Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-24
DR.. BARTH ON BAIL
He Is Arrested 70, Committing a
Grave Offsnss
UPON A SWEDISH WOMAN
The sszlen>as OF the Case N2ke< Z
Fhesxy % Gain Bsxhif inprob-
abic--Ihs Allekef f4ct<

Or Losis Barth was arrested a 5
o'elock I4st sssning CO charge u crin
inai assault pfe,ssrsd by Amanda S~an
GO ale eas asssignsd IN police court
~ SD. akd demanded an ex4mlnation.
ehieh 11s <~t fsr iomorfoU nseFninx.
Ii,s baii xas liked a. s1opo aud wss ia-
dIatsiy furnished slfb Don !. Lelthers
A. surety. IL . alleged 10 the warrant
that The crime Vas commiftsd IN hls
consultation room lssi SATURDAY mors-
i1z
Dr. Barfh declares the charge il false
Ia every detail tie says the girl came
q he of5cs saturday uorniBg. several
ofhee palients sefe waiting in the TO
eepflsn room. aod shea her turn came
ks called her inlo bis consu..
f4tlon RON. she Ues suffering
fron headache and described
o MIN ber syuptdns loametine
previous DE had treated her Tor diseases
peeoiiag - ber sex. ooe nf them pro
drciag srsere pans "a the side. he
akked her about the paln. snd made =
faTTeer rxamlo4fion. a. he vas accus-
lemed - make fJf scores ~ women Eho
visit his ofiice daily. After con1 plsting
The examination he gave her a prescrip-
tion. add lold her 10 take it 10
tie pfcscuptlon room. which -
az one sue Il the consultation
roam. and she gave II 90 the clerk
o. be aliet. she stepped back In the
CONSULTATION room Whlie salting for 10
o. be alled and upon receiving the pack
age paid 20 cents Tor u and left the ofnce
tnme.iiateiy.
l,r. Barth declares that the location Of
his ctinsuitat.on room - such that no
sane nan ~eald dream of attempting
socn = crime IA there. even II ke were so
tlisporei On one side Of the room in
ghlch Miss SEanson claims the sct was
committed 10 DR. Montgomerys oiiicc.
Nith q giass door Leading % a. Ga the
other side a prescription room. The
lasrk eas IN az the time the olIense Is
Alleged 20 have been committed.
ard could have heard the slight
rst outrry or al unusual noise.
IA the east II a door leading %
the residencs part of the house. and DR..
bsrth SAYS az tho time he was examin-
Inc The girl he Was expecting any mo-
nlsnt "a hear his xifes knock at the
sioor. callsoS him 90 lunch Under the
circumstances he declares that such an
at could TO have been committed at
that tine and In that place without
atsolnts assurance Of detection.
Fearing that she might not under
stand The sirections DR. Barfh gave her
note TO Ars Ward. explaining the
ease ard asking her % administer the
ncsiiri1s 20 the giri.
Miss Swan-on'- Story.
Miss swansea. the complainant. il a
beautiful Swedish ziri about II years
oid. She las DO relatives la this country.
but has worked as = servant for more
than a year in the family of Charles +.
Ward. and tae family have become very
much attached 10 hcr She speaks very
hroken English According - her story.
she ~as taken sick about year ago. and
Dr Barth. who was the Wards family
phgsieian ant very intimate friend os
al the family. Uas called. Sho was suf.
ferinx from 4 pain IN her side aod other
troubles. IL hal been suspected that
she was eac.eute. ard Dr. harin Was
asked - make an examination. lie dln
- ard tcid ttfs Ward that the gir. vas
unqae<tionabi3 pure. Last summer.
Nies swanson fusther alleges. she vent
- Or Baffhs ogiice TO have a fcior
laoced eld he attempted 70
kiss h-r Last Saturday she -
sick ~fh severe headache. and
wss sdt,sr'i 20 see Dr. Earth >hc foisl
Afs ~ tri sfe alt net like .jr. harth
snd sid ass Wish - 20 there. tuf was
nn1iit persu.ii ed 10 go She left Mr..
N afls fesi,.ftics etout io<D and went
directly 81 the tioftos ofSce. Shc
eia.ms DE- hstfa Sastes. on al tae ia
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