The morning times., 1896-09-19
WILL APPEAL TO COURT
DR.. MalOney's Registration
Likely to Cause Litigation.
HIS ATTORNEYS STATEMENT
writ of Mandamus TO Be Sought to
Compel the Issuance OF the Physf
clans Certificate-Careles Is
Charged In the Keeping of the
Record at the Health Office.

DIR. James ~ Maloncy, the pnS
whose application for registration under
the new medical law in the District was
rejected by the board of medical super
viSorS, as exclusively published In The
Morning Times of yesterday, Will 20 into
the courts 10 maintain his nights.
The course OF procedure will probably be
Ia obtain a writ of mandamus To compel the
board to issue him a certificate.
Attorney johnson who appeared as
counsel Tor DR.. Maioncy was ASKED yester-
day for statement us 10 the physician $
contention in the matter and as 10 ms
future course He said he doubted not
the case would he carried to court.
From the information given me-, he
said, lit is apparent that DR.. Maloney was
registered under the old law-the one or
lS14-and if his name does not now APP
pear in the book it indicates carelessncss.
ACCURACY OF The BOOK.
IF the record has been negligenly
kept as to one physician, il may not he
accurate as to any. and If tnis he true,
tie sooner II is Known the better.
Il have not seen DIR. Maloney today,
but Will probably consult with him soon.
He would have taken the case before the
court ere this had l not advised him To
first appeal 10 the Commissioners, and III
he is stli OF the same OPINION. he VIII
order suit to lie brought.
Il am informed oil one o.her Instance
wnere "A doubt is cast upon the accuracy
of the health office record. 1t Is said
That the name OF one physician appears
in the register who was in Europe at the
time his name is supposed TO have been
entered He left before he received his
certificate of graduation, and IL mad 10 be
sent to him"
Mr. johnson had not received the coin
muuication from the Commissioners. noted
in The Times story, and was not advised
49, pa ut hn
peared in print. He said the publication
would doubtless cause DR.. johnson to take
up the case at once.
Deputy Health Officer Harry Mclean,
who is in charge OF the health office in
the absence of DR.. Woodward, would eX-
press no opinion of the issue raised, but
explained the circumstances attending the
application of DR.. Maloney.
1t is Mr.. McLeans duty, upon receiptof
each application for certificate, TO see
whether or not the physician is entitled
to it, He, therefore, appeals To the regis
ter, kept under the law OF 1874.
NAME NOT FOUND
In Dr. Muloney's case this course was
pursued. 1t was not supposed, Mr.. Nc
Lean said, that it would be more than a
short search for his name, but after going
through the pages Of the register, Kept
under the letter NJ the record being in
alphabetical order, IL was found that Dr.
Maloney's name was not entered. An ex-
animation was then made OF the entire
book 10 see II the registration had not
been made under some other letter, by
mistake but the result was the same.
When II was made apparent, Mr..
Mclean added. that Dir. Maloney was
not in the list, he was advised Of the
fact, and asked to call, in the hope that
be could throw SOME light upon the al
fair
III 1nn yx-lS
positive that Mr.. Parsons. clerk, had
written his name for him in the resistry, III
his presence, but when he was informed
that the entry OF Il PHYSICIANS name by
anyone other than himself is strictly for
hidden, he became equally sure that he
signed has own name.
The reason physicians were required 10
enter their own signatures was that com
parison might be made with their signature
to "A death certificate or other official
paper subsequently, received from them
Mr.. Mclean was asked If any physician
had ever been registered here while ah-
sent in Europe.
REGISTER THEIR OWN NAMES.
''Dr. Maluney thought SO, he replied.
When lie was III here ne pointed TO the name
of the physician of whom he had his
suspicious. 1t was DR.. John IL. MetZerott,
and | believe DR.. Maloney expressed his
belief with great positiveness-
DIR. Metzerutl's name, as well as every
other in the book. WAS written by its
owner" concluded Mr.. Mclean.
1t is learned that DR.. Maloney accused
some one. not specially indicated, with
having erased his name and substituting
that OF DR.. MetZerott or some other He
had friend take magnifying glass and
examine all Of the pages of the register
Thoroughly. with. the view of establishing
that fact but what his conclusion was is
not known.
Since his attorney referred to the in
cident il is probable that lie will make
this charge as a part of the foundation
of his suit.