achmynfis, who WAS born in Athens
Greece, Is forty-oight years OF age. lie came TO
THIS country six years ago. He SAYS Ne N r,cti-
lar physician and has diplomas from medical unt-
Nersitles in Vienna, Paris, Berlin and CONSTANT
nupe. He claims that HI has been "A repIlldican
all his life and that he Inherited his idea nom his
w0uid-be iiberatDr oi Greece Alexandra NpSlIantf
IN the revolution ot 1880. The revolution was t,t
n gov py the TURKS and his father WAS killed
the Dattle-held The doctor then swore that nc
would propagate true republican principles as
long as he lived He Was In conflict with the
Greek government he says, Tor fourteen
years, and was arrested in Athens and i'm
prlsoned for his utterances there. Upon his
release he lied e Vienna and practiccd
he went to Al xandrla, Italy: He found in
MS Travels on the continent that eyerywhe he
authority To practice. so that he Was required 10
graduate from THE e>pe,tlye medical universities
men he came 10 the United States he found he
said, that republican institutions here were not
what he had tXpet,d. His 70 .rse,urors t,rp-
vented him getting possession of his estate I'm
turkey. He had made applications Tor an ap-
pontment as Greek professor at Columbia ana
polytechnic colleges, but was informed he saws
mat they were supplied" He went To pr bud
ley as brother, he SAYS under the academic law
reiying upon the belief that wherever he found a
physictan he could eek and expect assistance in
tiiue W need. The doctor had, however treated
him With contempt and lac had written his opinion
OF The doctors course In the letters seat.
CHOSE OF THE SwEDESBoRGIas COSFRRFyCE-t
the session OF the SwcdenbOrgian conference in
the church Ga North Capitol street Yesterday M.
teThoon, Prof.. j. ". Hunt. of this civ presented
we report al Tie committee on Tracts viii Ia WAS
Followed 10y some discussion. The election of Of
t'trS TOOK place, with the following result: Pre-
siding minister X Y. J. Il. Parlnelee: wee prt-,i-
deht, hey. 4. A. h ing; recording secretary, 4. A.
r. Spamer; core bonding secretary R,.y Jabez
FOX; treasurer, JOB Barnard: additional IneInhprs
Of The executive committee, Prof. }. W Hunt.
thdfltS r. hfUner Casper Miller and George
thuicninln: LOOK ana tract committed, Prof. i,
w Hunt Aiihur l.. Spamtr ana Mr.. Lest; commit
Zee on sunday schools Prof. j. W. Hunt, I'd ptts
Hinchley, Rev. Adolph RDeder and James IL CAM
eron. Inc report or the executive committee wa,
thtn read, ana two recommend4trry resolutions IN
regard To The voting OF delegates In The general
convention ana the formation or It's executive
committee were adopted. The conference clnsed
with social meet!n. last night AT The residence
southwest, and brief address by Rev. j. L.
PdrIntlpe