The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-27
STORK'S doctor" CONVICTED
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PURELY
HEBREW, He T~ESTIFIES.

30 Une Mans Les anu Anolners Ears
in Evidence - Endorsed as n scientist.
A great lock Of Fast Side women and
numerous Christian Scientists filled the
Special Sessions court room yesterday when
Julius Benjamin, "the advance agent OF the
stork," was tried for practicing medicine
without a license. Benjamin was convicted
and he will be sentenced next Thursday.
Champ s. Andrews, counsel for the County
Medical Society. figured as complainant.
Mrs. Bessie Lyman Of 70S Fifth street,
who was the first witness for the prosecu-
ton, testified that Benjamin had promised
to bring a boy to her home after she had
been under his treatment three months.
Il visited his Office every day for three
months said the woman. "and paid him
500. but the stork didn't bring the boy. He
gave me pills and then would sit and hold
my hands and pray"
Mrs. Sophia Jaoobwitz Of 233 Seventh
street testified that she had been to Benja-
minis Office 100 times, and had paid him $3.50,
The stork was to bring her a girl, she said,
and she took. "Oh, so many pills, and held
the doctors" hands until she got tired.
Mrs. Gussie Goddard Of 254 Seventh
street, like wise visited Or" Benjamin's
Office many times. She had taken his pills
and given him money.
He promised a baby she said, "and
after / took the first pills my whole body
seemed to burst into flames. seemed all
afre. He said: Don't worry, 1t will be
all right. You will nave children l paid
him S97.'
Solomon Reisler Of ISL West Eighty
ar,t ,tr,o ,,iA ba want tn Ranlamln TO
be treated for fat foot.
Benjamin gave mo pills. said the wit
ness, and told me to take the braces on
l followed his advice and my condition be-
came so critical that l had to have my leg
amputated.'
Benjamin, who wore a long, black beard
and a sickly expression, was called to the
witness stand in his own behalf. He said
he was SO years old and lived at 343 East
Seventeenth street. He said he had been
a Christian Scientist for eleven years. He
has been a member Of the First Church OF
Christ Scientist six years and a member
OF the Fourth Church five years. He said
he was recognized by the Christian Science
Churcn as a member and a healer.
What course OF treatment was pre-
soribed by you in the treatment OF the wit
n~essesf' he was asked.
Il spoke Of God. i prayed for them and
| gave them hymns, tracts and psalms TO
read" replied the witness.
Were they in EnGlish?'
mo, Hebrew"
Did you give them all the same treat
ment?"
AS each one had a different mentality
| had not a fixed system Of talk. but / spoke
to them in practically the same manner"
He denied giving pills or medicine,
-Did you tell Reisler he had a fat foot?'
asked Justice Olmsted.
L did not. / told him God never made
DO you believe in Christian science9"
queried Justice olmsted.
We're you born and brought up In the
Jewish faith?"
Il was"
And you preached and taught Christian
Science TO PEG ple who were not Christian
but who were devout folio wers in the
Jewish faith?"
Yes, sir
DO you believe in Christi
NO. | do not
Isn't it an essential part of the Christian
Science religion to believe in Christi
NO, not at all. Christian Science is
purely Hebrew. 1t had it's inception ages
before Christ"
The three women who had testified against
Benjamin were called and they swore they
could neither read nor write and did not
know what the Christian Science books
contained.
cha rles p. Simmons, a real estate agent
at 10 Barclay street, was called by the de-
fence to tell of BeDjamin's good character
and his high standing in the Christian
Science Church. Mr.. Simmons said that he
has known Benjamin seven years and always