The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
DIR MONlTIEIRO
WAS .ACQlIIIT led D
Before a Magistrate Of the Charge
Of Malpractice.
TRIAL IN PRINCE Ri, GEORGE
Major Lassiter Starts for washington
to Take His Seat in Congress.
a Runaway Horse Falls
Dead in the Street.
TRIAL IN PRINCE GEORGE

PETERSBURG, VA, April Especial.
Dr.. "A. Monteiro, of Richmond. was be-
fore the Mayor this morning on the
charge of criminal malpractice upon MISS
Mamie IS. Sterne, with whose ruin Ihomas
NJ. Gillian, a married man, is charged
The Doctor was acquitted this after
noon by Magistrate Lane, OF Prince
George county.
On motion of r. B. Davis, sustained
by recent act of the Legislature, the
court room was cleared OF all spectators.
Miss Sterne was then put upon the stand,
and detailed the circumstances or hef
trea tment She testttled in a straight
forward manner, and with composure
and becoming modesty.
WAS TREATED.
She said that about the Sth of last
December she took from DR.. Monteiro
A. prescription. That about the 18TH
of the month Gillian told her something
else would have to be done. Late one
afternoon of that week she went, at the
request of Gillian, to a house on New
Road in Prince George county, to Wnlch
place Dr. Monteiro had been carried
There she was surgically treated, and
then the three returned to Petersburg In
a buggy She testified that the surgical
treatment was done with criminal intent.
When the fact was brought out that
the alleged act was done in Prince
George county and not in Petersburg,
the warrant against DR.. Montelro was
held up and a. banch warrant was issued
by the Mayor, directed to an o1ncer OIL
his court, to arrest DR.. AIonteiro and take
him before the nearest magistrate IN
Prince George county for trial.
GAVE ADVICE.
The Doctor was taken before Masis-
trate R. II. Lane, of .Rives' Precinct, for
trial He testified that his practice
upon Miss Sterne was in no way criminal;
that the medicine he prescribed was
tonic and the surgical treatment was only
an examination.
Some time after that Gillian called
again to see the doctor and told him
there was no doubt about the chlld's con-
dition and asked his advice as to what
should be done Montelro says he told
Gillian to make a clean breast OF It TO
the father, and have the girl sent to
Northern hospital, which he named
His evidence was practically the same
as that given by the young girl, but the
intent was far different.
WHO PAYS THE FEE?
After the girl and tMonteiro had tesu-
fed the case was submitted without ar
gument, and the Magistrate at once rem
dered his decision of acquittal and in the
same breath said: "Who is to bear the
cost of this tral?"
The decision of the Magistrate was a
surprise to the community, which be-
lieved the case against DIR. Monleiro tc
be a strong one. Lane is being severely
criticised for his action in the case.
CONGRESSMAN LASSITER.
Major Jassiter has been notified by tbs
Secretary of the Commonwealth that his
certificate of election to Congress from
the Fourth District has been forwarded
to the Clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives. Major Lassiter left to-day fol
Washington, and will qualify tomorrow
The report of Health Officer Martin fol
the month ending April 18th shows the
total number of deaths to have been AZ
white, 10; colored, 81. Rate of mortality
of whole population, 2pl6.
PARENTAL CARE
Solox Cox. the nine-year-old boy
charged with stealing $50 from the per.
son of a farmer, has been turned over tt
his father, with instructions that the
boy be kept at home till further notice.
A runaway horse fell at the corner Of
Tabb and Sycamore Streets this after
noon and Sided across the street. Wher
he got up blood was running from hi:
mouth and the skin badly torn from hi:
side. He went to the corner of Boiling
brook Street and fell dead