The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
The CASE OF DIR. PIRLOT.
Riders "Book Notes" Shows Up An
other Glaring Instance ofthe work.
ings Of the Medical Practices Act.


Rider's "Book Notes. shows Up An
other Glaring Instance of the Work.
ings of the Medical Practices Act.
There came from Paris. France. IN
1885, French family 10 dwell la Proyi-
denoe, sieur Jules Adrisn Pirlot and bis
wife, Neither could speak q VOID OF Eng
lish. Pilot wss French doctor. lgno-
rance OF the lar gusge prohibited him
from the practice OF medicine mere, 30 No
rem owed 10 Woonsocker, where mahy
Canadian French families live. In Woon-
socks ne practiced medicins somewhat
and gave in struotion IN the French Ian
vuaQe 20 many of the best A mefican lam
iliss. Mayor Pond's family was one, ana
pirlot shows TO this day the txeeiient
letter If commendntion which the inte
Msyor pond wrot, TO him. In August,
1886. n fire DESTROYED the house in whioh
DIR. PirIot dwelt; his entire fousenoid
f1rniture Was destroyed ana with IL were
burned three diplomas given 10 Phssot ~
toe Acaueinic ~oe Medicine. Facults do
Paris The wife of Pirlot died. and Pirlot
himself removed 10 Boston; these facts are
proved by d newspaper account OF the nre
printed at the time and by other docu-
ments.
In October, 1886, duplicate set OF di-
plonss wac sent to Piriot by the Academic
de Medicine to replace these burned.
These diplomas teSr the signatures OF
the otflosrs, aud the seals OF this csie-
brated School Of Medicine.
Becoming mere fluent In the use OF the
English Language, DIR. Pirlot dstsrmined
to enter upon the practice OF medicine.
and ne applied In Boston to be registered
asia physician. This was done, as the
following certificate sttests:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS.
Board of Registration In Medicine.
This is to certify
That julius Adrian Pirlct OF Revere.
9raduats OF Facults de Medicine. Paris.
France. In the year 1878, legally char
tsred medical college or university, hnv-
ing power to confer degrees in medicine
has been registered by the Board.
G. EDWIN MILES. Chairman.
EDMUND j. FOSTER.
Boston, 10, November, 1894.
Finally, DIR. Pirlot, late In 1897, resolved
to come back to Providence, where, In
1885, he had first planted himself, opsned
n small npothecary shop, and wished 10
prescri DO for suoh as chose to employ
him. The shop Was opened anu DIR. Pr
lot applied to our state Board Of Health
for certificate of registration to practices
medicine. He was at first encouraged.
but delay after delay confronted him, and
sickness came at last az an ally to mis-
fortune; DR. Pirlot's slender unanoial rs
sources were soon exhausted, bin self ar
rested, confronted by "spotteI testimony
obtained at the request OF DIR. SwaIts,
secretary of the stats Board. and me n mber
ex officio. The case was ssnt by Judge
Sweetland to the grand Jury, an indict-
ment was found which was quashed by
the Appellate Court; another Indictment
on the same evidences was found, trial
to Jury resulted In verdict against DIR.
Pirlot; this trial also was set aside by the
Appellate Court upon an error in iul-
ing by Judge Wilbur-and thus the case
now rests--so far as the Board OF Health
stands In relation to DIR. Pirlot, the law
stands thus: Sec 3. The state (of II. i.
Board of Health shall, upon application.
issue n certificate to any respectable ply
sician who desires
to practice medicire In this state who
possesses any OF the following ousiinca-
tions:
First--A diploma from a reputable and
legally chartered medical colleae--en-
dorsed as such by the State Board OF
Health (Gen. Laws, p. ADD
1t is not q question Of discretion with
the State Board whether 1t will issue q
certificate the law Is mandatory; II shall
Issue to any respectable man who holds a
diploma from reputable and legally
chartered medical college," 10 not the
Academic dc Medicine Of: France char
tered, and Is it not reputablef Previous
to the submission CT three diplomas by
DIR. pirlot had the state board voted not
10 endorse the Academic dc Medicinef Nc
attempt hss teen made to show that thsss
dirlomaa given to DIR. PirlCt wers fraud
ulsnt; their genuineness has never been
questioned. nor does IL appear that The
state Board of Health, Of Rhode
island has ever refused TO endorse as re-
putable and legally established the Acau
emic de Medicine OF France. the most an
cisnt and most disting uished ochool OF
medicine ia that country, and In fact al
the world. over which then presided
| Auauste Tarrideu, whose autograph was
| affixed to Dr. Pirlot's diploma. Will the
r. 4. State Board endorse rs ''disreputs-
BILE" such school, or refuse to recogDize
| the diplomas whioh it issussY Ii Is case
| for mandamus--and an action for dam
| ages would lie against the Board CT
Health for illegally causing Dr. Pirlot st
| much loss Of money and so much annoy
ance Sidney B. Riders Book Notes.