The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-09
Showing How Braid, Stewart and Lawson Worked
1ogeihsr to Get the Latter Medical Certificate
Developments Today Prominent Physicians
in Seattle Express Their indignation at
the Outrage Which Was Attempted

~.oauA. Jan. s.-The scandal
- = tie exposure OF Doctor
1898 attempt 70 secure by fraud
s,ss~ 10 practice medicine In Sc
80 r-uws In Almenslons with each
sss<sr hour. pis eanfesierates are
- nov. with TIE possible ex-
'ssrsssu ~ the nusteFi0us DIR. Wiz
who s Believed . be myth
nassinss conapirator among the
...~k~rx al ne state medical board
- suxr have offered 10 SET the
as<stinrz and answers.
rmlnx to the incomplete know
,..xs ske conspiracy which ex-
isssa ssferaay. Il VAS impossible
"a IN 4 al statement q the affair.
rn M known that DIR. lawson
49, reo4y ard checks agxregAtlnS
rM A. ne answers with which h
- y lrco Ike medical board
later pevsiernsnts
nav. Lawson. a physician who
- un<<icsd medicine In Seattle
v1sAen 1 license, and who was re-
ssnx1 fined $50 by the superior
eu4 sor % doing. conceived the
- fnnt he would gain a certificate
ks1 tks state medical board. now
nee<inx n Tacoma
Al this tine Or. J. G.. Stewart.
rrrek1egos Of the Edinburgh Med
II; Institute. located IN the Boston
basek allegsS that he was approach
e ~ 3 -Dr. wfison.- whom ~ did
~ know. aud was offered set Of
anEHtrS which were assured the cor
nj onex 70 subjects co be used by
~ exauininx board At Tacoma
Dr. Stewart knew Of DIR. 1-awson's
tufFs 20 xain a certificate. and call
Il J. y. Braid. tbs advertising man
u<f q the Seattle Times. into the
x1erne 70 furnish ns. Lawson with
- fraudulent answers The price
- mysterious Wilson Is aIleRw4
r1ave demanded 10 ssero. but BRAID,
- opening the plan 10 Dr. Law
returned 60 Dr.. Stewart and
tAe price waR too high.
~ KkeEW< -e<1eGs4~ 60 GDpkfUxr
H~eatfafs6 with tho unknown
- and finally. on fssf Mon
3 Wenfnx, the sale 81 she howsss
Gn1>ss was contaminated ny BRAID.
I1mxa paylnT 1000 for them.
Ik1t1 wnx given szas In cash by
lau1po. 1nd cheek for 500. which
- ~ % Or. Stewart. The hal
xo<4. IN vas satisfied by n note
n16< pu3Uh,s % Wilson. The note
~ ~ d become negotiable until
n rx@<rn Ind PASSED hts exarsfq-
e1n ~ ~ secured hts certiff-
En0 rxrxee 0vrr
An ~ n1sy Or. Stewart says
- tx1u1 gp1r 70 "Dr. wilson who
rrMrrss1 % hirn that Re was a
M1naR ~ the examining hoard aa+
- y n position 70 get hoid o. aud
a1syr fhe correct answers.
- ~ ffesn answers was rfvrn
Dr. Lawson hw Braid. and with
n<m ~ appeared before the board
~ exarntnsrx NJ Tacoma Tuesday
morning. On that ruornlnr Dr. Law
epn VAS exAminsf in hssfegoay. ard
a1nded N four answers q a. rrauv
@se4stons- At the BEGINNING az shm
srssFnoou D. fsauxr. wrr harfef a
special delivery letter. After read
- = y hmrsefiy iaff she rom and
90 not skarrTar for an hour AFTER
wards. A tk's time she students
we're Hnferxnfnx an examination "a
enernxsT. sBt Dr. Lawson APPLIED
M n. Gee. a member Of the
Du4rA fer . ltst ~ questions. They
HIe REFUSED because the applicant
- Se>r 1kstrf more than an hour
gtsr fh<y were given cut. Lawson.
= s7.f iosf hls temper 81 being
Nsnset. and told Or. f'oe that for
~ 5rn safety h. had better 6aif~s-
- a1est'ons. ~ ne. Lawson. had a
ansnt n his pocket which would
% ne bard all kinds o. trouble.
- - which any newspaper would
- no 10 secure.
cslis< Els nfuff
~ c5s went 20 The telephone a.
- 80 called on a newHpaD~r Of.
~ = reporter Or. Lawson ~
~ ffn< went out ~ the poem and
&C NO. return. Or. lawn ssvs
r. q this time he ara no, kuss
VA - had been buueoeA mi
1nn1fhf hla answers wars rovre@s'
- -. VA tcrle member o. the board
EHiify q fnaifeasance.
La; d Qasssiana
~. nnnn~rate the different epjtls
nsinS locality OF organ IA
each form predonninafeg.
-" aefe Il s1nstr1ped muscular
1ssaf found
Desrribe A Pacinlan corpurcls
~. i've the astrological difference
,za ne wall u an artery ana
.4H u vein.
Describe the mlcroacoplcal an
a.. .a =. q q cross section OF
49,. ..en made TIE following an
= t1eee questions.
a. fhflous types spifhelum are,
- s4nafnos. which IL found h
~. tolumnar. found on greater
intestinal tract, rpherofdai.
u z fianda. ciiiated, found M
~, I'd blfod corpuse1os aiar.,,.r
$780, ~ inch. white blood cor
z.es0 70 z,6a0 81 an lneh.
ss.s lnFee ecats Internal ~ eofth-
csl...a middle muscular and sxtsrnaI
~. Section n the eptuat cara -,
go. ne white matter 70 occupv ~
- and much larger part Tbs
a., matter IL formed ~ = esrtr,f
~ 80 forms horns. The uostey-
eisns bnz and reach III near 49,
shsr,s. f q cord. The anterior All