Evening journal., 1890-03-11
Or. {. G. RoseRTs ARRESTED.
Held In $500 Ball for Practising Den.
tisty Illegally,

Held In $500 Bail for Practising Den
tisty Illegally,
DR.. G q. Roberts Of Boston, who opened
an Office in room "a Of the Clayton
House. FOR the purpose of practlcing
dentistry. was arrested by Constable
Abele about o'clock last evening on a
warrant sworn out by DR.. Robert b.
Jones. dentist, of Delaware avenue and
Washington street.
DR.. Jon es is 3 member of the Board of
Dental Examiners, aud of the Whining
ton Dental Association. The warrant
charges Dr. Roberts with violating the
laws of the state in the practice of
dentistry. When taken before Squire
Bertolette he Immediately gave bail in
the sum Of 5000 for his appearance at the
squires court this afternoon at 80
o'clock, Isaac G. Pyle, proprietor of the
Clayton House becoming his surety
DIR. Jones was visited by an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter, this morn
ing, and he stated that in 1886
law was passed by the General
Assembly making it misiemeanor for
any person to practice dentistry in this
state without at first passing an exami-
nation before the Board of Dental Exami.
ners, (the members Of which are ap-
pointed by the governor), and obtaining
license from the clerk Of the peace.
The clause states that "any person
who shall display sign or issue cards
on which the inference can be drawn
that he is 4 practicing dentist, he shall also
be deemed guilty Of the same offence"
"Now, this DR.. Roberts has been print
ing in all the newspapers OF the city that
he extracts teeth without pain, and his
professional card contains Drs. Roberts
and Woodward. dentists"
"Have you heard anything about some
people who were treated at Dr. Roberts s
Office, having become violently i'll after
the operation" was then asked the
doctor.
Yes, visited three Of these unfortu-
mates last night. Mr.. Simpson who was
treated on Saturday, has not been able
to be removed from the Clayton House
yet Mr.. Springer, with Dubell the
halter, has been deathly sick since
he was operated upon. Mrs
Toppin said that she believed she would
have died on her way to her home, had
not her sister supported her all the way.
She spent wretched Sunday, and has
not been able to hold her head up since
then"
What is the secret of the painless
operationf"
well, they use compound which is
well-known to all dentists and it Is
poisonous when taken through the
mucous membranes of the body, to say
nothing of it's deadly effects when
elected into the circulation. When
this is done it goes directly to
the head and in few seconds, enters the
heart. This is the treatment the
patient submits to when he is operated
on by DIR. Roberts or his assistant. The
preparation is composed of cocaine.
aconite, and carbolic acid, although
don't know their combination"
Dr. Roberts said that he was not pre-
tending to practice dentistry, that he had
not touched a patient, had not made any
attempt to operate whatever as den
tist. DR.. Woodward, who practiced den
tistry, is a regular graduated dentist and
has q diploma, which was seen and an
proved by DR.. Jones and on which he was
able 20 obtain license. DIR. Roberts has
no fear of the trial.
DIR. Roberts further stated that he
would prove himself innocent Of every
charge they could bring against him al
the trial this afternoon. He say.
that the law gives him a per
feet right to distribute cards bearing
the inscription CDR. G. G. Roberts
Dentist, as he has a license for prac-
ticing horse dentistry, ia which profess
sion he has no superior. He displays 9
handsome gold medal with the inscrip
tion Awarded TO Professor Charles g.
Roberts, 1880, for proficiency in horse
dentistry"