New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-11
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
DIR. ECCLES FULLY INDICATED.
HE GETS sc 600 FOR LIBEL FROM RADAM' iii
OrAcE MEDICINE NAN.


HE GETS SC 900 FOR LIBEL FROM RADAh' A"''
oUACK MEDICINE NAN
The verdict awarding $4,000 damages, recovered
nv Dr. Robert G.. Eccles. OF Brookyn' III ''e a"P',
court in his suit for 10000 as damages por
ub., AGAINST william Radam manufacturer OF wha'
no call, "mcrobe Killer has caused much 'h'eres'
in medical and chemical circles. Dr. Eccies' "ho Il
proccal chemist and druggist. as well as pr"c''sS
musician in Brooklyn. published nm article IN Inc
Druggists Circular in September lseo IN when ~
showed that an armlys's Of Radams "inicrobe hler
,rov.d that IL was compounded Of the following In
gradients:
Oil of vtrIol ;impnrcl. dam,
Muratic acid Qmourc ounce
Wei spring water. s"'''
He also showed that the cost Of gallon. sofa Io'
30 did net exceed five cents ut whoiesae. Nv
pamphlets sent out by Radam said that all diseas.S
were caused by microbes and that the "mcrobe Ri'''i
would destroy all sorts Of microbes ana SO cure III
diseases The qunck character Of the compound ana
Of tn, claims for was ful.y Jhown. In April looo
Mr. Radam published In "The ST. Paui i'''i'
an article In which he called DR.. Eecles "a ho"hne
NJ d., "a quack" and "a charlatan.' On TINS 'l'
suit was brought, ani the trial came on This WecN
Robert Payne and Henry NJ. Brig am co'h"c''n 'l'
case for Dr. Ecccs and the defense was In 'he manu-
Of Colonel Robert G.. InGcrsol and Robert IL. "r'mh
DR. Ecclcs showed by DR.. "A. j. G. skenc ana Others
positions he has filed In colleges Of pharmacy ana hS
Standing rs n writer on chemistry were also shown.
and the damage done 10 him BY the publication OIL '''
,Ibelous statements which had been printed and cir
culated In BROOKLYN.
In defence justification was set up for caihhg p'.
Eccles quack and charlatan as chemist anu NV
rs n phy s!can and II said that his annySl, o '
"microbc Killer proved tlu'. When the defendant was
cross examined I'm regard 10 his works on Micioo' am
The Microbc Killer and his claims in published pimpl-
lots Z, being the greatest living American ha'"rar''
and the greatest livng boaniS the lh'n'ii'y vi hH
claims was readily shown. lie did not know the names
Of many OF the Diseases mentioned In his work, anu
finally admitted that parts Of it had been written by
others and that lie knew nothing about the matter
which they had written. lie admitted knowing com
para,Ively nothing about botany, natural history and
medicine lie thought that microbes caused all diseases
md that II they were killed disease would end. How
he discovered these facts he could not explain lie
defined a microbc n snail life. and said that 1t went
around in lively fashion like little boy In fict mi
trohrs few In all directions liz thought lie had TO
admit that when sued In Texas some time ago he hal
defined a mlcrobe as particle OF impure air. ana
had said that pure air oxygen and impive air
nitrogen.
A chemist caer In the defense admitted that DR..
Ecces had correctly nBalyzed the "Microhc Killer.
and that 1t contained suphuric acid although Rndam
has published an aIFnvlt that he had never bought
or used sulphnric ACID In his MIcrobc Killer His
letters patent also showed that there was 'ulphu'ic
acid In the sun.
Ecclcs, and the counsel for the defendant moved for
"A new trial and got forty days In which TO appeal The
verdict Is regarded complete viniicaiion oi DIR:
slll. Mr.. Radam hns suit 10 recover 100000 ~
damages from The Druggists Circular for Puhii-hne
Killer"