The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-14

were arriving and departing on schedule
time. The Illinois Central express from
New Orleans, being late, was fiying Mt a
fearful rate of speed SO us to reach the
city on its dotted time. On board this
train was one of the most prominent
physicians in America, man whose
name has been household word for
years, whose skill as physician in cur
ing the most dangerous and desperate
diseases has made him a name truly sec
ond to none of modern times. le.
This man of medicine was busily writ
ing and seemingly oblivious to all around
him. To his right sat United States
marshal from Southern seaport; not
more than two seats away sat two gray
eyed detectives. This physician was a
voluntary prisoner en- route to Chicago in
charge OF the marshal. Just outside the
city, at Grand Crossing, signal was Civ
en- by one of the detectives, when an of
! fcer with other detectives rushed on
board the car, seized the doctor and
dragged him unceremoniously of the Pull
man, notwithstanding the protestations
of the marshal who had the doctor in
| charge. it
The doctor had been arrested upon an
| indictment charging him with obtaining
money under false pretenses by party
with whom he had been associated in
business, who, having failed in civil
suit, undertook by criminal process to
| collect his mythical claim. This party
had procured three indictments against
the doctor, two of which were quashed
| by the court.
With the officer who took the doctor
| off the car were several detectives in the
service of his prosecutor. The attorney
for the old man who was prosecuting
made one of the group in this mysterious
gathering. 1T was soon evident that a
desperate game was to be played. They
had caused the arrest of man who was
going voluntarily to Chicago to meet the
charge against him, and who had pur-
chased his tickets for that place before
about proving the charge. The arrest
was a serious affair, and consequently
must be settled one way if not another
Two things must be done. First, he doc
tor must be kept from meeting his own
attorney and friends upon the arrival of
the train second he must be forced into
a compromise, or at least to make some
concessions.
THE PLOT THICKENS.
He is put aboard another train some
minutes later, then taken off that train
at Twenty-second street station and
brought to parlor G in downtown hotel.
En- route to Twenty-second street he was
asked by the manager of his arrest if he
would meet his prosecutor that night with
him and the prosecutors attorney. Of
course the doctor saw through their game.
and refused positively. '"Then you go to
Jail, was the reply. The doctor answered
he preferred the Jail TO such a meeting.
as il would be his protection and safety.
When DR. Flower gave bail promptly in
the one remaining case he was again ar
rested upon warrant sworn out by man
named Chapman charging him with en-
bezzling $350,000, but Chapman refused
to face the music and appear upon the
witness stand when the case was called
and his alleged charge was dismissed by
the justice. This Chapman case is looked
upon by the people of Peoria, where Chap
man lives, as fake-a job set up by in
terested persons against DR.. Flower. The
whole proceeding is tainted with black
mail. A bolder attempt at sandbagging
has seldom been undertaken. DR.. Flowers
friends claim that this prosecution is a
persecution and an infamous scheme to
bleed and eXtort money from the doctor.
A friend of DR.. Flower said: EVERY
one who is acquainted with the doctor
knows he is q man who cannot be intimi-
dated. He is fighter to the backbone,
and a man of endles resources. His treat
ment that Sunday night was an infamous
outrage, for he was taken at a disadvant
age. But now the facts are known, his
friends are indignant over such treatment
in civilized country, and have rallied
by hundreds to his support. DR.. Flower is
too well known and loved for people to be-
lieve such strange unsupported charges,
made by someone who has evidently eaten
sour grapes" The stories circulated by his
enemies that he would not stand trial
are nonsense. These predictions are their
r,;c1A L,,A 80, &c T. ~
Flower never runs except in pursuit. He
has scars on his body, but not
CON HIS BACK"
One of the doctors attorneys, Fred G. |
w. Hayes, said: "Dr. Flower has not |
done anything but what was upright, |
open and aboyeboard. | have gone into the |
questions involved in these cases thor
oughly, and sifted them WELL and know
it to be the truth when l say he has not
done dishonorable act. All the SANDER
GUS sensational reports (sent through the
press to the detriment and damage of
DR.. Flowers good name were gotten up
and disseminated by employees. DR.. Flower
has clearly. knocked out some of the
charges, and he will dispose of the rest
in the same way"
Alderman James r. Mann said CDR.
Flower is man of integrity. He has done
nothing dishonorable in any of these ac-
tons. He will be indicated against any
charge of unfair dealing"
A prominent minister said: "Dr. Flow
er's enemies have tried their case in the
newspapers instead of in the courts, which
will react to their discredit. Their object i
seems to be to injure the Doctors great
practice, and when crippled force him to
pay blackmail, but they have walked up
the wrong passenger. DIR. Flower can be
but not driven. Mark what
say, when this fight is over DR.. Flower
will be on the battlefield with his flag in
hand, triumphant"
DR.. Flower was called upon at the par
ors of the Flower Medical Company at
The Leland hotel (the Flower Medical
have recently established their
western office in the Leland hotel, Chi
cago), and when asked what he had to
say about the recent attacks upon him, he
replied: 81 have nothing to say. | try my
cases in the courts There l will receive
he highest vindication one can get"
"Is this crowd of people all patientsW
yes, the most of them. The Flower Medi-
al company have established their west
srn offices in Chicago. These are their
offices, and they are in charge of DR.. o.
9. Fairhurst. We have upward of 1000
patients within radius of $50 miles of
Chicago"
"Do you expect to be here much of your
line, doctor?' 81 shall be here all this
To Jiui1a finoI