The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
Physicians Must Answer
to Court For AllegedW-
OlatlOn Of Law.
INQUIRY WILL
BE PROSECUTED
Attention of Grand Jury Called to
Others Who Are Now Prac-
ticing Here-What Rudd
and buchanan Have
to Say About
Case.

Something Of = qule. sensation was
created yesterday when the grand Jury
of the uustines Court, which had been
called In special session by Judge Witt,
reported an Indictment against DB. c.
n. Rudd and John W. Buchanan, two
weil-known young ncurologists. who arc
doing business as partners under the
firm name and style OF Rudd & Buchan-
an at Fifth and Grace Streets.
It is understood that the attention Of
tho commemorative attorney had been
called 10 the fact that the young men
were conducting practice which. In
ti,e opinion OF the old school physician, Is
In violation Of the laws of the land.
1t was alleged. and 30 far as the evil
dence goes never denied b. the two
young men. that they are practic!ng the
curative art without having passed an
examination before the Medical EXamin-
ing Board OF the State of Virginia, and
this. In the opinion OF the attorney and
Of the grand jury seeing to be Illegal
Tho members of the jury called to coD-
slider the complaint OF the old school
doctors and OF the Commemorative At
torney were Charles f. Taylor, NJ. B
Rosenbaum, George ID. Pierman. T. u
Morris B. " Gwathmey, a. z. Var
brougb. John l. Satterfeld, Z. S. Rose
and Reuben Burton.
The Indictment.
After sitting in the case for an hour OF
more. and hearing evidence. the Jurors
submitted to the court an Indictment.
Labeled true bill" which read as fol-
lows:
"The grand Jurors of the Common
wealth. for the body Of the city OF
Richmond. on their oaths present,
that c. II, Rudd and John w. Bu-
clianan. on the I'd day Of January.
in the year 1907. IN the said city,
and within the Jurisdiction Of tho
said Hustinga Court Of the city OF
Richmond, did unlawfuliy practice
medicine and surgery and as ply
stefan and surgeon for compensation
on one c. g. Samuels. without first
having obtained certificate from
tho State Board OF Medical Exam
iners, and cause same TO be recorded
as required by law. and without hav-
ing obtained a special permit frorn
the president OF tho said STATE Medi-
cal Board OF Examiners to practice
same, they, the said c. II. Rudd and
John w. Buchanan, having begun
TO practice medicine and surgery
and as physician and surgeon since
the lst day OF January. In the year
one thousand eight hundred and
elghty-Ave."
The two doctors We're in court when
the Indictment was read, and We're ae-
companied by their cousei. Messrs.
George j. Hooper and O'Flaherty and
any bond, but recognized them to ap-
pear when wanted. They did not seem
to be at all disturbed by the indictment
and had but little to say.
What Is Neurology?
Later in the day they were seen by a
Times Dispatch man, who called on them
in their Offices at Fifth and Grace Streets.
They were still disposed to treat the in
dictment lightly, and said they had been
charged In that document With practic-
ing as physicians and surgeons In a
specific case without first having passed
an examination before the State Medical
Board. They declared that SO far as the
specific case was concerned they would
have no difficulty In proving that they
had not In that case practiced medicine
or surgery. 1t was true that they had
never passed examination before the
board and they had never applied to that
board to examine them as to their pro-
hciency as neurologists; 1t would be
simply ridiculous for them to do so, as
the board knows nothing whatever about
the science of neurology,
In the practice Of their profession the!
use no medicines and practice no surgery
therefore they do not come "lthln tE'
purview OF the Virginia law as II nov
stands. A neurologist Is an expert on eS'
vrN ~ thos sy,ty aty n
cont. OF the chronic nervous troubles tina
ah,ict humanity come from defective eyes
These troubles in very many cases, the!
claim to be able to remedy without tn
use of drugs or prescriptions and withou
the aid OF surgery. Their treatment
simply to remove the cause of the trouble
and let nature do the rest.
Gives Mature a Chance.
TT Is an entirely new SYSTEM" say
DR.. Buchanan. I'VE treat the eye as til
gauge to the whole nervous system, an
we have nothing whatever Ia do viii
medicine or surscry. II Is a new 'sys
ten, and recent discovery, of whcl
the board knows absolutely nothing, an
does not profess 10 know anything. TIL
| cures we have effected, or rather tina
we have opened the way for nature I
| effect is the best evidence of the etlicac
| OF the new system. We do not need an
boards endorsement or certificate"
DIR. Buchanan is Richmond man, hnV
| ing been born and reared In this city
DR.. Rudd is a native of Powhatan, bll
has spent the most of lfis life In thi
city as n student of the classics and Q
medicihe.
Judge Witt did not Indicate yesterda,
| when the case against these specialist
will be called for trial. but 1t will prof.
ably come up this month.
The attention of the grand jury lla
| also. been called to other specialists dc
| ing business In this city, osteopaths an
/ doctors of the schools Of various cults
and Foreman Taylor reported 70 tn
/ court that the Jury found itt i'npSsslbl
/ to go into an investigation yesterda,
Of these cases, b,lt suggested that tn
/ commemorative Attorney pursue his II
uulry along these lines, and II need y
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