The sun., 1894-04-25
EXPLAIN, AGENT LORING.
WHAT rs THIs BUSINEss OF sELLLN9
MIDHITES DIpLOMLsS


Auno-r. Mrs. Esisrt wouidn't Pay Auy-
thtug, $50 was Estrsetss fro- Mr-.
strskovs ny oid Mas and oihsrs.
As was Intimstsd in TIE Bun Yesterday. the
proceedings OF Agent Lorina Of the County
Medical Society. Of his younger companion.
and Of Dr. E. H. Duffy Of 1875 West sixtieth
street for supplying mldwives with useless
diplomas at . price were not confined to
the attempt to provide Mrs. Ehlert Of 02 First
street with 9 $40 diploma As Mra Ehlert
told the story. the men might have
been acting in good faith. That was the
manner in which Dr. Charles II. Avery Of 337
East Eighteenth street. the Secretary OF the
County Medical Society. and DIR. Alexander 8.
Hunter OF 80 East Twenty-ninth street. the
Chairman OF It's Executive Board. viewed the
matter yesterday. Neither OF them had seen
Loring since the publication.
They each said he had been with the society
for about ten years and was considered so
faithful and honest that his salary had been
steadily raised $50 q rear for the last seven
yeara
Il have perhaps seen more OF Mr. LorlnR
during the last three or four years than any
other person connected with the society" DR..
Hunter said last night and an intima alton
that anything was wrong is surprise to me.
Certainly Mr. Loring had no business with
the question whether q midwife had
diploma or not. His business is to
find out whether persons are practising
medicine unlawfully or not and to
report these facts to myself or the counsel OF
the society. Mr.. Loring. as have reason to
know. is OF q very kindly disposition. and IL
this m natter be capable Of explanation upon
that basis should be inclined to believe that
that is the explanation. / shall certainly In
ouirs into IL. First. want to find out from
Mr. Loring Just what he knows as to what Is
required By law Of midvivea II he believes
midwives are required to have certifcatea or
diplomas. he may havo thought he was doing
q kindness % in suggesting DR.. Duhy's as place
There 10 q bill before the Legislature now.
board hut the bill has not passed. Even iiit
no value. Or. Avery thought perhaps Mr.,
Ioring had got an impression that this bill
While these charitable suppositions might
have accounted for tho doines in Mrs. Ehlerts
case where. as she says, NO threats were used.
Eova Of 222 East Third street on Thursday.
sssf0T" n s. hS: sy Who nut aauSs
stS5G into eis. snE'h last might, As
Mrs, Ehlerts visitors. called on Mrs. strakovs
on TUESDAY and asked for her diploma, They
Ths old hs pa Of the sE
ine He looked At diploma Mr. .!strakoya
have to go 70 schoo! and pass an examination
and get Q new one"
Then he Il Sook Il Thsh he said
such as had diplomas from European N; schools, s
right. You must go on Thursday" ho said
The next day they were there again and told
her she hen must uss be ready without faiL On ThTrs-
SAID sHsS she % ddns st care es to Mrs
II you don't GO" they aid we will have
Bring s,Sps' Nth seuS they said: -, wi, will
u inoafSt she I had '"f fhe n:a n ieSk fSs her
walked about a block Siterward to- to some ne
sc s' Sof 0 'Gf III. Doctor the who Ss Ss
her through her examination was as she de-
scrbss him. man OF ility perhaps. dsrf, with
addressed him as papa. Before the eSsmInation
. the. doctor, The doctor then, put her
through short examination and filled out a
It's lucky you passed" he said. for Il. you
lad pot you would have had to spend six
acnshs In sengH nee cast ssd noS would have yo1
$50 here
vas poor and wanted It for less. ~ can't give
to you any eheaper:" he replied. for the
1oard OF Health get $40 Of the, money and
'ays he kept her. old diploma. telling her
Z was no good. and that he would
md prosecuted. Then he let her go
,ut sent the young man home with her to get
he other So which, she says she borrowed
n the house where Abe lives and paid to him.
Agent LorinR was not at home last night
NC, saying he was going to Newark, and IL
vas thought he might not return until to-day.