Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-09
DIR. TAYLOR FINED,
But Commissioner HaFm8l Pratt In.
posed Only a Small Penalty.
THE COSTS RAN UP HIGH
TIE Defendant Makes n statement 10
The COuri.-Nolico OF Appeal Given
ny lli, Attorney.

Or. Jabet W. Taylor, who On
We1ntsdsy was convicted by Jury In
Commissions, Pratps clur, OF praolis.
lug medicine without fst havils ob.
iaiucd a license from the Lostd of
medical tLn0,a1U, appeared this
moiuiug Tor s,leucs. lie was no.
complaisd by No. Cochran, lis
a,..fE'y.
When asked u no wished to say any.
thing, tho Defendant stated that he
did. Dr. Taylor ,heu assured tao
court that, as Tar as pass.blo, ho had
compiled with the law. when he nrst
made application 10 tie rodlcal board
IA lilcass no presented the diploma
which uo bad received from the Amen.
cen Health College Of Cinclnlati,
Odio-au institution legally clare,ed
" hat tIato, and omp5 arrud 70 gtant
dsgiuts and issue diplomas TO is srAi.
uH.cs. When ho applied Tor license
here he paid 10 the secretary the sun
VI s. aud received Teusipt Tor t,o
u N p
aim uo some time later received a Il 10
stating tho medical board y,.ii moi
accept his crniuntihla, 30 fe. On fur
lhis action being, however, assigned.
Ho had been Practising IN this rrtr.
tory, lao sAid, for u period OF tysuty
ycafH anu hu Relieved there wefn m.uv
hundreds VI p1fsOns iu this city vino
could thank God that Jub.z W. iAylIr
went Into the practice Of medicine. Ito
had been Instrumental ia saving good
many hvcs nm0ug the puulic, aud tnat
gfatuitounly. IL had always been hIa
cnduavor 10 conduct himself 10 a way
becoming good cit zen and gentle.
man. Although now technically
guilty OF breaking tho law, he still
thought he had legal right 10 ptac.
lice hts Profession hrrc, because the
system under which he did 30 WAS n
copyrighted eyslein.
Commissioner Pratt said II appeare1
from the DOCTORS statement thaf be
made application 10 the medical board
anu Presented his Credentials. That
board, under the law, wrs Invested
with certain discretionary power In
regard ~ the admission Of pfactition.
ere. ~ they exofclaed that discretion
arbitrarily ut wfsngiully tic defundnnt
hal n foniciJ; he might appeal t. tne
courts In the proper way TO compel tns
membert 0f tue board 10 do their duty,
AZ 20 whether tho bOhrJ had or had
not wfongfully deprived nr Taylor OF
the right 10 practice IL was not for
THIS court TO pass upon. Tue Jury, after
due consideration, had iouui him
guilty End the court had no option lut
to imposo a penalty Tor violation Of the
law. AZ ho (the comm -siousrl had
remarked m other cases Of this kind,
thls law, la some RESPECTS, worked a
little hardship; but II was the duty of
every citizen, when a law was passed
W meet certain provisions, 10 obey it
until II had been repealed or the courts
had decided ~ 10 IL legality. Ia this
"a l-- GO tue court had decided that the
law was constitutional The Jury hAy.
log recommended the exercise " leni-
unoy Ia tins case, he should now take
that into confederation. The costa
were heavy (about 1851, and he would
take that iact iutO confederation also,
heretofore lac had Imp lsed penalty OF
sjI ami costs; la DR.. TayloI'a case ho
would fix igatSi0.
Attorney Cochran gave notice u
appeal.