The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-23
WAS ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Expelled From the Durham Academy
of Medicine.
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Name of Successful Applicants For License 10
Practice Medicine. Reports Of Sections,
Two Women Physicians Among
the Delegates.
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Durham. N. c., May 22.-The second
days session of the North Carolina
State Medical Society showed larger
attendance than were present yester-
day Many physicians came in on the
night and early morning trains aud
were present when President Baker
called the convention to order this
morning at 10 o'clock. Among the num-
ber here are two lady physicians, one
from Raleigh and the other from Colds
boro.
The sensation of the session came
this morning when the report of the
Board of Censors was made to the So
ciety. The censors met last night and
took up the case against DIR. r. a.
Moore, of this city. The charge against
him had been preferred by the Durham
Academy of Medicine, from which DR..
Moore was expelled some time ago.
While the trial was held behind closed
doors, it is learned that the general
charge against him was that he oh
tanned membership in the State society
by fraud In the trial DR.. A. Cheat
ham represented the Academy and DR..
Moore was represented b. Alton ncy
zones Fuller.
When the report was made this
morning the censors decided against
the Academy of Medicine and stated
that they found nothing to justify the
expulsion of DR.. Moore. This brought
on fight. and for a few minutes there
were lively times in the meeting. DR..
Cheatham came to his feet and there
was plain talk between him and DIR.
G. G.. Thomas, of Wilmington, who is
the chairman of the Board of Censors.
Some one asked what animosity the
Durham physicians had against Dr.
Moore and this brought many to their
feet on the question of personal privi-
legeS and warm debate ensued It
was clear that the society. or a ma jor-
ity of the society. were with Dr. Moore
and the decision of the Board of Cen
SOrS was SO contrary to the ekpecta-
ton of the prosecutors that the report
came as a sensation. The report, how
ever, was unanimous, being made by
DR.. Thomas.
After considerable debate the matter
was finally referred back to the Board
of Censors for trial again tonight. This
was done, it was stated, for the sake
of harmony and in order that the prose-
cution might introduce some evidence
that was denied at the first hearing of
the case. When the case comes up
again before the medical society tomor-
row there is no doubt that there will be
warm time again.
The trouble between the Durham
Academy of Medicine and DR.. Moore
began year or SO ago, when he was
expelled from the academy. 1t is learn
ed that he was expelled on charges
similar to the ones now against him be-
fore the State Society, and the Durham
doctors claim that they brought the
matter before the State Society i'm order
to justify the action they took. It is
said that the charge now against Dl.
Moore is, as mentioned above a gen
eral one of obtaining membership in the
State Society by fraud still there are
seven specifications in the charge. AT
this time there is no telling what will
be the outcome of the trouble.
The Board of Censors, which had n
rehearing of the case this evening. IS
composed of the following five dis+in-
guished members of the State Society:
DR.. G.. c. Thomas of Wilmington: T,r.
r. H. Speight, of Randall: DR.. l.. ]
Picet, of Littleton; Dr. M. H. Fletcher.
of Asheville, and Dr. c. M. Poole of
Craven.
A barbecue had been arranged in
honor of the. visiting physicians for
this afternoon, but on account of the
inclemency of the weather and the wet
and muddy condition of the ground it
was postponed until tomorrow after
neon.
In addition to the routine work of
getting the society organized for bust
ness the following has been transact
ed by the doctors: Report of section
on practice of medicines-reports made
by Drs. H II Bass of Tarboro, chair
man; w. C. Galloway of Wilmington;
John c. Rodman, Washington; ]. p.
Munroe. Davidson; G. f. Walker. Hun
tersville and T. Edwin Kerr, Lilesvillc.
Reports of section on Materia Medira
and the Therapeutics We're made by the
following: Drs. A. Cheatham, of Dur
ham. chairman, and I. W. Faison, of
Charlotte.
Reports made on section of anatomy
and surgery by the following: Drs r.
L. Gibbons, Charlotte, chairman, ] e.
Stokes. Salisbury H. A. Royster Raj
eigh; A. w. Knox, Raleigh; Michael
Hoke. Atlanta, Ca; Thomas P. Wynn,
Tarboro; r. l.. Payne, Norfolk, Va;
ana F. P. MeSiweather, Asheville.
REPORT of section on obstetrics: Drs.
r a Russell. Wilmington, chairman