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DR.. J. S.aThomson. ID Dentist, Accused
NJ \ OF SeffOny Rreach of Pr0fessiOnal
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1.-The following article is copied from the
Atlanta Journal. The Doctor has many
ftle1ds in Abbs stlle, where be lived for many
years, and married one of the best y6npg
ladies ID. the town. II is believed that there
lis some misund derstanding in this matter,
and that whenrhe circumstances are better
understood, that neither party to this affair
may bage serious cause Of com plant: + "
Under q charge OF assault Dr.J. 8, Thorn.
| son. one ofsthe mos. prominent, deDtfBts in
the city, awaits histrfai ne xt Monday norm
M he u, s Wiz @Ih ts cass
are sensational In their. natures sand ssthe
charges involye Improper con duct toward
Miss Ida lHollingsworth,y 9 l6-yearold girl:
who possesses more than a nsual am cunt OF
beauty, and who, it sis claimed, was nndnly
| taken ad vantage ofWhflean the office or Or.
/ Thomson, where she, bad gone, TO have some
dental work tteLd ed. 10 " 4 i.fsYs Y
as Innocent as q lamb and says that there is
nothing in the story ~ Is
The case was sei for triai sip Jnstioe osrs
I.sf
ISkeen rthe proaecution and Judge Howard
4 Van Epps for the defense ostponed until
| MoHday morning at the same honr. -
Tine warrant for the arrest fof, Or. Thomson
wasssworn ont yesterday by EeJ J. Hollings.
1 worth, brother OF the Young lady ,sapd the
travelling repIese sentat tiyei for Ghostin q
Cunning gha9s Spring BED compan q :.
| his home. 3iaS Angiet avenue. by o Ulcers
Wells and Cokarand locked mp In the police
barracks until he could give bond for his
The story as told BY The brothers Is as fol.
! lows q MISS tHopingsworth has been ID the
ldbctor'sofftoB many times before this and has
4 been. .haviHg q consld derable amount OF woIs
done on. her teeth On several occasions She
bad noticed little things which the dentist
would do that she bafdl y u nderstood or Knew
! how to fRk e. Thinking, however, Sthateno-
thing was nneant'on! his part she, @ dttnot pay
she visited the office. they allege, when she
attem pied to leave, Dr. Thompson steppedtin
front of the door and placing hiR arms aronnd
She was SO frightened, and overcome by
what had happehed that she fled from the
Office, and, hurrying. home, told what had
III miss HoIiinesworth has several brothers,
Ind they appeared inY conrt this morning az
with esses In the care. ~ =. ~ ts.I,s.f
Floyd HolliDgswortb, one Of her brothers, ts
an insurance man. Lawson :. and Alvin
Holllngsworth take contracts for the mann
/ facture OF spring beds, and Luther, the other
brother,Iis in their employ. All are quite
4 prominent. and though they hate the pnblt.
4 city OF the court room, seem determine ed that
the matter shall be ad1udicated. ~ t,i.SsssS$
t. Miss Hollipgsworth did not appear In the
courtroom this morning, but waited In q
nearby store ready,for the trial OF the case bad
| 1t not been postponed. .-.. t'.-i ~
DR.. Thompson declined 10 discuss the mat.
ter today. He said that he had employed
counsel and that he wished to say nothing
| further than that he was innocent and thai
a certain amount OF money which figures fp
| the case has not been paid to him. - 81 ~
| Mr.. Hollingsworth says that he is and has
been anxious to pay the balance az soon as be
could get statement ofits amount. s,t sf3
The brothers Of the girl seem much wrought
up over the affair. As$E