Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-13

Squire Berto.ctie, yesterday afternoon.
neard the case Of DR.. q. q. Roberts.
emerged with having pracsicsd dentistry
IN this city, contrary TO Law. TIA csse
was TO have been taken up At 1. 80 O'Clock,
6ut % Dr. Woodward, the partner OF
Roberts. did no, arrive from Philsdel.
phia until 4.45 O'Clock, nothing was done
until he came. DR.. Roberts was repre-
sented By Harry Emmons, Esq., white
Dr. X. d. Jones, DR.. q. Il. jeff ris and
W. Horace Botta we're present on behalf
OF the dentists' association. DR.. Henry
j. Stubbs, who attended Francis @, Himp.
son, WAS also psesent
Dr. X. II. Jones was sw orD, and testi-
fed that he 10 . member Of the State
Board Of Examinsrs, end that 1t 10 their
duty to examine all applicants for den.
lists certificates.
In com pany with DR.. Bstts he called
on Drs. Roberts aud Woodward at the
Clayton House. He found forcsps and
other instruments on the tables. Dr.,
Roberto talked Of extracting tseth. When
told the State law on the subject DR..
koberts said DR.. Woodward was = dent
~. but he himself was d veterinary deu-
tist. he examined DR.. WoodwArd's ccr-
tihcste and found II correct. He there
upon gave him letter to Dr.. 4. II. Oil.
pin OF MiddIetown, presidsnt OF the
hoard Of Examiners, and Dr., Woodward
Was granted . certificate.
On cross-examinntion by Mr.. EN-
mons, Or. Jones said that he was led to
believe that DIR. Roberts WAS practicing
dentistry from his Advertisements 10 the
daily papers. He had slso received q
lstter aud card from Drs. Roberts and
Woodward, asking him TO call. and sx.
anime thsir process.
Miss May Applsby was sworn, and
testified that she called at The Clayeou
House and had . tooth extracted By DR.,
woodward. At the Tins DIR. Roberts
was present. but did not havo anything
10 do with performing the operation.
Similar testimony was given by another
witness
John n. Whitford testified shat he /,
the business manager OF the Every Even.
Ing. and that Drs. Roberts and Wood
ward advertised In that pspsr. He wal
also given letter CT introduction by DR..
Woodward. from prominent citizen o
Trenton.
DR.. Horace Belts testified that he wa,
with DIR. Jones when he called a. tn,
Clayton House, and saw both Drs. Wood
ward and Roberts.
This was the last witness for the prose,
cu.iou, aud ME Emmons opened for the
defense.
DIR. Fred ?. @. Woodward was sworn,
and testified that he Is . graduate OF the
Philadelphia Dental College. He 10 now
In the employ of DIR. Estsbrcok, intro
ducinV an aLgstheuc Of his invention.
DR.. Roberts 10 = veterinary dentist, and
Is merely employed IS an advertising
agent. He has never extracted human
tooth.
DR.. Jones asked the witness why, Il
this was the case, that DR.. Roberta name
was used in all the advertisements In.
stead of his own, and be replied that ha
thought DIR. Jones should. be ashamed ol
himself to institute such proceedings.
This was tho only witness Tor tho do.
Tense. and Squire Bsrtolette said that the
law In relation to dentistry was framed
Tor the protection OF the public, and lie
thought that tho prosecution In this case
had produced suihclent evidence to war.
raw him !, hsi,es the accused for
Cor fe tl6A si 1t $500, which
Nta Fi md he, with
DR. ue0n las,
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