The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
AN UNLICENSED M. D.
Frank B. Brand Arrested on Two Counts of Unlawful
 Practice.
BUSINESS WAS EXTENSIVE
Under Contract With Prominent He. brcws to Cure Them for
 Large sums.

In the arrest of Frank 2. Brand, Hebrew who has been praeticing medicine at 335 George street. late yesterday afternoon by Detective Ser geant Dcnnchy. the police believe they havc a man who has been doing an extensive medical practice without tho required license of the state to prac- tlcc that profession. Sergeant Dem nchy visited the mans office and made the arrest there bringing down to police headquarters large part of the extensive equipment which hr had in his office. Among the exhibits which ho obtained included n medi- icnl case used for carrying small phials of medicine all sorts of lrties and pills, many of which were mark cd samples, instruments of various kinds and small electric battery. At his office it Is stated he had very complete equipment of surgical ools and on his professional cards appears tn" announcement that he practices both medicine and surgery.
 nr Brand as hc styles himself and SD far the police have not attcmutcd to show that ho is not qualified physician ia held on two charges of unlawful Itacticr of medicine because hc did not have license. The two eountg presented arc based on the complaints of a Mrs. GoldbcrE whose husband is T druggist anl who was not saug1rd with the progress of his attempts to cure her and by q Bessie Mitop lIe is held on bonds of sl 0OO which had not heen furnished at q late hour last night.
 Brand, lt ia alleged. entered into written contracts with iis patients. agreeing to cure them or dis asas within certain timc for atipalotcd gum of money llia pric" generally was tl50 and h" nas contracts with several Uell-knuwn Hebrews of this city among his papers one that ap- ptnrs in tho lst bears tho namr of Morris ] Beck another r. Nuasan- hotz, who was around at police icad- quarters yesterday afternoon and took considerable interest in the arrest. and mother with Nathan Knuf npn His alrcrmoutr arc stated tu ne for tho euro nf nerve diseases in me case, without cutting or operation nf ! any kind, and in nn0thrr curc for cyr trouble nnd the same sum of il5o i ia stipulated for
 Among his papers appears two cop . ,.U ,F ,,-I t,, Ina. t. iti nf medical school printed in Italian. ] but not bearing any signature and this seems to certify knowledge to ila posyrsaor nf medicine md surgery. lt also appears that Nupsonhola has paid SEQ of tho contract sum to l Brand.
 Brand. according to the statements nf the police, wnR married but Il cnu- pic of weeks ago to T young woman said tp loo of the name of Cohen and hc was arrested yesterday afternoon nt the home of the Cohcns la poplal street. where it sccms he and his life have been living He also had T "on. tract to buy the house iu which hit office on George street is located ant this he attempted to destroy whcr the police took it away.
 Among his effects appeared a 'rttoi signed by the name of fcmborg ant in this letter tha man addresses hin as his intended brothcr-ln.lnw. Tn, letter came from New York Whc.hci the girl mentioned in this letter Is th' woman to whom he has recently becf married or not the police arc not ccr tain
 He also had in his papers T contfac for professional services with Attor ncy David Riykin.