Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-18

For FALSE PRETENsEs-On a warrant
sworn out by Richard Salter, officer Kent
yesterday arrested DR.. Geismardo. the cleo
trician, for obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. Salter, who is suffering from asth-
ma, consulted the doctor as 10 the probable
lhes OF cure, stating at the same time that
he had taken advice from well known local
physicians, who bad told him that medi-
cine would not do him any good, and only
a change of climate could be expected to
prove beneficial. DR.. Geismardc expressed
the belief that it was an easy case, that he
could cure it in three days, and that the
Sacramento physicians had better go out
and practice farming. In answer to Salter's
inquiry he said he would effect perma-
nent cure in three days for $3.50: but
finally they came to an agreement that the
patient should be healed for S75, and Salter
says that he was given written guarantee
to that effect. The treatment commenced.
but after four or five days, finding
that he was not improving. but on the con-
trary growing worse, the patient reported
such to be the case. The doctor reproached
him for not having faith-could do nothing
unless patient did have it-and gave him
very vigorous treatment of electricity.
rubbing, etc. Last Tuesday Salter, who
still had failed to improve went to the
doctor, expressed the belief that the treat
ment was a failure, and requested that at
least portion of the money he had paid
should be refunded. This Geismardo re-
fused but proposed to vary the style of
treatment in manner that Salter decidedly
objected to. Thereupon the doctor told
him if he would not be treated by him he
had better leave, and ordered him out of
the office. Geismardo gave bonds, on being
arrested. for his appearance in Court when
wanted. He declares that he did not prom
Use to effect cure in three days, but that if
the patient had done as he desired cure
would have resulted in reasonable time.
The written document Salter has is only a
receipt for the money paid. 1t was reported
last evening that the matter had been COM
promised, Geismardo returning a portion
OF the money paid him.
MANDAMUs SUIT.-The Board of Funded
Debt Commissioners of this city made ap-
plication to Judge Mcfarland yesterday
for an alternate writ of mandate, directing
the City Trustees to show cause why they
did not include.in the tax levy made last
Tuesday an amount for the funded debt
sinking and interest fund. The Act of
March, 1872, under which the Commission
was formed, is quoted, showing that under
special tax OF not less than one-tenth of
one per cent, and not exceeding 35 cents
on each 500 of taxable property, for the
fund referred to, the Trustees to be
governed by the request, in writing, of the
Commissioners, or majority of them, and
to nix the rate as requested, as long as it is
within the limits mentioned. The request
of the Commissioners last Tuesday was for
levy of 10 cents on each 500. Judge Nc
Farland ordered the writ to issue, return
able on Tuesday next, at 10 Am.
BUcHAEAN's New HoRsEs.-G. r. Blu
chanan arrived yesterday noon from Palo
Alta with the five thoroughbred horses pur-
chased by him there a few days ago. They
are the sorrel colt Gardey, years, by Flood
Sallie Gardner; a bay colt years, by
shannon Riglin; a gray colt, years, by
Flood Frolic, a half-brother to Freda, who
is by Wildidle; the bay colt Shasta 2years,
by Flood-Demerett; the sorrel filly
Plantero, 2 years, by Flood-Planeta, full
sister to Fred Cook Mr.. buchanan will
remain here with the horses until the lat
ter part of March, and then take them
East.