The Portland daily press., 1897-01-19
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Former Portland Physician in Trouble
Again,


Dr. John T. Simpson, physician OF
the West End, Boston, was ar e'ted sun
day afternoon. He is charged with com
uniting perjury at q trail in tbs superior
Court en- December II; 1856. In the
municipal court yesterday morning Dr.
SIMPSONS bail was reduced to SlCOO, SO
that he could secure it, and the case was
continued until January rs. The war
rant WIS sworn out by thu Board OF
Beyistrqtion in Medicine. After SCOUT
inc t5e warrant it YVES sent 10 Chief
Warts TO serve. Chief Watts detailed In
spectors Abbott and Began TO serve tho
document. Sunday afternoon the two
insneotors. with Special Officer Gilmore
of Station 3, served the warrant on the
doctor at bis home, 81 Chambers street..
DR.. Simpson was escorted to headquar-
tiers by the inspectors. LATER he was
taken to the city prison.
DR.. Simpson testified Cd December II
In the extra session Of the Superior civil
court Rt tie trial Of the case Of Annie
Z. Callahan the West End Street Rail
way Company, on an action Of to recover
damages for personal injuries sustained
Oofoter 70, 1874, ewing TO the alleged
negligence of defendants servants,
whereby she stepped into trench on
Chambers street, as she alighted from
n car. The warrant was issued at the
instance of DR.. Edwin 3. Harvey, secre-
tary OF the Board Of Registration in
Medicine, whose Offices are at Mt. Yer
non street.
This CHARGES according to Mr.. Harvey,
are that DR.. Simpson had been engaged
in selling pate Mt medicine in the West
under the name OF Harrop. In Boston,
however, he went under the name of
Simpson. Tie doctor says the latter is
his true name, but MIR. Harvey claims
TINT, if the mans name is Simpson, he
il not registered in this state, and is
liable to fine; and if his. name is Har-
rop, he committed perjury inatestifying
in the recent case under the name of
Simpson.
a reporter found Mrs. Simpson pros
trated with grief at her husbands ar
rest. "This is the elimination" she
said, 'of long series Of attacks on my
husband. 1t is all, believe, the work
If one man who has been my husband s
bitter enemy for years. Some years pre-
vious to cur marriage, which took place
at Des Moines, Ia, II years ago the
doctor was travelling about in the West,
and, for advertising purposes he took
the name of Harrop, not wishing co use
his own name III advertising % patent
medicine. He became entangled with a
woman at Portland, who induced him to
marry her. 10 get the license ne used
the name Of Harrop, by which he was
known in that city. Finally he obtained
a divorce from her at Des Moines, the
judge refusing to allow her any alimony.
We were married under the name of
Simpson, my husbands real name, and
travelled about for year or so. He
still uses the name of Harrop for adver-
Using, but we were known to all our per-
sonal friends by the name of Simpson,
under which " 9 have lived in Boston for
the last ten years.
This DR.. Simpson is the DR.. Harrop
who, in 1881, resided in this city at the
corner Of Temple and Congress streets,
and got into trouble with woman. lie
was arrested for intoxicatioD. Officer
Massure went up at the trial in Deem
Der and identified Harrop.