Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-26
PHOENIX BIG
N. D. SCANDAL
To Be AIRED
Society Decides BY a Vote of
IA to ] Not to Hush Up the
Grave Charges That Were
Made Against Stewart.

By voting IA 10 /, after two hours
OF debate and discussion, the Mari
copa Medical society last night at {
ineelnS in the office of DIR. Z. c. BOND
at IL West Adams street, decided e
prosecute the charges lodged against
DIR. G. NJ. Stewart recently with the
Arizona board of medical examiners
says the Democrat
While two of the members raised
their voices in protest against further
action relating TO Stewart, but one OF
them voted in the negative, the other
not being entitled to a ballot because
his dues had lapsed, and under the by.
laws OF the society he could not vote.
DR.. Francis H. Redewill. secretary
: OF the society, read a number of aft
daylts on which the charges made
| against Stewart before the medical
examiners are based. and it is these
that viii be used in the effort to have
MS Arizona certificate revoked.
amdaytts were read to show that
! Stewards conduct was such as to hold
The medical profession up to public
| scorn and ridicule, his actions at va
rlous times having been a stencil in
the nostrils of reputable physicians.
stewart was charged with having
been seen staggering on the street
using indecent language and otherwise
conducting himself in any but the
manner of gentleman.
Most serious of all were affidayits
alleging that Stewart at various times
openly boosted of having performed a
number of criminal operations on
young girls, as well as married women
IN Phoenix. He seemed to take a de-
night in giving their names and boast
ing of his Illegal acts.
Not one of the atfidavits specified q
single instance of a criminal oners-
ton, and the charges against Stewart
as they will be laid before the hoard
of examiners do not aIlege one Grim.
maj operation. BY heresav Stewart is
SAID TO have engaged in such prac.
uces, but the acts themselves are NOT
SCI forth in such terms as would ms
tfy his certificate being revoked.
Stewarts private and public HE. MS
associations with other women his
lnebriety and his open boasting of
wat he had done are the grounds ON
which society is to make its fight
to have hi mousted from the profes-
sion in Arizona.
During the discussion which pre
coded the vote TO push the charges
against Stewart, practically every
physician present expressed his opin-
ION of Stewards actions while I'm
Phoenix and in clipping from the city
with Miss BeuIah Benton, the pretty
actress.
The first Of Stewards two defenders
made the rather startling statement
mat Just prior to mis- departure Ste,=
art gave him large part of the money
he had derived from the sale of his
office fixtures to send to Mrs. Stewart
In Los Angeles.
Members of the society were asked
to give Stewart a chance, it being
urged that ais disbarment in Arizona
would work against him should he try
to practice elsewhere. resulting in suf-
ierlng on the part OF his family and !
relatives as well as himself
The only other physician wnu ue-
Tended Stewart did so on the ground |
That unless there was sufficient evil /
dence TO send him to prison. that for |
the good of the profession the matter |
should be dropped. The speaker said /
as long as Stewart was gone and re- |
mained out of Arizona nothing should |
be done.
DR.. H. A. Hughes made one of the !
strongest statements of the whole de- |
bate. He said he would deposit SIuul
with the society to be used in the !
prosecution of any Phoenix phys, san !
guilty of criminal practice.
Hughes said it had been once called !
to his attention that Stewart remarked !
on the street that every doctor in |
Phoenix was a criminal practitioner
Hughes added that it would not have
been well had he heard Stewart make
the statement.