The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
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the Susanna Geary case.
tie may not be charged as one OF the
principals, hat II Is likely that he Will ap'
pear. AZ least, as a witness.
The connection which this physician has
with the case OF Miss Geary. the "Shep'
herd King" dancer, Is alleged TO be as one
~ the surgeons who performed the opera
tion of laporotomy a few days before the
girl died the operation being undertaken
as a desperate means to save her life
II Is not claimed this doctor was pres
ent at the dismembermcnt OF the body, or
that he knows anything about the case
beyond what he has been told since the
body was disposed Of
The fact OF this doctors probable par
tcipation In the abdominal operation was
whispered tho day Or. Percy u. Mcleod
was arrested
AZ that time n appeared probable that
he had been called I'm To treat Miss Geary
when peritonitis developed 10 a critical
point
Investigation since then has shown.
however. that this physician was not the
first regular practitioner summoned. that
he was not the doctor in charge OF the
case
But when the heroic operation was de.
cided on by the physician I'm charge AL
legged by the police TO have been pr Me
Leod. this physician was taken 10 the
RftN hH -.
assist
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ABORTIONTsTs
a campaign is 10 be waged against all
me malpractitoners In this city. and the
police hope to drive them out The most
office authorities long ago took action IN
check this evil by excluding such adver-
using and correspondence from the malls
since me development OF the suit cas
mystery the police have been quietly al
WORK formulating campaign against
these concerns, Monday the board dis
cusSed the matter I'm executive session
ana Judge Emmons. who is the only law
yer on tho board was assigned To nrose-
cute the malpra ctitioners Commissioner
Emmons Immediately consulted other au-
thorties
For over an hour yesterday forenoon
Deputy Chief George Neal OF the state
police was closeted with him as 10 the
pes, manner OF procedure. Deputy Neal
said to Judge Emmons:
nave no intention OF rejecting upon
Supt Pierce or Chief Inspector Watts.
TOT l regard the Boston police department
as one or the very best In this country
VIII dc all that can 10 aid YOU I'm vour
Crusade against -tAeAe-f4 4Aert4t,f44s+.- 71rri
aithough there are a number OF suspected
places in this city. | have no desire nj
thls ume 10 make any specific accusa-
tions"
POSTAL OFFICIALS HELP. TOO
Today at II o'clock Or. Edwin n. Har-
vey OF the state board OF registra tion in
medicine, conferred with Judge Emmons
~ Is expected DR.. Harvey will cooper
ate 10 the extent OF revoking the certin-
Gates OF registration OF all physicians who
can be shown I'm any way connected with
this business
Postoffice Inspector Snow will also he
n u4t1
today. He Is believed 10 have important
and damaging evidence.
During the postoffice investiga tion OF
these concerns. some time ago Inspector
Snow amassed great amount OF inn
portant evidence concerning these peo-
pie ana their business, and he has Il In
his possession now.
Inspectors McGarr and Armstrong have
often investigated maipractitioners during
the past five years, and they. too, have
valuable evidence.
NOT CALLED IN AFTERWARDS
This man. according 10 the information
received, did all he could to save the girls
hfe. After the operation there seemed
10 be chance OF Miss Goary's recovery
although a slender one
This second physician left the house
after the operation and was not called
in afterward Miss Geary lived four davs
not present when she died. nor did he
know OF her death until several DAYS af-
terward
That he did later learn the fate OF tho
girl and the disposition OF the body there
is little doubt
The doctor In question has. II is alleged.
treated other patients convalescing In tho
winthrop street house
Friendship is said to have been one o.,
the reasons for this doctors presence the
hlsht ne tried To save the girls nfe He
and DR.. Mcleod have been intimate for
several years
This physician lives in Roxbury and
In an emergency Il would not take him
long 10 70 from his office 10 the house
where Miss Geary died
The Roxbury physician is attending 10
MS practice as usual He was questioned
yesterday about his connection with the
case He denied that he knew ANYTHING
about the operation on Miss Gearv. and
said he was not called in consultation 10
attend her or any other patient at eS Win !
throp street
He admitted that he and DIR Mol cod
had been warm friends for wears and had
consuleted each other about their pa
tents
But the great question r. 10 determine
just how TO proceed and under iust what
laws 10 prosecute. for Il is very Difficult,
matter to get evidence and 10 procure I
the necessary witnesses The witnesses
shrink from the notoriety
Judge Emmons has list OF some "a i
places. and evidence against /
these Is being accumulated quietly and /
persistently. Prosecution will be made /
just as soon as IL is believed the evi- |
dence warrants A.
Some notorious places will be summarily |
closed because operated by persons who 1
DO not possess certificates OF registration
The lying In hospitals conducted in con-
nectiou also Will be closely watched
POSSIBLE WITH COOPERATION
Confronted with the situation. a high
police OFFICIAL said yesterday:
II you put the question 10 mo I'm tho
abstract TN say yes. that under tho lnw
as " IL on the books there ls no reaso,
why police officers cannot shut IN su,b
places and drive ont the irregular doc
tors anywhere I'm this commonwealth ~
they want 20 do SO. hut there are tho
exceptions IN that same statute which
bother district attorneys and police OFT.
GERS
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that there are excepted hypnotistS clair
voyants and Christian Scientists No, \