The San Francisco call., 1908-10-18
PHYSICIAN [NJOINS
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Restraining Order Stops Press
ing of Charges Against
DR.. Canac-Marquis
Accused Surgeon Alleges DR.. F.
Dudley TAFT Would Not Give
Him Fair Trial

By obtaining from Superior Judge
Seawell a restraining order directed to
the San Francisco County medical So
ciety and the societys committee on
ethics, DR.. F. p. Canac Marquis yes
terday put an effectual stop to an in
vestigation that was to have been made
by the committee last night of charges
that have been brought against him
I by President Levison of the society
The order is returnable Friday, when
hearing will be had before Judge
Seawen on an application for a perma
nent Injunction. and until after that
! time, at least, the trial of DR.. jCanac-
Marquis on the accusation of breach
Of professional ethics can not proceed
The complaint in the suit filed yes
terday by DIR. Canac- Marquis is based
chiefly on the existence of an alleged
personal animosity between himself and
DR.. F. Dudley TAFT, chairman of the So
cietys committee on medical ethics,
which is of so virulent a nature, the
defendant declares, as to preclude the
possibility of his receiving fair trial
before any tribunal in which DR.. TAFT
! is allowed to sit. The suit names as
of the committee on medical ethics
consisting of Drs. F. Dudley TAFT,
George Z. Ebright, f. B. Carpenter
Phillip Mills Jones and William Ophuls
Attorneys Hiram w. Johnson and Phil
lip 1. Manson represent the plaintiff
DR.. Canac-Marquis charges that the
trouble between himself and DR.. TAFT
arose six years ago over his appoint
ment to supersede DR.. TAFT as chief
surgeon of the French hospital and
that the dislike, animosity and hostil
| ity have continued since. He declares
that DR.. TAFT is biased and prejudiced
against him, and, therefore, an improper
person to sit in judgment upon him,
but that nevertheless DIR. TAFT insists
upon hearing and pressing the charges
that have been made and will vote for
his expulsion from the society. Mem
bership in the society, it is set forth is
very valuable to a physician and sur
geon, and expulsion would result in
the plaintiffs irretrievable ruin by re-
moving from the ranks of reputable
practitioners
| DR.. Canac Marquis also complains
that the bylaws of the society have not
been observed in regard to the charges
| against him. in that he has not been
served with a true copy of the COM
plant against him. He was given no
tice, he says, of the committees in
tended meeting last night, and accom-
1 panying. this notice was letter from
DR.. Charles Levison, the president. Be
yond this he was not notified of the
when he was informed that he was ac-
cused of the commission OF felony
/ his representative called on Dr. TAFT
and asked for a copy of the complaint
and other. papers in thegcase, but was
refused.
DR.. TAFT, in referring last night to
DR.. Canac-M Marquis suit, said: II will
only discuss the matter to the extent
of saying that l entertain no feeling
either for or against the man. l have
no relations with him and feel perfectly
Indifferent as to the outcome Of his
case. To me he is simply a member of
our society. The incident of his be-
coming chief surgeon of the French
hospital six years ago did not engender
any i'll feeling in my mind toward him,
because it was matter entirely within
the jurisdiction of the directors, who
saw fit to make the change. At the
time the change took place 1 was in
Europe"
DR.. Canac-Marquis was himself sup
planted as chief surgeon of the French
hospital by DR.. B. E. Alden DR.. Canac-
Marquis has been practicing in San
Francisco for eight years, and for five
years has been a regular member of
the County medical society.