The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-11
ALLEN INSTITUTE NOTES.
Ex-Proprietors and Patients Both
Claim Them.


Judge Allen, of the Circuit Court is still
trying to straighten out the affairs of the
Allen National Surgical Institute, which
passed into the hands of the Union Trust
Company, as receiver several weeks ago.
The building formerly used by the institute
Is now occupied by the Medical College of
Indiana. Drs Krug and McLain, who were
associated with H. r. Allen, jr., in the man
agement of the institute, have gone to ST.
Louis, where they have started similar in
stitution.' DR.. Allen is still in this city, and,
it is claimed, he is also about to engage in
the same line of business.
While the Surgical Institute was in opera
ton here it was the custom of the manage
ment to take the notes of those who came
to be treated. A contract would be made
for so much treatment, the patient making
part payment in cash and giving notes for
the remainder. At the time the receivership
was created several thousand dollars worth
of these notes were held.
Yesterday Attorney w. 7. Brown, repre-
senting number of people who had been
receiving treatment at the institute and
who had given their notes, filed petition
with Judge Allen asking that the receiver
be instructed to cancel the notes of his
clients. The petition alleged that these pa
tients had paid a sufficient amount of cash
to reimburse the institute physicians for
the services rendered. The petition also
averred that as the institute had been
closed out it would be impossible for the
former management to carry out it's con-
tracts. Attorney Martindale, representing
III. X. Allen, Jr., one. of the partners in the
institute management opposed the petition.
He held that the notes should be sold and
the proceeds turned into the assets in the
hands OF the receiver. He also held that as
far as the contracts were concerned DR..
Allen expected to start another institute in
this city, and would give treatment to all
those who had been patients under the old
management if they desired it. Attorney
Brown here remarked to the court that
nearly all those who were being treated at
the time the institute was closed had gone
to st. Louis to the establishment started
there by DR.. McLain The attorney inti-
mated that DIR. Allen had probably become
initiated over this fact and had decided to
harrass and worry these people as much as
possible by trying to hold their notes.
Attorney Frank Hord, speaking for the
receiver urged the court TO find in favor
of the petitioner. Attorney Hord thought it
just and right that the notes should be
Cancelled as long as the contracts had not
been carried out. The attorney said further
that there are number of claims now
pending against the receiver from people
who were treated at the institute, and who
are demanding their money back on the
ground that they had received no benefit.
At length it was decided that the receiver
should come into court and ask for instruc-
tions concerning the disposition of these
notes, and the court would then decide the
matter
An amusing incident occurred during the
progress of the argument in the Surgical In
stitute litigation. Two young women and
young man came into court while the argu-
ment was going on and sat down at table
One of the attorneys concluded that the
young people were Mr.. Browns clients and
former patients at the institute. Now and
then in referring to the unfortunates in
volved in the discussion the lawyer would
lint m no Tch NUhn he fFin C0f TIdc
Allen gained the same impression and adj
dressed most of his remarks to the three
The girls blushed profusely and the young
man looked uncomfortable Afterward it
was discovered that the two girls and the
young man We're students who had come
into court to listen to a trial.