The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-06
DR.. G. w. Miller Resents any
ImputatiOn Of Trickery
D D in CERTIFICATE SALE
Says That He Made Deal With Dr Duffy
to Handle Cases Of Those Holding
Certificates, Guaranteeing Treat
ment-Dr. Duty Said No.

When former City Physician q. Nv.
Millef sold out his Emergency hospital
q few weeks ago and went to Coyington,
Ind, he left 4 quantity of hospital GER
tificates in the hands of Barre peonle,
who purchased them at one dollar DER.
with the stipulation that iii case Of
sickness the purchasers of the certificates
should be entitled To treatment i'll tile
Emergency hospital The certificates
were good for one year and most OF the
purchasers had not realized on them.
On leaving, Or. Miller stated that Dr.
y. Duffy would treat those people
holding hospital certificate cases. The
day following such announcement and
The departure Of Dr.. Miller for Coving-
ton, DR.. Duffy asserted that SO far as he
knew no arrangement had been made for
the care of such holders OF certificates,
and the holders Of the certificates be-
gan to whistle. Now DR.. Miller writes
The Times that he did make such all
arrangement with Dr. Duffy, who Il at
present city physician, succeeding DR..
Miller in that position, and that he has
witnesses to prove it,
How Dr.. Miller Explains.
pr Miller explains the situation al fol-
lows
Before I sold out the Barre Ener-
geney hospital furnishings / went and
see DR.. Duffy and asked him If he cared
to look after the certificates that were
out, also for the two societies and city
practice for which was physician. He
not only said be would, but would be
glad to do it. | would never have closed
out the Emergency hospital business I'M
less | felt sure / had responsible and
qualified person TO take my place | be-
lieved DR. Duffy to be such or | would
not have asked him to do the work, nor
would have went before the city coun-
leil and urged his appointment as my
successor After reading Dr. Duffy's no.
tiee ! called him up over the long dis
tanee telephone and had talk with him
asking what it all meant. His reply was
that he could not stand good for the
expense Of keeping any eases in the hos
pital that might need to 20 there, fot
the little he was getting out of it. told
him ! would stand good for it and lie
said that upon receipt OF written states
1nent 10 that effect he would correct hiE
previous statement in the paper. This
lie never ulu+ 1 1lILucI oueIeu 20 lcJ
an account of 5000 ! had against him
stand as a deposit toward any hospital
expense he might be put to. could
state more facts in regard to the case,
but / believe that / have made it clear
TO my friends and the public that | went
away believing ! had everything all fixed
mp as it should be. No one regrets more
than / that things have turned out as
they have, and all who ever have had
any dealings with me know that | did
business on the square. have always
had an unstained character and ! feel
sad indeed that such things have hap
pened to cause anyone to think | had
played trick on any one.
fThe> money collected on certificates
was used in paying hospital bills, and
It'll had any money in my possession
that belonged TO anyone else would re-
turn it at once
Yours truly,
GO. w. Miller