St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-07
New York's Legislature to
Look Into the Bichloride
Cure.
Kelley May Be Forced to Give
the Composition Of His
Cure.
Several Indications That 1t
Will Be Made Warm for
the Doctor.
An Investigation Which Will
Be of Interest ALI Over
the Country.

ALBANY, n. Y. March 6.-An inves-
tigation of unusual interest to the medl-
cal fraternity and scientists generally
throughout the state and nation will
come up IN the senate for discussion
Monday night. 1t is the special order
which empowers the public health
commission to go ahead with
an investigation of the Kelley
bichloride of gold cure, and no doubt
this special order will be vigorously
discussed by the senate. Last week
several doctors from the White Plains
institute appeared before the senate
health committee and demanded an
immediate investigation, claiming that
as long as the pending charges were
hanging over their heads in the
senate it was running their business and
keeping patients away. But many eX-
press belief that the authorities at
White Plains do not really want an in
vestigatlon, fearing possibly expert tes-
timony may be presented that may lead
the state to force the Kelley people
to make known the composition
of their secret cure. The state
authorities are also interested
in this proposed investigation to the eX-
tent of finding out if the Kelley people
cannot be forced to bring their private
institutions under the operations OF the
laws of the state, and also to find out
what right they have to
Farm Out Territories
in which to establish institutes while
doing an enormous business III this
state as a private concern. The state
board of health is of the opinion that
the Kelley Institutes should not be
allowed to do business unless they are
incorporated under the laws of the
state. These points the senate public
health committee will also thoroughly
inquire into. The recent death of Wal
ter 3. Earle at the Poughkeepsie in
sane asylum after treatment at the
White Plains institute LED to the intro
duction of Senator Endre's resolution
calling for an investigation. and the
relatives and friends OF Earle in
this city are pushing the pro-
posed investigation with vigor.
The death of eX-Congressman S. L.
Hopkins, whose body was found in
who has recently been under treatment
L
Investigation. Mr.. Hopkins was a great
friend of Senator Parker. chairman of
the senate public health committee,
which has
The Proposed Investigation
in charge. and Parker will probably in
quire into the statement made since
Hopkins dea hat the Kelley people
had retained Hopkins as counsel to go
before the senate committee to defend
them at the investigation. Leon
ard Watson, Well-knOwn law
yer of Chicago, has written to
Charles A. Earle, deputy journal
clerk Of the senate, asking for copy of
the Endre resolution. In explaining
this request Mr.. Watson says: 81 have
been making study of matters con-
nected with this cure with view of
bringing the matter before the courts
and the legislature next winter. spent
seven weeks at the Dwight institute,
part of the time as patient,
though [ have not drunk anything
for years, because l could in no
other way become acquainted with
the treatment, as they guard it so jeal-
Ously from scrutiny or investigation. l
am now seeking all information obtain
able concerning the proposed investiga-
ton in your state relating to the mat
ter" The senate committee will also
become possessed of important letters
from medical men all over the country
expressing opinions of the gold cure
should the investigation be ordered by
the senate.