Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-07
"i,r. c. J. Finn Deposed,

Is the heading of ap.artiele wli.h appeared in Fridays Commercial of which desire to say few word to the people of Pine Bluff and them m- bers of the so called Jefferson County Medical society in particular.
 First-Unethica conduct was Inc charge upon which l was deposed l from a society of which l was q member. Over six months ago l withdrew my name from said society on account of the rcttenness and l deception practieed by majority 1 of the members composing said so- called society of which will briefly call your attention.
 l will first state the nature of what they saw fit to call unethical conduct and, second, refer the readers of the GRAPHIC to the deception and rotten ness of some of the members of said society, and ask the public to draw conclusion as to which has been the most honorable in their actions, my self or some members of said society of which I will individually make mention.
 My unethical conduct consisted of having circular printed stating that on May the 1st 1 would leave for Little Rock, there to pernan- ently locate and asked all who were suffering from rectal diseases to call and be cured or treated at but little cost to themselves; guaranteeing a cure in all cases or no money to be paid.
 This was what 1 proposed to do, not secretly, but openly and above board: and this was the extent of my unethicalconduct. Why does theJef- ferson County Medical society call this unethical conduct? First, be- cause in this society, every member of which at some time or other, has charged a less fee than that speci- 1 fled in their fee bill, but it was done with parties who had a sort of prestage, as it were, or influence among his friends and was done. as 1 l believe, as d sort of a bribe. Is this ethical, or not? The fee bill which hangs upon my desk specifics that for prescriptions at office for two private diseases not less than $l000, for one and not less than $l3.00 for the other; yet these physicians do this prescribing for $1.00 and up.
 Deception praetieed among some shysicians who are partners and personally interested in their drug stores where they office, is some thing remarkable. l might go on and mention few of them, but space forbids l would like to ask some of the parties who employ these pysicians if they don't think their drug bills very large?
 Some of the members of the Medi- cal society call me unethical because l propose to treat all strictly charity patients free. I do not only propose to do it, but will and have done so. One case l treated not long since the fee specified for the operation was not less than thirty dollars. This poor man was suffering death and would have died if l had not operated upon him. The ladies of Riverside Methodist church had pre- viously taken charge of him and his l family, and were providing food for him in the old Lambert hotel OH Second avenue. l charged nothing for this. Is it unethical? The man was MT. J. $. Pendale, who is now up and beginning to make enough to provide bread and meat for his little children. 1 will state that l never expect to charge or receive a cent from any man, woman or child une less I have cured or benefited him. l will not treat him for eight or nine months, get a large bill out of him, and at the end of that time leave him in as bad condition, or perhaps worse, than when he came to me. l don't believe in taking someting for nothing. Is this unethical conduct, honorable members of this society,"
 Yours,
 It c. J. F'LINN, NJ. D.