The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
Massage and PhysiC Science
Man Arrested In Greensboro
la NEW STATE STATUTE.
sls Exempts From Examination Only
.ssS Those Practicing Christian Science.
The Case VIII Be} E ought II the
i# Courts and Appeal I AIKEN.
Especial 10 Tho Times 81 spatch.)


GREENSBORO, NJ. G., April io.--Wh ,tl
viii eventually prove to be Q case OF far-
reaching Importance and interest TO the
medical profession was begun before cEr'
Mayor Osborne. as q justice OF the peace ace
here yesterday. Dr.. Batten member en- , e.
OF the state Board Of Medical Bxamn.
erss had warrants executed y on a. A. %
Blggs for practlclng as q physician WIZ n.
out having obtained certificate after after ex.
animation before the Board OF Examtn'
ers. BIggs came here two weeks ago
and advertised as a non -nedi cal5 phy,slii..5
clan, using massage and physical cu ll.
ture treatment exclusively, He has has h 2 2,
great many patients, and at the trial yes 'st
terday the prosecution introduced two 70
Y 81 them to establish the fact that he.
was giving treatment for a fee
n II The prosecution. represented by Messra ..
4 King ana Kimball, claims that under ths
amended act OF the last Legislature any
one, except Christian Scientists. VINO VINO
uses any method whatsoever for the
treatment OF disease, II a fee Is CHARGED.
must first undergo an examination be-
fore the medical board and register the
certificate before the clerk of tho court
The net declares all such to be practi-
\ toners OF medicine and surgery. whether
medicine Vi or surgical instruments arc
used or not. Major Charles NJ. Sted-
man. representing Biggs, takes the POSI-
4 ton that the amendment Is unconstitu1Is
tional. and while Bggs was bound over.
"a the Superior Court, no will continue
his practice, and the case will 80 to
the Supreme Court, whichever way It IS
decided in the Superior Court. as.$
%If the case is decided against Biggs II
\ Will mean tho complete distinctions Of
ali species OF massage osteopathic or
5non-drlg treatment, q except Christian
Scientists, In the state. Il It Is said that
there are at least ono hundred pracd7
TONERS In tho State who Will either IA We
20 leave Or give their treatment tree 81 o.
charge. NJ 64 55 !.
a; Tho Increased postofIlce receipts at
High Point for tho past three years give
a f1ne F illustration OF its development.
Receipts for 1900 were 81 636. Is; for 1903,
u III COL "A. 5
One OF this most important cases tried
at this term OF the Federal Court was
4 concluded yesterday e. evening. George
I M. Hod gin. a store-keeper5 and grocer at
4 a distillery in this county, was indicted
\ for permitting distillcr to- violate tie
revenue law. Hodgin Is an active Repuo-
slican polite clan and a man OF good sta nd
Ing. and the extreme visor Of the prose-,
cution against him was generally com.
mented on. The trial lasted for Two
days, he being very ably defended by
Messrs Rynum, Long and Bradshaw.
The Jury brought In a8verdict OF not
/ guilty, which evidently very much,
shocked Judge Boyd. Hodgin attained
prominence two years ago by organizing
society for the promotion Of honest
administ ira ton of the revenue law by
store-keepers and gaugers. and the vcr-
5dlct#of not guilty is taken as a yindlca-
X ton. sas HI e sB Il "a
Another verdict Of not guilty was re-.
turned In the case OF another store
keeper and gauger. 8. w Swain. OF RAN;
/. dolpi county. He was charged with
4 shooting a revenue officer Swain ad-7
mitted the shooting. but commended that
he thought he was shooting at a dog.
y when It happened to be O stump. behind
which two revenue officers were watch
Ing. The dog-stump was rotten; and tho
ball, going through It. slightly wound I'd
concealed officer. II
"A prominent Republican here yesterday
declared 1t was an outrage to be prose-
cvting so vigorously Republican workers
and store-keepers and put them in the
K penitentiary. just on the eve OF all Of
them losing their Jobs throug h the abol-
ishment Of county distillerles by the
Watts law, 4s 5g.s 81 y IN