The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
ARREST or A WOMAN HEALER
COUNTY SOCIETY GETS AFTER
MRS. WEAVERSON.
Gingerbread POuluces with Prayer for .
GangFened Leg. AecerdiRg 10 the
Patient-Medical soclety's witness
Attends One OInIo-AFFeSt FolIsWs.

GAngFened Leg, AecerdiRg 90 the
Patient-Medical sOclety's witness
Attends One OInIo-ArFeSt FolIsWs.
Mrs. Brownie RathbOne Weavsrson, s.
years old. and described Is a healer, living
at $50 West i04th street, was arrested yes
terdRy afternoon for practising medicine
without . license. Her arrest was brought
about by the County Medical Society.
Mrs, Weayerson was arrested on a war
rant issued by Magistrate Mayo In the
Harlem court on the testimony OF Mrs.
Josephine Cook Of 100 West 12Sth street
employed by the County Medical Society.
When the warrant was applied for II was
known that Mrs. WeaversOn was practising,
but Just what her treatment consisted OF
no one knew except Mrs. Ellen Roehll, 80
years old, widow, living IN tenement
at 1855 Amsterdam avenue,
Mrs. Cook and another witness saw the
treatment yesterday and 1t was Of such a
kind that the witnesses didn't want 70 de-
scribe Il later. Mrs. ROehl, who IL a poor
woman, has been III for nearly three weeks.
She suffered from paralysis Of the right
side, and coon after she had to take to her
bed pimple appeared on her right leg.
In a few days this had developed gan
creme and Mrs. Roehll dootored II herself.
SIZE called In a physician once and bis treat
naent didn't cure boT as quickly a. she had
expected. A neighbor-Mrs. Roshil
couldn't recall this neighbor's name last
night-suggested that she call In Mrs.
Weaverson, the healer, who, the neishbor
said, had effected soma remarkable cures.
Mrs. Roehll says she didn't send after
81 -. kttf baf a Aaxv or IahaF MFn
Weaverson appeared at the tenement and
said ahe could cure Mrs. Roehll.
aShe told me, said Mrs. Roehll last night,
that she had cured many persons Of disease.
She referred TO a lawyer living uptown and
q clergyman downtown, but abe mentioned
no names.
Il told her to 60 ahead II she thought
she could cure me- and she started In. She
made some gingerbread poultices and put
them on my leg They hurt aWfully, but
she told me 10 forget the pain and tried to,
but couldn't.
'shs came hack the next day and tried
more poulticing. Then she knelt down
at the foot Of my bed and prayed long and
earnestly. Before she started to pray
she showed me how she wanted me to
breathe. She told me TO inhale air through
my nostTils and let 1t out through my mouth.
She said that. II would breathe this way
all the time it would surely help me to get
better.
when she came back the next day she
went through the same performance.
when she was leaving she told me the
cause Of Christian Science was In need Of
money. I gave her g for the cause. She
.Yiritad me nearly every day after that, and
altogstherI gave her $50 more, The last
time gave her only 2 cents because that
was all had.
Two days ago q man from the County
Medical Society came to ses me and told
me that tho treatment was a fake. He
told me that the County Medical Society
would see t-at was treated properly
by a reputab.. physician, but he also told
me not 10 let Mrs. weaverson know Of his
visit Later Mrs. Cook called and said
she had been sent by the society.
Mrs, Weaverson visited me that day.
but she didn't do any poulticing or any
healing, but she did do some praying Mrs
Cook was here when she next appeared,
but saw nothing wrong.
Yesterday Mrs. Weaverson declared that
II was time that new poultioes we're put
on. Mrs. WeaYerson made the poultices
and put them on that leg In the presence
Of Mrs. Cook and another witness. When
she finished the work she " az arrested and
taken 10 the police station
Mrs. Weaverson didn't have TO stay in a
cell long. She declared in the police sta
ton that her arrest was an outrage and
that somebody would sui:eT for it. She
was bailed by Mrs. Belle HemPhnl Of ~
Boulevard lafayette.
Mrs. Roehll will be sent to Bellevue
Hospital, The County Medical Society
will need her testimony 20 prosecute Mrs
WeaveTson.