Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-26
HnLLER nEOLARED GUILTY..

OF obtaining mUnel upuCt 'e'oC PiO'SooS
from Rcv. J. J. May, pastor oflmmsnue
Lu.hefan Church OF this city, and
Rue Of $I0 IVES imposed upon him to
pether with term OF 80 Gays 10 jail
Holler took an appeal TO the Corporation
Court, Te0ewiog his bond OF $500 to-
his appearance before that tribunal.
The court, Justice CAtou presiding
convened in special session a, ten O'Clock
Commonwealth Attorney Brent va
present to represent the state, and MI
l.. II. Mscbep was counsel for accused
Rev. Mr.. May was the fret witness
placed on the siaod. he told of his
business connection with Hollsr and Of
giving The latter a check for S25 for
medical training. He was led 70 sop
pose that DR.. Moore was 10 be one of bis
instructors, but the doctor declined 10
act 10 that capacity. Mr.. May subse-
quenty vent 10 DR.. wilkins, who
made arrangements TO instruct him 10
medicine proVided Mr.. May would i'm.
psrs Lain to him. Mr.. May also testi-
fed that be took lessons from doctor
10 Washington, paying him 81 on one
occasion and So on another. The Wash.
iugton physician, however, told Mr.. May
De could not do him justice aud de-
cllned TO teach him any further, when
Mr.. May returned to DR.. wilkins for
his tuition. Witness subsequently went
to DR.. Warfsld Who tutored him on terms
similar to those ne hsd previously made
with DR. Wilkins.
Mr., Bent interrupted the witness by
asking him If he did not tell Lieutenant
Smith and himself that he received
no medical eduoation from Holler, al
though witness had paid him $50 for
the same aud SIS for a diploma. Mr.
Brent exhibited circular OF the Oriental
University on which the name Of 81.
]. May, d. d., A, M" one OF the
teachers, sppesrsd.
Mr.. May, continuing, said the degree
of A. NJ. had been conferred by the
Potomac University in Washington;
thst of honorary d. ID. by the Oriental
University. The degree OF D. D. was
conferred By Holer 10 the church OF
which the witness is PASTOR. Mr.. Nav
10 ans wer to questions said Holltr hsd
told him he hsd made ARA ngemeDts
with d.. Moore to give witnes, medical
instruction.
Papers certifying that witness had re-
ceived medical instruction from Dr.
Baldis, of Washington, and Doctors
Wsrfed, wilkins and Powell, of this
city, we're exhibited 10 court The d.
ploms, it seemed, ba been awarded on
the same, and it was stated on the d.
ploma that the holder had met ell re-
quIremenis of the Oriental U1iversit
Mr.. May stated that Holler hal told
him il he Was not ,ais6ed with the in-
.struc,ion be had received, be would re-
turn him bis money.
Mr.. Bent asked Mr.. May If it was
not TACT that he wrote to the Corpora.
ton commission calling their tentiOD
u the manner in which the Oriental
University was cooduetiOg business IN
Alexap dris ald suggesting that Its
charter should be revoked, as the iu'
stitution was not acting up to the terms
of its aiverIissmeDis.
The witness answered that be had.
DR.. NJ iCre was the next witness. DE
STATED that Holler had called on him aud
asked him if be would become one Of
the medical instruc ors of the university.
The doctor declined TO act Ia such q
capacity save under certain conditions,
which we're never complied with, and
when he ascer aimed thst Holler was
printing his name on circulars of the
Institution he wrote him strong letter
forbiddiug him TO use his name in any
connection whatever. He had also de-
clined to act as Mr.. Nays tutor.
DR.. Powell, WAS next called. He
slA'ed that be bai told Holler not to
use his name 10 connection With the
Oriental University. Witness hal
told Holler aud May that no diploma
ahoold be issued on the pspers furnished
nv the doctors who bad tulOred Mr..
May.
DR.. Wsrfeld followed DR.. Powell.
He bad been instructed 10 Latin by Mr..
My and 10 relurn be had given him
instruction Ia medicine. He had, how
ever, forbidden Holler to use his name.
DIR. Wilkins was the next witness.
He stated that Holltr bad requested him
90 act as one of the instructors in his un-
iversity. HoIler mentioned the names OF
other doctors OF the city who we're also,
he said. to be instructors, Witness had
taught Mr.. May, aud the latter had in
strucied bin 10 the languages. he re-
ceived no money from Mr.. May nor
from Holler.
Lieutenant Suilh then took the stand.
He said May bad stated tia, be snd his
mother hsd paid 500 to Holler for
medical tuition which neither had re-
ceived.
Alter al lhs evidence had been taken,
M. Maohen moved thst the warrant
agaius the accused be dismissed, and he
entered into lengthy argument to show
why this course should be pursued. The
subs aace of his contention was that
Holler bad stipulated to furnish the
medical educstiOn promised uuder GER
tain conditions, aud If be failed to to-
cure The services Of the physicians 10
order 10 Gil bis contract no Intentional
ofleDse bad been committed. II, how
ever, q party to any such contract felt
sggrisyed, IL Vas a civil matter alto
gsiher.
Justice Ca on overroled the motion,
and in summing up the csse called at
rtion 10 the fact that Holler hsd told
Mr.. Nag that be had made arrange
meOts with DR.. Moore to give medical
instructions TO the reverend gentleman