Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-14
AFTER BEAUTY DOCTOR
IRATE DENVER WOMAN HAS
CDR" .NELDEN ARRESTED.
Inquiry Recalls Many Strange Means
Employed 70 Remove Facial
Disfgurements.

DIR. Andrew l.. Nelden. founder of tn,
"Nelden Institute and Sanitarium for Plas
| tic Featural Surgery and the new ST
Gregory's Hospital in Gold street, was helt
| In 81 eco bail by Magistrate McAvoy in the
| Tombs police court in New York yesterday
| morning for examina ton on Monday. H,
| furnished bail and went out protesting tina
| If the women who had begun course of his
treatment for removing wrinkles, straight
| ening noses and setting back ears had only
| continued 1t they would have no cause fol-
complaint.
Mrs. Joseph Ware, the Denver woman
who made the specific complaint that Mel
den obtained 500 and more from her or
| false pretenses, was in court wearing a
heavy veil. So were several other women
who have made complaints to the distrio,
attorney. They wore wells. too They are
all ready to testify against Nelden.
Mrs. Wares Statement.
In response to inquiry she said:
Il am here to stay until that man is pun
ished. When 1t comes to getting the cour,
| officers Of this city to do anything in hur-
ry, New York is certainly the slowest place
in the country. Out in Colorado the men
settle matters with a person like Dr. Mel
den in short order
There are hundreds of women who are
Just as anxious to have DR.. Nelden punished
as myself, but none of them had the nerve
to come forward until l made the first
move. Now 1 have all the support 1 want,
and shah not change my address until, at
least. / have given this outrage so much
publicity that women will no longer walk
blindly into the trap which bleeds them, In
many cases, of hard-earned savings.
Il corresponded with The head of the in
stitution for long time before / finally
came to New York. He stated positively
tai
face in two weeks time. When / arrived
here was treated with the greatest defer
ence until soon after had paid my money
when l discovered had been duped.
The parts of my face where the lotions
were applied are SO badly burned that as
yet am ashamed to expose them to view
never go out without heavy veil"
Nelden's Reply to Charges.
DR." Nelden said that it was the first
time that complaint against him. after
seven years practice in New York, had
taken serious form. Complaints had been
made to him, he admitted. but after he
had given advice his patients had found
that he was always trustworthy.
II Mrs. Ware had strictly followed my
directions" he said, "she would have been
completely cured. But she wouldn't II is
her own fault that she was not cleared of
the blem1shes and wrinkles. She didn't
have the proper amount of faith. Finally
she became very irregular in her attend
ance, and told her that if she wasn't more
regular l would stop treating her and she
could take her money back. / even offered
her the money back, but she wouldn't take
1t. Now she has got me into this pickle
She even prejudiced some of my patients
against me But l will have lots of wit
nesses who will testify that my methods
benefited Them
DR.. Neden admits that he uses strong
acids for removing wrinkles and doing other
facial stunts. Mrs. Ware and the women
who have complained to the district attor-
ney think that he used some kind of a car
bolic solution on them. In some instances
when he cuts out crows feet and puffs I'M
der his eyes. When he uses the knife Mel
den himself has pretty good-sized puffs I'M
der his eyes. When he uses the knifs, Mel
den says, he employs ointments and other
preparations to heal the cut without leav-
ing scar.
When I remove wrinkles he said, II
use strong acids to blister the skin. OF
course, the skin is raw for couple of days
but the ointment heals 1t and smoothes Il
over. There are hundreds of cases where
this has been done. Now, Mrs. Ware hasn't
said anything about my Strengthening her
nose. l remodeled it, and 1t is 90 per cent
better than when / first saw her."