The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-10
Indicted by Grand Jury
for Fraud in Obtain
ing License.
DETECTIVE GOES
FOR DIR. GREEAR
Kentuckian Also Indicted, Charge
Being That He Deceived Board
by Standing Examination for
Man Who Could Not
Pass Ringer Got
$500.

: After he had gained sufficient inior-
nation to warrant action by the police
and the Commemorative Attorney. DR..
IL w. Campbell, presiden, OF the state
Board Of Dental Examiners. caused the
arrest Of Or. James Pat speer, pracuc-
Ing dentist of Lebanon. Russell county.
on a charge OF having obtained dem
lists license by fraudulent means, and
at o'clock yesterday afternoon Detec-
tive Sergeant Wiley left the city for
Olive Hill, KY. to arrest and bring back
DEG. II. Grccar. who is alleged TO have
taken tho examination here for Speer
and TO have turned over the license to
lsfim
Both Under Indictment.
Both mon are under Indictment here,
the matter having been secretly pre-
sented to the grand Jury on December
.. On the orders OF Judge witt. of
the Hastings Court. the matter was
kept secret also by the newspapers.
Judge Witt. fearing that premature
publication might defeat the ends of
justice. The case was known to the
papers before 1t had eliminated in the
arrest OF either man, and on Wednes-
day night full information OF the affair
however, agreed. at the request of
Judge Witt TO keep the matter quiet
until the officers had procured extra
dttion papers for Greear and an oiticer
had been sent for him.
The examination for applicants TO
practice dentistry in Virginia was held
in Richmond in June, 1909. Greear rs
alleged TO have represented himself
To- be speer. and to have signed the
latter's name to the qualifying paper;
lie handed in to the board.
He made an examination that was
creditable in the extreme, and there
was no hesitancy on the part OF the
board in giving him license to prac-
tsce. He is alleged to have received
s5aa for the service. The papers were
rnaifed to Speer, II Is charged. and he
& proceeded to practice his profession in
his home town. LeDanon, where he
soon luit up q business which afforded
him a good living
Located After Hnrd Work.
He was located al this address on
TUESDAY, and on Wednesday Sergean;
Wiley, armed With the necessary war
rant, was sent TO arrest him. iie
found the dentist in his office, and tho
latter appeared to be much surprised
and demanded to know upon what war
rant he WAS arrested. The detective
informed him, and then speer asked
10 be allowed to have few words
with his wife. Mrs. Speer broke down
completely. and the parting scene was
afYecting in the extreme. They have
five children.
But Speer was not without funds
He went TO his bank in company with
the detective, and there drew a GER.
titled check for $1,000. AS he left. the
cashier told him to call on him per-
sonally for more money IL he needed
it, Lawyers and others pressed Tor
ward to offer aid and judge who
twas then presiding at murder trial
L ordered recess for five minutes, and
talked with the young man about his
! case. He had no lack OF fTienus.
i llcIcascd on Bond.
officer and prisoner arrived here
Thursday morning. and at once went
before Judge Witt, where Speer was
bailed In the sum of $1,000. lie was
represented by Harry, NJ. Smith, Jr.
and by j. NJ Hurts of Pulaski county
the latter going upon his clients pond
Work was Immediately begun tc
secure the arrest of Greear and, after
Commemorative Attorney Foikes, Chief
Werner and Captain Mcmahon had held
q conference atS9 o'clock thursday
night as to what was best to be done
Walter Christian, clerk of the Hust-
+ tnEs Court was called, and the indict-
4 rnent, drawn up and in apparent order
Twas handed over to Captain McMahoa
who went at once to Governor Mann
to ask for reluisition papers.
i Colonel B.. O. James, Secretary of the
A Commonwealth was also present, but
a after a conference of fifteen minutes
lat was decided by Governor Mann that
4 he could not issue requisition papers
as the matter was then presented 10
him.
81 The necessary papers were procured
before II O'clock yesterday, and at
o'clock Sergeant Wiley left for Frank.
fort, Ky, to see the Governor of that
state and get his signature to the
requisition. Speer left for his home
Immediately after being bailed.
Forgery Is Chnrged.
The case Is one of unusual Interest
and the officers of the Commonwealth
s were ,reticent at first because they
wanted to make sure that both men
would be arrested. According to the
indictment, Greear is charged with
forgery, though there is q difference
Of opinion astto whether his alleged
act really constitutes forgery, and
J Speer is charged with conspiracy tc
defraud and likewise with practicing
without a. properly certified license, In
that, though twas issued in his name
4 the examination was passed by an
other. Nice points of law VIII os
brought out when the case comes t.
trial, and it will be bitterly fought by
both sides. The examination which
was held in June of las ear was pre-
sided over by sDrs, II. w. Campbell, j.
a. Colvin, R.sC. Lewis. b, Bridgeforth
w. M, Sturgis and ]. II. Stiff. The
witnesses summoned In the case are
( pr. n, w. Campbell, Or. =. z stlf, pr
G. w. Botts and DIR. j. a. tloskins
Grcear Under Surveillance.
A telegram was sent to olive Hill
KY. on Thursday, asking that Greear
be held as a suspicious character. 'fh,
I return message was that; he was BEING
I tt,,,to m Ia W .lls