The herald., 1898-09-06
DIR. BURNERS STATEMENT
Prof. H. Russell Burner. M d. Who Has
Had So Much Un npleasantness at Cat
allnA. Makea This Statoment:

hereby pSstSysy pssaaSs s'er, Avssa s, al csa :
paScy nS ;'nG IL Ga'h shs HeTsd snG Ssn r%s
was forced upon me without cause
or provocation. through the rule OF ruin
method OF the Banning company ana their
GERS. / positively assert and can prove by
more than one hundred disinterested la
dies and gentlemen that l did not make a
lures, conversations or private talks, as all
know who attended them. The cores
pondent who reported that said that Cat
was a gross insult to every lady on the
island knew he was misrepresenting me.
for 1 never said anything Of the kind, as
can prove by more than one hundred
ladies and gentlemen present at the time.
The statement that my. audience was dis
gusted and left me, is false. My lectures
were largely attended, and the size OF my
a larger crowd last Saturday night. Sep
tember Sd. than ever before on the island.
The statement that hold diploma from
fake" Chicago medical college is a lie.
hold no diploma from a Chicago college.
but have earned three diplomas from med
ical colleges Of good standing. one from
Cincnna one ron nblo ana one
degree from another first-class school. 1t
was also reported in an article published
that had no connection with any Chicago
medical college, and some one-hor.e coun-
try doctor at Winchester, California.
claims to have written to Chicago. and re-
ports these falsehoods through a Riverside
Correspondent to The Herald. l have in
my possession the catalogue and announce
ment of the Chicago Physio- Medical Col
lege, in which my name. Professor H. Rus
sell Burner M D. ses as one OF the
clinics, etc.-which catalogue has been
shown to the managing editor Of The Her
aid and examined by him-which nails that
Now for the Riverside correspondent s
article published in The Herald Of Septem--
Der =, will say it is nearly all false, and
which to build so false statement. was
at Riverside something over a year ago,
and did lecture there to large audiences.
and did a large professional business. and
time. l treated over three hundred cases
In Riverside county while at Riverside and
San Jacinto. and performed many opera
treated. No physician, 1 think does.
also think, or have been informed. that
three of my patients out Of three hundred
SO far as my trying to scare patients, either
ladies or gentlemen, or charge them un-
reasonable prices, or guaranteeing cures-if
patients did not go to my sanitarium-or
valid, patient or friend, 1 will say it is pos
itive falsehood that no man can prove.
As to the eye case Of Mrs. e. d; Reiner,
knows and Mr.. Clarke of the Press also
knows, the article published about her
Riverside and put In the paper by him.
not by her-done to injure me-and the pub
fishers Of the Press claimed that it had
got in before they. knew it, or they would
not have published it. However. they re-
fused to retract 1t or to allow me to reply to
It and correct the false statements made
therein; SO assisted my friend. Mr.. Mum
Daily Globe. and l think you Press people
had ali Of the Globe you want. If not. 1
will start another.
about me have been gross exaggeration
and misrepres ssntation from start to finish,
as all honest, peace-loving, fair-deallng la
dies and gentlemen know who have been
on the island. l am pleased to say, on COM
office and met Mr.. spalding; the managing
me and treated me with great, courtesy
After hearing my statement. he kindly ex-
amined my credentials. certificates of ex-
amlnations by the California, Illinois, In:
medical examiners. also the catalogue Of
the Physio-Medical College Of Chicago,
which Is q regularly chartered medical COL
plomas are recognized in every state in
the union. He also patiently read the fol-
lowing letters OF recommendation and en-
the east, all of which convinces me that
the management of The Herald does not
intentionally desire to do me harm or in
Justice will further say that there is
at this time at least six persons now living
in Los Angeles city who have lived, some
Ohio, where l was born and raised and
practiced medicine for more than twenty
years, and take pleasure In referring any
one to them who Is not satisfied of my hon.
esty OF purpose, integrity and financial and
professional standing. The names Of these
Los Angeles citizens are: H. M. WAL
LACE, with ]. T. Martin, 3s1-33a South
Spring street; HARVEY HEBSON AND