Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-29
CONSPIRACY.
Charge Against BaIti-
more Doctor and Friend.
Former Appears Before Medi,
cal Board for Examination
In Place of Younger Man-Both Now
Under Arrest.

~ 'i''ilu' Me-, March 2S.-AuStin
Francis O'Malley of Clinton. Mass.
and DR.. Houghton Baxley of Baltimore.
are under arrest at the police station
on charge of conspiring to do an H.
iesal act in injury of public health.
o Malley, graduate OF the Baltimore
University School of Medicine made
Application to take the examinations
before the Maine Board of Regis,ra ton
OF Medicine at Portland. This morn
ing, DR.. Baxley presented himself be-
lore the board which was holding the
examination in the council chamber
ana started in to take the examina-
tons in the name of O'Maiiey
The board had already been in
formed that Dr.. Baxlev had intended
to come TO Portland for this purpose
and when he made his appearance
County Attorney Eaton was given the
facts ana after Questioning the doctor,
who broke down and confessed. he was
arrested by Marshal Sylvester and
locked up. From information cleverly
drawn out by County Attorney Eaton,
O'Mailey was located at the Jefferson
EFT, who was accompanied by Assist
ant County Attorney Vernon. The de-
lection, arrest and confession of both
were made in the brief space of two
hours.
This is the first case of this kind
known by any members Of the board.
although arrests on similar complaints
had been made in Boston two years
ago. BaXley, who is Il user of cocaine
and morphine, is said to have taken eX-
aminations in the names of others sew
eral times before this. When con-
fronted by Colonel Eaton, this morn
ing, he broke down and confessed.
Just before issuing the examination
papers. this morning, the secretary of
the board of registration. having been
Informed that oakley intended to TAKE
the examinations for O'Malley, called
| each of the applicants to the desk and
requested him to write his Name and
address. This was to divert suspicion.
Baxley showed signs of nervousness
and wrote his name three times before
he was satisfied. The slip finally turned
| in by him bore the following ndme and
address. austin +. O'Malley. 81 4
22d street, Baltimore
The application for the examination
received some weeks previously was
made out in OMalley's hand writing
| and eaV. his address as being % Win
| ter street, Clinton. Mass, and the
board had received several letters from
! o Malley dated PIG Comac street Phil
adelphia. The address given by oakley
when he wrote the name O'Mhlley was
| his own address in Baltimore.
With this evidence the board summon
ed County Attorney Eaton, who. after
| hearing the facts. drew up IA warrant
charging conspiracy and with Marshal
| Sylvester went to the council chamber.
Raxley was called out into the ante
room and questioned by Col. Eaton. At
ter a few questions he broke down and
admitted that his name was BaXiey and
! that he was taking the eXamina tons for
| O'MalleY
Having obtained this information Col
Eaton tried to locate OMalley and ask
ed oakley if he hadn't been with him
last nigt Bailey after while told the
| county attorney that they arrived in
Portland last night and registered at
| the jefferson hotel.
| He told Col Eaton that he had reg
Mr.. Vernon with Inspector Pickett
| went to the jefferson hotel and found
the name Duncan on the register and
| over it the name ID. w. Alexander. Mr..
Vernon described Baxlry to the proprie-
! tor who said that the description fitted
| the man who had signed as Alexander
| Duncan or O'Malley was not in and Mr.
! Vernon and Inspector Pickett waited. A
| few minutes past l. o'clock OMalley
| came in and asked for his room key. As
| the key was passed him Mr.. Vernon
| asked him If his name was not Dun
| can No" was the answer. and in turn
| he denied that his name was Alexander
or O'Malley. He was questioned further
| and then placed under arrest and brought
| to the police station where two half pints
of whiskey We're taken off his person.
| AT the station he was examined by
| Colonel Eaton and admitted that his
name was O'Malley. When accused of
consprng to commit an illegal act. he
| laughed and said that he did not take
| the examination and asked what they
| proposed to do about it. He had appar-
emily been drinking heavily. Several
| time while he was being examined he
| pulled roll of bills from his pocket
and asked how much it would cost to
| fix it up. | don't want to have any