Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

legal fees witness these charges in
the Schandeln Will case, recently
closed; Frisbee & Redheld attorneys
for Mrs. Clara S. Heyl, 100000; Quarles,
| Spencer g. Quarles, for the proponents,
S150,000; winkler, Flanders, Bottom &
Fawcett, for the contestants, 100000 a.
| w. Hard, guardian for the Frank emil
dren. $4,000, and George p. Miller,
guardian for Erick Heyl $4,000.
For a single argument before the
United States supreme court Joseph II.
Choate, former amba ssador to Great
Britain, once received 100000. The ef-
rect OF the argument was the declaring
Unconstitutional Of the income tax.
IL has been stated repeatedly that
Attorney d. M. Delmas was assured of
100000 fee for his work in defending
| Harry X. Thaw.
1t is not alone the law that offers
opportunities for making tremendous
sums quickly. Medicine is a profession
quito as rich In possibilities. A Phila-
delphia physician, the late DR. william
Pepper, 1t is understood, charged Robt.
Simpson $500 for an examination last
ing about minute, and DR.. S. wicr
Mitchell Is said to have been given a
fee of $4,000 by one patient.
When America learned that DR..
Adolph Lorenz of Vienna received $780,
900 for setting the hip of little Lolita
Armour of Chicago and later pay for
further attention swelling his total fees
to $4,000, there was amazement, and
yet this would not create surprise in
Europe, especially in court circles.
When the present King Edward of
England, then prince of Wales, was
seriously Ill years ago DR.. William
Jenner pulled him through, and for his
four weeks attendance was paid $50 900.
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OF Emperor William of Germany in his
last illness-Dr S. Morrel Mackenzie
presented bill for 100000, which was
paid without a murmur.
Prof. Zacherine of Moscow got SIS, 900
for two days attendance on the father
of the present czar.
Dr. Thomas Dimsdale for vaccinating
the Empress Catherine at st. Peters,
burg got $4,000 and a pension of S25OO
for life.
A bill Of 100000 was sent by DR.. WAL
ter c. Browning of Philadelphia to the
estate of Senator c. L. Magee at Pitts
burg. 1t was brought out in evidence
that Senator Magee had once declared
his intention of giving DIR. Browning a
fee of S1,000,000 and had added: "I in
tend to beat Peter Widener's record.
Widener, you know, paid his doctor
$500, ,000."
A review of high voluntary fees seems
to show that father whose child has
been saved by physician is especially
liberal. Gratitude of the Chicago father
to the Vienna "bloodless" surgeon was
eclipsed by that of Mr.. Flager of New
York, who gave DIR. Shelton securities
worth $4,000 for curing his daughter.
The late shah of Persia paid DR.. Gale.
zowski of Paris $4,000 for curing his
son of an affliction of the eye.
After the death of Marshall Field, the
Chicago merchant prince, his physician.
DR.. Frank Billings, filed in the probate
court claim of $25,00O, bill for seven
days service.
For 100 days attendance upon the
late William L. Rainey, millionaire
cork manufacturer in Philadelphia, DR..
Samuel T. Barnes made out a bill
amounting to $4,000. This charge of
1880 a day cannot be noted as among
the modest claims of practitioners.
That payment of large fees may he
exacted even when cures are not eff
fected was shown by the recent decision
of French court in the case of George
Crocker of California against DR..
Doyen. Mr.. Crocker sought to recover
a 100000 fee which he paid in 1904 for
having his wife treated for cancer
treatment which he asserted was un-
successful. The court held that the
Paris physician had done his best to
fulfill the contract and that he was en-
titled to the $4,000 fee