Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-11
SHE is NOT A DOCTOR
WAS, ANTHONY SAYS SHE DOES NOT
PRACTICE MEDICINE.
DR.. NICHAuX HAS HER ARRESTED.
rs. Case called in the Police Court
Yesterday. hut continucd-The
Indy claims only 10 Ne Vendor
OF = Proprietary Medicine.

JussHe Crutchneld haG a most INTEREST
Ing case before him In the Police Court
yesterday morning. irvolving violation
OF the state law prohibiting the practice
o. medidne In Virginia by any except
regularly licensed physicians The case,
however, was postponed until the zith
instant, because of the absence from the
cty OF one OF the defendants, both oil
whom are ladies'.
Warrants were sworn out for the ladies'
by Or. Jacob Miuhaux, who charged
them with practicing medicine without a
license. The case was not gone into Tor
the reason stated. but behind IL is a
most interesting story. Some months ago
there came to Richmond three ladies'
Mesdames f. j. Anthony, j. M. Noiin'
and Holt-who claimed 10 be the agents
for n panacea for almost all the Ills 70
which female flesh Is heir They located
at No. SIT north Eleventh street, ana
soon interested number of ladies', 10
whom they gave weekly lectures, and, IN
cidentaIiy, sold their remedies, In each
case getting good prices for the medl-
cine.
BROUGHT BEFORE THE ACADEMY,
DIR. Jacob Michaux had his attention
called to these ladies, who. 1t was stated
20 him, were Illegally practicing meoi-
cine. and at a recent meeting OF the
Academy of Medicine and Surgery ne re-
ported the matter. AS a result oil TINS re-
port he was appointed committee 10
bring the matter TO the attention OF me
police. and he promptly notified COM
monwealth' Attorney j. c. richardson.
Mr.. Richardson advised him TO call the
attention OF the Police Justice 10 tne
case. and his advice was followed, win
the result that warrants were sworn OUT
for Nesdames Anthony and Noiin' MIS-
Holt not being then known In the matter.
The warrant for Mrs. Anthony was
served by Officer ClaTkson, OF the Se-
cond District police, about S;So O'CLOCK
Tuesday night, but Mrs. Nolin being in
Charlotte. n. c.. at the time, could not
be reached.
Mrs Anthony appeared in court yester-
day morning. but DIR. Michaux was not
there being detained elsewhere on ac-
count of the illness of his son.
Mrs. Anthony said that Mrs. Nohn
would be back here by the 10Th instant,
and the principal witness for the prosecu-
ton being also absent, the case was con-
tinueG
DEFENCE OF THE LADIES.
Mrs. Anthony was seen by a Dispatch
reporter at her home last night, and
asked concerning the charge. She said
she had never practiced medicine, nor
had any Of her associates. She is a
refined woman OF pleasant, neat appear
ance. and seems very much mortihed that
she should have been thus exposed TO the
public. She represents, she says, with
her associates San Francisco COM
many. and is working directly under the
direction of the Washington branch,
which IS located at No. 1i05 f street,
northwest. I'm that city. The company,
she told the reporter, manufactures
salve for outward application and cap
sule for internal use. The medicine is
altogether of a vegetable nature, and IL
is claimed for 1t that II viii purify the
blood. and build up debilitated systems
1t Is sold only 10 those who will guarantee
TO use II AS directed, and the directions
for the home treatment to accompany
the medicine are largely hygienic' consist
ing OF baths massage, etc.
Mrs. Anthony says that neither she nor
her associates have ever administered the
ferers. They have simply sold the medi-
cine and salve. and given directions as
10 their use. Concerning a statement al
legged to have been made by Dr. Michaux
10 the effect that one of the ladies APP
plled the massage treatment TO n child
patient of his with almost fatal results
Mrs. Anthony said 1t was entirely err
roneous, and that no child had been
treated by them In Richmond.
The three ladies are from Kentucky,
and claim to have been cured OF disease
by the remedies they are now selling.
The penalty in Virginia for the OFFENCE
charged against Mrs. Anthony Is a line
Of not less than $50 nor more than 500,
but she does not think she will be called
upon 10 pay n fine.