The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
HERE TO STAY
Vital Magnetic institute Has
Leased Present Home
for a Year.
Why Manager Sherman Re-
fuses to Pay ltinerant
License.

AS a rule, any new business or pro-
fession is looked upon with dlstrust
There was no exception to this rule
when the Vital Magnetic Institute"
was established permanently in Topeka
A number of individuals at once started
out on the theory that no such power
as vital magnetism existed, and not
withstanding the demonstrations given,
which startled the public and estab-
lished a reputation for the institute
professional jealousy and dense disbe-
lief have made temporary trouble for
the management of the institute.
/. L. Sherman, manager of the Insti-
tute, and DR.. z. A. CaHlf1eld, the physi-
clan in charge, have been arrested at
the instigation of City Attorney Dren-
ming for refusal to pay a license as
'.itinerant doctors" the city license col
lector and city attorney making the
claim that the Vital-Mag ghetto Institute
is tIansitory concern, and not a per-
manent fixture.
Mr.. Sherman the manager, refused to
nav the license fee of 800 on the
grounds that Topeka was his home, and
the home of the Vital Magnetic Insti-
tute. He has leased the property which
the institute now occupies for one
year, and has an option on valuable
city property which he intends to pur-
chase outright. Mr.. Sherman has pur-
chased furniture and made improve
ments on the leased property at SIS
Van Buren, street, which indicates that
he intends to stay.
The following letter which was re-
ceived by Mr. Sherman last year. tes-
titles to the endorsement of the Com
meTcial club of Topeka, and if WIS this
letter which led Mr.. Sherman to come
to Topeka with a view of permanent
ly esta blishing his institute. The fame
of the cures effected by the Magnetic
Institute had gone before. and after
1.-THE standing of the concern had been
Investigated this invitation, written on
CT a n C0r1roArQfal |clIIh-
was mailed to Mr.. Sherman in ST. JOS
eph, Mo-:
Topeka, Kan, June Z, 1905.
305 North Eighth ST., St. Joseph, Mo.
Dear Sir:-Having heard great deal
about your wonderful cures from To-
peka people who have been in St JOS
eph, I write to ask you if you are con-
tempating making Topeka in the near
future. I hope you viii advise me at
Your earliest convenience about this
matter because there are quite num-
Der of people in Topeka who have
talked to me about you and would like
to see you here In case you cannot
come, wish you would advise me
when you can be seen at st. Joseph,
your charges, etc.
We have a large Auditorium here in
Topeka, seating capacity 1000 and 1
am satisfied If you would come to this
city and give exhibitions of your mar
velous cures in the Auditorium. that
it would be sometime before you would
be able to leave Topeka on account Of
pressure of business.
Yours very sincerely,
c. K. HOLIDAY.
Very naturally, the management of
the institute failed to see why a Ii
cense should be required for perman-
ent institution, and refused to pay. Lii
cense Collector Mark Mason, backed by
City Attorney Drenning,-the man who
calmly told Mr.. Sherman that he
didn't want to be convinced, and
Il ~
rest of Mr. Sherman and the institute
physician, and they were brought be-
fore the notice court. Not liking the
manner in which the case was conduct
ed. the defendants secured a habeas
corpus before the case was finished.
The trial in police court, which was
stopped by habeas corpus before de-
cision was reached, was conducted to
the advantage of the prosecution, 1t IS
claimed, and unfairly toward the de-
PENDANTS.
trial in police court. which was stop
ned by habeas corpus before a decision
was reached, was conducted to the ad-
vantage of the prosecution, it is claim
ed, and unfairly toward the DEFEND
9Th The witnesses for the city were
Mark Mason. license collector, and
/ Charles Dwinell a former employee or
were city witnesses. their testimony
was in favor of the defendants. Mason
adnitted that he had no knowledge
that the defendants had advertised
bv dodgers. etc." as he had charged
! them in his complaint, practically ad-
hitting that he had made a complaint
| ~, venture and not fact. Dwinell tes-
tined that the house at 615 Van
Buren, had been leased by Mr.. Sher-
man. first for three months and later
for a wear. and that Mr.. Sherman had
| advertised Topeka as q permanent To-
cation
At the opening of the case Mark
I Mason testified that he had demanded
a license of Dr. Caulfield and Mr..
/ Sherman.
CITY Attorney Dreaming
sHe stuck to one proposition We
! had no trouble at all. He simply said
/ ne was a permanent resident of To-
pelxa and did not think he should pay
/ a. license
ssDid he pay any Iicense?-
yes, he paid for the first month";
The witness was turned over to Mr..
Perkins. representing Mr.. Sherman.
who cross examined him.
ssDfd he pay you voluntarily p,
mo. sir. he did not. He paid under
protest and I so stated on the license. =
you are the complainant in this ac-
tion2'
aDi6 you see the defendants issuing
any dodgers or advertising of any kind
on TIE streets Of Topeka since March
NO. sir. I did not, and have no knowi-
edge Of it.