The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
MALLACH HAILED
BEFORE JUDGE
Charged in Two Cases With
Illegal Practise of
Medicine.

]. Lor wallach was yesterday served
with penal summons on two COM
plants. commanding him to appear in
the District Court of Honolulu at 9
; O'Clock on Thursday morning to an
swer to charges of practising medicine
without a license. One of the COM
plants is sworn to by President L. E.
Pinkham of the Board of Health and
charges him with treating John Rich
ardson by means of drugs and salves
for paralysis. The other complaint is
sworn to by Captain Parker of the
police force. and charges him with
having treated with drugs and medi-
cines, one John King Cummings.
The complaint in the latter case, af-
a license to practise medicine, sets out
that nevertheless he did unlawfuIly
and knowingly practise medicine as
profession in the Territory of Hawaii
for hire, and did then and there use
drugs and medicines for t.4e treatment
of diseases in the human subject to
wit, did then and there give and pre-
scribe for and administered to one
John King Cummings for certain
sores, hurts and. diseases which the
said John King Cummings then and
there had and suffered from, contrary
to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided"
The other compaint is identical in
form, the only difference being the use
of the name John Richardson, instead
of John King Cummings.
This John Richardson is the well
known Hawaiian of Lahaina, who was
prominent during the latter part of
KaIakaua's reign and who was one
of the delegates sent to Washington on
behalf of Queen Liliuokalani to pro-
test against annexation in 1897 and 1898. |
He has been suffering from paralysis
for some time and has been under
treatment by "Dr." Wallach for sew
eral weeks. He, is now at the Leahi |
Home. &
John King Cummings is also from
Maui. and is a child, whom Wallach |
declares is afflicted with leprosy, but |
which he says has been declared by /
DIR. Atcherley as incapable of spread |
ing contagion. The child with its
mother has been for several weeks in
Parker. and wallach has been treating
1t. At first he gave assurance that
he would cure the sores with which
the child was afflicted, in ten days;
then he asked for another nine days,
according to Captain Parker, and in
the end the child was worse than when
treatment vas begun. though accord
ing to Wdllach another short period
Of treatment would have effected q
cure.
The complaints were prepared in the
Attorney Generals office and were
served by officer Manase. Walla ch
vas found just coming out of his Of
ice. He did not seem TO understand
.he explanation of the officer that the
summons was not a warrant of arrest,
)ut notice TO him to appear in court
IN Thursday morning to answer the !
.harge, and he refused to receive into I
lis hands the copies of the complaint s
md summons the officer had to leave
With him. He decided to accompany !
he officer to the police station. But |
n the way they met Deputy Sheriff
arrett, who explained the matter more G
ully to him. Later Wallach appeared
I the police station to secure sub I
oenas for witnesses who are on Maui,
mong them the wife of John Richard I
on, and the child John King Cum !
lings and the childs mother and
randmother.
We'll. I am glad they have brought
his proceeding said Wallach. 81
ave been treating these people, that !.
sure. Have I cured them? Not yet,
ut if they had continued the treat
lent I would. Have 1 benefited them?
vait till you see them and hear the .
If am to be prosecuted
'r treating these people, very well"
II wish I had taken your advice, Mr.. :.
inkham, for you told me that in try .,
lg to be a doctor 1 was spelling a 8,
bod mechanic, and I think you were o,
ght,' said ]. Lor wallach to Presi-4
ent Pinkham of the Board of Health
n Monday. wallach then appeared Il
ute contrite and expressed the wish II
} be back once again in the machine z